CORVETTE COLORS
Silver Beige Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Silver Beige Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1982, 1986–1987: 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 silver-beige metallic, the 1982 Collector Edition color
GM Codes: 59, 59/41
Years Offered: 1982, 1986–1987 (3 model years)
Generations: C3 (1968–82), C4 (1984–96)
Built: 9,142 with GM counts
Best Year: 1982, 6,759 cars (26.6% of the year)
Color Family: Brown (every brown Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 59 (1982 Collector Edition; 1986–87); the 1986 Malcolm Konner Commemorative Edition was Silver Beige over Black
Paint Codes: 1986–1987: WA8773 / PPG 3892 / DuPont B8626
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Silver Beige Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1982, 1986–1987: 3 model years across the C3, C4 generations. GM’s color counts put 9,142 Silver Beige Corvettes on the road, 6,759 of them in 1982 alone.
Warm silver-beige metallic, the 1982 Collector Edition color. Its share of a year’s production ran from 0 to 27 percent, and it was the best-selling color of the year 1 time. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Bronze, Graphite leather, Silver Beige leather. 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 Silver Beige 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 Brown Corvettes page lists every brown the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Silver Beige
Silver Beige Metallic was created for the 1982 Collector Edition: 6,759 hatchback coupes, every one Silver Beige with graduated shadow stripes, bronze glass and finned wheels. It returned as a regular C4 color for 1986 and 1987 (1,383 and 950 cars) and was the top half of the 50 Malcolm Konner Commemorative Edition coupes of 1986, Silver Beige over Black.
It is the color most often mistaken for gold on a 1982.
The Silver Beige Cars to Know
1982 Collector Edition (6,759, Silver Beige only); 1986 Malcolm Konner Commemorative Edition (50, Silver Beige / Black); 1986–87 Two-tone Silver Beige / Medium Brown.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BROWN CORVETTES
Silver Beige by Generation
Silver Beige 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 C3 HUB / THE C4 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Corvette | 1982 | 59 | 6,759 | 1982 (6,759) | Silver Beige leather |
| C4 Corvette | 1986–1987 | 59/41, 59 | 2,383 | 1986 (1,383) | Bronze, Graphite leather |
Silver Beige by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Silver Beige in every year it was offered. The peak was 1982 at 6,759 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Silver Beige on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Silver Beige on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1982 as code 59. 6,759 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 C3 HUB / THE 1982 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
Silver Beige C3 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Silver Beige was offered on the C3: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Silver Beige on the C4 Corvette (1984–96)
Silver Beige on the C4 (1984–96): offered 1986–1987 as code 59/41, 59. 2,383 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1986 with 1,383. 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 C4 HUB / THE 1986 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C4 COLOR POSTS / ALL C4 COLORS
Colors Related to Silver Beige
The colors that came before and after Silver Beige, 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 BROWN CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1982–1987 | 5,663 | Gold | See the Gold page |
| Light Pewter | 1998–2002 | 20,677 | Silver | See the Light Pewter page |
| Dark Bronze | 1981, 1984–1985 | 2,833 | Brown | See the Dark Bronze page |
| Frost Beige | 1978–1980 | 7,707 | Brown | See the Frost Beige page |
Silver Beige Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Silver Beige: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–1987 | 59 | WA8773 | 3892 | B8626 | Silver-beige metallic. |
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Silver Beige?
1982, 1986–1987: 3 model years on the C3, C4. Silver Beige Metallic was created for the 1982 Collector Edition: 6,759 hatchback coupes, every one Silver Beige with graduated shadow stripes, bronze glass and finned wheels.
What is the GM paint code for Silver Beige?
GM used 59, 59/41 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1986–1987: WA8773 / PPG 3892 / DuPont B8626.
How many Silver Beige Corvettes were built?
9,142 by GM’s counts (6,759 in 1982, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Silver Beige?
1982 Collector Edition (6,759, Silver Beige only); 1986 Malcolm Konner Commemorative Edition (50, Silver Beige / Black); 1986–87 Two-tone Silver Beige / Medium Brown. 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 Silver Beige a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Warm silver-beige metallic, the 1982 Collector Edition color. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Silver Beige?
1982, with 6,759 cars, 26.6% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Silver Beige?
Gold, Light Pewter, Dark Bronze, Frost Beige. The Brown Corvettes page has every brown the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Silver Beige Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Silver Beige was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Brown Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Silver Beige 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.
