As of this writing, 6,820 black, 1,705 yellow, and 1,353 blue plates have been ordered from the Department of Motor Vehicles. As soon as the number reaches 7,500, that plate will go into production.

The DMV is also accepting applications for two more historic color schemes: yellow plates with black lettering from the 1950s and blue plates with yellow lettering from the ‘70s and ‘80s.

California license plates are finally back in black. The Department of Motor Vehicles announced Monday that it had started production on new California plates with black backgrounds and yellow ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has begun issuing the snazzy black plate with yellow lettering that first became available in the 1960s. “You can put the plates on any car or vehicle ...

The black plate with yellow lettering — used in the 1960s — was the first plate to meet the minimum 7,500 preorders by a Jan. 1 deadline.