CORVETTE COLORS
Frost Blue Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Corvette Light Blue on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1959, 1978–1979: 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: Pale ice blue, 1959 and 1978–79
GM Codes: 26, 28
Years Offered: 1959, 1978–1979 (3 model years)
Generations: C1 (1953–62), C3 (1968–82)
Built: 6,187 with GM counts
Best Year: 1979, 3,203 cars (6.0% of the year)
Color Family: Blue (every blue Corvette color)
Also Called: Frost Blue (1959); Corvette Light Blue 26 (1978) and Corvette Light Blue (Frost Blue) 28 (1979)
Paint Codes: 1959: PPG DDL-12018; 1978–1979: WA7095
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Corvette Light Blue was offered on the Corvette in 1959, 1978–1979: 3 model years across the C1, C3 generations. GM’s color counts put 6,187 Frost Blue Corvettes on the road, 3,203 of them in 1979 alone.
Pale ice blue, 1959 and 1978–79. Its share of a year’s production ran from 4 to 11 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black, Blue, Dark Blue. 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 Frost Blue 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 Blue Corvettes page lists every blue the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Frost Blue
Frost Blue was a 1959-only C1 color, 1,024 cars, a pale ice blue usually with a white cove. The name came back on the 1979 chart as Corvette Light Blue (Frost Blue), 3,203 cars, and the site files the 1978 Corvette Light Blue (1,960) with it because it is the same paint under the earlier name.
The 1977 Corvette Light Blue and the 1984–85 Light Blue Metallic are on the Light Blue page.
The Frost Blue Cars to Know
1959 Frost Blue (1,024); 1979 Corvette Light Blue (Frost Blue) (3,203); 1978 Corvette Light Blue (1,960).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BLUE CORVETTES
Frost Blue by Generation
Frost Blue 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 C1 HUB / THE C3 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Corvette | 1959 | none on the early charts | 1,024 | 1959 (1,024) | Blue |
| C3 Corvette | 1978–1979 | 26, 28 | 5,163 | 1979 (3,203) | Black, Dark Blue |
Frost Blue by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Frost Blue in every year it was offered. The peak was 1979 at 3,203 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Frost Blue on the C1 Corvette (1953–62)
Frost Blue on the C1 (1953–62): offered 1959. 1,024 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 C1 HUB / THE 1959 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C1 COLOR POSTS / ALL C1 COLORS
Frost Blue C1 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Frost Blue was offered on the C1: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Frost Blue on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Frost Blue on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1978–1979 as code 26, 28. 5,163 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1979 with 3,203. 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 1979 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
Colors Related to Frost Blue
The colors that came before and after Frost Blue, 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 BLUE CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Blue | 1977, 1984–1985 | 8,184 | Blue | See the Light Blue page |
| Silver Blue | 1958, 1963–1964, 1982 | 6,251 | Blue | See the Silver Blue page |
| Horizon Blue | 1960 | 766 | Blue | On the Blue Corvettes page |
| Jewel Blue | 1961 | 855 | Blue | On the Blue Corvettes page |
Frost Blue Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Frost Blue: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 502A | — | DDL-12018 | — | Light blue (C1). (confidence: medium) |
| 1978–1979 | 26 (1978) / 28 (1979) | WA7095 | — | — | Light blue (solid); 'Corvette Light Blue'. (confidence: medium) |
Blue Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of blue Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Blue Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Frost Blue?
1959, 1978–1979: 3 model years on the C1, C3. Frost Blue was a 1959-only C1 color, 1,024 cars, a pale ice blue usually with a white cove.
What is the GM paint code for Frost Blue?
GM used 26, 28 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1959: PPG DDL-12018; 1978–1979: WA7095.
How many Frost Blue Corvettes were built?
6,187 by GM’s counts (3,203 in 1979, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Frost Blue?
1959 Frost Blue (1,024); 1979 Corvette Light Blue (Frost Blue) (3,203); 1978 Corvette Light Blue (1,960). 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 Frost Blue a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Pale ice blue, 1959 and 1978–79. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Frost Blue?
1979, with 3,203 cars, 6.0% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Frost Blue?
Light Blue, Silver Blue, Horizon Blue, Jewel Blue. The Blue Corvettes page has every blue the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Frost Blue Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Frost Blue was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Blue Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Frost Blue 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.
