paint codes

Here is how they did the color codes.

There is a three digit sales code for the particular color. The first digit tells what year the color code is. They increment it every year. If they use the same color two years in a row, the first digit changes, and the last two that designate the color stay the same.

For example, let's say that you have a red vehicle and the paint code is PR4. If that same color is used the next year, it will be RR4 (I think that they skip Q for reasons of confusion with O). The PR4 AND RR4 are the same color, just different model years.


Here's a link to color chips on Mymopar:

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=23