Mazda paint code 12L
Solomon Blue Mica
ソロモンブルーマイカ
- Paint code
- 12L
- Name
- Solomon Blue Mica
- Colour
- mica blue
- Finish
- Mica: a shimmering flake, so repaired panels can look different at an angle
- V5C should say
- BLUE
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Solomon Blue Mica
Listed for these models in Japanese catalogue colour listings. Not every colour was offered for every year or trim.
Other Mazda models outside our model library used 12L too.
Has a 12L car been resprayed?
- Find the model plate and read the code. On the caution plate, in the engine bay on older models and on the driver’s side centre pillar on later ones, next to COLOR. Mazda codes are two or three characters. If it says 12L, the car left the factory in Solomon Blue Mica.
- Check the V5C. For Solomon Blue Mica it should say BLUE. Add the paint code to our free check and we’ll compare it with the DVLA record for you.
- Check the auction sheet. It should describe the car as blue and usually prints the code. A sheet that says one colour with a code for another means the car was painted before it was sold in Japan. Our auction sheet translator flags that.
- Look for the old colour where a respray rarely reaches: the engine bay, door shuts, inside the boot lid and fuel flap, and under rubber seals. Solomon Blue Mica has a mica finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.
Other Mazda blue paints
Questions
What colour is Mazda paint code 12L?
12L is Solomon Blue Mica (ソロモンブルーマイカ), a mica blue paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 12L?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Solomon Blue Mica should be registered as BLUE. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Solomon Blue Mica?
Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Mazda Bongo Friendee SG (SGLR). Other Mazda models outside our model library used it too.
From our own colour table. The dot shows the colour family, not the paint itself. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected]. All Mazda colour codes