CarPaintCode
23 Bright Blue I Metallic

GM paint code 23

Bright Blue I Metallic, also listed as Bright Blue II Metallic, Bright Blue Metallic, Deep Atlantic Blue Metallic.

Code
23 (also seen as 233B, 23U, 349D, 39Z, 413G, 42, 42L, 563Q, 7154, 7721, 8751, 8906)
Finish
Metallic
Colour family
Blue
Years
1979–2012
Models
33
Screen colour
#27687E approximate

GM models with paint code 23

ModelYearsColour name
GM Aveo1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Blazer1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Bravada1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Buick1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM C/k Pickup1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Chevrolet1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Cobalt1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Corvette1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Deville1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Dts1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Equinox1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Firebird1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM G2 Pontiac Matiz1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM G5 Pontiac1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Heavy Duty Truck1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Kodiak1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Le Sabre1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Lucerne1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Medium Duty Truck1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Oldsmobile1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Pontiac1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Rally1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Rendezvous1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM S101986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Sail1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Sierra1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Sonoma1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Sprint1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Suburban1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Terrain1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Topkick1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Torrent1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic
GM Vandura1986–1993Bright Blue I Metallic

Where to find code 23 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 I Metallic

Ask for GM 23 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 233B, 23U, 349D).

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.

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