COLORS Porcelain 1913-15. Welded 1919. Aluminum 1948.
1913 Black/White 1936 White/Blue
1914 White/Dark Blue 1937 Black/Silver
1915 Black/Yellow 1938 White/Turquoise
1916 White/Brown 1939 Yellow/Black
1917 Black/Pink 1940 Black/Yellow
1918 White/Black 1941 Yellow/Black
1919 Silver/Dark Brown 1942 White/Maroon
1919 TAB Silver/Dark Brown 1943 Yellow/Black
1920 TAB Silver/Dark Blue & Red 1944 TAB Black/Yellow
1920 Silver/Dark Brown 1945 White/Black
1921 Silver/Dark Blue 1946 Yellow/Black
1922 Black/White 1947 Black/Yellow
1923 White/Black 1948 Black/Aluminum
1924 Black/Beige 1949 Yellow/Black
1925 White/Maroon 1950 Green/White
1926 White/Green 1951 White/Green
1927 White/Black 1952 TAB Black/Yellow
1928 Maroon/Beige 1953 Green/Yellow
1929 White/Maroon 1954 White/Black
1930, 1932 Orange/Black 1955 Black/White
1931, 1933 Black/Orange 1956 White/Black
1934 Yellow/Black 1957 Black/Orange
1935 Black/Yellow 1958 Dark Green/Light Green
1959, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970 White/Green
1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969 Green/White
1971, 1973 FR Green/White
1972, 1974 FR White/Green
BASEPLATES Aluminum 1977-present except 1979-80 Type 2.
1975-76 CENTENNIAL TYPES 1-2 FR Red & Blue/White & Light Blue
1976 CENTENNIAL TYPE 3 FR Red/White
1977-2000 MOUNTAIN PR White/Green
2000-24 NEW MOUNTAIN FR Green & Gray/White
1989-93 DESIGNER PR Blue/White, Red & Yellow
1993-2000 DENIM PR White/Light Blue, Red & Yellow
2000-24 NEW DESIGNER FR
STICKERS All are Fully Reflective.
Black Serial 1961, 1978-82, 1984-2000.
Colored Serial 1976, 1983, 2001-24.
1961 Green/White 1980 Tan/Red
1976 Blue/White 1980 DEC Black/Orange
1978 DEC Black/White 1981 Blue/White
1979 Black/Yellow 1982 Black/Orange
1979 DEC Black/Orange (some APR-JUN Black/Red)
MONTH 1979 & 1981 1980
JAN-MAR White/Black Yellow/Black
APR-JUN White/Red Yellow/Red
JUL-SEP White/Blue Yellow/Blue
OCT-NOV White/Brown Yellow/Brown
DEC (81) White/Brown
1982-88 MONTH Red/White
1989-2024 MONTH Blue/White
STICKER COLORS 1983-PRESENT EMISSIONS TEST NO TEST
1983 Black/Red Gold/Blue
1984 Red/White Black/White
1985, 1987 Red/White Black/Yellow
1986, 1988 White/Red Yellow/Black
1989, 1992, 1995, 1998 Blue/White Orange/White
1990, 1993, 1996, 1999 Brown/White Green/White
1991, 1994, 1997 Red/White Black/White
2000, 2003 Black/Red Black/Yellow
2001 Blue/White Black/Orange
2002 Black/Yellow Green/White
Emissions Test required 1983-2003 only in these counties:
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson,
Larimer, Weld.
2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 Black/Light Green
2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 Black/Orange
2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 Black/Yellow
2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 Black/Red