(Merlot Jewel : GMC : 2008 - 2012)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint across 5 manufacturers/makes, and with 5 unique promotional names.

2011 paint by GM with short manufacturer/year paint code of 79. This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Merlot Jewel. Other common color promotional names include Cardinal Red, Merlot Red, Red Jewel, and Ruby Red. The color formulation has been used between 2008 and 2012, primarily by GMC; but also by Chevrolet, GM, Hummer, Pontiac, and Saturn. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Acadia, Canyon, Chevy Truck, Colorado, G3, Solstice, and Terrain. See the full detailed list below.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 63967 in 2011, is 79. The code 79 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: "79 2011 GMC". The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WA517Q. This longer manufacturing code is useful for tracking paint usage.

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Usage list 2011 GM 79 paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
2008	GM		79	Merlot Jewel
2008	Saturn	Saturn	79	Ruby Red	Vue
2009	Chevrolet	Aveo	79	Cardinal Red
2009	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	79	Cardinal Red	Aveo
2009	GM		79	Merlot Jewel
2009	Pontiac	Pontiac	79	Merlot Jewel	Solstice
2009	Pontiac	Solstice	79	Merlot Jewel
2009	Saturn	Saturn	79	Ruby Red	Sky
2010	GM		79	Merlot Jewel
2010	GMC	Canyon	79	Merlot Jewel
2010	GMC	GMC	79	Merlot Jewel	Canyon
2010	Hummer	Hummer	79	Merlot Jewel	H3,H3T
2010	Pontiac	G3	79	Merlot Jewel
2010	Pontiac	Pontiac	79	Merlot Jewel	G3,Solstice
2010	Pontiac	Solstice	79	Merlot Jewel
2010	Saturn	Saturn	79	Ruby Red	Sky
2011	Chevrolet	Aveo	79	Merlot Jewel
2011	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	79	Merlot Jewel	Aveo
2011	Chevrolet	Chevy Truck	79	Cardinal Red	Colorado, Equinox
2011	Chevrolet	Colorado	79	Cardinal Red
2011	GM		79	Merlot Jewel
2011	GMC	Canyon	79	Merlot Jewel
2011	GMC	GMC	79	Merlot Jewel	Canyon
2012	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	79	Merlot Jewel
2012	GM		79	Merlot Jewel
2012	GMC	Acadia	79	Red Jewel
2012	GMC	GMC	79	Red Jewel	Acadia
2012	GMC	GMC	79	Merlot Red	Terrain
2012	GMC	Terrain	79	Merlot Red

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA517Q
Make/Year Code : 79
PPG/Ditzler : 917977
Sherwin Williams : 79717
RM/BASF : 752944
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 7DDLB

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