COLOR CODEHSQ - Jasmine Green MetallicSubaru Touch-Up Paint

The Look

Your 2016 Impreza carries a color that feels more at home on a forest trail than in a grocery store parking lot. It is an organic, soft shade that leans into botanical tones, moving away from the loud greens seen on older rally-inspired models. Since your car was part of a brief window for this finish, it has a unique character that stands out through subtlety rather than flash. This color does a good job of masking road dust, though it can appear muted if the surface lacks a clean coat of wax to help the light penetrate the pigment.

Technical Details

This is a metallic finish, which means it relies on tiny flakes to create a bronze shadow beneath the green base. The main challenge with this type of paint is mottling, where the metallic particles clump together and create dark, uneven patches. This happens when the paint goes on too thick in one pass, preventing the flakes from settling in a uniform layer. You need those flakes to lay flat and even so the light bounces off the panel as the factory intended.

Best Practices

Confirm your match by checking the passenger side strut tower under the hood or the driver's side door jamb for the silver identification plate. Before you spray or dab Subaru Jasmine Green Metallic (check for code HSQ), you need to shake it for 60 seconds to wake up the metallic particles. Test the color on the included card to ensure the shade is right before moving to the car. Work in your garage or the shade to manage the drying time, and keep the container moving to prevent the paint from pooling or striping.