Model year 1969
1969 Corvette Colors and Paint Codes
Ten exterior colours were offered for 1969, the year the Stingray name returned to the fenders. Below is the full list with the interior trims that went with each one, and where the code is stamped on the car.
1969 exterior colors and paint codes
| Code | Colour |
|---|---|
| 900 | Tuxedo Black |
| 972 | Can-Am White |
| 974 | Monza Red |
| 976 | LeMans Blue |
| 980 | Riverside Gold |
| 983 | Fathom Green |
| 984 | Daytona Yellow |
| 986 | Cortez Silver |
| 988 | Burgundy |
| 990 | Monaco Orange |
Swatches are on-screen approximations to tell the colours apart, not paint matches. Take the code to a paint supplier for an accurate mix.
Where to find your paint code
The paint code is on the trim tag, a small metal plate riveted to the driver's side of the body just inside the door opening. Open the door and look at the hinge pillar area. The tag carries the body style, the body number, the trim (interior) code and the paint code together, so it tells you the original exterior and interior in one go. A repainted car keeps its original tag, which is exactly why the tag is worth more than the paint you can see.
1969 exterior and interior combinations
| Bright | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Red | Blue | Green | Saddle | Gunmetal | ||
| Code | Vinyl | STD* | 407 | 411 | 427 | 420 | 416 |
| Leather | 402 | 408 | 412 | 428 | 421 | 417 | |
| 900 | Tuxedo Black | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 972 | Can-Am White | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 974 | Monza Red | X | X | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 976 | Lemans Blue | X | --- | X | --- | --- | --- |
| 980 | Riverside Gold | X | --- | --- | --- | X | --- |
| 983 | Fathom Green | X | --- | --- | X | X | --- |
| 984 | Daytona Yellow | X | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 986 | Cortez Silver | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 988 | Burgundy | X | --- | --- | --- | X | --- |
| 990 | Monaco Orange | X | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
- Chevrolet did not record how many 1969 Corvettes were built in each colour, so no reference can give you that split for this year. The codes and the combinations below are documented; the quantities simply do not exist.
What to know about 1969 colours
1969 kept the 900 series paint codes. Several 1968 colours carried over under new names, which is a common source of confusion when comparing a 1968 and a 1969 chart side by side: match on the code, not on the name.
The full colour list for every model year from 1968 to 1982 is on the C3 colour code page, and the interior trim codes are set out on the interior trim page. For the rest of what Chevrolet documented about this year, including production by month, the option list and the engine codes, see the 1969 specifications page.