2021 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 2020:
- Added for 2021: Brilliant Bronze Metallic (UCD)
- Dropped after 2020: Tungsten Metallic (K7U)
Verified against 2 independent sources: Subaru of America 2021 Outback retail brochure, 'Color Combinations' matrix p.12 - https://cdn.dealereprocess.org/cdn/brochures/subaru/2021-outback.pdf; PaintRef Subaru 2021 colour cross-reference, Outback rows - https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=Subaru&year=2021&rows=100.
Tungsten Metallic (K7U) dropped and replaced by Brilliant Bronze Metallic (UCD), which was restricted to Premium and Limited. Crimson Red Pearl on Premium and Limited only; Cinnamon Brown Pearl on Limited and Touring only. The Outback Wilderness trim did not exist for 2021, so Geyser Blue (UAT) was not available on any 2021 Outback.
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.