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Yas Marina Blue
Metallic

Paint code B68 · Order-form paint
3,937built
An F80 M3 in Yas Marina Blue Metallic

Front ¾ · Sun

01 / 07

Photo: Bring a Trailer · torqson

#5 most common of 16 order-form paints. 11.4% of all F80 M3s.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

BMW built 3,937 F80 M3s in Yas Marina Blue Metallic (B68). Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet.

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

One paint, 7 photos

Each dot is the color picked off the body in one real photo. The light and the camera both move it.

20 points of lightness, brightest to darkest photo.
0 · black100 · white

Dots: the 7 photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Sun, front 3/4: #4091da, lightness 64. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Carneed
  • Sun, rear 3/4: #3c90c7, lightness 63. Photo: Bring a Trailer · torqson
  • Sun, front 3/4: #398acd, lightness 61. Photo: Bring a Trailer · torqson
  • Sun, rear 3/4: #408ac2, lightness 61. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Carneed
  • Sun, side: #3f83bb, lightness 59. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Carneed
  • Overcast, side: #5375ac, lightness 56. Photo: Bring a Trailer · WOODLEYS
  • Sun, side: #285781, lightness 44. Photo: Bring a Trailer · torqson

Where they went

Yas Marina Blue Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US5141,181–1,695
Canada7572–147
Europe/RoW407700–1,107
RHD markets338650–988
All1,3342,60303,937
BMW changed the model in mid-2015. In the US, pre-LCI cars are mostly 2015 models. Bimmerpost build-sheet tally, 2018.Source

By year

MDataWorks counts 3,937: 672 manual and 3,265 DCT. 1,271 had the Competition Package.

Yas Marina Blue Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market20142015201620172018Total
US–5174073234521,699
Canada–72312812143
Europe/RoW1492992451802341,107
UK/AU/JP22521122323891988
All3741,0999067697893,937
MDataWorks files 4 more under US and 4 fewer under Canada; North America is 1,842 in both.Source

What they sell for

24 sold at public auction.

$47,875 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Yas Marina Blue Metallic F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2015 M3 · DCT2026-10-08 · 91,400 mi$30,283Cars & Bids
2016 M3 · Manual2026-09-10 · 20,000 mi$60,588Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · DCT2026-08-24 · 34,900 mi$48,250Cars & Bids
2018 M3 Competition · Manual2026-08-15 · 19,000 mi$71,000Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · DCT2026-08-05 · 56,000 mi$42,500Bring a Trailer
2016 M3 · Manual2026-07-31 · 30,100 mi$53,000Cars & Bids
2016 M3 Competition · DCT2026-06-19 · 42,000 mi$51,000Bring a Trailer
2016 M3 · DCT2026-05-26 · 88,000 mi$38,750Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · DCT2026-04-16 · 55,000 mi$42,250Cars & Bids
2018 M3 · DCT2026-03-21 · 38,000 mi$55,000Bring a Trailer
2016 M3 · Manual2025-08-21 · 37,600 mi$44,250Cars & Bids
2018 M3 Competition · Manual2025-05-14 · 21,000 mi$67,000Bring a Trailer
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