Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023
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Paint codes

1961 Pontiac

1961 Pontiac factory colors: 15 sourced across 1 model, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

15 colors · 1 source

Illustration of a pale turquoise 1961 Catalina sports coupe in side view with people behind it, over an inset of its interior and the Catalina text
1961 Pontiac Catalina sports coupe, painted for the 1961 Pontiac brochure

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Bamboo Cream M Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Brisol Blue E Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Cherrywood Bronze N Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Coronado Red L Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Dawnfire Mist S Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Fernando Beige R Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Jadestone Green J Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Mayan Gold T Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Rainier Turquoise P Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Regent Black A Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Richelieu Blue F Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Richmond Gray D Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Seacrest Green K Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Shelltone Ivory C Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty Unknown
Tradewind Blue H Pontiac Catalina 2+2 and Super Duty 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.