1949 Cadillac Paint Charts and Color Codes

1949 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.

1949 CADILLAC EXTERIOR COLORS
SWATCH	COLOR	CODE	YEARS	Duco®
	Madeira Maroon Metallic	9	1949	202-33094-M
	Lucerne Green Metallic	16 (*1)	1949	202-34780-G
	Paso Beige Metallic	6	1949	202-54885
	Vista Gray Metallic	15 (*2)	1949	202-54888
	French Gray	10 (*3)	1949	246-70397
	Dartmouth Gray	3	1949	246-70986
	Chartreuse	21	1949	246-70987
	Cypress Green Metallic	5 (*4)	1949	202-81200-G
	Kingswood Gray Metallic	13 (*5)	1949	202-81201
	Tyrolian Gray Metallic	4 (*6)	1949	202-81202
	Ardsley Green Metallic	12 (*7)	1949	202-81203
	Horizon Blue	7 (*8)	1949	246-81204
	Triumph Blue Metallic	2 (*9)	1949	202-81330
	Avalon Gray Metallic	18	1949	202-81331
	Fiesta Ivory	22	1949	246-81438
	Corinth Blue	17	1949	246-81439
1: Lucerne Green Lower Body Combination 19 2: Upper Body Combination 15 3: Lower Body Combination 15 / Upper Body Combination 19 4: Lower Body Combination 12 5: Upper Body Combination 13 6: Lower Body Combination 13 7: Upper Body Combination 12 8: Upper Body Combination 20 *9: Lower Body Combination 20

1949 Cadillac Color Combinations
Comb. No.	DUCO Body and Fender Color	Wheel Color	Wheel Stripe
1	246-2048 Black	Black	Argent Silver
1	246-2048 Black	Opt. Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
2	202-81330 Triumph Blue Metallic	Triumph Blue Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
3	246-70986 Dartmouth Green	Dartmouth 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
9	202-33094-M Madeira Maroon Metallic	Madeira Maroon Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
10	246-70397 French Gray	French Gray Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 12 Lower	202-81203 Ardsley Green Metallic	Ardsley Green Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 12 Lower	202-81200-G Cypress Green Metallic	Ardsley Green Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 13 Lower	202-81201 Kingswood Gray Metallic	Vincennes Red Opt. - Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 13 Lower	202-81202 Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Vincennes Red Opt. - Tyrolian Gray Metallic	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 15 Lower	202-54888 Vista Gray Metallic	Vincennes Red Opt. - French Gray	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 15 Lower	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	246-81439 Corinth Blue	Corinth Blue Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
18	202-81331 Avalon Gray Metallic	Avalon Gray Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 19 Lower	246-70397 French Gray	Vincennes Red Opt. - Lucerne Green Metallic	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 19 Lower	202-34780-G Lucerne Green Metallic	Vincennes Red Opt. - Lucerne Green Metallic	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 20 Lower	246-81204 Horizon Blue	Triumph Blue Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Upper 20 Lower	202-81330 Triumph Blue Metallic	Triumph Blue Metallic Opt. - Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
21 (Convertibles)*	246-70987 Chartreuse	Black	Argent Silver
21 (Convertibles)*	246-70987 Chartreuse	Opt. Chartreuse	Pale Gold Bronze
22 (Convertibles)	246-81438 Fiesta Ivory	Fiesta Ivory Opt.�Vincennes Red	Pale Gold Bronze
Also see: 44 Popular Colors from the 1940s