CarPaintCode
49 Gold Metallic

GM paint code 49

Gold Metallic.

Code
49 (also seen as 9224)
Finish
Metallic
Colour family
Red
Code in use
1987–1988 across GM
Models
25
Screen colour
#640021 approximate

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 49: it is mostly listed as Dark Green II Metallic. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.

GM models with paint code 49

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
GM Allante1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Allure1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Bonneville1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Buick1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Cadillac1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Cavalier1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Century1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Corvette1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Cutlass1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Grand Am1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Heavy Duty Truck1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Hummer1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Impala1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Le Sabre1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Malibu1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Monte Carlo1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Oldsmobile1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Pontiac1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Rainier1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Regal1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Relay1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Silhouette1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Sunbird1987–1988Gold Metallic
GM Tracker1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
GM Venture1987–1988 ?Gold Metallic
13 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years

Where to find code 49 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.

Full guide with diagram →

Touch-up paint for Gold Metallic

Ask for GM 49 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 9224).

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.

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