CarPaintCode
D3 Bahiabeige

Audi paint code D3

Bahiabeige, also listed as Saharabeige.

Code
D3 (also seen as L80Z, LY1M, Y1M)
Finish
Solid
Colour family
Beige
Code in use
1972–1983 across Audi
Models
2
Same paint on
Volkswagen
Screen colour
#A49379 approximate

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Audi models with paint code D3

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.

ModelYearsColour name
Audi 801982–1983Bahiabeige
Audi Fox1982–1983 ?Bahiabeige
1 more model listed with this code, but outside their production years

Where to find code D3 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).

Full guide with diagram →

Touch-up paint for Bahiabeige

Ask for Audi D3 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as L80Z, LY1M, Y1M).

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.

Similar Audi colours

LY1RMandelbeige Metallic2003–2024 6LBahiabeige Metallic2006–2016 9956Bamboo Metallic1988–1998 LY1YMandelbeige Metallic1986–1992 LA1YKalaharibeige Metallic1984–1990 3XMelange Metallic1998–2001 6NIvory Silver Metallic1999–2023 5RCosmicgelb Metallic2002–2010