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Paint codes

1981 Pontiac

1981 Pontiac factory colors: 26 sourced across 3 models, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

26 colors · 1 source

Black and gold 1981 Trans Am with a man in a cowboy hat sitting on it, and a maroon Formula Firebird beside it
1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with a "Bandit" windshield and the Formula Firebird (1981 Pontiac brochure)

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Black 19 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Bright Blue Metallic 20 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Unknown
Bright Red 75 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Unknown
Bright Yellow 51 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Unknown
Champagne Metallic 36 Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Dark Blue Metallic 29 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Dark Brown Metallic 67 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Unknown
Dark Charcoal Metallic 84 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Unknown
Dark Maroon Metallic 77 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Gold Metallic 54 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Unknown
Jadestone Metallic 47 Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Jadestone Metallic (Blue-Green) 47 Pontiac Grand Prix Unknown
Light Blue Metallic 21 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Light Brown Metallic 68 Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Light Jadestone Metallic 45 Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Light Jadestone Metallic (Blue-Green) 45 Pontiac Grand Prix Unknown
Medium Beige 63 Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Medium Brown Metallic 69 Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Medium Champagne Metallic 37 Pontiac Grand Prix Unknown
Medium Champagne Metallic (accent colour only, with 36) 37 Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Medium Maroon Metallic 72 Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Orange Metallic 57 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Unknown
Pastel Champagne 35 Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Silver Metallic 16 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
White 11 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Unknown
Yellow 56 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am 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.