CORVETTE COLORS
Medium Gray Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Medium Gray Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1984–1987: 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: Medium gray metallic, the early-C4 gray (1984–1987)
GM Codes: 18
Years Offered: 1984–1987 (4 model years)
Generations: C4 (1984–96)
Built: 8,304 with GM counts
Best Year: 1984, 3,147 cars (6.1% of the year)
Color Family: Gray (every gray Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 18
Paint Codes: 1984–1987: WA7719 / PPG 3603 / DuPont B8321
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C4
The Overview
Medium Gray Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1984–1987: 4 model years across the C4 generation. GM’s color counts put 8,304 Medium Gray Corvettes on the road, 3,147 of them in 1984 alone.
Medium gray metallic, the early-C4 gray (1984–1987). Its share of a year’s production ran from 3 to 6 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Graphite. 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 Medium Gray 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 Gray Corvettes page lists every gray the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Medium Gray
Medium Gray Metallic was on the C4 chart from the 1984 launch (3,147 cars) to 1987, the gray of the early C4 and half of the Silver / Medium Gray and Medium Gray / Black two-tones of those years. It was usually ordered with the Graphite interior.
Medium Smoke Gray and Charcoal replaced it for 1988.
The Medium Gray Cars to Know
1984 Medium Gray Metallic (3,147); 1984–87 Two-tone Silver / Medium Gray (D84); 1986–87 Two-tone Medium Gray / Black coupes.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL GRAY CORVETTES
Medium Gray by Generation
Medium Gray 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 | 1984–1987 | 18 | 8,304 | 1984 (3,147) | Graphite |
Medium Gray by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Medium Gray in every year it was offered. The peak was 1984 at 3,147 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Medium Gray on the C4 Corvette (1984–96)
Medium Gray on the C4 (1984–96): offered 1984–1987 as code 18. 8,304 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1984 with 3,147. 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 1984 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C4 COLOR POSTS / ALL C4 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18 | 3,147 | 6.1%, #4 of 11 | Graphite, Medium Gray | Pictures | — |
| 1985 | 18 | 2,519 | 6.3%, #4 of 10 | Graphite, Medium Gray | Pictures | — |
| 1986 | 18 | 1,603 | 4.6%, #5 of 13 | Graphite, Medium Gray, Red | Pictures | — |
| 1987 | 18 | 1,035 | 3.4%, #7 of 12 | Graphite, Medium Gray, Red | Pictures | — |
Colors Related to Medium Gray
The colors that came before and after Medium Gray, 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 GRAY CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 1958, 1981–1982, 1988–1991 | 10,603 | Gray | See the Charcoal page |
| Gray | 1974, 1988–1989 | 869 | Gray | See the Gray page |
| Silver | 1956, 1973–1982, 1985–1988 | 42,859 | Silver | See the Silver page |
| Cyber Gray | 2009–2014 | 12,231 | Gray | See the Cyber Gray page |
Medium Gray Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Medium Gray: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1987 | 18 | WA7719 | 3603 | B8321 | Medium gray metallic. Sherwin-Williams 33142. |
Gray Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of gray Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Gray Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Medium Gray?
1984–1987: 4 model years on the C4. Medium Gray Metallic was on the C4 chart from the 1984 launch (3,147 cars) to 1987, the gray of the early C4 and half of the Silver / Medium Gray and Medium Gray / Black two-tones of those years.
What is the GM paint code for Medium Gray?
Code 18. The paint-shop codes are 1984–1987: WA7719 / PPG 3603 / DuPont B8321.
How many Medium Gray Corvettes were built?
8,304 by GM’s counts (3,147 in 1984, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Medium Gray?
1984 Medium Gray Metallic (3,147); 1984–87 Two-tone Silver / Medium Gray (D84); 1986–87 Two-tone Medium Gray / Black coupes. 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 Medium Gray a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Medium gray metallic, the early-C4 gray (1984–1987). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Medium Gray?
1984, with 3,147 cars, 6.1% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Medium Gray?
Charcoal, Gray, Silver, Cyber Gray. The Gray Corvettes page has every gray the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Medium Gray Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Medium Gray was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Gray Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Medium Gray 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.
