2019 Subaru Forester
9 factory colors were offered on the Fifth generation (SK) Forester. Your code is on the driver's door jamb sticker on the line marked C/TR — the characters before the slash.
Changes from 2018:
- Added for 2019: Jasper Green Metallic (SBC), Horizon Blue Pearl (SAZ), Crimson Red Pearl (M1Y), Dark Blue Pearl (M2Y)
- Dropped after 2018: Jasmine Green Metallic (H5Q), Quartz Blue Pearl (J8U), Venetian Red Pearl (H2Q), Heritage Blue (P9Y)
Verified against 2 independent sources: Subaru of America 2019 Forester retail brochure, 'Color Combinations' matrix p.12 - https://cdn.dealereprocess.org/cdn/brochures/subaru/2019-forester.pdf; PaintRef Subaru 2019 colour cross-reference (PPG chip numbers), Forester rows - https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=Subaru&year=2019&rows=100.
First year of the SK generation and a complete palette reset. Jasmine Green, Quartz Blue and Venetian Red dropped; Jasper Green Metallic (SBC), Horizon Blue Pearl (SAZ), Crimson Red Pearl (M1Y) and Dark Blue Pearl (M2Y) added. Dark Blue Pearl was Sport-trim exclusive. Sepia Bronze Metallic on Premium, Limited and Touring only; Crimson Red Pearl on Premium, Limited and Touring only; Jasper Green and Horizon Blue not offered on Sport.
Where to find your paint code
Under the hood, on the strut tower or firewall plate — Subaru does not put the paint code on the door jamb.
Driver's door jamb
- Open the hood and look at the driver's side strut tower and the firewall.
- Find the small metal or foil plate carrying the model and colour codes.
- The paint code is the three-character entry, often labelled COLOR CODE or COLOR NO.
- On some model years the plate is on the passenger side instead — check both.
If the sticker is missing or faded
- Genuine Subaru touch-up part numbers embed the code — part J361SAJ090A1 is Carbide Gray, code K6U.
- Any Subaru dealer parts desk can look the code up from your VIN.
Other Forester years
Color availability changed year to year. Codes often carried over; names sometimes did not.