CORVETTE COLORS
Light Pewter Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Light Pewter Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1998–2002: 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: Warm light silver-beige metallic, the C5’s second silver (1998–2002)
GM Codes: 11
Years Offered: 1998–2002 (5 model years)
Generations: C5 (1997–2004)
Built: 20,677 with GM counts
Best Year: 1999, 6,164 cars (18.5% of the year)
Color Family: Silver (every silver Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 11
Paint Codes: 1998–2002: WA382E / PPG 5377 / DuPont B9810
Pictures: 5 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C5
The Overview
Light Pewter Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1998–2002: 5 model years across the C5 generation. GM’s color counts put 20,677 Light Pewter Corvettes on the road, 6,164 of them in 1999 alone.
Warm light silver-beige metallic, the C5’s second silver (1998–2002). Its share of a year’s production ran from 7 to 18 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black. 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 Light Pewter 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 Silver Corvettes page lists every silver the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Light Pewter
Light Pewter Metallic was new for 1998 and for two years was the second-best-selling C5 color behind Torch Red: 6,164 cars in 1999 and 5,125 in 2000. It is warmer than Sebring Silver, almost a champagne, and it was usually ordered with the Light Oak or Light Gray interiors.
It faded as Quicksilver arrived and left after 2002. It is the most common color on 1999–2000 hardtops and a frequent one on the first Z06s.
The Light Pewter Cars to Know
1999 Light Pewter (6,164); 1999–2000 hardtops; 2001–02 Z06s in Light Pewter.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL SILVER CORVETTES
Light Pewter by Generation
Light Pewter across the 1 generation 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
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C5 Corvette | 1998–2002 | 11 | 20,677 | 1999 (6,164) | Black |
Light Pewter by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Light Pewter in every year it was offered. The peak was 1999 at 6,164 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Light Pewter on the C5 Corvette (1997–2004)
Light Pewter on the C5 (1997–2004): offered 1998–2002 as code 11. 20,677 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1999 with 6,164. 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 1999 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C5 COLOR POSTS / ALL C5 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 | 3,276 | 10.5%, #5 of 12 | Black, Light Gray, Firethorn Red | Pictures | Coupe 2,103; Convertible 1,173; new that year |
| 1999 | 11 | 6,164 | 18.5%, #3 of 8 | Black, Light Gray, Firethorn Red (hardtop: Black) | Pictures | Coupe 3,325; Convertible 1,799; Hardtop 1,040 |
| 2000 | 11 | 5,125 | 15.2%, #3 of 11 | Black, Light Gray, Torch Red (hardtop: Black) | Pictures | Coupe 2,793; Convertible 1,810; Hardtop 522 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3,462 | 9.7%, #5 of 9 | Black, Light Gray, Torch Red | Pictures | Coupe 1,983; Convertible 1,479 |
| 2002 | 11 | 2,650 | 7.4%, #7 of 8 | Black, Light Gray, Torch Red | Pictures | Coupe 1,578; Convertible 1,072 |
Colors Related to Light Pewter
The colors that came before and after Light Pewter, 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 SILVER CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring Silver | 1963, 1996–2000 | 18,506 | Silver | See the Sebring Silver page |
| Quicksilver | 2001–2003 | 11,827 | Silver | See the Quicksilver page |
| Silver Beige | 1982, 1986–1987 | 9,142 | Brown | See the Silver Beige page |
| Machine Silver | 2004–2008 | 25,693 | Silver | See the Machine Silver page |
Light Pewter Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Light Pewter: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2002 | 11U | WA382E | 5377 | B9810 | Light champagne/pewter metallic. |
Silver Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of silver Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Silver Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Light Pewter?
1998–2002: 5 model years on the C5. Light Pewter Metallic was new for 1998 and for two years was the second-best-selling C5 color behind Torch Red: 6,164 cars in 1999 and 5,125 in 2000.
What is the GM paint code for Light Pewter?
Code 11. The paint-shop codes are 1998–2002: WA382E / PPG 5377 / DuPont B9810.
How many Light Pewter Corvettes were built?
20,677 by GM’s counts (6,164 in 1999, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Light Pewter?
1999 Light Pewter (6,164); 1999–2000 hardtops; 2001–02 Z06s in Light Pewter. 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 Light Pewter a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Warm light silver-beige metallic, the C5’s second silver (1998–2002). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Light Pewter?
1999, with 6,164 cars, 18.5% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Light Pewter?
Sebring Silver, Quicksilver, Silver Beige, Machine Silver. The Silver Corvettes page has every silver the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Light Pewter Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Light Pewter was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Silver Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Light Pewter 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.
