Renault Paint Codes - 60s, 70s and '80s
This page is just an intial guide to what colours the paint codes refer to. The images do not
accurately represent the paint colours. That's why I'm replacing the swatches with photos
of real cars. If you can help with a photo of your Renault (doesn't need to be a Renault 4)
please email malcolm@renault4.co.uk.
I've referenced the guide at http://www.ingo-heitel.de/lackierungen.htm. Colours
described in bold are either mentioned as R4 colours in that guide, or have been found to be
Renault 4 colours. Colours not in bold were used on other classic Renaults, but possibly not
the R4. R4-4L has given me permission to link to their gallery of teintes (colours).
100 Series - Beige/Brown
109
Beige 111
104
Alpaga Daim (Or
Bahama Yellow Safari)
See R4-
Metallic
4L See R4-4L
117 118
113
Saintonge Saintonge
Beige Metallic
Metal Metal
121 122
Marron glacé Marron 123
Metal glacé
Bronze
(chestnut) Metal
Metal
(chestnut
See R4-4L )
130
134
124
Craie
Beige
Beige Metallic (Rodéo)
Metallic
(chalk)
138
135 Marron 140
Ecorce
Naturel Beige
(Rodéo)
(Rodéo) Metallic
(tree
bark)
151 153
148
Beige Topaze
Beige
Metallic Metal
155
Sable 156 160
(sand) Curry Perle Metal
Photo J.Fijen
159
161 170
Beige
Champagne Beige
Metal Photo:
Photo:
Beige
Photo: Jeff Roffen
Belgian
171
Gold Metal
Missing R4 colours: 115, 139, 155 (sable)
200 Series
201
The car was
201 really
built in Guarda, does
Portugal. exist.
Photo: Pedro
300 Series - White, Yellow, Orange
030 301
300
La Poste Jaune
Kilimanjar Citron
Photo: La o White (Lemon
Poste Yellow)
308
Jaune
Tournes
305
ol
Rejane White (Sunflow 311
er Orange
Photo:
Yellow)
Ornella '65
Photo:
Ermintru
de
318
Orange 319 322
Andalou White White
See R4-4L
331 341
Orange 340
Photo:
Photo: Ed, Creme Rutger-
RCCC R5TL peer
355
348 Arctic
White 365
Blanc Panda
(GTL)
Photo:kevina Yellow
Photo:
ndkate
ggcton
RCCC
372
Tilleul 377
367 (lime
Ice White
Agate Metal tree)
See R4-4L
See R4-
4L
386
Belgian
383 Racing 388
Orange Yellow
Yellow
(Rodéo) Photo:
R8s,
ggcton
389
391 394
Arctic White
Vanille Touring
(Savanne)
Secours
See R4-
Photo:
4L See R4-4L
Bluebell
Missing R4 colours: 310 (Jaune pamplemousse), 315, 316, 341, 376
400 Series - Blue
040 041 042
Bleu EDF bleu Bleu
See Autos de gendarm
erie See R4-4L
collection
407 409
049-B
Bleu Blue
Bleu France
Metal
Telecom Photo
See R4- Mark ('65
See R4-4L
4L R4)
411
412
410 Turquois
e Ile de
Blue
(Safari) France
Photo:
See See Autos
Simonandjuli
Autos de de
et
collectio collection
n
414
414
Blue Metallic
Light
'65 to '71.
Blue 417
(After 1971 the
Metallic
code was bleu
'72
reused for the versailles
onwards
light blue to the
See R4-4L
right) Photo
Mark
Photo: renoir
('77 R4)
cigar
422
418
419 Ardoise
Racing Blue
Blue (slate)
Photo: R8G, Metallic Photo:
ggcton
barnfind
423
423
Bleu 426
Bleu Saviem Saviem
Dark Blue
Photo: Ronni Photo
J.Fijen
430
435
Bleu Océan 431
Cobalt Blue
Photo: Blue
RichardIRL
440
Blue 442
439
Grey Blue
Blue
See R4- Metallic
4L
451
446 448
BLEU EDF
Blue Grey Bleu
See R4-4L
453
456
452
Danube
Blue
Blue Blue
Photo:
Photo: My '68 Photo:
mustang1
R4 Bluebell
6
R4 GTL
460
464
Bleu
457 Bleu
Foncé
Blue Metallic (dark) Touareg
Photo: See R4-4L
R17,
renomad
, RCCC
468
465 483
Blue
Brume Bleu Bleu
Ozone
(Mist Blue) Angers
Photo:
Photo: Bertl See R4-4L
jjad
495
Bleu
See R4-4L
Missing R4 colours: 401, 409, 428, 438 (turquiose), 441, 443, 463 (brume), 479 (bleu
Baltique), 480, 482
600 Series - Grey
602
618
Gris Argent
(Silver) 616 Gris
Metallise Grey Templar
(Photo Mrs Metallic Photo:
Renospeed's Foppe
car)
635
626
620 Pyramid
Gris
Grey
Gris Argent perle
Metal See:
See R4-
Boeramme
4L
tje's R3
647
Gris
645 Claire 650
Grey See Gris Armee
Autos de
collectio
n
666
Gris bleu
651 654 palombe
(posh
Gris Metal Grey pigeon
grey blue)
See R4-4L
667
Grey for
wheels up to
1968 674 683
(according to Gris Gris
R4-4L) Elysees Elysees
I think it is Metal Metal
correct for
GTL bumpers.
See R4-4L
686
684
Metallic
Grey
Grey
Missing R4 colours: 610, 617, 635, 640, 677, 699
700 Series - Red
705
708 709
Red
Plum Plum
Photo: Metallic (Prune)
Roaslie
713
717
Rouge Esterel 719 Rouge
(bird) Dark
See R4-4L
Red
See R4-4L
721
Bordeaux Red 727
Red 728
Photo
Ed,RCCC, R11 Photo: Red
See also R4- godlike
4L
733
Cherry Red 788
749
Photo Trinidad
Rouge
Jochem, R5 Red
Le Car
789
Montijo Red
Missing R4 colours: 711 (daim), 722, 771
900 Series - Green
906 907
901
Bourneu Vert
Green Jardin
Green
Metallic
Metallic See R4-4L
913
Vert 916
910 laitue
Céladon
Vert Metallise (lettuce)
See R4-4L
See R4-
4L
919
918 Green
Moss 920
Green Metallic.
Metallic Green
See Renault 5 Metallic
Source
TX
'82 GTL
brochure
939
927
921 Dark
Eméraud
Green
Vert Amazone e
See Autos
Photo: KPR Photo:
de
Ian
collection
946
947
942 Vert
(early Vert
Green
'70s and Metallise
See Autos de Safari)
Photo:
collection
Photo: 1973 TL
Realnut4
961
951 953
Green
Vert Clair Vert
Metallise Photo:
See R4-4L
Hans
977
Aqua 991
963 Green Shetland
green
Vert Rodeo Photo:
R15, See R4-4L
renomad
Missing R4 colours: 938, 996
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