Honda CR-V Touch Up Paint (95 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

Honda has been surprisingly adventurous with the CR-V, recording a massive 95 colors over the years. They really went for it, offering everything from the legendary Nighthawk Black Pearl and Electron Blue Pearl to the more... culinary options like Kona Coffee Metallic and Habanero Red Pearl. Whether you're driving a Clover Green Pearl classic or a modern Canyon River Blue, Honda's palette proves that a family hauler doesn't have to be boring-even if they did give us about a dozen different ways to say "Silver Metallic."

What to Watch For

Before you get started, we need to talk about "The Honda Haze." Many CR-V owners notice that the clear coat on the roof and hood can get a bit shy, eventually turning white or flaking off in what some call a "peel-a-thon." The paint itself is also famously soft, meaning road gravel treated your front bumper like a snack. To find your exact match, open the driver's side door and look at the door jamb (the B-pillar). You'll see a white sticker with a barcode; your paint code-usually starting with letters like NH or B-is sitting right underneath that barcode. If you see a lone letter at the very end (like a '-A' or '-S'), make note of it; that's the factory code that helps get the shade just right.

Driveway Repair Tip

Since so many CR-V colors are "Pearls" or "Tricoats" (looking at you, White Diamond Pearl), the magic is all in the metallic flakes. These heavy little sparkles love to sink to the bottom of the bottle. Shake your touch-up pen or bottle for a full two minutes-long after you think you're done-to wake them up. When applying, don't try to fill the whole chip in one go. Think of it like painting your nails: two or three thin, light dabs are much better than one big, gloopy mountain of paint. If you're dealing with a spot where the clear coat is just starting to flake at the edges, dab a tiny bit of clear coat over the "shelf" where the peeling starts to seal it down and stop the spread.