The exterior paint color palette for the 2025 Corvette is considerably revised from the colors offered on the 2024 Chevy Corvette, while most other model year changes are minor. A trio of new colors – Competition Yellow Tintcoat Metallic, Hysteria Purple Metallic and Sebring Orange Tintcoat – have joined the lineup as indirect replacements for the seven hues retired for the 2025 model year. Here are the details of Competition Yellow.
Competition Yellow Tintcoat Metallic is tagged with color code GBK and touch-up paint number WA-233K. It is one of the ten exterior paint colors available for the 2025 Corvette. Replacing the Accelerate Yellow Metallic (color code GD0) paint, dropped for 2025, Competition Yellow is not an entirely new color for the Vette, having been offered for previous generations.
The following colors, including Competition Yellow Tintcoat Metallic, are offered on the 2025 Vette (paint codes in parenthesis):
- Arctic White (G8G)
- Black (GBA)
- Rapid Blue (GMO)
- Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat (GPH)
- Riptide Blue Metallic (GJV)
- Sea Wolf Gray Tricoat (GXA)
- Torch Red (GKZ)
- Competition Yellow Tintcoat Metallic (GBK – new for 2025)
- Hysteria Purple Metallic (GXL – new for 2025)
- Sebring Orange Tintcoat (G26 – new for 2025)
Offered on all trim levels and variants of the 2025 Corvette Stingray, E-Ray and Z06, the Competition Yellow Metallic color is an extra-charge option that can be selected by buyers. The price for the paint color is $995 additional, and it can be combined with the Jet Black, Sky Cool Gray, Sky Cool Gray interior / Jet Black seats, Jet Black interior / Sky Cool Gray seats, Jet Black interior / Adrenaline Red seats, Natural, Natural Dipped, and Artemis interior colorways.
However, it cannot be ordered in conjunction with Adrenaline Red, Adrenaline Red Dipped, Tension Blue / Twilight Blue Dipped, Adrenaline Red interior / Jet Black seats and Habanero. Buyers have the choice to select the Color Combination Override option (RPO code D30) for an extra $695, overriding the standard Chevrolet color combinations and enabling combining Competition Yellow with the above colorways.
As a reminder, the interior colorways offered on the 2025 Corvette include the following:
- Jet Black
- Sky Cool Gray
- Sky Cool Gray interior / Jet Black seats
- Jet Black interior / Sky Cool Gray seats
- Jet Black interior / Adrenaline Red seats
- Natural
- Natural Dipped
- Artemis
- Habanero
- Adrenaline Red
- Adrenaline Red Dipped
- Tension Blue / Twilight Blue Dipped
- Adrenaline Red interior / Jet Black
2025 Chevy Corvette prices include a $2,000 increase for the Z06 and E-Ray variant starting MSRPs, while the Stingray’s price is unchanged from 2024. The Corvette C8 Stingray 1LT Coupe carries a base price of $69,995 as the most affordable Vette. At the top end, $134,345 is the starting MSRP for the Corvette C8 Z06 3LZ Convertible, which, like the other prices, includes a destination freight charge of $1,695. Potential buyers can check out builds and prices with the official configurator.
Additional updates to the 2025 include the upcoming launch of the 2025 Corvette ZR1 as the variant with the most power. A Z51 rear spoiler (RPO code T0A) with new styling is offered for the Stingray, while the rated fuel economy of the Z06 is revised to 12 mpg in the city, 20 mpg on the highway, and 14 mpg combined.
Motivation for the 2025 Chevy Corvette is provided by several different engines, with the Stingray propelled by the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine rated at 490 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. The E-Ray cradles the same powerplant, but adds a front-mounted electric motor to raise output to 655 horsepower.
The high-powered trims are headlined by the Z06, motivated by the naturally aspirated 5.5L V8 LT6 gasoline engine cranking out 670 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. When the new C8 Corvette ZR1 arrives, it will be equipped with the even more potent the twin-turbocharged 5.5L V8 LT7 engine scorching the pavement with 1,064 horsepower and 828 pound-feet of torque.
The GM Y2 platform still provides the bones for all Chevy C8 Corvette variations, while the famous GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky remains the vehicle’s exclusive site of production.
Comments
Looks like a cool yellow. I have owned 6 different Corvette yellows. The Competition Yellow used on the C4s was not metallic while this new “Competition Yellow” is now metallic. Can’t wait to see it.
I have the Colorado in that color and love it! It sure turns a lot of heads.
Looks close to the yellow on my MY19 C7 Grand Sport and will be the color of my future MY26 E-Ray. The current Accelerate Yellow is freakin too bright and just ugly IMO, yours may vary. Hopefully, the MY26 will have an Interior Upgrade; the current version is great, I like it, but it’s old now, time to change it up.
The car in this article is not competition yellow, scroll down to the ZR1. that’s the new yellow! the 2025 configurator is also incorrect, both examples are almost gold. I know this for a fact, I
have 2025 competition yellow Stingray and it is bright yellow. I can’t believe GM is showing the wrong color. If you order the new yellow don’t expect to get that gold color. The new competition yellow is very nice bright yellow!!!
I just saw the 2025 C8 in Competition Yellow and Hysteria Purple Metallic, along with a 2025 E-Ray in Sea Wolf Gray at the dealership. The yellow looks fantastic, but the purple was underwhelming—it leans more toward blue than true purple. I wasn’t impressed with the gray either; its dullness doesn’t highlight the E-Ray’s lines well. I wouldn’t be surprised if they drop both the purple and gray for 2026.
That is one GOOD LOOKING Corvette!! If I could afford one to that would be my color choice …
I can’t help but like the Stingray the best, due to its lack of exterior gee-gaws tacked on. I do prefer a machined/painted wheel to the plain silver painted rim shown though.
Kind of like the Firebird’s height of popularity back in the day… I always preferred the cleaner Formula to the Trans Am’s lower spats and screaming chicken hood.
Mom had a yellow ’69 Corvette for a while.
thats why they show ZR1 in yellow hits you right in the face can’t miss it !! these days it seems you can get any colour you want as long as it is black or white. hot looking vet should be seen. yellow does it!!
This not the same competition yellow offered in the past. None of those were metallic nor tintcoats.