North American Colors

North American Colors

North America (definition): This area includes the countries of Canada and the USA (including the territories of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico).

Information provided: All 7`232 vehicles were inventoried through the BMW 8 Series Inventory Project. All colors were cataloged and can be viewed within the sortable tables. Data is grouped by model and color code.

  • The group of Black exterior colors represents 41.5% (rounded up to 42%) of the North American BMW 8 Series built.

Exterior Color ENExterior Color DEColor Code

Total
BlackSchwarz086

877
Black 2Schwarz 2668

1`218
Cosmos Black MetallicCosmosschwarz Metallic303

457
Diamond Black MetallicDiamantschwarz Metallic181

448
"Total Black" color group:

3`000
Percentage of the total number of NA-8 series:

41.5%


Type Codes

  • EF63 - M60 4.0 840Ci Auto
  • EF83 - M62 4.4 840Ci Steptronic
  • EG13 - M70 5.0 850i/Ci 6-sp. Manual
  • EG23 - M70 5.0 850i/Ci Auto
  • EG43 - M73 5.4 850Ci Steptronic
  • EG93 - S70 5.6 850CSi 6-sp. Manual


Exterior Colors - United States


GroupColor ENColor DEColor CodeOEM-HexOEM-RGBWeb-HexWeb-RGBDelta

EF63

EF83

EG13

EG23

EG43

EG93

Total

WhiteAlpine White 2Alpinweiß 2218#F4F6F5244,246,245#FFFFFF255,255,2553.2

0

0

82

436

0

0

518

WhiteAlpine White 3Alpinweiß 3300#F2F4F3242,244,243#FFFFFF255,255,2553.8

159

70

0

4

37

20

290

BlueAqua MetallicAqua MetallicFE 86-50AK#3A6F7C58,111,124#4A8A9974,138,1536.7

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

BlueArctic Blue MetallicArktisblau Metallic045#4A6F8C74, 111, 140#5A87A890, 135, 1685.9

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

SilverArctic Silver MetallicArktissilber Metallic309#B7B9BD183,185,189#C4C6CA196,198,2023.6

125

168

0

0

38

17

348

GreenAscot Green MetallicAscotgrün Metallic353#1F3A2C31,58,44#2A4F3A42,79,586.3

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

SilverAspen Silver MetallicAspensilber Metallic339#BFC3C8191, 195, 200#CCD1D6204, 209, 2143.7

1

0

0

0

1

0

2

BlueAvus Blue MetallicAvusblau Metallic276#0A1F5A10,31,90#0F2C7A15,44,1227.9

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

RedBrilliant RedBrillantrot308#B00020176,0,32#CC0022204,0,345.1

0

0

83

303

0

1

387

GreenBritish Racing GreenBritish Racing Green05-209-6852#0A1F1410,31,20#12332618,51,386.4

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

RedCalypso Red MetallicCalypsorot Metallic252#5A0F1F90,15,31#7A152A122,21,428.2

92

35

121

495

4

5

752

BlackCosmos Black MetallicCosmosschwarz Metallic303#0A0A0C10,10,12#1A1A1C26,26,284.9

223

136

0

0

60

20

439

YellowDakar YellowDakargelb267#F2D400242,212,0#FFE000255,224,04.1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

VioletDaytona Violet MetallicDaytonaviolett Metallic283#2A1A3F42,26,63#3A245A58,36,906.8

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

BlackDiamond Black MetallicDiamantschwarz Metallic181#0A0A0A10,10,10#1A1A1A26,26,264.2

68

0

68

277

0

5

418

GreenDark Green 2Dunkelgrün 2307#0A261A10, 38, 26#123A2A18, 58, 426.5

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

GreyFjord Grey MetallicFjordgrau Metallic310#6A6F74106,111,116#7A8086122,128,1344.4

2

1

0

0

0

2

5

BlueGlacier Blue MetallicGletscherblau Metallic280#6A8FAF106,143,175#7AA4CC122,164,2046.2

0

0

10

56

0

0

66

SilverGranite Silver MetallicGranitsilber Metallic237#8A8F96138,143,150#9CA2AA156,162,1704.7

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

RedLight RedHellrot314#C00020192,0,32#D00022208,0,343.9

126

29

0

8

12

25

200

GreenIceland Green MetallicIslandgrün Metallic273#1F4A3A31, 74, 58#2A665042, 102, 806.9

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BeigeCashmere Beige MetallicKaschmirbeige Metallic301#C8B8A0200,184,160#D9C8B2217,200,1784.8

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

GreenLagoon Green MetallicLagunengrün Metallic266#1F4A3F31,74,63#2A665842,102,887.2

0

0

78

271

0

0

349

BlueMaldives Blue MetallicMaledivenblau Metallic290#1A4A6A26,74,106#255F8C37,95,1407.0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BlueMauritius Blue MetallicMauritiusblau Metallic287#0A1F3F10,31,63#0F2A5215,42,826.1

1

0

52

163

0

2

218

BlueMontreal Blue MetallicMontrealblau Metallic297#0A1F4A10,31,74#0F2A6615,42,1026.8

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

BlueNight Blue MetallicNachtblau Metallic453#0A1A3A10,26,58#0F245215,36,827.4

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

GreenNautic GreenNauticgrün322#1A3F3326,63,51#245A4A36,90,746.8

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BlueOrient Blue MetallicOrientblau Metallic317#0A1A3F10,26,63#0F245A15,36,907.2

88

41

0

12

22

13

176

GreenOxford Green MetallicOxfordgrün Metallic324#0A1F1410,31,20#12332618,51,386.4

205

66

1

18

38

10

338

BlackBlackSchwarz086#0000000,0,0#0000000,0,00

0

0

203

624

0

0

827

BlackBlack 2Schwarz 2668#0A0A0A10,10,10#1A1A1A26,26,264.2

480

239

28

244

122

90

1`203

MiscellaneousSpecial PaintSonderlackierung490 0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

SilverSterling Silver MetallicSterlingsilber Metallic244#B8B8B8184,184,184#C8C8C8200,200,2003.2

48

0

64

241

0

7

360

BlueTobago Blue MetallicTobagoblau Metallic256#1A2F5A26,47,90#223D7A34,61,1227.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

BlueViolet Blue MetallicVeilchenblau MetallicFQ 95-9302#2A1A5A42,26,90#3A247A58,36,1227.6

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

RedVermilion RedZinnoberrot138#CC0000204, 0, 0#E00000224, 0, 03.8

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1`623

786

790

3`158

338

225

6`920


Exterior Colors - Canada


GroupColor ENColor DEColor CodeOEM-HexOEM-RGBWeb-HexWeb-RGBDelta

EF63

EF83

EG13

EG23

EG43

Total

WhiteAlpine White 2Alpinweiß 2218#F4F6F5244,246,245#FFFFFF255,255,2553.2

0

0

1

13

0

14

SilverArctic Silver MetallicArktissilber Metallic309#B7B9BD183,185,189#C4C6CA196,198,2023.6

2

3

0

0

0

5

RedBrilliant RedBrillantrot308#B00020176,0,32#CC0022204,0,345.1

0

0

3

9

0

12

GreenBritish Racing GreenBritish Racing Green05-209-6852#0A1F1410,31,20#12332618,51,386.4

0

0

0

0

1

1

RedCalypso Red MetallicCalypsorot Metallic252#5A0F1F90,15,31#7A152A122,21,428.2

1

1

9

34

1

46

RedCanyon Red MetallicCanyonrot Metallic343#6A1F26106,31,38#8A2A33138,42,517.5

0

0

0

0

1

1

BlackCosmos Black MetallicCosmosschwarz Metallic303#0A0A0C10,10,12#1A1A1C26,26,284.9

8

5

0

0

6

19

YellowDakar YellowDakargelb267#F2D400242,212,0#FFE000255,224,04.1

0

0

0

0

1

1

VioletDaytona Violet MetallicDaytonaviolett Metallic283#2A1A3F42,26,63#3A245A58,36,906.8

0

1

0

0

0

1

BlackDiamond Black MetallicDiamantschwarz Metallic181#0A0A0A10,10,10#1A1A1A26,26,264.2

0

0

9

21

0

30

GreyFjord Grey MetallicFjordgrau Metallic310#6A6F74106,111,116#7A8086122,128,1344.4

0

1

0

0

0

1

BlueGlacier Blue MetallicGletscherblau Metallic280#6A8FAF106,143,175#7AA4CC122,164,2046.2

0

0

0

1

0

1

RedLight RedHellrot314#C00020192,0,32#D00022208,0,343.9

5

0

0

0

4

9

BeigeCashmere Beige MetallicKaschmirbeige Metallic301#C8B8A0200,184,160#D9C8B2217,200,1784.8

1

0

0

0

0

1

GreenLagoon Green MetallicLagunengrün Metallic266#1F4A3F31,74,63#2A665842,102,887.2

0

0

8

23

0

31

BlueMauritius Blue MetallicMauritiusblau Metallic287#0A1F3F10,31,63#0F2A5215,42,826.1

0

0

6

15

0

21

BlueOrient Blue MetallicOrientblau Metallic317#0A1A3F10,26,63#0F245A15,36,907.2

2

1

0

0

1

4

GreenOxford Green MetallicOxfordgrün Metallic324#0A1F1410,31,20#12332618,51,386.4

2

1

0

0

2

5

GreenPetrol Mica MetallicPetrol Mica Metallic305#1A3F4A26,63,74#245A6636,90,1026.1

0

0

0

0

2

2

BlackBlackSchwarz086#0000000,0,0#0000000,0,00

0

0

14

36

0

50

BlackBlack 2Schwarz 2668#0A0A0A10,10,10#1A1A1A26,26,264.2

4

2

1

1

6

14

SilverSterling Silver MetallicSterlingsilber Metallic244#B8B8B8184,184,184#C8C8C8200,200,2003.2

1

0

6

36

0

43

26

15

57

189

25

312


Interior Upholstery - North America

GroupUpholstery ENUpholstery DEPolster CodeColor Code

M60/M62 840Ci

M70/M73 850Ci

S70 850CSi

Total

ColorlineColorline/Calypso RedColorline/Calypsorot0490N1CL

0

0

1

1

LeatherMontana Leather/Sand BeigeLeder Montana/Sandbeige0563N8SN

0

0

1

1

LeatherWalk Nappa Leather/Classic RedLeder Walknappa/Klassisch-Rot0684N5GD

0

0

1

1

LeatherNappa Leather/Lotus WhiteLeder Nappa/Lotosweiss0498N4LO

0

0

23

23

LeatherNappa Leather/ParchmentLeder Nappa/Pergament0356M5PE

337

700

3

1`040

LeatherNappa Leather/Light ParchmentLeder Nappa/Pergament Hell0358M5PH

324

776

6

1`106

LeatherMontana Leather/Sand BeigeLeder Montana/Sandbeige0563N8SN

0

0

1

1

LeatherNappa Leather/BlackLeder Nappa/Schwarz0226M4SW

0

1`106

0

1`106

LeatherNappa Leather/BlackLeder Nappa/Schwarz0495N4SW

0

0

118

118

LeatherNappa Leather/BlackLeder Nappa/Schwarz0525M5SW

740

403

0

1`143

LeatherNappa Leather/BlackLeder Nappa/Schwarz 1 938 942

0

0

2

2

LeatherNappa Leather/Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau0351M5SL

553

445

0

998

LeatherNappa Leather/Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau0496N4SL

0

0

13

13

LeatherNappa Leather/Light Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau Hell0353M5SH

493

715

0

1`208

LeatherNappa Leather/Light Silver GrayLeder Nappa/Silbergrau Hell0497N4SH

0

0

53

53

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

0

120

0

120

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

0

167

0

167

Special UpholsterySpecial Upholstery/no color specifiedSonderpolsterung/ohne Farbangabe9990Z1XX

3

4

2

9

ColorlineColorline/Tobago BlueColorline/Tobagoblau0489N1TA

0

0

1

1

LeatherNappa Leather/UltramarineLeder Nappa/Ultramarin0355M5UL

0

121

0

121

ZZ-Total

2`450

4`557

225

7`232

Notes

  • This 8er data is for the North America continent, specifically Canada and the USA.

  • One Special Order exterior color, code 490, is unknown (1 1991 M70 850iA).

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

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0–1Not perceptible
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5–10Big difference
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