CORVETTE COLORS
Fawn Beige Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Fawn Beige on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1961–1962: 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 beige, 1961–1962
GM Codes: none on the early charts
Years Offered: 1961–1962 (2 model years)
Generations: C1 (1953–62)
Built: 1,363 with GM counts; no counts for 1962
Best Year: 1961, 1,363 cars (12.5% of the year)
Color Family: Brown (every brown Corvette color)
Also Called: No code on the C1 charts; the site’s 1963 picture post titled Fawn Beige shows a 1962 car
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C1
The Overview
Fawn Beige was offered on the Corvette in 1961–1962: 2 model years across the C1 generation. GM’s color counts put 1,363 Fawn Beige Corvettes on the road; no per-color records survive for 1962.
Pale beige, 1961–1962. Its share of a year’s production ran from 12 to 12 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black, Fawn. 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 Fawn 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 Fawn Beige
Fawn Beige was a C1 color for 1961 (1,363 cars) and 1962 (no counts), the beige of the last solid-axle cars, usually with the fawn interior and a white cove in 1961. Saddle Tan took the slot on the 1963 Sting Ray.
The 1962 Almond Beige was a second beige that year.
The Fawn Beige Cars to Know
1961 Fawn Beige (1,363); 1962 Fawn Beige 327s; 1961 Fawn Beige with white cove.
Also on the site: a 1963 picture post titled Fawn Beige — picture posts with no matching row on that year’s chart, kept here for the pictures.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BROWN CORVETTES
Fawn Beige by Generation
Fawn Beige 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 C1 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Corvette | 1961–1962 | none on the early charts | 1,363 | 1961 (1,363) | Black, Fawn |
Fawn Beige on the C1 Corvette (1953–62)
Fawn Beige on the C1 (1953–62): offered 1961–1962. 1,363 cars by GM’s count. No per-color counts survive for 1962. 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 1961 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C1 COLOR POSTS / ALL C1 COLORS
Colors Related to Fawn Beige
The colors that came before and after Fawn 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Beige | 1978–1980 | 7,707 | Brown | See the Frost Beige page |
| Silver Beige | 1982, 1986–1987 | 9,142 | Brown | See the Silver Beige page |
| Saddle Tan | 1963–1964 | 1,765 | Brown | On the Brown Corvettes page |
| Almond Beige | 1962 | no counts | Brown | On the Brown Corvettes page |
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Fawn Beige?
1961–1962: 2 model years on the C1. Fawn Beige was a C1 color for 1961 (1,363 cars) and 1962 (no counts), the beige of the last solid-axle cars, usually with the fawn interior and a white cove in 1961.
What is the GM paint code for Fawn Beige?
Code none on the early charts. The GM order code is on the trim tag or service parts label; the paint-shop (WA, PPG, DuPont) codes are listed by year in the RPO Codes library.
How many Fawn Beige Corvettes were built?
1,363 by GM’s counts; GM kept no color records for 1962, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Fawn Beige?
1961 Fawn Beige (1,363); 1962 Fawn Beige 327s; 1961 Fawn Beige with white cove. 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 Fawn Beige a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Pale beige, 1961–1962. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Fawn Beige?
1961, with 1,363 cars, 12.5% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Fawn Beige?
Frost Beige, Silver Beige, Saddle Tan, Almond 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 Fawn Beige Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Fawn 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 Fawn 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.
