1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevrolet Paint Codes For Bel Air, 210 and 150

Decoding the VIN and Trim Tag can tell you a lot of information about your 1955, 1956, and 1957 Bel Airs, 210’s and 150’s. One piece of information they can tell you is exactly what color or colors it rolled off the assembly line with.

Luckily, Classic Industries has broken down all the paint codes for us below.


In our most recent weekly blog post, we provided a comprehensive guide to interior trim codes for 1955-57 Chevy cars. This week, we’re moving our focus from the interior of the vehicle to the exterior. Tri Five Chevy cars were offered in a wide range of eye-catching paint colors and two-tone color combinations, and these options changed with each model year. Read on for a guide to identifying 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevy colors and paint codes.

How to Find Tri Five Chevy Paint Codes

Just like the interior trim code, each Tri Five Chevy’s original paint code can be found on the trim tag, which is attached to the right side of the vehicle’s cowl panel under the hood. In the diagram above, the paint code is represented by letter E. Each paint code is a three-digit number, but in 1956 and 1957, these numbers are sometimes followed by a letter (as pictured above). The letter A stood for a solid color, and B, C, D, or E stood for a two-tone paint scheme.

In ’57 Chevy 210 example above, 812 indicates Surf Green / Highland Green, and the letter C indicates that these colors were applied to its body panels as a two-tone.

1955 Chevy Colors

Here’s a list of the paint colors originally applied to 1955 Tri Five Chevy cars. Note that all color previews are approximate representations, and may be skewed by lighting and/or your screen’s color settings.

Solid Colors:

Paint CodePaint Name
585Onyx Black
586Sea Mist Green
587Neptune Green
588Skyline Blue
589Glacier Blue
590Copper Maroon
591Shoreline Beige
592Autumn Bronze
593India Ivory
594Shadow Gray
596Gypsy Red
598Regal Turquoise
626Coral
630Harvest Gold
683Cashmere Blue

Two-Tone Colors:

Paint CodePaint Name
599Sea Mist Green / Neptune Green
600Skyline Blue / Glacier Blue
601Neptune Green / Shoreline Beige
602Skyline Blue / India Ivory
603Autumn Bronze / Shoreline Beige
604Neptune Green / Sea Mist Green
605India Ivory / Sea Mist Green
606Shoreline Beige / Autumn Bronze
607Glacier Blue / Shoreline Beige
608India Ivory / Onyx Black
610Glacier Blue / Skyline Blue
612India Ivory / Regal Turquoise
613Shoreline Beige / Neptune Green
614Shoreline Beige / Glacier Blue
615Shoreline Beige / Gypsy Red
617India Ivory / Gypsy Red
624India Ivory / Shadow Gray
627Shadow Gray / Coral
628Onyx Black / India Ivory
629India Ivory / Coral
631India Ivory / Harvest Gold
682India Ivory / Cashmere Blue
684India Ivory / Navajo Tan
685India Ivory / Dusk Rose

1956 Chevy Colors

The following paint colors were originally applied to 1956 Tri Five Chevy cars. Note that all color previews are approximate representations, and may be skewed by lighting and/or your screen’s color settings.

Solid Colors:

Paint CodePaint Name
687Onyx Black
688Pinecrest Green
690Sherwood Green
691Nassau Blue
692Harbor Blue
693Dusk Plum
694India Ivory
695Crocus Yellow
697Matador Red
698Twilight Turquoise
709Aztec Copper
749Tropical Turquoise
750Calypso Cream
752Inca Silver

Two-Tone Colors:

Paint CodePaint Name
696Crocus Yellow / Onyx Black
700Adobe Beige / Sierra Gold
701India Ivory / Onyx Black
702Sherwood Green / Pinecrest Green
703Nassau Blue / Harbor Blue
705India Ivory / Pinecrest Green
706India Ivory / Sherwood Green
707India Ivory / Nassau Blue
708India Ivory / Dusk Plum
710India Ivory / Twilight Turquoise
711India Ivory / Matador Red
715Dune Beige / Matador Red
717Crocus Yellow / Laurel Green
721India Ivory / Dawn Gray
754India Ivory / Tropical Turquoise
755Calypso Cream / Onyx Black
756Calypso Cream / Grecian Gold
757Imperial Ivory / Inca Silver
763Adobe Beige / Matador Red

1957 Chevy Colors

Lastly, here are the original colors and two-tone schemes for 1957 Tri Five Chevy cars. Note that all color previews are approximate representations, and may be skewed by lighting and/or your screen’s color settings.

Solid Colors:

Paint CodePaint Name
793Onyx Black
794Imperial Ivory
795Larkspur Blue
796Harbor Blue
797Surf Green
798Highland Green
799Tropical Turquoise
800Colonial Cream
801Canyon Coral
802Matador Red
803Coronado Yellow
804Inca Silver
805Sierra Gold
806Adobe Beige
821Dusk Pearl
823Laurel Green

Two-Tone Colors:

Paint CodePaint Name
807Onyx Black / India Ivory
808Imperial Ivory / Inca Silver
809Larkspur Blue / Harbor Blue
810India Ivory / Larkspur Blue
811India Ivory / Tropical Turquoise
812Surf Green / Highland Green
813India Ivory / Surf Green
814India Ivory / Coronado Yellow
815Onyx Black / Colonial Cream
816India Ivory / Colonial Cream
817India Ivory / Canyon Coral
818Adobe Beige / Sierra Gold
819India Ivory / Matador Red
820Colonial Cream / Laurel Green
822Imperial Ivory / Dusk Pearl