GM paint code 61
Bright Gold Metallic, also listed as Gold Slate Metallic, Light Chestnut Metallic.
- Code
61(also seen as8566,8999,918L)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Orange
- Code in use
- 1985–2009 across GM
- Models
- 26
- Screen colour
#9F765Capproximate
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 61: it is mostly listed as Almond (2c). This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 61
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 Astro | 1987 | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1987 | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1987 | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM C/k Pickup | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Canyon | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Colorado | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Delta Eighty Eight | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Heavy Duty Truck | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Impala | 1987 | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Kodiak | 1987 | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Ninety Eight Regency | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Sierra | 1987 | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Srx | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1987 | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Topkick | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
| GM Vue | 1987 ? | Bright Gold Metallic |
9 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
Where to find code 61 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 Bright Gold Metallic
Ask for GM 61 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 8566, 8999, 918L).
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.