I have run across a cowl hood that I like from an Expedition that has the medium wedgewood blue (LD) paint color from the Eddie Bauer editions.

My question is if there is a way to tell if this paint code is the same as the charcoal blue (KW) code from the F150 King Ranch? It sure looks the same, but is there some reference I can use to find the difference in the formulas? It would be very helpful before I buy so I know if I need to repaint it or not.

 

If it is the same it is called the same and the same code is used.
The JL code used on my 1999 went away for five years and came back same code, same name in 2004.

Open up two internet sessions on your screen and go to this site:
http://www.paintscratch.com/

That way you can line up two colors beside each other and see the difference.

 

That may be true but.....in 2001 Estate Green on other vehicles was originally called Spruce not Estate Green. Since Charcoal Blue,Estate Green, and Chestnutt were only on KR's.

 

I couldn't find a 'Spruce' to compare with the 'Estate Green'.
What year was 'Spruce' run, do you know the code?

 

The colors may be close but, it is to Fords' benefit $$$ wise, to create slightly different shades.

It is safe to say that if it has a different code it will be a different color(or shade, maybe ever so slightly). I would just take into fact that I would have to repaint the hood.

You may not see the difference until you put it on.

 

That is probably true, especially since I've had variations in my own paint code before. I will plan on having it repainted.

 

This helps none but supports the fact that Ford uses different names for the same paint code...

My former CHESTNUT truck was also known as AUTUMN BROWN.

 

Having a close friend that paints cars you should know that within any given paint code there can be 4-5 different tints. So just because you can match up paint codes doesn't guarantee you that the two items will match. There are slight differences between the tints, but on large sheetmetal, they can be very noticeable. This is why you can notice so many times when a vehicle has been in an accident. You can notice a fender that in the right light looks totally different than the rest of the vehicle. They used the wrong tint! Anyway, just a tidbit of advice that I thought I would share.