Audi paint code B5
Arktisweiss.
- Code
B5(also seen asLY9D)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Beige
- Code in use
- 2002–2010 across Audi
- Models
- 14
- Screen colour
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Check before you buy. Codes are compiled from public data and can contain errors: check the label on your vehicle or ask a dealer before buying paint. How we verify
Our sources also list code B5 for Paradiesgruen Metallic, a clearly different colour, so it has its own page. Which one is right for your car depends on the model and year: check the label.
Audi models with paint code B5
Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.
| Model | Years | Colour name |
|---|---|---|
| Audi A2 | 2002–2005 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A3 | 2002–2010 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A3 Cabrio | 2002–2010 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A3/S3 | 2002–2010 ≈ | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A4 | 2002–2010 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A4/S4 | 2002–2010 ≈ | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A6 | 2002–2010 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A6/S6 | 2002–2010 ≈ | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A8 | 2002–2010 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A8 L | 2002–2010 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A8/S8 | 2002–2010 ≈ | Arktisweiss |
| Audi A8L | 2002–2010 ? | Arktisweiss |
| Audi Cabrio | 2006–2010 | Arktisweiss |
| Audi S4 | 2002–2010 | Arktisweiss |
2 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Audi 80 (built 1966–1996)
- Audi Quattro (built 1980–1991)
Where to find code B5 on your Audi
Vehicle data sticker in the spare-wheel well and in the service booklet. Four characters starting with L, such as LY9B (Brilliant Black) or LY7W (Floret Silver).
Touch-up paint for Arktisweiss
Ask for Audi B5 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as LY9D).
This is a solid colour, the easiest kind to match. Most cars from the 1990s on still have a clear coat over it.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.