MGB Colour Chart

The colours shown are as close to the original as possible, but with time, the actual colour of the cars may have changed significantly

Paint Colours

Colour name

BMC/BL code

Ault & Wibourg/
Berger/
Gipgloss

ICI

PPG/
Ditzler
(US)

Dupont
(US)

Glasso/
Rinshead Mason
(US)

Black
1962-80. Special order only from 1970. Not available in North America in 77. Sole colour for North American 79-80 LE

BK1
BLVC 90
PMA*

_

KE 47

9000

99

946

Brown/Beige Colours

Antelope (beige)
1970 GT only

BLVC 7

28040

7984

32890

8578

6648

Bedouin (beige)

1971

BLVC 4

28664

7855



23581

-

6655

BLVC 93

30096

9247

60760

43275

6672

Bronze Metallic

1980 home market Roadster LE

BLVC 370
BMC*

34824M

35269M

6759M

-

-

-

Golden Beige Metallic

1968 MGC GT standard roadster optional 1968 MGB GT optional

BG. 19

26930M

3006M
2496M

22847

8178

6635

Mustard

Experimentally on a few GTs at the end of 1971

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Russet Brown
1978-80

BK1
BLVC 90
PMA*

_

KE 47

9000

99

946

Sandglow (beige/gold)
Jan 76-77

BLVC 63

31030

8651
GC 20

24300

44565

8844

Sandy Beige
1965-69 GT only

BG. 15

23473

6187

22213

8177

6639

Blue colours

Aqua (turquoise)
1972

BLVC 60

28002

7932

14075

8821

6651

Bermuda Blue
1970 GT only

BU. 40

22885

2846

12630

8582

6587
66540

Blue Royale
1970

BU. 38

23322
_2860

5186

12635
14475

-

6588

Iris Blue
Roadster 1962-Oct 65

BU. 12

20306

3243

12235
3199

8184

8536

Midnight Blue
1971

BLVC 12

28666

7963

14245

30011

6663

Mineral Blue
Oct 65-69

BU. 9

18921

3130

12115
15406

8182

6600

Mirage (mauve)
1974 to Dec 74

BLVC 11

30097

7960

33135

43277

6668

Pageant Blue
1978-80

BLVC 224
JNA*

31913

FC 58

15231

45473AH

9733D

Rivieria Silver Blue Metallic
1968 MGC GT standard, roadster optional, 1968 MGB GT optional

BU. 47

26544M

3005M

-

-

-

Teal Blue
1971-Feb75

BLVC 18

28667

7918

14244

30006

6656

Tahiti Blue

Feb 1975-77

BLVC 65

30788
31692

AF 45

14866
15096

43907

6674

Green Colours

Brooklands Green

Jan 76-80

BLVC 169
HMM*

30683

4498
FM45
FD 68

45190

44630

8848

Green Mallard
1971 (a few cars only) -73

BLVC 22

28895

7925

44638

30014

66610

Limeflower
1973

BLVC 20

28668

7968(?)

44448

30010

6658

British Racing Green

Dec 62-Aug 63

GN. 25

21677

8120

43342

8193

6607

Dark British Racing Green
Aug 63-70

GN. 29

24499

9767

46446

8194

6606

New Racing Green
1971 1975 Jubilee models one 75 V8

BLVC 25

28670

7985

44446

30012

6659

Tundra (olive drab)
1974-Feb 76

BLVC 94

30094
32045
32777

9424

44978

43278

6670

Grey Colours

Chelsea Grey
1962-Aug 65

GR. 15

17581

2750

31733

8198

6669

Grampian Grey
1965-69 GT only

GR. 12

21175

7087

31934

-

6575

Pewter Metallic
1980 home market GT LE

BLVC 377
MMD*

35700M

34836M

6766M

-

-

-

Red Colours

Aconite (purple)
1974-Feb75

BLVC 95

30095

9425

14728

43274

6673

Black Tulip (purple)
1973

BLVC 23

28058

7970

14417

30015

9406

Blaze (orange)
1971-Feb 75

BLVC 16

28665
30545

7864

60637

30007

6654

Damask Red
1973-Feb 77

BLVC 99
(RD. 5?)

20921
30488

4808

72261
71064

8819

66228

Carmine Red
Feb 1977-80

BLVC 209
CAA*

29355

9236
FD 32
EE 80

72065

43019

8325R

Flame Red

1970-72

BLVC 61

28126
29787

3442

71861

8571

6652R

Flamenco (orange red)
Feb 1975-77

BLVC 133

30789
32137
32635

9718
DA 63
DA 90

72144

43661

6675

Tartan Red
1962-69

RD. 9

20817
32046

3770

71062
71416

8204

8534R

Vermillion (orange red)
1978-80

BLVC 118
CML*

32781

FC 57
GE 40

60932

45471

9732R

White Colours

Glacier White

1970-77 (alternatively Triumph White in 77)

BLVC 59

27962

30099

4309

8845

90074

8579

6647

Leyland White

(also known as Ermine White or Porcelain White. Triumph White may have been used alternatively)

1978-80

BLVC 243

NMC/NME/

NAF/NCG*

32335

36133

FA 78

90106

H7896

9734

Old English White

1962-67

WT. 3

32043

24643

18580

2379

2122(/)

8177

8207

6642

Police White

WT. 2

BLVC 1024

24048

HT 49

-

-

-

Snowberry White

From start of MGC production and from Jan 1968 for MGB to 1969

WT. 4

19303

3012

8341

8210

6644

Triumph White

1977-80 as an alternative to Glacier White and Leyland White, aka 'New White'

BLVC 206

NAB*

24863

31694(?)

3738

8380

4318

10053

Yellow Colours

Bronze Yellow

1970-73

BLVC 15

27944

9785

7861

81827

8581

6649

Chartreuse

Jan 76-77

BLVC 167

30645

CH 76

45189

44629

8847

Citron

1974-Feb 76

BLVC 73

30083

8653

44947

43276

6669

Inca Yellow

1978-79

BLVC 207
FAB*

33668

31073
32694

DD50

82309

44880

9252

Pale Primrose Yellow

Feb 67-70

YL. 12

26111

3297

81499

8319

6630

Snapdragon

1980

BLVC 235

FMN*

31939

GJ 80

82462

45475

12115

Harvest Gold

1972-Feb 76

BLVC 19

28894

7919

82018

30013

6662

*These three-letter codes were found stamped on the VIN plates of 1980 model year RHD cars.