CarPaintCode
12L Bright Blue Metallic

GM paint code 12L

Bright Blue Metallic, also listed as Silver Metallic.

Code
12L (also seen as 24U, 9574)
Finish
Metallic
Colour family
Blue
Years
1989–2006
Models
4
Screen colour
#236383 approximate

GM models with paint code 12L

ModelYearsColour name
GM Buick Excelle1989–2006Bright Blue Metallic
GM Chevrolet1989–2006Bright Blue Metallic
GM Lemans1989–2006Bright Blue Metallic
GM Sail1989–2006Bright Blue Metallic

Where to find code 12L on your GM

Service Parts Identification (SPID) label. A code starting with WA followed by digits (for example WA8555), or a three-character code such as GAZ; the line often starts with BC/CC and U.

Full guide with diagram →

Touch-up paint for Bright Blue Metallic

Ask for GM 12L and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 24U, 9574).

This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.

Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.

Similar GM colours

24Bright Blue I Metallic1978–2015 30EBright Blue Metallic1985 30WBright Blue Metallic1985–1990 0P4Blue2000–2001 42Blue Silver Metallic1978–2012 24CBright Blue Metallic1988–1991 126ALight Cloisonne Metallic1994 392ASplash Metallic2015