White Pearl is Volvo paint code 453. Volvo used 453 on the XC90, C70, S40, S80 from 2001 to 2011. 453 is a metallic, high gloss finish. White Pearl is sold as Blanc Perle in other markets. Of the 17 Volvo white colours ordered from us, 2 have been ordered more often than White Pearl.
The kit is mixed to the 453 formula — the same code printed on your vehicle’s paint label — not colour-matched by eye. On panels that still carry their factory paint, that reproduces the original tone.
Where it will not match
Panels bleached by years of sun sit lighter than the factory formula. The kit reproduces the original colour, not the faded one.
A panel that has already been resprayed is no longer the factory colour, so the code will not describe it.
Metallic and pearl finishes are harder to blend across a large area than solid colours — they are at their best on chips and thin scratches.
Damage larger than a few centimetres, or down to bare metal over a wide area, is body-shop work.