(Cream Beige : Chevrolet : 1974 - 2001)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 27 years of use, across 10 manufacturers/makes, and with 10 unique promotional names.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG codes 2646 or 2-208. The most popular is 2646; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1974 paint by GM with a promotional name of Carmel Beige. This yellow brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Cream Beige. Other common color promotional names include Beige, Brown, Buff, Caramel Beige, Carme! Beige, Carmel Beige, Colonial Cream, Cream, and Sand Beige. The color formulation has been used between 1974 and 2001, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, Chrysler, Company Fleet Vehicles, Freightliner, GM, GMC, International Harvester, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Sterling. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Camaro, Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Firebird, Freightliner Truck, GTO, International Harvester Truck, Monte Carlo, Nova, and Sterling Truck. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

The two Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Olson Truck Leasing Company Quickflash and Pearl Beer.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 90262 in 1974, is 50. Careful when using this paint code along with the make and year to specify this paint since it is may not be unique. You can check the paint code here: 50. The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WA4527. The longer Chrysler paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Dodge Truck paint code" is DT6497. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.

Example of 1974 GM Carmel Beige See more information on "1974 GM Carmel Beige"
or see paints with short model/year code of : 50
or See all paints named "Carmel Beige" or "Carmel" or "Beige"

Usage list 1974 GM Carmel Beige paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
					|Mack Truck Dupont Imron PPG Durethane Offset Listing| June 1988
	GM		50	Sand Beige	74-75, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
	GM		50	Carme! Beige	74-75, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
1974	Buick	Buick	50	Sand Beige
1974	Chevrolet	Camaro	50	Cream Beige
1974	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	50	Cream Beige
1974	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	50	Cream Beige
1974	Chevrolet	Nova	50	Cream Beige
1974	GM		50	Cream Beige
1974	GMC	GMC	50	Cream Beige	Sprint
1974	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	50	Colonial Cream
1974	Pontiac	Firebird	50	Caramel Beige
1974	Pontiac	GTO	50	Carmel Beige
1974	Pontiac	Pontiac	50	Carmel Beige
1975	Buick	Buick	50	Sand Beige
1975	Chevrolet	Camaro	50	Cream Beige
1975	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	50	Cream Beige
1975	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	50	Cream Beige
1975	Chevrolet	Motor Home		Beige	GMC Motor Home
1975	Chevrolet	Nova	50	Cream Beige
1975	GM		50	Sand Beige
1975	GMC	GMC	50	Cream Beige	Sprint
1975	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	50	Colonial Cream
1975	Pontiac	Firebird	50	Caramel Beige
1975	Pontiac	Pontiac	50	Carmel Beige
1976	Chevrolet	Motor Home	534	Beige	GMC Motor Home
1976	GM		534	Beige	GMC Motor Home
1977	Chevrolet	Motor Home	534	Beige	GMC Motor Home
1977	GM		534	Beige	GMC Motor Home
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT6497	Cream	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1985	International Harvester	Truck	1654	Brown	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1990	Fleet	Olson Truck Leasing Company Quickflash		Beige
1990	Fleet	Pearl Beer		Buff
1996				Beige	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
1996	Freightliner	Truck	N0469	Beige
2001	Sterling	Truck	N0469	Beige

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : W20E4527, WA4527
Chrysler/Dodge : DT6497
Make/Year Code : N0469, 534, 50, DT6497, 1654
PPG/Ditzler : 2646
Dupont : 7444, 42807D, 42807, 42807AH, 42807L, 42807A, 42807DH, N469, 7925
Sherwin Williams : 11598, 6066
RM/BASF : 79625, 2708
Autocolor ICI Nexa : HHG5, AE32

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