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Factory Color Reference

1981 Ford Light Pickup Paint Codes

Browse paint names, codes and approximate screen swatches by year, make and model. These are reference colors, not proof that an individual VIN originally left the factory in a particular color.

171,938color records
105makes
1,488model families

Matching Colors

16 unique colors · A–Z
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Black

Paint code1C (1981)
Screen reference#250E09
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Candyapple Red

Paint code2K (1981)
Screen reference#C00000
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Dark Caramel Metallic

Paint code5G (1981)
Screen reference#C4923C
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Dark Chamois Metallic

Paint code8A (1981)
Screen reference#80693C
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Maroon

Paint code2L (1981)
Screen reference#800000
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Medium (Bright) Bittersweet Metallic

Paint code8D (1981)
Screen reference#A84C3A
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Medium Blue Metallic

Paint code3H (1981)
Screen reference#98A3AA
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Medium Dark Spruce Metallic

Paint code4J (1981)
Screen reference#40693B
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Medium Fawn Metallic

Paint code55 (1981)
Screen reference#9B764B
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Medium Gray Metallic

Paint code1P (1981)
Screen reference#8F9091
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Medium Spruce Metallic

Paint code4N (1981)
Screen reference#95B7A1
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Midnight Blue Metallic

Paint code3B (1981)
Screen reference#1C274E
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Silver Metallic

Paint code1G (1981)
Screen reference#A4A5A8
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Tan

Paint code6U (1981)
Screen reference#D5BE77
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

Wedgewood Blue

Paint code34 (1981)
Screen reference#88A8B6
1981 · Ford · Light Pickup

White

Paint code9A (1981)
Screen reference#FDF3D5
About the swatches

Hex values are screen approximations only. Factory paint can change dramatically with lighting, metallic or pearl content, age, refinishing technique and display calibration. Use the documented paint code, not the screen color, when matching or ordering paint.