2017 Subaru Outback
10 factory colors were offered on the Fifth generation (BS) Outback. Your code is on the driver's door jamb sticker on the line marked C/TR — the characters before the slash.
This is the earliest model year currently in our database for the Outback, so there is no prior year to compare against.
Verified against 4 independent sources: Subaru of America 2017 Outback US sales brochure — Colors page and Color Combinations matrix show exactly ten swatches; PaintRef 2017 Subaru cross-reference (built from PPG/BASF OEM chip charts) — same ten, mapping 1:1 with no leftovers; Genuine Subaru part J361SAJ090A1 confirming code K6U; Subaru media centre 2017 Outback press kit and cars101.com corroborating Brilliant Brown as new for 2017.
Exactly ten colors. Brilliant Brown Pearl was new for 2017 and Touring-only.
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 Outback years
Color availability changed year to year. Codes often carried over; names sometimes did not.