(Sand Beige : Chevrolet : 1954 - 1990)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 36 years of use.

This code is listed in our database as a cross-reference to PPG code 21062; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1956 paint by GM/5414 with short manufacturer/year paint code of 724,736L. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Sand Beige. Other common color promotional names include Beige, Brown, and Driftwood. The color formulation has been used between 1954 and 1990, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Cadillac, Company Fleet Vehicles, GM, and GMC. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Chevrolet Special Order / Fleet, GM Special Order / Fleet, and GMC Special Order / Fleet. See the full detailed list below.

The three Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Chevrolet Truck, Penland Distributors Inc, and City of Joliet IL.

There are multiple short manufacturer/year codes for this paint on a 5414 in 1956, they are 724 and 736L. The code 724,736L is unique to this paint color formulation for this year; therefore, the code can be used along with the manufacturer and year to specify the paint. For example: "724,736L 1956 Chevrolet". The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WE5845. The longer Chrysler paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Dodge Truck paint code" is DT6092. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.

Example of 1956 GM 724,736L See more information on "1956 GM 724,736L"
or See all paints with a short model/year code of "724,736L"

Usage list 1956 GM 724,736L paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
			90T-903	Sand Beige	Dupont, |Martin Senour Alphabetical Fleet Listing No. 1, 1964|
1954	Cadillac	Cadillac	14	Driftwood	also interior color
1955	Chevrolet	Chevy Truck		Sand Beige
1955	Chevrolet	Fleet		Sand Beige	Chevrolet
1955	Fleet	Chevrolet Truck		Sand Beige
1956	Chevrolet	Chevy Truck	724,736L	Sand Beige	called Oak Beige for interior
1956	Chevrolet	Fleet		Sand Beige	Chevrolet
1956	Fleet	Chevrolet Truck		Sand Beige
1957	Chevrolet	Chevy Truck	768	Sand Beige
1957	Fleet	Chevrolet Truck		Sand Beige
1957	GM		768	Sand Beige
1958	Chevrolet	Chevy Truck	768	Sand Beige
1958	GM		768	Sand Beige
1964	Fleet	Joliet IL City of		Beige	Public Service Board, |Martin Senour Alphabetical Fleet Listing No. 1, 1964|
1972	Chevrolet	Fleet	WE5845	Beige	|Ditzler PPG Form7257|
1972	GMC	Fleet	WE5845	Beige	|GMC Truck Fleet Special Colors|
1988				Beige	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
1988	GM	Fleet	WA5845	Beige	North America
1990	Fleet	Penland Distributors Inc		Beige

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WE5845, WA5845
Chrysler/Dodge : DT6092
Make/Year Code : 724, WA5845, 768, 736L, 14, 90T-903, WE5845
PPG/Ditzler : 21062
Dupont : 246-90267, 57821, 1885, 2482, 93-90267, 93-57821, 246-57821, 93-5782
Martin Senour : 98L-1092, 903, 90T-903
Sherwin Williams : 3347
Autocolor ICI Nexa : KFL4, KFL4B

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