1948 Cadillac Paint Charts and Color Codes

1948 Cadillac Paint Charts and Color Codes

For correct identification, please refer to the colour code listings on this site.

General Motors Color Code Location Chart

PAINT CODE PLATE:
General Motors Paint Code Plates are located under the hood at the top of the firewall on the left or right upper shroud.

TWO-TONE CADILLAC COMBINATIONS:
The first two numbers identify the body color and the last two numbers identify the roof color.

DULUX® is not recommended for the repair of LUCITE- or other Acrylic Lacquer finishes.

NOTE: It may be necessary, at times, to tint colors to produce a satisfactory match due to normal weathering and changes in color standards.

1948 CADILLAC EXTERIOR COLORS
SWATCH	COLOR	CODE	YEARS	Duco®
	Madeira Maroon Metallic	Comb. 9	1948	202-33094-M
	Lucerne Green Metallic	Comb. 16 Lower Body Comb. 19	1948	202-34780-G
	Amherst Blue Metallic	Comb. 2	1948	202-51568
	Cavern Green	Comb. 3	1948	246-53364
	Beldon Blue Metallic	Comb. 17 Lower Body Comb. 20	1948	202-34626
	El Paso Beige Metallic	Comb. 6	1948	202-54885
	Vista Gray Metallic	Upper Body Comb. 15	1948	202-54888
	French Gray	Comb. 10 Lower Body Comb. 15 Upper Body Comb. 19	1948	246-70397
	Cypress Green Metallic	Comb. 5 Lower Body Comb. 12	1948	202-81200-G
	Kingswood Gray Metallic	Comb. 8 Upper Body Comb. 13	1948	202-81201
	Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Comb. 4 Lower Body Comb. 13	1948	202-81202
	Ardsley Green Metallic	Upper Body Comb. 12	1948	202-81203
	Horizon Blue	Comb. 7 Upper Body Comb. 20	1948	246-81204

1948 Cadillac Color Combinations Color combination numbers on Cadillac cars are stamped on plate attached to the front of the dash, under the hood on the left side of the car.
Comb. No.	DUCO Body and Fender Color	Wheel Color	Wheel Stripe
1	246-2048 Black	Black Opt. - Vincennes Red	Argent Aluminum Pale Gold Bronze
2	202-51568 Amherst Blue Metallic	Amherst Blue Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
3	246-53364 Cavern Green	Triton Green Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
4	202-81202 Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Vincennes Red Opt. - Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Pale Gold Bronze
5	202-81200-G Cypress Green Metallic	Cypress Green Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
6	202-54885 El Paso Beige Metallic	El Paso Beige Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
7	246-81204 Horizon Blue	Horizon Blue Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
8	202-81201 Kingswood Gray Metallic	Vincennes Red Opt. - Kingswood Gray Metallic	Pale Gold Bronze
9	202-33094-MM Madeira Maroon Metallic	Madeira Maroon Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
10	246-70397 French Gray	Vincennes Red Opt. - French Gray	Pale Gold Bronze
16	202-34780-G Lucerne Green Metallic	Lucerne Green Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
17	202-54626 Beldon Blue Metallic	Beldon Blue Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 12 Lower	202-81203 Ardsley Green Metallic 202-81200-G Cypress Green Metallic	Ardsley Green Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 13 Lower	202-81201 Kingswood Gray Metallic 202-81202 Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Vincennes Red Opt. - Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 15 Lower	202-54888 Vista Gray Metallic 246-70397 French Gray	Vincennes Red Opt. - French Gray	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 19 Lower	246-70397 French Gray 202-34780-G Lucerne Green Metallic	Lucerne Green Metallic Opt. - French Gray	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 20 Lower	246-81204 Horizon Blue 202-54626 Beldon Blue Metallic	Beldon Blue Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze

1948 CADILLAC COLORS
DUCO	Color	Comb. No.
202-33094-M	Madeira Maroon Metallic	9
202-34780-G	Lucerne Green Metallic	16, 19 (L)
202-51568	Amherst Blue Metallic	2
246-53364	Cavern Green	3
202-54626	Beldon Blue Metallic	17, 20 (L)
202-54885	El Paso Beige Metallic	6
202-54888	Vista Gray Metallic	15 (U)
246-70397	French Gray	10, 15 (L), 19 (U)
202-81200-G	Cypress Green Metallic	5, 12 (L)
202-81201	Kingswood Gray Metallic	8, 13 (U)
202-81202	Tyrolian Gray Metallic	4, 13 (L)
202-81203	Ardsley Green Metallic	12 (U)
246-81204	Horizon Blue	7, 20 (U)
Also see: 44 Popular Colors from the 1940s