Blues Clues: How to Spot the 2026 Toyota TRD Pro–Exclusive Paint Color
You're looking at it. After making a subtle appearance on a SEMA concept, the latest TRD Pro signature paint hue is arriving for 2026.
Every year, Toyota reveals a new TRD Pro–exclusive signature paint color. Previously, we’ve seen dirt- and clay-inspired hues of Terra and Mudbath, and even a zany electric green, but for the 2026 model year, Toyota decided it needed a brighter color. And it also turns out we’ve seen this "new" color before at the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas—albeit used sparingly—and applied here to the entire bodies of 4Runner, Tacoma, Sequoia, and Tundra TRD Pro models so equipped, it makes for a very visually pleasing color for these off-road centric trucks and SUVs.
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Back at the 2024 SEMA Show, Toyota unveiled a unique 4Runner concept based on the newest model then about to hit dealerships called the TRD Surf concept. It was a take on the original 4Runner design with a removable rear roof section and only two doors. While we’re not about to see that layout become reality just yet—please, Toyota!—there was something on that SUV that would make it: that contrasting, robin’s egg blue used on the emblems, features, and decals. That color is now known as “Wave Maker,” becoming the eleventh and latest signature color exclusive to the TRD Pro lineup.
It is certainly a contrast to the previous two colors that had more in common with dirt than the watery-inspired color we see right now. It’s a bright, but unoffensive shade of blue that really looks home on the Tacoma TRD Pro thanks to its black roof section and black overfenders. But even the Sequoia and Tundra TRD Pros look great in Wave Maker blue with their minimal black trim while the new 4Runner TRD Pro offers a great space in between the three takes.
Just like those previous signature colors, Wave Maker blue will not cost extra for the TRD Pro models, and that trim level will be the only way to get it when they arrive in the Fall. Well, until your local paint shop gets the code, and you can recreate it on your non-TRD Pro vehicle, maybe. It makes us wonder how a GR Corolla, GR86, or GR Supra would look in this color, TRD or otherwise...
Having experience in many forms of the automotive industry, Justin Banner has done more than just write about cars. For more than 15 years, he's had experience working as an automotive service technician—including a stint as a Virginia State Inspector—service advisor, parts sales, and aftermarket parts technical advisor (a fancy way of saying he helped you on the phone when you had trouble fitting your brakes over your aftermarket wheels and the like). Prior to his tenure as a full-time editor, Justin worked as a freelance writer and photographer for various publications and as an automotive content creator on YouTube. He’s also covered multiple forms of motorsports ranging from Formula Drift, drag racing, and time attack, to NASCAR, short course off-roading, and open desert racing. He's best known for breaking down complex technical concepts so a layperson can more easily understand why technologies, repairs, and parts should matter to them. At MotorTrend, Justin is part of the news team covering breaking news and topics while also working as a judge for MotorTrend Of the Year events and other major comparison tests.
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