CORVETTE COLORS
Frost Beige Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Frost Beige on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1978–1980: 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, 1978–1980
GM Codes: 59
Years Offered: 1978–1980 (3 model years)
Generations: C3 (1968–82)
Built: 7,707 with GM counts
Best Year: 1980, 3,070 cars (7.6% of the year)
Color Family: Brown (every brown Corvette color)
Also Called: Corvette Light Beige 59 (1978), Corvette Light Beige (Frost Beige) 59 (1979), Frost Beige 59 (1980)
Paint Codes: 1978–1980: WA7084
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C3
The Overview
Frost Beige was offered on the Corvette in 1978–1980: 3 model years across the C3 generation. GM’s color counts put 7,707 Frost Beige Corvettes on the road, 3,070 of them in 1980 alone.
Pale beige, 1978–1980. 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 Frost 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 Frost Beige
Frost Beige was the C3’s light beige for three years under one code and three names: Corvette Light Beige in 1978, Corvette Light Beige (Frost Beige) in 1979 and Frost Beige in 1980, with 1,686, 2,951 and 3,070 cars. It was paired with the Light Beige and Doeskin interiors and is one of the signature late-1970s combinations.
The 1981 Beige (two plants, two codes) followed it.
The Frost Beige Cars to Know
1980 Frost Beige (3,070); 1979 Corvette Light Beige (2,951); 1978 25th Anniversary coupes in Light Beige.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BROWN CORVETTES
Frost Beige by Generation
Frost 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 C3 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Corvette | 1978–1980 | 59 | 7,707 | 1980 (3,070) | Black |
Frost Beige by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Frost Beige in every year it was offered. The peak was 1980 at 3,070 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Frost Beige on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Frost Beige on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1978–1980 as code 59. 7,707 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1980 with 3,070. 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 1980 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 59 | 1,686 | 3.6%, #11 of 12 | Black, Dark Blue, Dark Brown, Light Beige, Mahogany | Pictures | — |
| 1979 | 59 | 2,951 | 5.5%, #8 of 10 | Black, Dark Blue, Dark Green, Light Beige, Red | Pictures | Frost Beige |
| 1980 | 59 | 3,070 | 7.6%, #7 of 10 | Black, Claret, Dark Blue, Doeskin, Red | Pictures | — |
Colors Related to Frost Beige
The colors that came before and after Frost 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Beige | 1982, 1986–1987 | 9,142 | Brown | See the Silver Beige page |
| Fawn Beige | 1961–1963 | 1,363 | Brown | See the Fawn Beige page |
| Dark Brown | 1974, 1976, 1978–1980 | 12,791 | Brown | See the Dark Brown page |
| Light Pewter | 1998–2002 | 20,677 | Silver | See the Light Pewter page |
Frost Beige Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Frost 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–1980 | 59 | WA7084 | — | — | Light beige (solid); 'Corvette Light Beige' 1978. (confidence: medium) |
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Frost Beige?
1978–1980: 3 model years on the C3. Frost Beige was the C3’s light beige for three years under one code and three names: Corvette Light Beige in 1978, Corvette Light Beige (Frost Beige) in 1979 and Frost Beige in 1980, with 1,686, 2,951 and 3,070 cars.
What is the GM paint code for Frost Beige?
Code 59. The paint-shop codes are 1978–1980: WA7084.
How many Frost Beige Corvettes were built?
7,707 by GM’s counts (3,070 in 1980, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Frost Beige?
1980 Frost Beige (3,070); 1979 Corvette Light Beige (2,951); 1978 25th Anniversary coupes in Light Beige. 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 Beige a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Pale beige, 1978–1980. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Frost Beige?
1980, with 3,070 cars, 7.6% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Frost Beige?
Silver Beige, Fawn Beige, Dark Brown, Light Pewter. The Brown Corvettes page has every brown the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Frost Beige Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Frost 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 Frost 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.
