Paint Codes

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) LABEL

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Location:

The upper portion of the vehicle certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement and the VIN. It also includes gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) as well as tire size and pressure ratings. The VC label is located on the left-hand front door edge.

If a vehicle requires replacement of the VC label and is 4 years old or less, an authorized dealer must submit the VIN to their respective regional office. The regional office will submit a web form to the assembly plant for the replacement label. Once the label has been printed, a representative from the regional office will deliver the label to the dealer and witness installation on the vehicle. If a vehicle is more than 4 years old and requires a replacement label, the dealer must submit a request to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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
- HG - Smokestone, Mercury/Ford
- JL - Dark Toreador Red, Mercury/Ford
- JP - Silver Birch Metallic, Mercury/Ford
- KR - Norcea Blue Pearl, 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
- P2 - Driftwood Beige, Mercury/Ford
- T3 - Satellite Silver Pearl, 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
- HG - Smokestone, Mercury/Ford
- JL - Dark Toreador Red, Ford
- JP - Silver Birch Metallic, Ford
- KR - Norcea Blue, Ford
- LK - Dark Blue, Ford
- LM - Royal Blue, Ford
- LN - Light Blue Metallic, Ford
- LS - Light Ice Blue Metallic, Ford
- MM - Ultra Blue, Ford
- P2 - Driftwood Beige, Ford
- TM - Light Gray, Ford
- TN - Silver Gray Metallic, Ford
- UA - Ebony, Ford
- WT - Performance White, Ford
- YG - Medium Titanium, Ford

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 Atmore cloth (split bench), Mercury
- F - Luxury 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 cloth 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 Milled Pebble 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

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

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