2020 Subaru Outback
9 factory colors were offered on the Sixth generation (BT) Outback. Your code is on the driver's door jamb sticker on the line marked C/TR — the characters before the slash.
Changes from 2019:
- Added for 2020: Autumn Green Metallic (TAP)
- Dropped after 2019: Wilderness Green Metallic (K4X)
Verified against 2 independent sources: Subaru of America 2020 Outback retail brochure, 'Color Combinations' matrix p.13 - https://cdn.dealereprocess.org/cdn/brochures/subaru/2020-outback.pdf; PaintRef Subaru 2020 colour cross-reference, Outback rows - https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=Subaru&year=2020&rows=100.
First year of the BT generation. Wilderness Green Metallic dropped; Autumn Green Metallic (TAP) added. Trim restrictions from the brochure matrix: Tungsten Metallic on Premium and Limited only, Crimson Red Pearl on Premium and Limited only, Cinnamon Brown Pearl on Limited and Touring only, Autumn Green Metallic not offered on the base trim, Ice Silver not offered on Touring.
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.