Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023
American Muscle Car Facts

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Paint codes

1968 Mercury

1968 Mercury factory colors: 17 sourced across 2 models, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

17 colors · 2 sources

Red 1968 Mercury Cyclone fastback on a concrete apron by a small bridge, front three-quarter view, with roof-pillar vents and a Cyclone script on the rear fender
1968 Mercury Cyclone fastback in red Ford Motor Company Archives

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Augusta Green R Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Black Cherry B Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Calypso Coral 3 Mercury Comet and Cyclone Unknown
Cardinal Red T Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Caribbean Blue U Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Diamond Blue N Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Fawn 6 Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Glacier Blue Q Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Grecian Gold Y Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Lime Frost I Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Madras Blue F Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Nordic Blue D Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Onyx A Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Polar White M Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Saxony W Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Seafoam Green O Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown
Wellington Blue X Mercury Comet and Cyclone, Mercury Cougar Unknown

Each color links to the model year page(s) that recorded it. A color recorded on more than one model shared this year's corporate palette.