Where's my paint code?

Firstly, open the bonnet and look down at the ‘slam panel’. You should be able to see the silver plate where the colour code is stamped.

The paint code is in the bottom left corner of the plate and is normally 3 letters.

engine bay paint code location 

Here is a simplified drawing of the plate, with only relevant detail for clarity.

paint code plate

This is a list of the most popular colour codes with their names. If your code is not listed, contact the site admin and the code will be added to the list with the correct name.

Paint code Rover Colour name 
CAQ  NIGHTFIRE RED 2 MICA
COF   FLAME RED
COQ   NIGHTFIRE RED PEARL
CPQ   FLAME RED
HAM   BRITISH RACING GREEN MET
HNA   BRITISH RACING GREEN MET
HYF   BROOKLANDS GREEN
JAM  ARIZONA BLUE MET
JAX  KINGFISHER BLUE MET
JFK  HAWAIIAN BLUE MET
JRJ  TAHITI BLUE MICA
KMN  AMARANTH MICA
LVD  CHARCOAL BLACK MET
MNF  QUICKSILVER MET
MNS  QUICKSILVER MET
MNX  PLATINUM SILVER MET
NAL  CHAWTON WHITE
NCP  OLD ENGLISH WHITE SURFACER
NNX   OLD ENGLISH WHITE
NUC  ALPINE WHITE

Created by 98Ascot – 13 Feb 2008

Last modified on Sunday, 22 January 2017 18:17
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