The different cab colors are a possibly I would guess. I have looked at my various pickups and trucks. In addition to my 52 2 ton I'm working on I have: 1 49 5 window 1 ton, 1 50 3/4 ton, 1 51 3/4 ton, 1 51 1 ton, 2 52 1/2 tons, and 1 other 52 2 ton. I've looked at the cab colors on these and every one is the light silver color. I would think with this number at least one would have a different color interior. I just wish I could have gotten the right color paint to start with, the pearl beige color sounds like it could be close to this lighter color. That said no doubt it is pretty difficult to mix modern paint that will be an exact match.
Steve