CORVETTE COLORS
Bright Yellow Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Corvette Bright Yellow on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1974–1977: 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 solid yellow, the mid-1970s yellow (1974–1977)
GM Codes: 956, 56
Years Offered: 1974–1977 (4 model years)
Generations: C3 (1968–82)
Built: 8,214 with GM counts; no counts for 1974
Best Year: 1976, 3,389 cars (7.3% of the year)
Color Family: Yellow (every yellow Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 956 (1974), 56 (1975–76), Corvette Bright Yellow 56 (1977)
Paint Codes: 1974: WA3893; 1975–1977: WA4669
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C3
The Overview
Corvette Bright Yellow was offered on the Corvette in 1974–1977: 4 model years across the C3 generation. GM’s color counts put 8,214 Bright Yellow Corvettes on the road, 3,389 of them in 1976 alone; no per-color records survive for 1974.
Bright solid yellow, the mid-1970s yellow (1974–1977). Its share of a year’s production ran from 4 to 8 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 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 Bright Yellow
Bright Yellow was the C3’s yellow for four years, 2,883 cars in 1975 and 3,389 in 1976, and it replaced the short-lived Corvette Yellow during 1977. It is the yellow of the mid-1970s L48 and L82 cars with the Buckskin interior.
Corvette Yellow (code 52) took the slot again for 1978 and is on the Yellow page.
The Bright Yellow Cars to Know
1976 Bright Yellow (3,389); 1975 Bright Yellow convertibles; 1977 Corvette Bright Yellow (1,942).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL YELLOW CORVETTES
Bright Yellow by Generation
Bright Yellow 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 C3 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Corvette | 1974–1977 | 956, 56 | 8,214 | 1976 (3,389) | Black |
Bright Yellow by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Bright Yellow in every year it was offered, with the years GM kept no color records marked n/a. The peak was 1976 at 3,389 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Bright Yellow on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Bright Yellow on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1974–1977 as code 956, 56. 8,214 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1976 with 3,389. No per-color counts survive for 1974. 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 1976 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
Colors Related to Bright Yellow
The colors that came before and after Bright 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | 1973, 1977–1981, 1984, 1986–1989, 1991–1992 | 11,209 | Yellow | See the Yellow page |
| Competition Yellow | 1990, 1993–1996, 2025–2027 | 4,795 | Yellow | See the Competition Yellow page |
| Sunflower Yellow | 1971–1972 | 2,720 | Yellow | On the Yellow Corvettes page |
| Daytona Yellow | 1969–1970 | no counts | Yellow | On the Yellow Corvettes page |
Bright Yellow Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Bright 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 56 | WA3893 | — | — | Solid bright yellow. (confidence: medium) |
| 1975–1977 | 56 | WA4669 | — | — | Solid bright yellow. (confidence: medium) |
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 Bright Yellow?
1974–1977: 4 model years on the C3. Bright Yellow was the C3’s yellow for four years, 2,883 cars in 1975 and 3,389 in 1976, and it replaced the short-lived Corvette Yellow during 1977.
What is the GM paint code for Bright Yellow?
GM used 956, 56 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1974: WA3893; 1975–1977: WA4669.
How many Bright Yellow Corvettes were built?
8,214 by GM’s counts (3,389 in 1976, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1974, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Bright Yellow?
1976 Bright Yellow (3,389); 1975 Bright Yellow convertibles; 1977 Corvette Bright Yellow (1,942). 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 Yellow a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Bright solid yellow, the mid-1970s yellow (1974–1977). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Bright Yellow?
1976, with 3,389 cars, 7.3% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Bright Yellow?
Yellow, Competition Yellow, Sunflower Yellow, Daytona 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 Bright Yellow Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Bright 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 Bright 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.
