Overview of Exterior Colors by Year

Color Overview

Welcome to the first of many data-rich pages from the Inventory Project. This section represents the aggregated color data for the model years 1990-1999 BMW 8 Series.

The majority of 8er production (95.7% or 29`309 cars) came from a catalog of only 25 colors.
The remaining production (4.3% or 1`312 cars) came from 100 colors.

Exterior Color Summary 1990-1999

(All 8 Series Models built from 1989 through 1999)

TypColor EColor DCode

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

Total

BlueAegean Blue MetallicÄgäisblau Metallic336







X

X

X

X

X

45

BlueAlaska Blue MetallicAlaskablau Metallic367







X


X

X


3

BlueAlpina Blue MetallicAlpina Blau MetallicFE-86-5489



X

X

X

X






34

BlueAlpina Blue 2 MetallicAlpina Blau Metallic 2FQ 95-3965







X

X




4

GreenAlpina Green MetallicAlpina Grün MetallicFE 86-60R3




X

X







2

WhiteAlpine White 2Alpinweiß 2218

X

X

X

X

X







968

WhiteAlpine White 3Alpinweiß 3300





X

X

X

X

X

X

X

396

VioletAmethyst MetallicAmethyst Metallic452



X

X

X

X

X



X

X

22

BlackAnthracite MetallicAnthrazit Metallic397










X

X

10

BlueAqua MetallicAqua MetallicFE 86-50AK





X

X

X

X

X

X


16

BlueArctic Blue MetallicArktisblau Metallic045





X







1

GreyArctic Grey MetallicArktisgrau Metallic269






X

X

X




71

SilverArctic Silver MetallicArktissilber Metallic309






X

X

X

X

X

X

1`197

GreenAscot Green MetallicAscotgrün Metallic353






X

X





4

SilverAspen Silver MetallicAspensilber Metallic339







X

X

X



4

GreenAtlantis MetallicAtlantis Metallic399









X

X

X

35

BlueAtlantis BlueAtlantisblau207

X

X

X

X








108

BlueAvus Blue MetallicAvusblau Metallic276




X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

238

GreenBarbados Green MetallicBarbadosgrün Metallic247



X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

396

BlueBiarritz Blue MetallicBiarritzblau Metallic363








X

X

X

X

13

VioletBlue Violet MetallicBlauviolett Metallic514




X

X

X

X





11

VioletBornite MetallicBornit Metallic498



X

X








6

GreenBoston Green MetallicBostongrün Metallic275





X


X


X

X


4

RedBrilliant RedBrillantrot308

X

X

X

X

X







1`679

GreenBritish Racing GreenBritish Racing Green05-209-6852








X

X

X

X

6

RedBrocade Red MetallicBrokatrot Metallic259


X

X

X

X

X

X





300

BeigeBronzite Beige MetallicBronzitbeige Metallic139




X








1

RedByzantium MetallicByzanz Metallic355










X


1

RedCalypso Red MetallicCalypsorot Metallic252

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

3`828

RedCanyon Red MetallicCanyonrot Metallic343







X

X

X

X


43

BlackCarbon Black MetallicCarbonschwarz Metallic416











X

1

BlueChameleon MetallicChamäleon MetallicErstes Quartal 95-3767







X





1

BlueCirrus Blue MetallicCirrusblau Metallic189



X









1

RedCordoba Red MetallicCordobarot Metallic286







X

X




2

BlackCosmos Black MetallicCosmosschwarz Metallic303





X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1`240

YellowDakar YellowDakargelb267





X

X

X





18

YellowDakar Yellow 2Dakargelb 2337








X

X

X

X

38

VioletDaytona Violet MetallicDaytonaviolett Metallic283




X

X

X

X

X

X

X


85

GreyDolphin MetallicDelphin Metallic184





X

X






2

BlackDiamond Black MetallicDiamantschwarz Metallic181

X

X

X

X

X

X






4`980

BlueDark Blue MetallicDunkelblau Metallic263



X

X

X

X






9

GreenDark GreenDunkelgrün289





X







1

GreenDark Green 2Dunkelgrün 2307









X



1

BlueEstoril Blue MetallicEstorilblau Metallic335








X

X

X

X

139

GreenFern Green MetallicFarngrün Metallic386










X

X

3

RedFashion RedFashionrot549






X






1

RedFashion Red 2Fashionrot 2402











X

1

RedFerrari RedFerrarirot05-407-3513




X

X

X

X





14

GreyFjord Grey MetallicFjordgrau Metallic310





X

X

X

X

X

X


132

YellowYellowGelb05-407-1007



X









1

YellowGialloGiallo05-407-1801




X

X

X






14

GreenGlacier Green MetallicGlaciergrün Metallic334








X


X

X

3

BlueGlacier Blue MetallicGletscherblau Metallic280

X

X

X

X

X



X




265

SilverGranite Silver MetallicGranitsilber Metallic237


X

X

X

X

X






427

GreyGrigio MetallicGrigio MetallicFQ 95-2978




X








2

RedLight RedHellrot314





X

X

X

X

X

X

X

689

RedHenna RedHennarot052



X

X





X



3

RedRaspberry RedHimbeerrot05-407-3505



X









1

RedImola RedImolarot405










X

X

3

GreenIceland Green MetallicIslandgrün Metallic273



X

X

X







13

BeigeCashmere Beige MetallicKaschmirbeige Metallic301


X

X

X

X

X

X


X



80

VioletKiruna Violet MetallicKirunaviolett Metallic398









X



1

BlueCopenhagen Blue MetallicKopenhagenblau MetallicFQ 95-2970





X







1

SilverSalmon Silver MetallicLachssilber Metallic203



X







X


2

GreenLagoon Green MetallicLagunengrün Metallic266

X

X

X

X

X

X






1`325

BlueAzure Blue MetallicLazurblau Metallic294



X









2

VioletLilac MetallicLila MetallicFQ 95-2915





X

X

X

X


X


15

GreenLimonite MetallicLimonit Metallic352










X

X

3

BlueMacao Blue MetallicMacaoblau Metallic250



X

X

X

X






84

VioletMadeira Violet MetallicMadeiraviolett Metallic302





X

X






10

GreenMalachite Green MetallicMalachitgrün Metallic205



X









2

BlueMaldives Blue MetallicMaledivenblau Metallic290





X

X

X


X

X


80

BlueNavy Blue MetallicMarineblau MetallicFQ 95-2699



X









1

BlueMauritius Blue MetallicMauritiusblau Metallic287

X

X

X

X

X

X

X





3`244

GreenSea Green MetallicMeergrün Metallic393











X

1

GreenMint GreenMintgrün079






X






1

BlackMontego Black MetallicMontegoschwarz MetallicFE 86-9424



X

X

X







5

BlueMontreal Blue MetallicMontrealblau Metallic297






X

X

X

X

X

X

11

VioletMora MetallicMora Metallic359









X

X

X

28

GreenMorea Green MetallicMoreagrün Metallic288






X

X

X

X



4

RedMugello RedMugellorot274





X

X






11

BlueNight Blue MetallicNachtblau Metallic453



X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

48

GreenNautic GreenNauticgrün322

X

X

X

X








57

GreenNeon Green MetallicNeongrün Metallic262




X








3

MiscellaneousNot AvailableNicht vorhandenk. A.


X

X









5

GreenOak Green MetallicOakgrün MetallicFE 86-60SH



X









2

MiscellaneousWithout PaintOhne Lack000



X

X

X







15

BlueOrient Blue MetallicOrientblau Metallic317





X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1`395

BeigeOrient Brown MetallicOrientbraun MetallicFE 68–800X





X







2

GreenOrinoco MetallicOrinoco Metallic406







X


X

X

X

8

GreenOxford Green MetallicOxfordgrün Metallic324





X

X

X

X

X

X

X

962

SilverPearl Silver MetallicPerlmuttsilber MetallicFQ 95-2649






X






1

GreenPetrol Mica MetallicPetrol Mica Metallic305






X

X

X

X

X

X

16

BluePetrol Blue MetallicPetrolblau MetallicFE 86-60M1






X






1

RedRomantic Red MetallicRomanticrot Metallic369








X

X

X

X

33

VioletRosewood MetallicRosewood MetallicFQ 95-2919




X

X







2

VioletRed Violet MetallicRotviolett MetallicFQ 95-2973




X








1

BlueRoyal Blue MetallicRoyalblau Metallic198



X









1

RedRoyal Red MetallicRoyalrot Metallic390










X

X

23

BeigeSamana Beige MetallicSamanabeige Metallic282





X







1

BlueSantorini BlueSantorinblau318





X

X

X





11

BlueSantorini Blue 2Santorinblau 2327








X

X

X

X

17

BlackBlackSchwarz086

X

X

X

X








1`138

BlackBlack 2Schwarz 2668



X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1`442

BlackBlack Mica MetallicSchwarz Mica Metallic347




X

X

X

X





7

GreySebring Grey MetallicSebringgrau Metallic229



X

X








8

GreenSilk Green MetallicSeidengrün Metallic500






X






1

RedSiena Red MetallicSienarot Metallic281









X



1

RedSiena Red 2 MetallicSienarot Metallic 2362










X


1

MiscellaneousSpecial PaintSonderlackierung490


X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X



18

BlueSorrento Blue MetallicSorrentblau Metallic360







X





2

BlueSteel Blue MetallicStahlblau Metallic372










X

X

5

SilverSterling Silver MetallicSterlingsilber Metallic244

X

X

X

X

X

X

X





2`231

GreenFir Green MetallicTannengrün Metallic454



X

X

X

X

X

X



X

15

VioletTechno Violet MetallicTechnoviolett Metallic299






X

X

X


X

X

13

SilverTitan Silver MetallicTitansilber Metallic354










X

X

51

BlueTobago Blue MetallicTobagoblau Metallic256



X

X

X

X

X

X




508

BlueViolet Blue MetallicVeilchenblau MetallicFQ 95-2302



X

X

X

X


X

X

X

X

35

BlueVelvet Blue MetallicVelvetblue Metallic379








X

X

X

X

69

SilverViolet Silver MetallicViolettsilber MetallicErstes Quartal 95-2976








X




1

GreyVolcano GreyVulkangrau329


X

X

X








19

YellowZ1 YellowZ1-Gelb05-407-1804




X








1

GreenZ1 Green MetallicZ1-Grün MetallicFQ 95-3155




X








1

RedVermilion RedZinnoberrot138



X



X






2

RedCyclamen Red MetallicZyklamrot MetallicFE 68-300A



X









1

TypColor EColor DCode

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

Total

  • X = signifies color was produced in a given year
  • Models covered in this summary: M60 830Ci/840Ci, M62 840Ci, M70 850Ci, M73 850Ci, and S70 850CSi


Special Order Color - Code 490

BMW AG employs code 490 for non-standard exterior colours (Farbe) ordered by its customers through its BMW Individual program. The table below represents the number of 8er cars assigned code 490. The Inventory Project identified 1`641 8er vehicles produced with code 490. Of those vehicles, 1`623 were identified with their color codes and are reflected in the colour totals in the above table. There are 18 8er vehicles remaining unidentified; the research continues!

Model

Code 490

% of Model

Unidentified

Total Model

M70 850i/Ci

329

1.6%

9

20`072

M60/M62 840Ci

957

12.3%

3

7`803

M73 850Ci

152

12.5%

2

1`218

S70 850CSi

203

13.4%

4

1`510

M60 830Ci

0

0.0%

0

18

All 8er

1`641

5.4%

18

30`621

  • Note 1: There were no Special Order colors for M60 830Ci's
  • Note 2: ALL North American 8er's, except for chassis CB72004, are identified with a color code
  • Unidentified (definition): Information currently unavailble in the build sheet "individual Data" comments section.

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