'93-'02 Camaro Paint Color Production Numbers

Although I have spent time trying to ensure accuracy, these numbers may contain unknown errors.

1993 to 2002 Camaro production numbers (as far as colors go) listed from rarest to most common. These numbers could be slightly off due to fleet sales, cars that were converted after leaving the factory, production record discrepancies, etc. There were B4C (Police) Camaros and other special condition Camaros that disrupt the accuracy of the production numbers, but these are as accurate as I have been able to come up with after referencing several different sources in the late 2000s when I first made this page.

Format is as such:

picture

official Chevy Camaro color name (Pontiac sometimes used different names)

years available

RPO code specifying the color

actual GM paint code for that specific color

total production in this color from 1993 to 2002

special notes (if any)

I've included as many gorgeous photos as possible to aid in color identification as many of the metallic colors change hue massively depending on lighting. All cars are visually "stock" without appearance modifications since the day they left the factory unless otherwise noted.

If you are ordering paint, and want to know the equivalent paint codes for PPG, Dupont, Glasurit, and Sherwin Williams, you can look at the pages like this on paintref.com.

Shortcut links:

Black/arctic white

Pace Car Z28, Replica #281, 8000 miles

93 Pace Car Z28, unknown mileage

1993

code 01U/01U (which is technically just 41U (black), 10U (arctic white) though this isn't stated on the car)

GM paint code WA8555 (upper), GM paint code WA9567 (lower)

633 to 653 total

Indy Pace Car Replica, all were Z28 and had RPO code B5A.

Bright blue metallic
(Firebird color name: Medium blue metallic)

99 3.8L V6, unknown mileage

99 3.8L V6, around 20,000 miles. This is the car my mom was going to buy for me as my first car in 2002. I was 16, and said I didn't want a V6. Stupid me. I ended up sharing my sister's Z28 until I got a Corolla 3 or 4 years later for my first car of my own... 

99 Z28 with Y3F Sport Appearance Package, unknown mileage (note: the wheels are chrome SS/ZR1 wheels and not stock)

99 V6, unknown mileage

99 Z28, unknown mileage, photo taken by "ted and julie" from Flickr

99 Z28, 15,000 miles, photo taken by "wolfgang-jaque" from eBay

1999

code 20U

GM paint code WA532F

1,117

Rarest single 4th gen color independent of body style, no SSes made in this color. The same color as Nassau blue metallic used from 1998-2000 on Corvettes.

Bright purple metallic

97 RS, unknown mileage 

97 3.8L V6, unknown mileage

97 Z28, 33,000 miles, monochromatic paint option, photo by Thunder

98 Z28, unknown mileage, photo by niknik

98 Z28, unknown mileage, photo by niknik

1997-1998

code 88U

GM paint code WA327D

1,364

Rarest color dependent on body style ('97 was the old body style, '98 the new). 883 made in '97 and 481 made in '98. Approximately 104 (or fewer) '98s in this color were Z28s, no SSes for either year.

Hugger orange

99 SS, 12000 miles 

99 SS, 15000 miles 

99 Z28, 25000 miles

99 SS, 39,000 miles

1999-2000

code 99U

GM paint code WA523F

1,403

Only 1 was made in '00 and it was supposedly a convertible, I don't know the story behind it...

Sport gold metallic

98 SS convertible, unknown mileage

98 SS hardtop, 75,000 miles, owned by slpdave

98 3.8L V6, unknown mileage

98 3.8L V6, unknown mileage, Y3F sport appearance package

1998-1999

code 63U

GM paint code WA380E

1,547

Only 5 were made in '99. These 5 were made because of a Days Inn contest in 1998 that advertised they were giving away 5 gold Camaros. The contract said they had to be gold, so GM made them gold. Supposedly 2 were given away in the contest; the other 3 were sold at auction. I have yet to see any of them go up for sale. One of them was rumored to have been totaled, but I don't know how much truth there is to that.

Sunset orange metallic

02 SS, lbls1 from Z28.com 

02 SS, lbls1 from Z28.com

02 SS, lbls1 from Z28.com

02 SS, lbls1 from Z28.com

02 SS, lbls1 from Z28.com

02 Z28, 15,000 miles

01 SS, unknown mileage

2000-2002

code 71U

GM paint code WA633H

3,268

This was a 2001-2002 color, but 13 2000 Camaros were painted in this color towards the end of 2000 production.

Strangely, the RPO code for this color (71U) is shared with the 1993-1995 color Medium patriot red metallic.

Bright rally red/silver stripes

02 SS, unknown mileage

My mom's 02 SS, 16,000 miles

02 SS, Camaro6662 from Camaro5.com

2002

no special paint code; paint is code 81U Bright Rally Red

GM paint code WA8774

3,369

35th anniversary edition, all SS, all began as 2002 Bright Rally Red Camaro Z28s, so (perhaps) subtract 3,369 from the Bright Rally Red (Bright Red) total below.

Arctic white/hugger orange stripes

97 SS, unknown mileage

97 Z28, 13000 miles

1997

no special RPO paint code; paint RPO code is 10U Arctic White

GM paint code WA9567

GM paint code WA126D for the Hugger Orange stripes.* 

4,534 (but I've seen numbers as low as 4,300 claimed)

30th Anniversary Edition, all Z28 and SS, all began as 1997 Arctic White Camaro Z28s, so (perhaps) subtract 4,534 from the Arctic White total below.

*=Why is there a code for this when the stripes were vinyl? Because the faux grills on the Z28 hood were painted orange to match the vinyl stripes.

Bright green metallic

97 Z28, unknown mileage 

97 Z28, Michael Kumar

97 Z28, unknown mileage 

98 3.8L V6, 63000 miles

98 Z28, 94,000 miles

98 Z28, unknown mileage

98 V6, 118,000 miles

1997-1999

code 31U

GM paint code WA319D

4,966

This is an overall very rare color dependent on body style with nearly half being '97s and the other half being '98s and 99s.

Cayenne red metallic
(Firebird color name: Red orange metallic)

96 Z28, 44,000 miles, 96Z28Camaro4 from Camaroz28.com

96 Z28, 5,800 miles 

97 Z28, 5,790 miles

97 Z28, 7,000 miles 

98 Z28, 949 miles

1996-1998

code 96U

GM paint code WA122B

5,833

Only 1,914 were made in 1998 making it rare to see this color on a late-4th gen. The paint tends to appear as a shade of red-orange, however it can appear more red as shown above. This color is more orange than Medium Patriot Red Metallic and Monterey Maroon Metallic, and more red than Sunset Orange Metallic.

Monterey maroon metallic
(Firebird color name: Maple red metallic)

02 Z28, unknown mileage 

02 Z28, 5300 miles, owned by Ray Tumbry

02 Z28, 20 miles, I took this picture in October 2001

00 V6, 26,000 miles 

00 V6, 48,000 miles

00 Z28, 10,500 miles

00 Z28, 55,000 miles

1999-2002

code 44U

GM paint code WA408G

6,531

This was a 2000-2002 paint color, but 45 1999 Camaros were painted this color towards the end of the 2000 production year. This color appears dark red in certain light, and dark purplish red in other light.

Dark green-gray metallic

93 Z28, 54 miles

93 Z28, Z28pr0jekt from ltxtech.com 

93 Z28, Bowtieman from Camaro5.com

94 V6, unknown mileage

94 Z28, unknown mileage, photo by dljs94

1993-1994

code 18U

GM paint code WA9795

9,060

This color plays tricks on your mind when you see it; it's hard to determine what color it is. It's almost gunmetal color looking in the right light. It's really pretty when it is clean.

Dark purple metallic
(Firebird color name: Medium dark purple metallic)

95 Z28, 16000 miles

95 Z28, 126,000 miles 

95 Z28, 50,000 miles 

96 Z28, 24,000 miles

96 Z28, 72,000 miles 

96 V6, 72,000 miles

1995-1996

code 05U

GM paint code WA160B

9,786

Appears reddish-purple in most lighting conditions. Color is often referred to as Cyclamen Metallic, but that is not the true Camaro paint name. It's possibly the Firebird paint name. Can be confused with medium patriot red in lighting conditions where it appears particularly reddish.

Purple pearl metallic

93 Z28, 33,000 miles, photo by smotors

93 B4C, 11,500 miles, P81 on Z28.com

93 V6, 106,000 miles 

93 Z28, 53,000 miles

94 Z28, unknown mileage

94 Z28, 22000 miles

1993-1994

code 91U

GM paint code WA9926

10,721

Looks charcoal colored when dirty or on an overcast day.

Mystic teal metallic
(Firebird color name: Blue green chameleon metallic)

95 Z28, 12,000 miles

95 Z28, 14,768 miles

95 Z28, Green95z from Z28.com

97 Z28, 25,000 miles

97 Z28, 30,000 miles 

98 Z28, unknown mileage

99 Z28, 39,000 miles 

01 V6, unknown mileage

01 B4C, unknown mileage

1995-2001

code 79U

GM paint code WA119B (from 1995-1996) and GM paint code WA320C (from 1997-2001)

14,871

Often called chameleon by owners. It changes from dark green to almost royal blue, with small amounts of purple. The way to distinguish it from Bright Teal Metallic is that it is much darker overall, and when in bright sunlight, looks more green than blue.

Although I personally consider Bright Teal Metallic to be the most color-changing color ever used on a 4th gen... Mystic Teal is supposedly the only paint color formula that included a mica (pearl) effect pigment. 

I don't know why the paint code changed in 1997. I also don't know how the formula is any different. I cannot find any websites that reveal the mixing formulas for either color. Let me know if you're a professional painter and have found out the factual answer.

Medium quasar blue metallic
(Firebird color name: Bright blue metallic)

94 Z28, unknown mileage 

95 Z28, unknown mileage

95 3.8L V6, unknown mileage

96 Z28, 25000 miles

1994-1997

code 80U

GM paint code WA5378

18,032

All GM records show this color being available in 1993, but with a production number of zero. The listing of this color being available for 1993 is an error. Zero 1993s were made in this color. In bright light, it is difficult (in pictures) to distinguish this color from bright teal metallic. Be careful if buying a car online and you're wanting this color. It never appears green, but sure looks a lot like bright teal in direct sunlight.

Navy blue metallic

01 SS, 29000 miles

02 SS, 3400 miles 

02 SS, 12000 miles

02 SS, 25,000 miles

02 Z28, 27,000 miles

1998-02

code 28U

GM paint code WA352E

24,043

This color appears black at night and has purple tones to it in the highlights in some lighting.

Medium patriot red metallic

94 Z28, 17000 miles

94 Z28, unknown mileage 

95 Z28, 18000 miles

95 Z28, 12,000 miles

95 Z28, 72,000 miles

95 Z28, 35123 miles 

95 3.4L V6, unknown mileage

1993-1995

code 71U

GM paint code WA9913

27,408

This color was replaced by Cayenne Red Metallic for the 1996 model year. It is a much duller and darker red than cayenne red.

Strangely, the RPO code for this color (71U) is shared with the 2000-2002 color Sunset orange metallic.

Bright teal metallic
(Firebird color name: Dark aqua metallic)

94 Z28, 8600 miles

94 Z28, unknown mileage 

95 3.4L V6, unknown mileage

95 3.4L V6, Conflict from Camaro5.com 

96 SS, unknown mileage

96 SS, unknown mileage

1994-1996

code 37U

GM paint code WA146A

28,749

This color is sometimes referred to as chameleon because it changes from a bright blue to a bright green. The way to distinguish it from mystic teal is that it is a MUCH brighter color. It can actually be confused for medium quasar blue in photos very easily. In person, it is easy to tell it apart-it always has a green tint. It is easily the hardest to identify color in photos as it is by far the most color-changing color GM used on 4th gen Camaros.

Light pewter metallic
(Firebird color name: Pewter metallic)

99 SS, 8000 miles 

01 Z28 with Y3F, 22,000 miles 

02 Z28, 647 miles

02 SS, 26,000 miles

1998-2002

code 11U

GM paint code WA382E

29,495

This is a 1999-2002 color, but 63 1998 Camaros were made in it towards the end of 1998 production. It's a warmer colored silver than Sebring Silver, so it looks a bit gold.

Sebring silver metallic
(Firebird color name: Bright silver metallic (for some years))

95 Z28, unknown mileage

95 Z28, about 25,000 miles at this point in 2000, this is my sister's car, and it's up to 86,000 now and still with us. It was my mom's, sister's and my only car until 2001 when my mom bought her 35th Anniversary SS. Lot of hard times, and the car is very sentimental to us. We've had it since June 1996.

Here it has about 80,000 miles. I haven't taken a better pic of it than this.

96 RS, unknown mileage 

97 Z28, unknown mileage

02 SS, owned by Paperer of Camaro5 forums 

02 SS convertible, 10600 miles

1995-2000, 2002

code 13U

GM paint code WA9566

40,051

This color was not available for the 2001 model year. Not sure why... but it wasn't. It's a cooler colored silver than Light Pewter, so it looks a bit bluish.

An annoying fact: from 1999 to 2000, Sebring Silver Metallic Camaros have the incorrect paint code for 13U on their RPO code stickers. They say it's WA9966, but it's actually WA9566. 

Polo green metallic
(Firebird color name: Dark green metallic)

95 Z28, 14000 miles

 

95 Z28, 15,700 miles

 

96 SS, unknown mileage

 

97 Z28, 9000 miles

1994-1997

code 48U

GM paint code WA9806

50,091

Nothing real special to say about this color other than the fact that this color was really popular. So popular, in fact, that more Camaros came in this color in 1994 than in Arctic White.

Arctic white

96 RS, 39000 miles

 

96 RS convertible, owned by fbodyrs96 of LS1tech

 

96 Z28, 35000 miles

 

01 Z28, 2000 miles

 

01 SS, unknown mileage

1993-2002

code 10U

GM paint code WA9567

86,399

Not much to say here, it's white and been around since the very beginning!

Bright red

94 Z28, unknown mileage

94 Z28, 8,900 miles

 

95 1LE Z28, 39 miles

 

96 Z28, 9000 miles

 

97 Z28, 3691 miles

 

02 SS, 1300 miles 

 

1993-2002

code 81U

GM paint code WA8774

102,228

This color was renamed bright rally red in 2000, but retains the same paint code as the earlier cars.

Black

95 1LE Z28, 44 miles

96 SS, 775 miles

96 Z28, 6,900 miles

97 V6, unknown mileage

02 SS, 16 miles

 

1993-2002

code 41U

GM paint code WA8555

117,355

This color was renamed Onyx Black in 2000, but retains the same paint code. There are more black 4th gen Camaros than any other color.

Random info:

Paint Codes available on Pontiac Firebirds but not Chevy Camaros

The only color available on Firebirds that was NOT available on Camaros was yellow.

Sunfire Yellow

93 Trans Am, 20k miles, photo by Brian Meissen

93 Trans Am, 20k miles, photo by Nathan Nighbert

94 Firehawk, unknown mileage

1993-1994, 2002

code 54U

GM paint code WA9929

715 for '93-'94, 1723 for '02

This color was available on '93-'94 Firebirds in V6 and V8 coupe form. No convertibles came in this color in 1994 (there weren't any convertibles in ANY color in 1993, so none that year either). 261 in 1993 and 454 in 1994. 16 of the 454 in 1994 were Firehawks (which, by the way, is RPO code "R6V" for the '93-'97 Firehawks despite what most websites say). There were no yellow Firehawks in 1993.

02 Collector's Edition Trans Am, 44k

02 Collector's Edition Trans Am, unknown mileage

For 2002, Pontiac brought back Sunfire Yellow on the Collector's Edition Trans Am. All cars had V8 engines. 1,066 were coupes. 657 were convertibles. None were "WU6" Firehawks.

Other Useful Paint Codes: Wheels

Other Production Numbers of Interest

Below, I've listed production numbers for several special Camaros. Until I have time to build pages specific to these cars, this is what I'll do. Consider these a work-in-progress as there are a LOT of conflicting sources of production numbers.

Discrepancies in production numbers exist, and I don't entirely know why. I will color code and note them when possible.

Production numbers from Camaro: Fifty Years of Chevy Performance by Mike Mueller

Special Service Package
(RPO code B4C)

The B4C package, nicknamed Built-4-Cops, was a special package intended only for police officers. I will devote a special page one day with further information about this unique package, but for now, here are the general production numbers:

93=135

94=668 to 674

95=310 to 316

96=228 to 235

97=227 to 253

98=239 to 251

99=196

00=254

01=288

02=708

Special Performance Components Package
(RPO code 1LE)

The 1LE package was a special ordering package created by GM to allow buyers to buy very low optioned (lightweight) Camaro Z28s (and later SSes) with special suspensions and components suited for racing. This package disappeared after 1999, but SLP offered many of the components as add-ons they would install. From 2000-2002, 1LE referred only to suspension components from SLP, and was NOT a factory RPO code. I will devote a special page one day with further information about this unique package, but for now, here are the general production numbers:

93=19

94=135 to 158

95=106 to 134

96=55 to 64

97=46 to 48

98=99 to 101

99=74

00=0

01=0

02=0

Super Sport Package (SS)

The SS package is a very well known package offered on Camaro Z28s from 1996 to 2002, so I will leave a decent description for when I am ready to do the page about it. For now, here are the general production numbers:

96=2,257

97=3,038 to 3,137

98=3,017 to 3,025

99=4,829

00=8,913

01=6,332

02=11,191

Performance Handling Package
(RPO code Y87)

This was for V6 Camaros only.

93=0

94=0

95=0

96=8,734

97=6,918

98=7,291

99=5,304

00=3,365

01=1,697

02=2,412

Sport Appearance Package
(RPO code Y3F)

I am not including '96-'97 RSes in this. This package was available on '98-'02 Camaros with V6 engines or Z28s.

98=7,411

99=6,298

00=4,652

01=2,249

02=4,985

Anniversary Edition
(RPO code Z4C)

1997 30th Anniversary Edition Z28s and SSes and 2002 35th Anniversary Edition SSes

97=4,533 with 957 of those being SSes

02=3,369 all were SSes

2002 Brickyard 400 Package
(RPO code Z7D)

Silver cars with 35th Anniversary Edition wheels.

02=57. All were SS convertibles. 52 manuals, 5 autos.