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Paint Codes

PAINT CODES

Vehicle Certification Label:






Exterior Paint Code

Paint Code:






The first set of numbers/letters listed indicate the vehicle primary body color code. The second set of letters/numbers listed (if applicable), indicate a 2-tone or accent body color code. All colors are base coat/clear coat.

Primary Body Color
- AQ - Arizona Beige, Mercury/Ford
- BU - Medium Brown Metallic, Ford
- BY - School Bus Yellow, Ford
- DV - Light Tundra/Titanium Green, Mercury/Ford
- DX - Dark Blue Pearl, Mercury/Ford
- HG - Smokestone, Mercury/Ford
- JL - Dark Toreador Red, Mercury/Ford
- JP - Silver Birch Metallic, Mercury/Ford
- LK - Dark Blue, Ford
- LM - Royal Blue, Ford
- LN - Light Blue Metallic, Ford
- LS - Light Ice Blue Metallic, Mercury/Ford
- MM - Ultra Blue, Ford
- T8 - Tungsten Silver, Mercury/Ford
- TM - Light Gray, Ford
- TN - Silver Gray Metallic, Ford
- UA - Ebony, Mercury/Ford
- WT - Performance White, Mercury/Ford
- YG - Medium Titanium, Ford

Accent Body Color
- AQ - Arizona Beige, Ford
- BU - Medium Brown Metallic, Ford
- BY - School Bus Yellow, Ford
- DV - Light Tundra/Titanium Green, Ford
- DX - Dark Blue Pearl, Ford
- HG - Smokestone, Mercury/Ford
- JL - Dark Toreador Red, Ford
- JP - Silver Birch Metallic, Ford
- LK - Dark Blue, Ford
- LM - Royal Blue, Ford
- LN - Light Blue Metallic, Ford
- LS - Light Ice Blue Metallic, Ford
- MM - Ultra Blue, Ford
- T8 - Tungsten Silver, Mercury/Ford
- TM - Light Gray, Ford
- TN - Silver Gray Metallic, Ford
- UA - Ebony, Ford
- WT - Performance White, Ford
- YG - Medium Titanium, Ford

Interior Trim

Interior Trim Code:






The interior trim codes are listed below. The first letter/number is for the interior Fabric. The second letter is for the interior color.
- A - Dalton cloth (split bench), Ford
- B - Atmore cloth (split bench), Mercury
- C - G-Grain vinyl 40/20/40 bench, Ford
- D - Luxury Laura cloth (split bench), Mercury
- F - Atmore cloth (split bench), Ford
- H - Stockton cloth (front bucket with cloth rear seats), Ford
- I - Stockton cloth (front bucket seats with vinyl rear seat), Ford
- K - Milled Pebble leather (5-passenger seating), Ford
- P - Laura cloth (split bench), Ford
- Q - Dalton leather 40/20/04 (split bench), Ford
- R - G-Grain Vinyl (split bench), Ford
- Y - Milled Pebble leather (split bench), Ford
- Z - G-Grain Super Soft leather (split bench), Ford
- 2 - Milled Pebble leather (front bucket seats), Mercury
- 3 - Milled Pebble leather twin comfort seats, Mercury
- 4 - Milled Pebble Super-Soft leather (split bench), Mercury
- 5 - Milled Pebble leather 2-tone (split bench), Mercury
- 7 - Milled Pebble leather, Limited Edition, Mercury

The interior trim colors are:
- J - Light Camel, Mercury/Ford
- L - Medium Light Stone, Mercury/Ford
- M - Medium Dark Stone/Medium Light Stone, Mercury
- N - Charcoal Black, Mercury/Ford
- V - Camel/Light Camel, Mercury

Tape/Paint Stripe

Tape and Paint Stripe Code:






Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply to all vehicles. If applicable, the code(s) is as follows:
- B - Black
- C - Light Chestnut
- J - Medium Red
- P - Light Charcoal
- Q - Dark Blue