1995 E300D Paint Codes

[Old Barn Guy]

I'm trying to determine the correct paint for touching up the front bumper and license plate holder on my '95 E300D. I'm having trouble determining what the correct paint codes are for the upper and lower colors on the car.

I've searched on line and found reference to the plate affixed in front of the radiator, a photo of the one on my car which I've attached. But it seems to only contain the color of the upper portion of the car, 175--anthracite grey. But I don't see any second number that would denote the lower color. Anyone have any idea of what that color number or name would be?

Thanks for any assistance!

Regards,
Tom
Closter, NJ

[97 SL320]

W210 paint code

See post 5 for a tag decode and my post 7 for color codes. Towards the bottom of post 7 are trim and gloss / matt codes.

From what I recall, 2 tone cars always had the same color combo but I'm not seeing anything on your tag.

Later cars 96 - 97 had single tone but lower trim / mirrors were painted matt. These matt colors had an extra digit added to the base color. For a 97 SL320, Gloss 702 Smoke Silver would become matt 9702 Smoke Silver, however this does not show up on my data plate.

My 97 C280 702 Smoke Silver has darker bumper trim that the dealer tells me is 7176 but this does not show up on the data plate.

A couple of other places to look for option codes, under the back seat and in trunk under the rear shelf ( the shelf where the speakers are ). My 97 E320 parts car has info in both of those places and your earlier car might also.

[Old Barn Guy]

Thanks much for your references which I'll check out today as well as searching the car for the color codes in the locations you suggested. The lower color on the car is definitely different from the upper one, a much lighter grey. To my eye, it appears as two visibly different colors. I'll let you know what I determine.

[ROLLGUY]

Hope this helps: (copied from another thread)


Code Color (* = metallic)
019 designo red* (crimson metallic*)
040 black (schwarz)
050 white (weiss)
122 pearl grey (perlmattgrau)*
124 arabian grey (arabergrau)
125 pearl grey (perlgrau)
131 pastellweiss
140 silver grey (silbergrau)
143 fern white
147 arctic white (arcticweiss)
149 polar white (polarweiss)
153 snow white (schneeweiss), glacier white
157 beige grey (beigegrau)
158 white grey (weissgrau)
160 tropic black*
162 blue grey (blaugrau)
164 dark grey (dunkelgrau)
166 blue grey (blaugrau)
169 light stone grey (steingrau hell)
171 stone grey (steingrau)
172 anthracite grey (anthrazitgrau)*
173 anthracite grey (anthrazitgrau)
178 medium grey (mittelgrau)*
180 silver grey (silbergrau)*
181 light beige (hellbeige)
185 melanite black*
186 cement grey (zementgrau)
189 greenish-black (emerald black) (black opal) (smaragdsschwarz)*
190 graphite grey (graphitgrau)
195 meteor grey (meteorgrau)*
197 obsidian black*
199 black pearl (blue-black) (blauschwarz)*
218 lindgrün
221 dark green (dunkelgrün)
226 moss green (moosgrün)
229 medium green (mittelgrün)
231 perlmutter grün
249 spruce green (malachite) (malachit)*
254 pine green*
256 crystal green*
259 forest green (waldgrün)
260 oasis green (oasengrün)
261 willow green*
268 dark green (dunkelgrün) blaugrün?
269 tourmaline green (turmalingrün)*
270 blue green (blaugrün)
272 amazon green (amazonitgrün)*
274 light green (hellgrün)*
278 tundra green (tundragrün)
279 vivianite green (vivianitgrün)*
282 jungle green (dschungelgrün)*
291 dark olive (dunkeloliv)
304 horizon blue (horizontblau)
312 labrador blue
317 grey blue (graublau)
320 blue (blau)
332 dark blue (dunkelblau)
334 light blue (hellblau)
335 mercedesblau
339 violane (violan)*
341 aquamarine blue (aquamarinblau)*
348 ice blue (pearl blue) (perlblau)*
350 medium blue (mittelblau)
353 light blue (hellblau), teallite blue
3538 chassisrot
355 diamond blue (diamintblau)*
356 light blue (hellblau)
359 tanzanite blue (tansanitblau)
366 azurite blue (azuritblue)*
375 atoll blue*
380 delphinblau
381 violet (floraviolett)
387 blue (blau)*
396 medium blue (mittelblau)*
404 milan brown (milanbraun)*
406 cayenne orange (cayenneorange)
408 havana brown (havannabraun)
409 dark brown (dunkelbraun)
4100 cement grey (zementgrau)
412 beige
419 ikonengold*
4200 light blue (hellblau)
422 byzanzgold*
423 dark tobacco brown (tabakbraun dunkel)
424 topaz brown (topasbraun)
427 russet brown
430 autumn beige (herbstbeige)
432 havana brown* (also bisonbraun?)
439 cream (creme)
441 desert taupe (impala brown) (hellbeige)*
442 deer brown (rehbraun)
444 sand beige
459 maroon brown
460 dark red brown (dunkelrotbraun)
461 bronze brown (broncebraun)*
462 beige*
463 copper (kupfer)*
467 sandbeige*
470 coloradobeige
473 champagne (champagnermetallic)*
475 nutria*
476 golden brown
479 walnut brown (also moorbraun?)
480 manganese brown*
481 blackberry (bornite) (bornit)*
482 apricot orange
483 volcanic red (vulcanrot)*
485 rosewood (rosenholz)*
501 orient red
502 speed red
504 english red (englischrot)
512 garnet red (almadine red) (almandinrot)*
513 bordeau red (bordeauxrot)
514 carnelian (agate) red (karneolrot)
516 medium red (mittelrot)
519 red, light red (rot)
525 brilliant red (brillantrot)*
526 mercedes red (mercedesrot)
5328 standard blue (standardblau)
534 fire red (feuerrot)
538 red brown (rotbraun)
540 desert red (barolo red) (barolorot)
541 storm red
542 dark red (dunkelrot)
543 strawberry red (erdbeerrot)
567 maroon (lasurrot)* (also titanite red, titanitrot)*
568 signal red (signalrot) (hellrot)
571 brilliant red (rot)*
572 ruby red (rubin)*
573 dark bordeau red (dunkelbordeauxrot)
574 spindelrot
576 red (rot)
581 inca red*
582 imperial red (imperialrot)
585 mesa red
587 cabernet red (pajettrot)*
589 jupiter red
594 ember red (glutrot)
597 saturn red*
606 maple yellow (ahorngelb)
608 ivory (elfenbein)
618 mimosa yellow (mimosangelb)
620 light ivory (hellelfenbein)
623 light ivory (hellelfinbein)
6277 standard green (standardgrün)
6285 pine green (fichtengrün)
6286 unimog green (unimog-grün)
630 corn yellow (maisgelb)
651 pueblo beige
658 ivory (elfenbein)
670 light ivory (hellelfenbein)
673 sahara yellow (saharagelb)
680 sun yellow
681 manila beige (also weizengelb?)
684 pastel beige
690 light ochre
691 light yellow (lichtgelb)
693 travertine beige*
696 night black

702 smoke silver (rauchsilber)* ( MY 97 SL320 )

706 moonlight silver (mondsilber)*
716 grey beige (graubeige)
717 papyrus white (papyrosweiss)
7186 pearl grey (perlgrau)
7187 standard grey (standardgrau)
721 onyx grey (onyxgrau)*
723 cubanite silver (cubanitsilber)*
726 beige grey (beigegrau)
728 beige grey (beigegrau)*
733 phantom grey (phantomgrau)
735 astral silver (astralsilber)* (bundt style wheels)
737 classic white (classicweiss)
740 pastel grey (pastellgrau)
744 brilliant silver (brillantsilber)* (claimed to be close to new wheels)
745 crystal silver*
747 granite grey, perlite grey*
748 comet grey*
751 ascot grey (liasgrau)
752 carrara grey
753 (tektitgrau)
760 quartz silver (quarzsilber)*
761 polar silver*
791 dune gold*
801 mangrove green*
803 moss green
815 agate green (achatgrün)
816 agate green, andradite green
822 forest green
823 sea foam green
824 sea green (seegrün)
825 deep green (tiefgrün)
834 moss green (moosgrün)*
858 mesa red?????
860 green (grün)
861 silver green (silbergrün)*
862 pine green (piniengrün)*
867 kaledoniengrün
870 nickelgrün
874 citrus green (citrusgrün)*
875 mango green
876 cypress green (zypressengrün)*
877 blue green (also petrol?)*
880 cactus green (agavengrün)
881 thistle green* (also silberdistel?)
888 teal blue (beryl) (beryll)*
891 alexandrite green (alexandritgrün)*
900 deep blue (surfblau)
903 blue (blau)
904 midnight blue (dark blue) (dunkelblau)
906 grey blue (graublau)*
9147 same as 147 arctic white
917 aqua (aquablau)
920 deep blue (tiefblau)
922 pastel blue (pastellblau)
929 nautical blue (nautikblau)*
930 silver blue*
931 magnetite blue (magnetitblau)*
932 lapis blue (lapisblau)*
933 deep-sea blue (tiefseeblau)*
934 china blue (chinablau)
940 marine blue
941 (aragonitblau)
945 lapis blue (lapisblau)
949 cascade blue (kaskadenblau)
958 reef blue*
960 light ochre????? also alabaster white?
9963 indium grey* (indiumgrau) AKA C963


Mercedes-Benz All Models Touch Up Paint

Tropengruen (Trim) 6856

Sodalith Blue (matt) Pearl 5205
Shell Gray (matt) 7176
Ruby (matt) Pearl 3518
Rio Blue (matt) 5309
Paprika Red (matt) 3524
Orient Green (matt) Pearl 6301
Midnight Blue (matt) 5214
Marble Grey (matt) 7201
M/S Grey (matt) 7209
Laud. Grey (matt) 7204
Imperial Red (matt) 3533
Gray (matt) DB-7176
Corundum Red (matt) 3549
Brilliant Emerald (matt) Pearl 6864
Black Opal (matt) 9122
Azure Blue (matt) 5218
Atlas Grey (matt) 7181
Alto Grey (matt) 7700
Agate Grey (matt) 7202
Agate Green (matt) 6303




Spruce Green 249/6249
Smoke Silver 702/9702
Ruby Pearl 572/3572
Royal Indigo 339/4339
Polar White 149/9149
Moonstone Grey 721/7721
Midnight Blue 904/5904
Imperial Red 582/3582
Cypress Green 272/6272
Calypso Green 279
Brilliant Silver 744/9744
Brilliant Emerald Pearl 269/6269
Black Pearl DB-199
Black Opal Pearl 189/9189
Black 040/9040
Azure Blue Pearl 366/5366
Aspen Green 891/6891

[97 SL320]

Originally Posted by Old Barn Guy

The lower color on the car is definitely different from the upper one, a much lighter grey. To my eye, it appears as two visibly different colors.

The 2 tone cars have enough of a color split to make it apparent to anyone. If we line all colors up from white 0 to black 100, the 2 tone color would be maybe 10 away.

White gets light gray lower / Black gets slate lower for example.

If the difference on your car is more subtle, post 2 tone cars that have a single color have matt clear coat making them a slight shade different.

[Old Barn Guy]

Originally Posted by 97 SL320

W210 paint code

A couple of other places to look for option codes, under the back seat and in trunk under the rear shelf ( the shelf where the speakers are ). My 97 E320 parts car has info in both of those places and your earlier car might also.

Thanks much for that info, 97 SL320. I hadn't seen that spec tag, and wouldn't have found it without your suggestion, though I've owned the car for a couple of years. Haven't had reason to fully climb into the trunk and look up!

Appears to me the options sheet shows paint code 172, which equates to Anthracite Grey, based on the list provided by you and ROLLGUY. I spoke to a local body repair shop and he suggested that the lower color should be 7172, though I don't see that listed on any of the paint lists and don't think this is correct based on the color differences between upper and lower body. Also the number following the paint code shows 175, though I'm not sure this references a color and it also doesn't appear on the paint list. See photos for car's color scheme and codes. Both 172 and 175 appear on the tag in front of the radiator.

Any idea what the lower color should be based on this info? I'm planning on replacing the bumper and bumper protector, damaged by PO, and will eventually want to purchase more than just touch up amounts of paint.

Thanks again for your help!

[ROLLGUY]

I found this:
https://www.paintscratch.com/touch_up_paint/Mercedes-Benz/1995-Mercedes-Benz-All-Models.html
but it does not even show Anthracite Grey as a color choice for 1995.


I also found this:
https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/colour_codes_mercedes

Also, the 175 could be the interior color: 175A MB-TEX MUSHROOM From: http://www.mercedesmedic.com/paint-codes/

[ROLLGUY]

When my '91 350SDL got wrecked, a few pieces of the cladding needed painting. They were painted with supposedly the correct color, but did not look good with the rest of the cladding. I paid an extra couple hundred to have all of it removed and painted. You might want to consider the same. It may look better to paint all of it, even if you get the exact color that the cladding was originally painted. That way you can pick the best matching color.

[97 SL320]

Originally Posted by Old Barn Guy

Thanks much for that info, 97 SL320. I hadn't seen that spec tag, and wouldn't have found it without your suggestion, though I've owned the car for a couple of years. Haven't had reason to fully climb into the trunk and look up!


Appears to me the options sheet shows paint code 172, which equates to Anthracite Grey, based on the list provided by you and ROLLGUY. I spoke to a local body repair shop and he suggested that the lower color should be 7172,

RG copied the list in my other thread.

7172 should be the matt version but still same color as 172. Apparently any 4 digit code is for trim as per my 97 C280 having 702 main , 9702 mat lower , and 7176 for a small amount of bumper trim.

Given the radiator tag and paper tag do not show a second color, ( dashes for OT ) I wonder of the two tone was done by a previous owner?


Lack would be paint

UT would be some German aberration for upper ?

OT would be some German aberration for lower ?

Originally Posted by Old Barn Guy

Any idea what the lower color should be based on this info? I'm planning on replacing the bumper and bumper protector, damaged by PO, and will eventually want to purchase more than just touch up amounts of paint.

Thanks again for your help!

An auto body supply store can use a color gun to generate a formula. This won't get you the factory number but it will be a match for the current paint.

[serious_lee]

This is the tag from my dark grey 1995 e300d I have a much lighter plastic trim color than the main body just like yours. Need to replace the drivers door, so I'll be hitting the nearby Sherwin Williams auto paint store to see what they can mix up for me. Were you able to find a good match?

Everett

**Edit**
ATX base coat was $27.34 / pint at Sherwin Williams

24.8g Silver A 1112006
17.7g Light Re 1214460
14.8g Strong B 1010012
14.8g Fine Alu 1112001
8.3g Phthalo 1010055
4.7g Transpar 1011020
4.1g Light Bl 1214452
3.5g Stable R 1010085
3.5g Micro Wh 1214423
262.5g ATX 3.5 1190135
409.6g ATX 3.5 1500137

[Old Barn Guy]

I put the question of the lower cladding paint code, which I asked about over a year ago, on the back burner for a while, but recently picked up the search again. My 1995 has a two-tone combo, a dark grey, 7172 on top and a lighter grey on the bottom. No color code was indicated for the lower panels on the spec sheet pasted on the bottom of the rear window tray, visible from the trunk.

While at the local Mercedes parts department earlier this week, I asked about getting touch up paint for the lower color. The very cooperative parts guy did a long search and found that two-tone 1995 E series cars with 7172 (anthracite grey) as the upper color had cladding that was 7176 (mussel grey or muschelgrau). Although there was no availability locally, he was able to get it from a west coast warehouse.

He pulled up a page on the computer that showed all the color combinations for two-tone cars from that series, so if you are looking for lower paint codes, see your local dealer.