CORVETTE COLORS
Millennium Yellow Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Millennium Yellow tintcoat on the Chevrolet Corvette, 2000–2005: what the color is, the GM paint code in every year, how many were built and what share of the year that was, the interiors it came with, a picture gallery for each year, the chart of its run and the colors that came before and after it.
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The Basics
The Color: Bright yellow tintcoat, extra cost, the C5 Z06 yellow (2000–2005)
GM Codes: 79
Years Offered: 2000–2005 (6 model years)
Generations: C5 (1997–2004), C6 (2005–13)
Built: 20,048 with GM counts
Best Year: 2002, 4,040 cars (11.3% of the year)
Color Family: Yellow (every yellow Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 79; often spelled Milenium Yellow (the site’s picture posts use that spelling)
Extra Cost: $500, $600, $750 (a tintcoat or premium paint in those years)
Paint Codes: 2000–2005: WA423G / PPG 5593 / DuPont MD413 (M0413)
Pictures: 6 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Millennium Yellow tintcoat was offered on the Corvette in 2000–2005: 6 model years across the C5, C6 generations. GM’s color counts put 20,048 Millennium Yellow Corvettes on the road, 4,040 of them in 2002 alone.
Bright yellow tintcoat, extra cost, the C5 Z06 yellow (2000–2005). Its share of a year’s production ran from 5 to 11 percent. It was an extra-cost paint ($500, $600, $750). The interiors most often paired with it were Black, Black (Z06: Black or Black/Torch Red), Ebony. The chart below shows the run year by year; the generation sections carry every year’s code, count, share, interiors and picture.
This page has every year Millennium Yellow was offered with its GM code, how many were built, its share of the year and the interiors it came with, the site’s picture gallery for each year, a chart of the run, the related colors, and the FAQs. It is one of 77 color pages on CorvSport; the Yellow Corvettes page lists every yellow the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Millennium Yellow
Millennium Yellow was new for 2000 at $500 extra and became the color of the C5 Z06 when that car arrived for 2001 — the launch cars, the magazine covers, 3,887 Corvettes in 2001 and 4,040 in 2002. It cost $600, then $750, and ran through the first C6 year of 2005 before Velocity Yellow took over.
It is a tintcoat: a yellow base under a tinted clear, which is why it is deeper than the solid yellows before it. The misspelling Milenium is so common in listings that the site’s own picture posts use it; the chart name has two l’s and two n’s.
The Millennium Yellow Cars to Know
2001 Z06 launch cars; 2002 Millennium Yellow (4,040); 2004 Z06 Commemorative Edition stablemates.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL YELLOW CORVETTES
Millennium Yellow by Generation
Millennium Yellow across the 2 generations it was offered on: the years, the GM paint code each generation used, how many were built with GM’s counts, the biggest year and the interiors most often paired with it. Each generation has its own section below with every year.
MORE: THE C5 HUB / THE C6 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C5 Corvette | 2000–2004 | 79 | 18,046 | 2002 (4,040) | Black, Black (Z06: Black or Black/Torch Red) |
| C6 Corvette | 2005 | 79 | 2,002 | 2005 (2,002) | Ebony |
Millennium Yellow by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Millennium Yellow in every year it was offered. The peak was 2002 at 4,040 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Millennium Yellow on the C5 Corvette (1997–2004)
Millennium Yellow on the C5 (1997–2004): offered 2000–2004 as code 79. 18,046 cars by GM’s count, the best year 2002 with 4,040. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C5 HUB / THE 2002 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C5 COLOR POSTS / ALL C5 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79 | 3,578 | 10.6%, #4 of 11 | Black, Light Gray, Light Oak | Pictures | Coupe 1,932; Convertible 1,646; new that year, $500.00 |
| 2001 | 79 | 3,887 | 10.9%, #4 of 9 | Black (Z06: Black or Black/Torch Red) | Pictures | Coupe 1,822; Convertible 1,431; Z06 634; $600.00 |
| 2002 | 79 | 4,040 | 11.3%, #5 of 8 | Black (Z06: Black or Black/Torch Red) | Pictures | Coupe 1,312; Convertible 1,663; Z06 1,065; $600.00 |
| 2003 | 79 | 3,900 | 11.0%, #4 of 8 | Black, Light Gray, Light Oak, Red/Black (Z06: Black or Red/Black) | Pictures | Coupe 1,041; Convertible 1,151; Z06 1,708; $750.00 |
| 2004 | 79 | 2,641 | 7.8%, #7 of 8 | Black (Z06: Black or Black/Torch Red) | Pictures | Coupe 918; Convertible 1,094; Z06 629; $750.00 |
Millennium Yellow on the C6 Corvette (2005–13)
Millennium Yellow on the C6 (2005–13): offered 2005 as code 79. 2,002 cars by GM’s count. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C6 HUB / THE 2005 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C6 COLOR POSTS / ALL C6 COLORS
Millennium Yellow C6 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Millennium Yellow was offered on the C6: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Colors Related to Millennium Yellow
The colors that came before and after Millennium Yellow, the ones it is confused with and the ones that shared its slot on the chart. Each has its own page or a line on its family page.
MORE: EVERY YELLOW CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velocity Yellow | 2005–2015 | 20,290 | Yellow | See the Velocity Yellow page |
| Competition Yellow | 1990, 1993–1996, 2025–2027 | 4,795 | Yellow | See the Competition Yellow page |
| Yellow | 1973, 1977–1981, 1984, 1986–1989, 1991–1992 | 11,209 | Yellow | See the Yellow page |
| Corvette Racing Yellow | 2016–2019 | 5,776 | Yellow | See the Corvette Racing Yellow page |
Millennium Yellow Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Millennium Yellow: the GM order code on the trim tag or service parts label, GM’s WA formula number and the PPG / Ditzler and DuPont mixing codes where they are documented. Where a code is blank the sources did not list one; the notes say where a source disagreed.
MORE: THE RPO CODES LIBRARY / THE VIN DECODER
| YEARS | GM CODE | WA | PPG / DITZLER | DUPONT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2005 | 79U | WA423G | 5593 | MD413 (M0413) | Solid bright yellow with clear coat; extra-cost. |
Yellow Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of yellow Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Yellow Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Millennium Yellow?
2000–2005: 6 model years on the C5, C6. Millennium Yellow was new for 2000 at $500 extra and became the color of the C5 Z06 when that car arrived for 2001 — the launch cars, the magazine covers, 3,887 Corvettes in 2001 and 4,040 in 2002.
What is the GM paint code for Millennium Yellow?
Code 79. The paint-shop codes are 2000–2005: WA423G / PPG 5593 / DuPont MD413 (M0413).
How many Millennium Yellow Corvettes were built?
20,048 by GM’s counts (4,040 in 2002, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Millennium Yellow?
2001 Z06 launch cars; 2002 Millennium Yellow (4,040); 2004 Z06 Commemorative Edition stablemates. In its years it was available on every body style and model unless the year’s note says otherwise; the year tables above say which.
Is Millennium Yellow a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Bright yellow tintcoat, extra cost, the C5 Z06 yellow (2000–2005). It was an extra-cost paint in some years ($500, $600, $750), which is what the tintcoat or tri-coat label means: a base coat under a tinted clear and a clear, deeper to look at and harder to touch up.
What was the most popular year for Millennium Yellow?
2002, with 4,040 cars, 11.3% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Millennium Yellow?
Velocity Yellow, Competition Yellow, Yellow, Corvette Racing Yellow. The Yellow Corvettes page has every yellow the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Millennium Yellow Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Millennium Yellow was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Yellow Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Millennium Yellow page fit with the rest of the Corvette colors research?
Every model year has a research page with the full color chart (codes, counts, interiors and soft tops), the Colors by Year page indexes them, every color with three or more years has a page like this one, and the twelve family pages (Red, Blue, Black, White, Silver, Yellow, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Gold, Brown) list every shade ever offered.
