Mineral White and Alpine White are two popular BMW paint colors. Mineral White is a tri-coat pearl white paint job with a creamish hue and metallic finish. Alpine White, on the other hand, is a pure white paint job that appears flat and has no metallic elements. In terms of whiteness, Alpine White is considered the whitest of the two.

The typical BMW color code format is three numbers like 300. Following the color code is typically a forward slash, and then other digits which are not part of your color code. In the example above, the color code 300 corresponds to: Alpine White III Clearcoat