Find your paint code
Where Is the Paint Code on My Car?
Your paint code is printed on a label on the car, most often in the driver's door jamb. Each make puts it in its own place and prints it its own way: find your make below.
The VIN does not contain the paint code, but a dealer for your make can look the code up from it.
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Acura
On the label on the driver's door jamb: letters, three digits and a finish letter, such as NH-731P.
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Audi
On the vehicle data sticker in the trunk (floor or spare-tire well) or the service booklet, on the Lack-Nr. line.
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BMW
Newer BMWs: the label in the driver's door jamb. Older: under the hood by a strut tower. Three characters, such as 475.
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Chevrolet
2018 and newer: the Certification Label on the driver's door jamb, by the QR code. Older: the glovebox label (trucks and SUVs) or the spare-tire well or trunk lid (cars).
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Ford
On the Safety Compliance Certification Label on the driver's door jamb: the two characters after EXT PNT.
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GMC
2018 and newer: the Certification Label on the driver's door jamb, by the QR code. Older: the label in the glovebox.
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Honda
On the label on the driver's door jamb: letters, three digits and a finish letter, such as NH-731P.
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Hyundai
On the label on the driver's door jamb: three characters on newer cars, two on older ones.
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Jeep
On the label on the driver's door jamb or door edge (older: under the hood): three characters after PNT, such as PW7.
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Kia
On the VIN sticker in the driver's door jamb, at its top right, beside PAINT.
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Lexus
On the label on the driver's door jamb: the three characters after C/TR, before the slash.
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Mazda
On the label on the driver's door jamb (older: the firewall plate): two or three characters, such as 46G.
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Mercedes-Benz
On the sticker on the driver's door jamb (older: a plate on the radiator support): three digits, such as 197.
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Nissan
On the label on the driver's door jamb (older Nissans: under the hood): three letters and numbers, such as KH3.
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Ram
On the label on the driver's door jamb or door edge (older: under the hood): three characters after PNT, such as PW7.
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Subaru
On the door-jamb label, driver's or passenger's side (older: a strut-tower plate under the hood): three characters, such as K1X.
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Tesla
Car Details on the touchscreen, or on many cars the door-jamb label: PNT and four characters, such as PPSW.
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Toyota
On the label on the driver's door jamb: the three characters after C/TR, before the slash.
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Volkswagen
On the vehicle data sticker in the trunk (floor or spare-tire well) or the service booklet, on the Lack-Nr. line.
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Volvo
On the label on the driver's door-jamb B-pillar, or under the hood: a three-digit number, such as 707.
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Not your make? The paint finder has every make's colors by year and model, and its sticker camera reads the label from a photo.
