(Black : Volkswagen : 1969 - 2021)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 52 years of use, across 7 manufacturers/makes, on 22 models, and with 10 unique promotional names.

This black automotive paint color is most commonly known as simply 'Black'. Other common color promotional names include Beluga Black, Black Uni, Brilliant Black, Negro Ebano, Nero, Nero Puro, Night Black, Onyx Black, and Pure Black. The color formulation has been used between 1969 and 2021, primarily by Volkswagen; but also by Alfa-Romeo, Audi, Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus, and Seat. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: 147, 159, 164, 4C, Beetle, Brera, Eos, GLI, GTI, Giulietta, Golf, MiTo, Passat, Phaeton, Polo, Q7, Q8, RS, Rabbit, SQ7, SQ8, and Touareg. See the full detailed list below.

The Ford manufacturing code of this paint is M6018A, M30J1724, M1724A, M6124A, M1724, M1724X, M6018, 14024, and 14124. Ford paint manufacturing codes starting with M are paints offered on standard models where the last 4 digits are unique. The GM manufacturing code of this paint is WA5118, WA0848, WA8555, WE5118, W83E5118, WAEM5118, WE5103, and WAEA5118. GM codes starting with WE are primarily special order paints. The Chrysler manufacturing code of this paint is DT4004. It is not uncommon for the same paint to be used by more than one manufacturer. Popular paints offered by one could be special ordered by others. Also, the paint on imported cars were commonly shared.

OEM paint codes for this formulation include: PDE, 373, PX8, 041, A02, 9010, B02, PUE, 601, 081, L041, 416, LY9B, DX8, A2, A1, 901. Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche have historically used paint codes start with the letter "L" and have a unique 2 to 3 digit/letter code which follows. As of at least 1989, Porsche dropped the "L" prefix. These codes are a great way to track paint formulations through-out the years.

Example of the color Dupont 47600 See more information on Dupont code "47600"

Examples of Dupont code 47600 (click on image for larger/detailed view)


Usage list of Dupont paint code 47600 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1969	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1970	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1971	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1971	Lotus		A02	Black
1972	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1972	Lotus		A02	Black
1973	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1973	Lotus		A02	Black
1974	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1974	Lotus		A02	Black
1975	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1975	Lotus		A02	Black
1976	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1976	Lotus		A02	Black
1977	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1977	Lotus		A02	Black
1978	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1978	Lotus		A02	Black
1979	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black
1979	Lotus		A02	Black
1980	Alfa-Romeo		901	Black	ALF 2000 Spider
1980	Lotus		A02	Black
1981	Lotus		A02	Black
1982	Lotus		A02	Black
1983	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1983	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1983	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1983	Lotus		A02	Black
1984	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1984	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1984	Lotus		A02	Black
1985	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1985	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1985	Lotus		A02	Black
1985	Seat		041,081,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1986	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1986	Jaguar		PDE,373	Black
1986	Lotus		A02	Black
1986	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1987	Lotus		A02	Black
1987	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1988	Lotus		A02	Black
1988	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1989	Lotus		A02	Black
1989	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1990	Land Rover		416,PUE	Beluga Black
1990	Lotus		A02	Black
1990	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1991	Alfa-Romeo		601	Onyx Black	164
1991	Alfa-Romeo	164	601	Onyx Black
1991	Land Rover		416,PUE	Beluga Black
1991	Lotus		A02	Black
1991	Lotus		A02	Black
1991	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1992	Alfa-Romeo		601	Onyx Black	164
1992	Alfa-Romeo	164	601	Onyx Black
1992	Land Rover		416,PUE	Beluga Black
1992	Lotus		A02	Black
1992	Lotus		B02	Black
1992	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1993	Alfa-Romeo		601	Onyx Black	164
1993	Alfa-Romeo	164	601	Onyx Black
1993	Lotus		B02	Black
1993	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1994	Alfa-Romeo		601	Onyx Black	164
1994	Alfa-Romeo	164	601	Onyx Black
1994	Lotus		B02	Black
1994	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1995	Alfa-Romeo		601	Onyx Black	164
1995	Alfa-Romeo	164	601	Onyx Black
1995	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1996	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1997	Audi		L041	Black	also LY9B,A29004,A1
1997	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1997	Volkswagen		L041	Black	also LY9B,A29004,A1, GTI
1998	Audi		LY9B,A2,L041,A1	Black
1998	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1998	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
1999	Audi		L041,A1,LY9B,A2	Black
1999	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
1999	Volkswagen		L041,A1,LY9B,A2	Black	Beetle Cabriolet Golf GTI Jetta
1999	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2000	Audi		L041,A1	Black
2000	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
2000	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black	Beetle Cabriolet Golf GTI Jetta
2000	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2001	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
2001	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Beetle
2001	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2002	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
2002	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black
2002	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2003	Audi		LY9B,A2	Brilliant Black	A4 A6 A8 Allroad-Quattro S6 S8 TT-Coupe TT-Roadster
2003	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
2003	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black
2003	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2003	Volkswagen	Golf	L041,A1	Black
2004	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
2004	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black	Beetle Golf GTI Jetta Passat Phaeton Touareg
2004	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2004	Volkswagen	Golf	L041,A1	Black
2004	Volkswagen	GTI	L041,A1	Black
2004	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1	Black
2004	Volkswagen	Passat	L041,A1	Black
2004	Volkswagen	Phaeton	L041,A1	Black
2004	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041,A1	Black
2005	Seat		041,A1,601	Negro Ebano
2005	Volkswagen		L041,A1,9010	Black	Beetle Golf GTI Jetta Passat Phaeton Touareg
2005	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2005	Volkswagen	Golf	L041,A1,9010	Black
2005	Volkswagen	GTI	L041,A1,9010	Black
2005	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1,9010	Black
2005	Volkswagen	Passat	L041,A1,9010	Black
2005	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041,A1,9010	Black
2006	Volkswagen		L041,A1,9010	Black	Beetle Golf GLI GTI Jetta Passat Phaeton Touareg
2006	Volkswagen	GLI	L041,A1,9010	Black
2006	Volkswagen	Golf	L041,A1,9010	Black
2006	Volkswagen	GTI	L041,A1,9010	Black
2006	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1,9010	Black
2006	Volkswagen	Passat	L041,A1,9010	Black
2006	Volkswagen	Phaeton	L041,A1,9010	Black
2006	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041,A1,9010	Black
2007	Volkswagen		L041,A1,9010	Black	Beetle Eos Jetta Rabbit Touareg
2007	Volkswagen	Eos	L041,A1,9010	Black
2007	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1,9010	Black
2007	Volkswagen	Rabbit	L041,A1,9010	Black
2007	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041,A1,9010	Black
2008	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Beetle Eos Jetta Rabbit Touareg
2008	Volkswagen	Eos	L041	Black
2008	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2008	Volkswagen	Rabbit	L041	Black
2008	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2009	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Beetle Eos Golf Jetta Passat Rabbit Touareg
2009	Volkswagen	Eos	L041	Black
2009	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black
2009	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2009	Volkswagen	Passat	L041	Black
2009	Volkswagen	Rabbit	L041	Black
2009	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2010	Alfa-Romeo		601	Nero	Brera Giulietta
2010	Alfa-Romeo	Brera	601	Nero
2010	Alfa-Romeo	Giulietta	601	Nero
2010	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Beetle Eos Golf Jetta Passat Touareg
2010	Volkswagen	Eos	L041	Black
2010	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black
2010	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2010	Volkswagen	Passat	L041	Black
2010	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2011	Alfa-Romeo		601	Nero	147 159 Giulietta Mito
2011	Alfa-Romeo	147	601	Nero
2011	Alfa-Romeo	159	601	Nero
2011	Alfa-Romeo	Giulietta	601	Nero
2011	Alfa-Romeo	MiTo	601	Nero
2011	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Eos Golf Jetta Touareg
2011	Volkswagen	Eos	L041	Black
2011	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black
2011	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2011	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2012	Alfa-Romeo		601	Nero	147 159 Giulietta Mito
2012	Alfa-Romeo	147	601	Nero
2012	Alfa-Romeo	Giulietta	601	Nero
2012	Alfa-Romeo	MiTo	601	Nero
2012	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Beetle Eos Golf Jetta Touareg
2012	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2012	Volkswagen	Eos	L041	Black
2012	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black
2012	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2012	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2013	Fiat		DX8	Nero	500, 500 Abarth, Belevedere
2013	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Beetle Golf Golf-Plus Jetta Passat Polo Touareg
2013	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2013	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black	also Golf Plus
2013	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2013	Volkswagen	Passat	L041	Black
2013	Volkswagen	Polo	L041	Black
2013	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2014	Alfa-Romeo		601	Nero	4C
2014	Alfa-Romeo	4C	601	Nero
2014	Audi		L041	Black	Q7
2014	Audi	Q7	L041	Black
2014	Fiat		PX8,DX8	Nero Puro	500
2014	Volkswagen		L041	Black	Beetle Golf Jetta Passat Touareg
2014	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2014	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black
2014	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2014	Volkswagen	Passat	L041	Black
2014	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2015	Alfa-Romeo		601,PX8	Nero	4C
2015	Alfa-Romeo	4C	601	Nero
2015	Fiat		PX8,DX8	Pure Black
2015	Volkswagen		L041	Black
2015	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2015	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black
2015	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2015	Volkswagen	Passat	L041	Black
2015	Volkswagen	Touareg	L041	Black
2016	Alfa-Romeo		601,PX8	Nero	#1, 4C Coupe, 4C Spider
2016	Fiat		PX8,DX8	Nero Puro	also Nero Cinema, 500-abarth 500 500c 500e 500L 500x
2016	Volkswagen		L041,A1,9010	Black	Passat
2016	Volkswagen	Beetle	L041	Black
2016	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black
2016	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2016	Volkswagen	Passat	L041	Black
2017	Audi		L041,A1	Black	Q7
2017	Audi	Q7	L041	Black
2017	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black	Golf, SportWagen, Golf GTI Jetta
2017	Volkswagen	Golf	L041	Black	Golf, SportWagen
2017	Volkswagen	GTI	L041	Black
2017	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041	Black
2018	Audi		L041,A1	Night Black	Q7
2018	Audi	Q7	L041,A1	Night Black
2018	Volkswagen		L041,A1,9010	Black	Jetta
2018	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1,9010	Black
2019	Audi		L041,A1	Night Black	Q7 Q8
2019	Audi	Q7	L041,A1	Night Black
2019	Audi	Q8	L041,A1	Night Black
2019	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black	GLI Jetta
2019	Volkswagen	GLI	L041,A1	Black
2019	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1	Black
2020	Audi		L041,A1	Night Black	Q7 Q8
2020	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black	Jetta
2020	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1	Black
2021	Audi		L041,A1	Night Black	Q7 Q8 RS SQ7 SQ8
2021	Audi	Q7	L041,A1	Night Black
2021	Audi	Q8	L041,A1	Night Black
2021	Audi	RS	L041,A1	Night Black
2021	Audi	SQ7	L041,A1	Night Black
2021	Audi	SQ8	L041,A1	Night Black
2021	Volkswagen		L041,A1	Black Uni	Jetta
2021	Volkswagen	Jetta	L041,A1	Black Uni

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : M1724, M1724X, 14024, M6018A, M30J1724, M1724A, M6018, M6124A, 14124
GM(Fisher code) : WA5118, WA8555, W83E5118, WE5118, WA0848, WAEM5118, WE5103, WAEA5118
Chrysler/Dodge : DT4004
Make/Year Code : FLN4149, FLN4024, 584, B25, C-274, 102, 503A, FLN4630, DT4004, 081, C-273, 001-21, 38, 496, FLN4393, P-1, 700, 060, FLN4570, 19, FLN4730, FLN4058, 48, 02, FLN4481, 505, 900, BCN, 9103, 202, FLN4205, AA, 60, P1, 101SCS0001, 597, 503, 17038, FLN4389, L98F, L40, FLN4200, C-419, FLN4280, FLN4641, 1R, 2212-13, FLN4031, C-410, 10, 28, 515, 585, 7695, 901, W-ND, L41B, B9, P1A, BDH, 11, 230, 21, 360, 80, IC008, FLN4548, 1C, FLN4007, C-433, 530, FLN4617, 40, FLN4587, ND, 622, HRA, B, PAA, 582, 618, 0841, 101, B02, A, TX9, AC200, 103, PL, 1, L15, 6410, 234K, 104, L41, X, 2124, FLN4204, 1084-BDH, RMS-45-101, 6486, 50, 501, FLN4060, 7696, FLN4518, 86, FLN4051, 140, 15, 500, FLN4039, 09, 231, IH0001, 544, 601, 1775, 301, 4, A02, FLN4547, 1770, FLN4407, AC100, 001, C-421, 72R40, 1997, PZ, 18470, FLN4696, 000, F, 9-103, FLN4019, 01, 47
PPG/Ditzler : 9000 (possible alternative codes: 9200)
Dupont : 93-005, 00099, 225-2113, 88, 99S, 99, 88L, 09000, 161-6894, 44, M1698, F0213, 378-78400, 995, 99L, 246-2048, 47600, #44, 886-92264L, 99A, 226-34499, 9000, #88L
Acme/Rogers : 311, 1724, 3000, 206, 75, 509
Martin Senour : 8800, 98L-1489
Sherwin Williams : 40423, 1738, 57727, 31233, 1729, 60204, 43009, 6648
RM/BASF : 12060, 19160, 17425, P403, 1240, 10707, 15130, 668480, 16444, A946
Glasurit : GM-0848, GM0848, FI-601, FI601, FDPC1, MAZ-900, MAZ900, GM-5118, GM5118
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 0122, A946, 4WN4B, WV31, WV34B, P403, TH14B, WV34
AkzoNobel Sikkens : FLN4518, FLN4031, FLN4548, FLN4205, FLN4007, FLN4019, FLN4393, FLN4617, FLN4547, FLN4641, FLN4481, FLN4696, FLN4630, FLN4060, FLN4587, FLN4039, FLN4631, FLN4389, FLN4200, FLN4058, FLN4280, FLN4204, FLN4051, FLN4407, FLN4570, FLN4149, FLN4730, FLN4024

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