sajack

I have an '02 LS430, paint code #066, Parchment Crystal. This appears to be a fairly rare color. It is often mistaken for white in the sunlight, but in a shady area it looks to be a light beige. I can only find one or two of this color on Autotrader when searching the entire country. Are there any production figures for each color code produced by year?

caddyowner

I believe that was only available in 01-03. Searching Autotrader nationally for those years limited to colors beige and off-white yields 16 cars that look to be parchment crystal.

sajack

There was also a light Platinum Blue Metallic that is fairly rare compared to black or silver.

john339

I see many people talking about their car colors. How do you know what your color is?
I can guess black or white but have no idea what the other colors are or how to name them.
Thanks for the help.

Gene01

I think the easiest and most reliable method is to look at the black & white placard in the lower rear corner of the driver's door frame.
There are two lines of text at the bottom of the placard; the upper one will begin with "C/TR:".
The three characters after the colon are the color code (the ones following the slash are the trim code).
You can then look up the color name, either on this site or perhaps the official Lexus site.

caddyowner

Very useful site:

http://www.toyotareference.com/lexusls/2001-2006

john339

Thank you both, that is useful information indeed.