2021 Chevrolet Equinox
8 factory colors were offered on the Third generation, pre-refresh Equinox. Your code is on the driver's door jamb sticker on the line marked C/TR — the characters before the slash.
Changes from 2020:
- Dropped after 2020: Satin Steel Metallic (G9K), Chocolate Metallic (GAV), Cayenne Orange Metallic (GLL)
Verified against 2 independent sources: Chevrolet 2021 Equinox catalogue (official brochure), EXTERIOR COLORS section with trim footnotes: https://cdn.dealereprocess.org/cdn/brochures/chevrolet/2021-equinox.pdf; PaintRef 2021 Chevrolet Equinox cross-reference (returns exactly these eight RPOs with WA numbers): https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?make=Chevrolet&model=Equinox&year=2021.
Down to eight colours; Chocolate Metallic, Cayenne Orange Metallic and Satin Steel Metallic all dropped, nothing added. Trim restrictions: Iridescent Pearl Tricoat (G1W, extra-cost), Pacific Blue Metallic (G6O) and Cajun Red Tintcoat (GPJ, extra-cost) are not available on L or LS; Nightfall Gray Metallic (G7Q), Midnight Blue Metallic (GLU) and Mosaic Black Metallic (GB8) are not available on L. The LT Midnight Edition requires Mosaic Black Metallic.
Where to find your paint code
Driver's-door B-pillar Certification label - scan the 2D QR/data-matrix code (all 2018-and-later Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC vehicles) to list every RPO code fitted, paint included.
Driver's door jamb
- Open the driver's door and find the Certification label on the B-pillar or door jamb.
- Scan the square 2D QR/data-matrix code on that label with a phone. It returns the VIN plus the full RPO list.
- In the returned list, the paint RPO is the three-character code starting with G (e.g. GAZ, G6M, GXD).
- If the vehicle predates the QR label, open the glove box and read the 'Service Parts Identification' (SPID) placard instead - it prints the same RPO list as plain text.
- Cross-check against the WA number if you are buying touch-up paint: retailers index by WA, not RPO.
If the sticker is missing or faded
- Service Parts Identification (SPID) placard - glove box on Silverado/Sierra; trunk floor or driver's door panel on cars
- Original window sticker (Monroney), which names the exterior colour in plain language
- Dealer parts department VIN lookup, which returns the build's full RPO list
- GM Vehicle Diagnostics / MyChevrolet app build data for later vehicles
Other Equinox years
Color availability changed year to year. Codes often carried over; names sometimes did not.