Jeep CJ factory paint colors

Jeep CJs have an alpha-numeric “paint option number” listed on the vehicle identification plate, often referred to as the firewall tag or data tag.

The number and availability of colors varied by year, and not all colors advertised by Jeep in a given year were available for CJs. As the 1982 paint card on this page notes, “Consult your Jeep dealer for availability of colors on specific models and packages.”

At least one “original” source for each year

We tracked down at least one original source for each year and linked to them alongside the color options. Our goal was to rely on historical documentation instead of a secondary compilation.

There are potential discrepancies…

Original sources are not without their challenges. Sales catalogs, for instance, only list retail colors, therefore excluding “fleet” colors. Also, third parties occassionally use different names, like “poly” in lieu of “metallic.”

Generally speaking, we considered technical service manuals and/or year-specific service manual supplements as the “gold standard” when resolving any discrepancies.

It was also possible for an original buyer to request a special paint color from the factory.

The hex color codes embedded on this page are a visual approximation

For the visual color samples below, we relied on Paint Scratch for hex color codes. We have not independenly verified the accuracy/mapping of these hex codes to “actual” factory paint colors codes from third-party auto paint manufacturers. We do not recommend relying on these samples for purposes of selecting a new color for your rig.