(Yellow : Yellow Cab : 1950 - 2000)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 50 years of use, and with 5 unique promotional names.

This yellow automotive paint color is most commonly known as simply 'Yellow'. Other common color promotional names include Orange, Orange #2, Show Yellow, and Yellow Cab Yellow. The color formulation has been used between 1950 and 2000, primarily by Yellow Cab; but also by Company Fleet Vehicles, Plymouth. See the full detailed list below.

The eight Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Atlanta Baggage and Cab Company, Baltimore Cab, Illinois Power Company, Mound City Cab Company, Plymouth Taxi, Shaw Yellow Cab, and Taxi.

Autocolor paint code XDL6 is a solid color paint. Variations of this code can include XDL6 for a solid color paint, XDL6M for a single layer metallic, XDL6B followed with a clearcoat, XDL6G including a groundcoat, and the rare XDL6T for a 3-coat process. Multiple codes with different single-character suffixes indicate the use of multiple processes/finishes. Note: we have found some reuse of a few 4 character Autocolor codes as well as the 4-character base code not matching the base color of the B, M, G, T suffix code. Where possible, we have specifically identified these code conflicts.

Autocolor has been providing paint since 1883, and was part of the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Britain. PPG bought them out in 1999, and changed their name to Nexa Autocolor in 2002. Base Autocolor codes are 4 alfa-numeric characters optionally followed by a suffix letter indicating the finish. Suffix options are none for solid colors, M for single layer metallic, B for basecoat followed by a clearcoat, T for a 3-coat pearl-effect, and G for a groundcoat. Extra paint group codes include T01, T02, T03... for tinted clearcoats; SG01, SG02, SG03 for grey undercoat; M01, M02, M03 for matted clearcoat, and U01, U02, U03 for stripe paints. Multiple groups can exist for a paint use.

Example of the color Autocolor XDL6 See more information on Autocolor code "XDL6"

Usage list of Autocolor paint code XDL6 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1950	Fleet			Show Yellow	|Ditzler Book|
1953	Fleet	Atlanta Baggage and Cab Company		Yellow	Atlanta GA
1953	Fleet	Taxi		Yellow	Atlanta Baggage and Cab Company
1953	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow	Newark NJ
1953	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow	Portland Oregon
1953	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow	Washington DC
1956	Fleet	Mound City Cab Company		Yellow	St Louis MO
1956	Fleet	Plymouth Taxi		Orange #2	Yellow Cab Yellow
1956	Fleet	Shaw Yellow Cab		Yellow	Cincinnati Ohio
1956	Fleet	Taxi		Yellow	Cincinnati Ohio, Shaw Yellow Cab
1956	Fleet	Taxi		Yellow	St Louis MO, Mound City Cab Company
1956	Plymouth	Taxi		Yellow Cab Yellow	Orange #2
1956	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow
1956	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow	Atlanta GA
1956	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow	Savannah GA
1956	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow	Cincinnati Ohio
1956	Yellow Cab	Taxi		Yellow	Nashville TN
1990	Fleet	Illinois Power Company		Yellow
2000	Fleet	Baltimore Cab		Orange	|Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register 2003-2004|
2000	Fleet	Taxi		Orange	Baltimore Cab, |Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register 2003-2004|

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Chrysler/Dodge : DT5005
PPG/Ditzler : 80130
Autocolor ICI Nexa : XDL6

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