Paint codes
1981 Mercury
1981 Mercury factory colors: 33 sourced across 2 models, with codes and per-color production where recorded.
33 colors · 0 sources
Colors
| Color | Code | Offered on | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 1 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Black (standard; brochure chip number) | 1 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Bright Bittersweet (standard; brochure chip number) | 8 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Bright Red (standard; brochure chip number) | 9 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Bright Yellow (standard; Capri and Capri GS only; brochure chip number) | 5 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Dark Blue Metallic (standard; brochure chip number) | 12 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Dark Brown Metallic (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 10 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Dark Brown Metallic (standard; brochure chip number) | 7 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Dark Cordovan Metallic (XR-7 only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 12 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Dark Cordovan Metallic (standard; Capri and Capri GS only; brochure chip number) | 11 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Dove Grey (XR-7 only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 3 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Fawn (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 9 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Light Medium Blue (XR-7 only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 13 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Light Pewter Metallic (Cougar only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 6 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Light Pewter Metallic (standard; brochure chip number) | 3 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Light Spruce Metallic (Cougar only; n/a Cougar LS) (optional Glamour paint; brochure chip number) | 19 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Bittersweet Metallic (XR-7 only) (optional Glamour paint; brochure chip number) | 17 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Bittersweet Metallic (optional Glamour colour; brochure chip number) | 14 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Medium Blue Metallic (optional Glamour colour; brochure chip number) | 13 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Medium Blue Metallic (optional Glamour paint; brochure chip number) | 18 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Dark Spruce Metallic (Cougar only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 15 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Fawn Metallic (optional Glamour paint; brochure chip number) | 16 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Grey Metallic (XR-7 only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 5 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Pewter Metallic (Cougar only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 7 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Pewter Metallic (standard; brochure chip number) | 4 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Medium Red (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 11 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Medium Red (standard; brochure chip number) | 10 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Midnight Blue Metallic (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 14 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Pastel Chamois (Cougar only; n/a Cougar LS) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 8 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| Pastel Chamois (standard; Capri and Capri GS only; brochure chip number) | 6 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | Unknown |
| Silver Metallic (XR-7 only) (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 4 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| White (standard colour; brochure chip number) | 2 | Mercury Cougar | Unknown |
| White (standard; brochure chip number) | 2 | Mercury Capri RS and ASC/McLaren | 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.