GM paint code 68
Dark Brown Metallic, also listed as Dark Gold Metallic.
- Code
68(also seen as8039)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Brown
- Code in use
- 1973–1979 across GM
- Models
- 21
- 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 68: it is mostly listed as Brilliant Red 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 68
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 | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1973 | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1973 | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Captiva | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Century | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 1973 | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Deville | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Impala | 1973 | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Malibu | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Sonoma | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Srx | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1973 | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Terrain | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Vue | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
| GM Yukon | 1973 ? | Dark Brown Metallic |
20 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Astro (built 1985–2005)
- GM Bravada (built 1990–2004)
- GM Catera (built 1996–2001)
- GM Chevrolet Cruze (built 2008–2023)
- GM Cheyenne (built 2003–2003)
- GM Cruze (built 2008–2023)
- GM Cts (built 2002–2019)
- GM Dts (built 2005–2011)
- GM Envoy (built 1997–2008)
- GM Equinox (built 2004–present)
- GM Escalade (built 1998–present)
- GM G6 Pontiac (built 2004–2010)
- GM Ion (built 2002–2007)
- GM Lacrosse (built 2004–present)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Safari (built 1998–present)
- GM Seville (built 1975–2003)
- GM Sierra (built 1982–1993)
- GM Silverado (built 1998–present)
- GM Tahoe (built 1991–present)
Where to find code 68 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 Dark Brown Metallic
Ask for GM 68 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 8039).
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.