GM paint code 38
Light Mesa Brown Metallic, also listed as Sungold (2c).
- Code
38(also seen as8758,9220)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Orange
- Code in use
- 1986–1988 across GM
- Models
- 26
- 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 38: it is mostly listed as Beige Metallic. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 38
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GM Allante | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Blazer | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1988 | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1988 | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Delta Eighty Eight | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Deville | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Eldorado | 1988 | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Express | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Ninety Eight Regency | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Rainier | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Relay | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Riviera | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM S Pick Up | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Savana | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Seville | 1988 | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Sierra | 1988 | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Sky | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1988 | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1988 ? | Light Mesa Brown Metallic |
13 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Catera (built 1996–2001)
- GM Envoy (built 1997–2008)
- GM G6 Pontiac (built 2004–2010)
- GM Hhr (built 2005–2011)
- GM Montana SV6 (built 1997–2009)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM S-Series (built 1990–2002)
- GM Silverado (built 1998–present)
- GM Solstice (built 2005–2009)
- GM Terraza (built 2004–2007)
- GM Trailblazer (built 2020–present)
- GM Uplander (built 2004–2008)
Where to find code 38 on your GM
Service Parts Identification (SPID) label. A code starting with WA followed by digits (for example WA8555), or a three-character code such as GAZ; the line often starts with BC/CC and U.
Touch-up paint for Light Mesa Brown Metallic
Ask for GM 38 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 8758, 9220).
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.