GM paint code 40
Yellow.
- Code
40- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Orange
- Code in use
- 1981 across GM
- Models
- 27
- 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 40: it is mostly listed as White. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 40
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 Allure | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Bonneville | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM Buick | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM Cadillac | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Century | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Chevrolet | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Corvette | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM Deville | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Eldorado | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM Grand Prix | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Hummer | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Impala | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM Le Sabre | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Malibu | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Malibu Maxx | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Monte Carlo | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Outlook | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Pontiac | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Rally | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Regal | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM S10 | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Saturn | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Seville | 1981 | Yellow |
| GM Tracker | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Vandura | 1981 ? | Yellow |
| GM Vue | 1981 ? | Yellow |
18 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Acadia (built 2006–present)
- GM Alero (built 1998–2004)
- GM Aura (built 2006–2009)
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Dts (built 2005–2011)
- GM Enclave (built 2007–present)
- GM Fiero (built 1983–1988)
- GM G6 Pontiac (built 2004–2010)
- GM Hummer H3 (built 2005–2010)
- GM Intrigue (built 1997–2002)
- GM Ion (built 2002–2007)
- GM L-Series (built 1999–2004)
- GM Lacrosse (built 2004–present)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Lumina (built 1989–2013)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM S-Series (built 1990–2002)
- GM Traverse (built 2008–present)
Where to find code 40 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 Yellow
Ask for GM 40 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants.
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.