Coupe Colours
During the period in which 406 Coupes were manufactured there were 15 official body colours in the range. It is however important to note that not all of these colours were available in the UK market and some colours were only available for limited period of the production run.
On introduction to the UK in 1997, Peugeot offered the Coupe in nine different colours. These were light and dark shades of Red, Blue, Green and Grey along with a rather "attention grabbing" bright yellow. Each colour was given a specific identification name as shown below.
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| Ariane Blue | Bleu Riviera | Blu Riviera | Riviera Blau |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EGSC |
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| Polaris Blue | Bleu Byzance | Blu Bisanzio | Byzanz Blau |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EGTC |
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| Scarlet Red | Rouge Ecarlate | Rosso Scarlatto | Ecarlat Rot |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EKGB |
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| Diablo Red | Rouge Lucifer | Rosso Lucifero | Luzifer Rot |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EKQD |
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| Tucanae Green | Vert Lugano | Verde Lugano | Lugano Grün |
| Peugeot Colour Code: KQKC |
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| Galileo Green | Vert Polo | Verde Polo | Club Grün |
| Peugeot Colour Code: KQFC |
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| Satellite Grey | Gris Thallium | Grigio Tallio | Thallium Silber |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EVWC |
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| Cosmos Grey | Gris Cosmos | Grigio Cosmo | Cosmos Grau |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EYFC |
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| Pulsar Yellow | Jaune Louxor | Giallo Luxor | Luxor Gelb |
| Peugeot Colour Code: KBMB |
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Within these nine body colours,
Scarlet Red and
Pulsar Yellow were solid,
Diablo Red was pearlescent and the remaining six colours were metallic.
These original nine body colours were still being advertised as the only official colours in the Coupe sales brochure dated September 2000. However by September 2001 the Coupe had undergone some revisions, the newer D9 version was out and to accompany this new version two new colours were introduced into the range. The new colours were
Hyperion Blue and
Solstice Gold. Records show that a mere 39 examples of Solstice Gold Coupes were imported in RHD making this by some distance the least common official colour in the UK.
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| Hyperion Blue | Bleu Hypérion | Blu Hyperion | Hyperion Blau |
| Peugeot Colour Code: KNXC (Settant'anni: M4XC) |
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| Solstice Gold | Beige Solstice | Beige Solstizio | Chambord Beige |
| Peugeot Colour Code: KCSC |
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As these two new colours came in, three colours were dropped from the range. These three were
Ariane Blue,
Tucanae Green and
Pulsar Yellow.
The next change was in 2002 when
Polaris Blue was replaced by
Aegean Blue. Aegean Blue although quite similar to the Polaris Blue it replaced, is a touch lighter and looks much brighter. Also in 2002
Cosmos Grey was finally phased out and
Granite (Black) was added to the range. Whether it was introduced specifically, we don't know, but Granite (Black) arrived just in time for it to feature as one half of the "
Silver & Black Special Edition" range of Coupes.
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| Aegean Blue | Bleu Recife | Blu Recife | - |
| Peugeot Colour Code: KMFC |
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| Granite | Noir Granit | Nero Granit | - |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EXVC (Silver & Black: NXVC) |
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As mentioned above there were some colours that were not available in UK but were available on the continent. These were
Hades Grey (a shade of grey much darker than Satellite grey (silver) but lighter than Cosmos Grey) and an ultra rare grey colour believed only to have been available in France named
Gris Cendre. This colour appeared on later Peugeot models in the UK under the name
Lunar Mist.
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| Hades Grey | Gris Hades | Grigio Hades | Hades Grau |
| Peugeot Colour Code: EZDC |
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| Lunar Mist | Gris Cendre | - | - |
| Peugeot Colour Code: ETSC |
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An interesting fact however has been found regarding Hades Grey. Whilst it was never an official colour in the UK, Pininfarina records do show that 46 RHD Hades Grey coupes were actually imported to the UK.
Each Paint colour has a specific identity code, to ensure that a correct match is made when resprays or touch-up's are required.
Summary of Availability in the UK
| Colour | From | To |
| Scarlet Red | Mar 1997 | Sep 2003 |
| Diablo Red | Mar 1997 | Sep 2003 |
| Pulsar Yellow | Mar 1997 | Sep 2001 |
| Tucanae Green | Mar 1997 | Sep 2000 |
| Galileo Green | Mar 1997 | Sep 2003 |
| Ariane Blue | Mar 1997 | Sep 2001 |
| Polaris Blue | Mar 1997 | Jun 2002 |
| Satellite Grey (silver) | Mar 1997 | Sep 2003 |
| Cosmos Grey | Mar 1997 | Jun 2002 |
| Hyperion Blue | Sep 2001 | Sep 2003 |
| Solstice Gold | Sep 2001 | Sep 2003 |
| Aegean Blue | Jun 2002 | Sep 2003 |
| Granite (black) | Jun 2002 | Sep 2003 |
| Hades Grey | Not UK |
| Lunar Mist | Not UK |
