Where is it located?
Paint codes for all major BMW models are located under the hood and either on one of the strut towers or fender edges. The paint color code can also be located on the right side and slightly lower then the fender on the engine wall.
  How do I read or interpret the code?
A BMW paint code usually contain 3 characters and sometimes have a slash followed by 1-4 characters. The color code tag may contain the color title and spelled either in German or English.
  What does an example paint code look like?

472/7
275/6

  What are the paint codes for my model year?