CORVETTE COLORS
Bright Aqua Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Bright Aqua Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1992–1996: 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 teal metallic, the early-1990s aqua
GM Codes: 43
Years Offered: 1992–1996 (5 model years)
Generations: C4 (1984–96)
Built: 5,733 with GM counts
Best Year: 1992, 1,953 cars (9.5% of the year)
Color Family: Blue (every blue Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 43 (1992–96)
Paint Codes: 1992–1996: WA9796 / PPG 4456 / DuPont B9201
Pictures: 5 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C4
The Overview
Bright Aqua Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1992–1996: 5 model years across the C4 generation. GM’s color counts put 5,733 Bright Aqua Corvettes on the road, 1,953 of them in 1992 alone.
Bright teal metallic, the early-1990s aqua. Its share of a year’s production ran from 2 to 10 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 Bright Aqua 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 Bright Aqua
Bright Aqua Metallic was the color of its moment: new for 1992, 1,953 cars that year, and down to 357 by 1996. It replaced Turquoise Metallic and is the only teal Corvette, a C4 Convertible color above all.
It left with the C4. It is tagged blue on the site; it is on the Blue family page here with the turquoises of 1958 and 1960.
The Bright Aqua Cars to Know
1992 Bright Aqua convertibles; 1994 Bright Aqua (1,209); The last 357 of 1996.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BLUE CORVETTES
Bright Aqua by Generation
Bright Aqua 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 C4 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C4 Corvette | 1992–1996 | 43 | 5,733 | 1992 (1,953) | Black |
Bright Aqua by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Bright Aqua in every year it was offered. The peak was 1992 at 1,953 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Bright Aqua on the C4 Corvette (1984–96)
Bright Aqua on the C4 (1984–96): offered 1992–1996 as code 43. 5,733 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1992 with 1,953. 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 1992 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C4 COLOR POSTS / ALL C4 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 43 | 1,953 | 9.5%, #5 of 9 | Black, Light Beige, Light Gray, White | Pictures | new that year |
| 1993 | 43 | 1,305 | 6.0%, #6 of 10 | Black, Light Beige, Light Gray, White | Pictures | — |
| 1994 | 43 | 1,209 | 5.2%, #8 of 10 | Black, Light Beige, Light Gray | Pictures | — |
| 1995 | 43 | 909 | 4.4%, #9 of 10 | Black, Light Beige, Light Gray | Pictures | — |
| 1996 | 43 | 357 | 1.7%, #8 of 9 | Black, Light Beige, Light Gray | Pictures | — |
Colors Related to Bright Aqua
The colors that came before and after Bright Aqua, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turquoise | 1990–1991 | 2,210 | Blue | On the Blue Corvettes page |
| Quasar Blue | 1990–1993 | 3,238 | Blue | See the Quasar Blue page |
| Steel Blue | 1975, 1990–1991 | 2,916 | Blue | See the Steel Blue page |
Bright Aqua Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Bright Aqua: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–1996 | 43U | WA9796 | 4456 | B9201 | Aqua/teal metallic. |
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 Bright Aqua?
1992–1996: 5 model years on the C4. Bright Aqua Metallic was the color of its moment: new for 1992, 1,953 cars that year, and down to 357 by 1996.
What is the GM paint code for Bright Aqua?
Code 43. The paint-shop codes are 1992–1996: WA9796 / PPG 4456 / DuPont B9201.
How many Bright Aqua Corvettes were built?
5,733 by GM’s counts (1,953 in 1992, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Bright Aqua?
1992 Bright Aqua convertibles; 1994 Bright Aqua (1,209); The last 357 of 1996. 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 Bright Aqua a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Bright teal metallic, the early-1990s aqua. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Bright Aqua?
1992, with 1,953 cars, 9.5% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Bright Aqua?
Turquoise, Quasar Blue, Steel 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 Bright Aqua Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Bright Aqua 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 Bright Aqua 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.
