280Z Paint and Interior Colors

During the production of the 280Z there were a total of 16 paint codes/colors available (North American Model Years 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978). During each Model Year of production there were a total of either ten, eleven, or twelve paint codes available per year, including two special edition codes in 1977 or 1978. The following shows the paint and interior combinations each year of production and examples. The name of the paint and interior colors are listed as they are specified in the references at the bottom of this page.

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1975

December 1974 to August 1975

110 / Red (Red) with Black or Beige Interior

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214 / Brown Metallic (Cocoa Brown) with Black or Coffee Brown Interior

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301 / Bronze Metallic (Light Brown Metallic) with Black or Coffee Brown Interior

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302 / Leaf Green Metallic (Green) with Black, Beige, or Coffee Brown Interior

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303 / Green Metallic (Emerald Green) with Black, Beige, or Coffee Brown Interior

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304 / Gold Metallic (Deep Gold Poly) with Black, Beige, or Coffee Brown Interior

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305 / Light Blue Metallic (Light Blue Poly) with Black or Beige Interior

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306 / Silver Metallic (Stirling Silver Poly) with Black Interior

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307 / Blue Metallic (Pacific Blue) with Black or Beige Interior

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904 / White (White) with Black or Beige Interior

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1976

September 1975 to August 1976

Eliminated Paint Colors: 303/Green Metallic (Emerald Green); 904/White (White)
New Paint Colors: 240/Green Metallic; 216/White (White)
Paint Color Name Changes: None

110 / Red (Red) with Black or Beige Interior

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240 / Green Metallic with Black, Beige, or Coffee Brown Interior

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214 / Brown Metallic (Cocoa Brown) with Black or Coffee Brown Interior

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216 / White (White) with Black or Coffee Brown Interior

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301 / Bronze Metallic (Light Brown Metallic) with Black or Coffee Brown Interior

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302 / Leaf Green Metallic (Green) with Black, Beige, or Coffee Brown Interior

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304 / Gold Metallic (Deep Gold Poly) with Black, Beige, or Coffee Brown Interior

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305 / Light Blue Metallic (Light Blue Poly) with Black or Beige Interior

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306 / Silver Metallic (Stirling Silver Poly) with Black Interior

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307 / Blue Metallic (Pacific Blue) with Black or Beige Interior

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1977

September 1976 to August 1977

Eliminated Paint Colors: 214/Brown Metallic (Cocoa Brown); 304/Gold Metallic (Deep Gold Poly)
New Paint Colors: 411/Sunburst Yellow (Sunburst Yellow); 517/Light Gold (Metallic); 611/Mahogany (Wine Red Metallic)
Paint Color Name Changes: 240 Changed from Green Metallic to Racing Green

110 / Red (Red) with Black or Beige Interior

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240 / Racing Green with Brown Interior

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216 / White (White) with Black or Coffee Brown Interior

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301 / Bronze Metallic (Light Brown Metallic) with Black or Coffee Brown Interior

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302 / Leaf Green Metallic (Green) with Black, Beige, or Coffee Brown Interior

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305 / Light Blue Metallic (Light Blue Poly) with Black or Beige Interior

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306 / Silver Metallic (Stirling Silver Poly) with Black Interior

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307 / Blue Metallic (Pacific Blue) with Black or Beige Interior

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411 / Sunburst Yellow (Sunburst Yellow) with Black Interior
Also available in the Special Edition ZZZAP

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517 / Light Gold (Metallic) with Beige Interior

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611 / Mahogany (Wine Red Metallic) with Black or Beige Interior

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1978

September 1977 to July 1978

Eliminated Paint Colors: 302/Leaf Green Metallic (Green)
New Paint Colors: 510/Sky Blue Metallic; Black Metallic (Black Pearl Poly)
Paint Color Name Changes: 216 changed from White to Polar White (White); 301 changed from Bronze Metallic to Coppertone Metallic (Light Brown Metallic)

110 / Red (Red) with Black or Beige Interior

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240 / Racing Green with Brown Interior

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216 / Polar White (White) with Brown Interior

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301 / Coppertone Metallic (Light Brown Metallic) with Brown Interior

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305 / Light Blue Metallic (Light Blue Poly) with Black or Beige Interior

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306 / Silver Metallic (Stirling Silver Poly) with Black Interior

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307 / Blue Metallic (Pacific Blue) with Black or Beige Interior

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411 / Sunburst Yellow (Sunburst Yellow) (Canada Market) with Black Interior
Also available in the Special Edition ZZZAP

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510 / Sky Blue Metallic with Black or Beige Interior

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517 / Light Gold (Metallic) with Beige Interior

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611 / Mahogany (Wine Red Metallic) with Black or Beige Interior

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638 / Black Metallic (Black Pearl Poly) with Black Interior
Also available in the Special Edition Black Package

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Interior Colors

Black Interior

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Brown Interior

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Beige Interior

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Color Combination Estimates Based on Registered 280Zs

Original build records for the 280Z aren’t available from Nissan. Therefore, information such as number of vehicles built by color combination (Paint and Interior Colors) cannot be be determined by looking at an existing Nissan database. By using a statistical analysis of a smaller sample size, a running calculation of combinations can be determined.

Below are the latest color combination production number estimates for 280Zs based on cars in the registry.

The last row in the matrix explains what each column represents. You can open the image or download the pdf of the matrix.

Updated 16 October, 2025

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