BMW paint code 490
Byzanz Metallic, also listed as Fashionrot, Fashionrot II, Malvenrot Metallic.
- Code
490(also seen as556,B44,FQ95-3569,WB44)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1993–2018 across BMW
- Models
- 17
- 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 disagree about code 490: it is mostly listed as Acapulcoblau Metallic. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
BMW models with paint code 490
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMW 2002 | 1994–1998 ? | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 3 Series | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 3er Cabrio | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 3er Compact | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 3er Coupe | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 6 Series | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 6er Convertible | 1994–1998 ? | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 6er Coupe | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 7 Series | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW 8 Series | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW All Models | 1994–1998 ? | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW M Coupe | 1994–1998 ? | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW M Series | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW M3 | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW M5 | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW M6 | 1994–1998 | Byzanz Metallic |
| BMW Z Series | 1994–1998 ? | Byzanz Metallic |
17 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- BMW 1 Series (built 2004–present)
- BMW 1er 3 Door (built 2004–present)
- BMW 1er Touring (built 2004–present)
- BMW 2 Series (built 2014–present)
- BMW 2er Cabrio (built 2014–present)
- BMW 4 Series (built 2014–present)
- BMW 4er Gran Coupe (built 2014–present)
- BMW 5 Series (built 2023–present)
- BMW 5er Grand Turismo (built 2009–2016)
- BMW Cabrio (built 1978–1981)
- BMW M4 (built 2014–present)
- BMW M4 Cabrio (built 2014–present)
- BMW M4 Coupe (built 2014–present)
- BMW X1 (built 2009–present)
- BMW X5 (built 1999–present)
- BMW Z4 (built 2002–2008)
- BMW Z4 Roadster (built 2002–2008)
Where to find code 490 on your BMW
Paint sticker under the bonnet or on the B-pillar. Three characters: digits on older cars (300 Alpine White, 475 Black Sapphire), letters and digits on newer ones (A96 Mineral White, C3Z).
Touch-up paint for Byzanz Metallic
Ask for BMW 490 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 556, B44, FQ95-3569).
This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.