United Kingdom Colours

United Kingdom Colours

United Kingdom (definition): This area includes Ireland and the United Kingdom (including its territories).

Information provided: All 3,040 vehicles were inventoried through the BMW 8 Series Inventory Project. All 68 colours applied to the E31 UK market version (code 812) were cataloged and can be viewed within the sortable tables. Data is grouped by model and colour code.

  • The group of 19 Blue exterior colours represents 31% of the United Kingdom BMW 8 Series built.

  • Special Order exterior/interior colours, especially the 840's, were a large percentage of the United Kingdom's vehicles:

    • 703 - M60/M62 840Ci's produced (34%)

    • 6 - M70 850Ci's built (.9%)

    • 22 - S70 850CSi's produced (14%)

    • 731 - Total (24%)

Type Codes

  • EF52 - M60 4.0 840Ci 6-sp. Manual
  • EF62 - M60 4.0 840Ci Auto
  • EF72 - M62 4.4 840Ci 6-sp. Manual
  • EF82 - M62 4.4 840Ci Steptronic
  • EG12 - M70 5.0 850i/Ci 6-sp. Manual
  • EG22 - M70 5.0 850i/Ci Auto
  • EG92 - S70 5.6 850CSi 6-sp. Manual

Exterior Colours - United Kingdom


GroupColor ENColor DEOEM-HexOEM-RGBWeb-HexWeb-RGBDelta

EF52

EF62

EF72

EF82

EG12

EG22

EG92

Totals

BlueAegean Blue MetallicÄgäisblau Metallic#1A2F6B26,47,107#1C3D8C28,61,1407.4

0

0

0

26

0

0

0

26

BlueAlaska Blue MetallicAlaskablau Metallic#233A5E35,58,94#2E4C7A46,76,1226.1

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

2

WhiteAlpine White 2Alpinweiß 2#F4F6F5244,246,245#FFFFFF255,255,2553.2

0

0

0

0

2

21

0

23

WhiteAlpine White 3Alpinweiß 3#F2F4F3242,244,243#FFFFFF255,255,2553.8

2

11

0

3

0

0

0

16

PurpleAmethyst MetallicAmethyst Metallic#3F2A4F63,42,79#4B2E6075,46,965.9

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

BlackAnthracite MetallicAnthrazit Metallic#2E2E3046,46,48#3A3A3C58,58,604.1

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

BlueAqua MetallicAqua Metallic#3A6F7C58,111,124#4A8A9974,138,1536.7

0

0

0

7

0

0

1

8

GreyArctic Grey MetallicArktisgrau Metallic#6C7074108,112,116#7A7F83122,127,1314.9

1

16

0

4

0

0

0

21

SilverArctic Silver MetallicArktissilber Metallic#B7B9BD183,185,189#C4C6CA196,198,2023.6

4

87

0

208

0

4

13

316

GreenAscot Green MetallicAscotgrün Metallic#1F3A2C31,58,44#2A4F3A42,79,586.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

GreenAtlantis MetallicAtlantis Metallic#0F4A4E15,74,78#14606620,96,1027.1

0

0

0

31

0

0

0

31

BlueAtlantis BlueAtlantisblau#1C3F6A28,63,106#25548C37,84,1406.8

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

BlueAvus Blue MetallicAvusblau Metallic#0A1F5A10,31,90#0F2C7A15,44,1227.9

0

17

0

57

0

2

7

83

GreenBarbados Green MetallicBarbadosgrün Metallic#1E3F2E30,63,46#2A5A3E42,90,626.5

0

0

0

126

0

1

2

129

BlueBiarritz Blue MetallicBiarritzblau Metallic#1A2E5C26,46,92#223D7A34,61,1227.2

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

12

GreenBoston Green MetallicBostongrün Metallic#0F2A1F15,42,31#17403323,64,516.9

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

RedBrilliant RedBrillantrot#B00020176,0,32#CC0022204,0,345.1

0

0

0

0

11

93

7

111

GreenBritish Racing GreenBritish Racing Green#0A1F1410,31,20#12332618,51,386.4

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

RedBrocade Red MetallicBrokatrot Metallic#7A1E2A122,30,42#992533153,37,517.3

0

2

0

0

0

4

0

6

RedByzantium MetallicByzanz Metallic#6A2E3F106,46,63#8A3A52138,58,827.8

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

RedCalypso Red MetallicCalypsorot Metallic#5A0F1F90,15,31#7A152A122,21,428.2

4

61

0

25

11

117

6

224

RedCanyon Red MetallicCanyonrot Metallic#6A1F26106,31,38#8A2A33138,42,517.5

0

3

0

23

0

0

0

26

RedCordoba Red MetallicCordobarot Metallic#5A1A1F90,26,31#7A242A122,36,427.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

BlackCosmos Black MetallicCosmosschwarz Metallic#0A0A0C10,10,12#1A1A1C26,26,284.9

8

75

0

146

0

3

20

252

YellowDakar YellowDakargelb#F2D400242,212,0#FFE000255,224,04.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

YellowDakar Yellow 2Dakargelb 2#F2D200242,210,0#FFDF00255,223,04.3

0

0

0

32

0

0

0

32

PurpleDaytona Violet MetallicDaytonaviolett Metallic#2A1A3F42,26,63#3A245A58,36,906.8

0

3

0

4

0

0

2

9

BlackDiamond Black MetallicDiamantschwarz Metallic#0A0A0A10,10,10#1A1A1A26,26,264.2

0

4

0

0

5

57

4

70

BlueEstoril Blue MetallicEstorilblau Metallic#0A2A7A10,42,122#0F3A9C15,58,1568.1

0

0

0

128

0

0

0

128

GreenFern Green MetallicFarngrün Metallic#1A3A1F26,58,31#245A3336,90,517

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

2

GreyFjord Grey MetallicFjordgrau Metallic#6A6F74106,111,116#7A8086122,128,1344.4

0

5

0

9

0

2

4

20

GreenGlacier Green MetallicGlaciergrün Metallic#8AB2A1138,178,161#9CC7B6156,199,1825.3

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

BlueGlacier Blue MetallicGletscherblau Metallic#6A8FAF106,143,175#7AA4CC122,164,2046.2

0

0

0

0

0

20

0

20

SilverGranite Silver MetallicGranitsilber Metallic#8A8F96138,143,150#9CA2AA156,162,1704.7

0

0

0

0

2

39

2

43

RedLight RedHellrot#C00020192,0,32#D00022208,0,343.9

5

74

0

66

0

6

15

166

RedImola RedImolarot#7A0F1A122,15,26#99202A153,32,427.6

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

2

BeigeCashmere Beige MetallicKaschmirbeige Metallic#C8B8A0200,184,160#D9C8B2217,200,1784.8

0

2

0

1

0

2

0

5

PurpleKiruna Violet MetallicKirunaviolett Metallic#3A1F3F58,31,63#4A2A5274,42,826.3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

GreenLagoon Green MetallicLagunengrün Metallic#1F4A3F31,74,63#2A665842,102,887.2

0

0

0

0

6

41

4

51

PurpleLilac MetallicLila Metallic#6A4A7A106,74,122#8A63A0138,99,1608.4

0

0

0

2

0

0

1

3

BlueMaldives Blue MetallicMaledivenblau Metallic#1A4A6A26,74,106#255F8C37,95,1407

3

26

0

0

0

5

0

34

BlueMauritius Blue MetallicMauritiusblau Metallic#0A1F3F10,31,63#0F2A5215,42,826.1

0

0

0

0

22

121

3

146

GreenSea Green MetallicMeergrün Metallic#1F4A3A31,74,58#2A665042,102,806.9

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

BlueMontreal Blue MetallicMontrealblau Metallic#0A1F4A10,31,74#0F2A6615,42,1026.8

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

PurpleMora MetallicMora Metallic#3F1F2A63,31,42#522A3682,42,547.1

0

0

0

16

0

0

0

16

GreenMorea Green MetallicMoreagrün Metallic#1A3F2A26,63,42#245A3A36,90,586.6

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

2

BlueNight Blue MetallicNachtblau Metallic#0A1A3A10,26,58#0F245215,36,827.4

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

2

GreenNautic GreenNauticgrün#1A3F3326,63,51#245A4A36,90,746.8

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

4

BlueOrient Blue MetallicOrientblau Metallic#0A1A3F10,26,63#0F245A15,36,907.2

11

175

2

173

0

9

27

397

GreenOrinoco MetallicOrinoco Metallic#4A6F5A74,111,90#5A8A7490,138,1165.9

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

GreenOxford Green MetallicOxfordgrün Metallic#0A1F1410,31,20#12332618,51,386.4

7

157

0

110

0

6

20

300

RedRomantic Red MetallicRomantikrot Metallic#5A1A2A90,26,42#7A243A122,36,587.5

0

0

0

33

0

0

0

33

RedRoyal Red MetallicRoyalrot Metallic#4A1A1F74,26,31#66242A102,36,427

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

10

BeigeSamana Beige MetallicSamanabeige Metallic#C8B89F200,184,159#D9C8B0217,200,1764.7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

BlueSantorini Blue 2Santorinblau 2#0A2A5A10,42,90#0F3A7A15,58,1227.3

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

BlackBlackSchwarz#0000000,0,0#0000000,0,00

0

0

0

0

1

14

0

15

BlackBlack 2Schwarz 2#0A0A0A10,10,10#1A1A1A26,26,264.2

1

4

0

7

1

1

6

20

RedSiena Red MetallicSienarot Metallic#5A1A1F90,26,31#7A242A122,36,427.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

RedSiena Red 2 MetallicSienarot 2 Metallic#5A1A1F90,26,31#7A242A122,36,427.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

BlueSorrento Blue MetallicSorrentblau Metallic#1A2A4A26,42,74#22366634,54,1026.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

BlueSteel Blue MetallicStahlblau Metallic#4A6A8A74,106,138#5A7FA090,127,1605.8

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

SilverSterling Silver MetallicSterlingsilber Metallic#B8B8B8184,184,184#C8C8C8200,200,2003.2

0

9

0

0

4

57

5

75

GreenFir Green MetallicTannengrün Metallic#0A1F1410,31,20#12332618,51,386.4

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

PurpleTechno Violet MetallicTechnoviolett Metallic#2A1A4A42,26,74#3A245A58,36,906.8

0

2

0

4

0

0

0

6

SilverTitan Silver MetallicTitansilber Metallic#C0C0C0192,192,192#D0D0D0208,208,2083.1

0

0

0

29

0

0

0

29

BlueTobago Blue MetallicTobagoblau Metallic#1A2F5A26,47,90#223D7A34,61,1227

0

4

0

0

0

1

0

5

BlueViolet Blue MetallicVeilchenblau Metallic#2A1A5A42,26,90#3A247A58,36,1227.6

0

0

0

11

0

0

0

11

BlueVelvet Blue MetallicVelvetblau Metallic#1A2A5A26,42,90#22366634,54,1026.9

0

0

0

58

0

0

0

58

ZZ-Total

47

737

2

1`404

65

632

153

3`040


Interior Upholstery - United Kingdom

GroupUpholstery ENUpholstery DEUpholstery CodeColor Code

M60/M62 840Ci

M70 850Ci

S70 850CSi

Total

ColorlineColorline/Tobago BlueColorline/Tobagoblau0489N1TA

2

1

0

3

LeatherNappa Leather/BrazilLeder Nappa/Brasil0360M5BU

0

1

0

1

LeatherNappa Leather/Crimson Red with BlackLeder Nappa/Karmesinrot mit Schwarz0361M5KM

0

6

0

6

LeatherNappa Leather/Lotus WhiteLeder Nappa/Lotosweiss0498N4LO

0

0

18

18

LeatherNappa Leather/ParchmentLeder Nappa/Pergament0356M5PE

53

38

0

91

LeatherNappa Leather/Light ParchmentLeder Nappa/Pergament Hell0358M5PH

213

76

0

289

LeatherNappa Leather/Light Parchment with BrazilLeder Nappa/Pergament Hell mit Brasil0359M5PD

0

17

0

17

LeatherNappa Leather/Parchment with BrazilLeder Nappa/Pergament mit Brasil0357M5PC

0

2

0

2

LeatherNappa Leather/BlackLeder Nappa/Schwarz0226M4SW

0

127

0

127

LeatherNappa Leather/BlackLeder Nappa/Schwarz0495N4SW

0

0

38

38

LeatherNappa Leather/BlackLeder Nappa/Schwarz0525M5SW

398

38

0

436

LeatherNappa Leather/Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau0351M5SL

226

104

0

330

LeatherNappa Leather/Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau0496N4SL

0

0

21

21

LeatherNappa Leather/Light Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau Hell0353M5SH

679

145

0

824

LeatherNappa Leather/Light Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau Hell0497N4SH

0

0

64

64

LeatherNappa Leather/Light Silver Gray with BlackLeder Nappa/Silbergrau Hell mit Schwarz0354M5SD

0

58

0

58

LeatherNappa Leather/Silver Gray with BlackLeder Nappa/Silbergrau mit Schwarz0352M5SC

0

18

0

18

LeatherNappa Leather/UltramarineLeder Nappa/Ultramarin0355M5UL

19

24

0

43

LeatherWater Buffalo Leather/AnthraciteLeder Wasserbüffel/Anthrazit0499P6AT

0

0

7

7

LeatherWater Buffalo Leather/AnthraciteLeder Wasserbüffel/Anthrazit0180M6AT

15

31

0

46

Special UpholsterySpecial Upholstery/no color specifiedSonderpolsterung/ohne Farbangabe9990Z1XX

584

4

5

593

ClothCarre Fabric/AnthraciteStoff kariert/Anthrazit0346A5AT

1

4

0

5

ClothCarre Fabric/Parchment FabricStoff kariert/Pergament0349A5PE

0

1

0

1

ClothCarre Fabric/Silver GrayStoff kariert/Silbergrau0347A5SL

0

1

0

1

ClothCarre Fabric/UltramarineStoff kariert/Ultramarin0348A5UL

0

1

0

1

ZZ-Total

2`190

697

153

3`040

Notes

  • This 8er data is for Ireland and the United Kingdom (with Market Version code 812).

  • There were no M73 850CiA's built for the UK market.

  • Under upholstery data, the legacy code is listed first (where applicable), followed by the new alpha-numeric code.

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