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  Porsche Paint Colors

Probably the most asked question is which paint options were available in which year, so here they all are (to the best of my information).

Sources used include the "Red Book", Porsche sales brouchers and various other documents I have collected over the years. Unfortunately none of the documents totally agree with each other, so there will always be some debate.

The colors are matched as best I can, but if you can supply a more accurate color code or photo, please email them to me.

To identify your paint code, refer to the code stamped on the plate attached to the LH door jam, as below:

1978

 Color Description Color Code
   Guards Red  L027
   Continental Orange  L107
   Black  L700
   Talbot Yellow  L106
   Oak Green Metallic Clearcoat  L265
   Olive Green  L274
   Light Green Metallic Clearcoat  L275
  Fern Green  L273
   Apple Green  L260
   Minerva Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L304
   Arrow / Royal Blue  L305
   Petrol Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L376
   Bitter  Chocolate  L408
   Copper Brown Metallic Clearcoat  L443
   Mocha Brown  L451
   Cashmere Beige  L502
   Grand Prix White  L908
   Silver Metallic Clearcoat  L936

1979-80

 Color Color Description Color Code
  Guards Red  L027
  Talbot Yellow  L106
  Oak Green Metallic Clearcoat  L265
  Olive Green  L274
  Light Green Metallic Clearcoat  L275
  Light Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L30T
  Minerva Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L304
  Arrow/Royal Blue  L305
  Petrol Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L376
  Helios Blue Metallic Clearcoat  LA5Y
  Bitter Chocolate  L408
  Copper Brown Metallic Clearcoat  L443
  Mocha Brown  L451
  Casablance Beige Metallic Clearcoat  L463
  Tobacco Metallic Clearcoat  L464
  Cashmere Beige  L502
  Lilac / Moonstone  L601
  Black  L700
  Black Metallic Clearcoat  L708
  Grand Prix White  L908
 

 Silver Metallic Clearcoat

 L936

1981

 Color Color Description Color Code
  Guards Red  L027
  Chiffon White  L182
  Mint Green  L20A
  Moss Green Metallic Clearcoat  L20C
  Light Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L30T
  Pacific Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L31G
  Minerva Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L304
  Arrow / Royal Blue  L305
  Mocha Brown  L451
  Rosewood / Palisander Metallic Clearcoat  L474
  Bamboo Beige  L523
  Caramel Brown  L524
  Platinum Metallic Clearcoat  L655
  Black  L700
  Black Metallic Clearcoat  L708
  Wine Red Metallic Clearcoat  L895
  Grand Prix White  L908
  Zinc / Pewter Metallic Clearcoat  L956

1982

Color Color Description Color Code
  Guards Red  L027
  Wine Red Metallic Clearcoat  L895
  Chiffon White  L182
  Grand Prix White  L908
  Pewter Metallic Clearcoat  L956
  Mint Green  L20A
  Moss Green Metallic Clearcoat  L20C
  Minerva Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L304
  Light Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L30T
  Pacific Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L31G
  Royal Blue  L305
  Mocha Brown  L451
  Platinum Metallic Clearcoat  L655
  Bamboo Beige  L523
  Caramel Brown  L524
  Helibronze Metallic Clearcoat  L966
  Rosewood / Palisander Metallic Clearcoat  L474
  Black  L700
  Black Metallic Clearcoat  L708

1983

Color Color Description Color Code
  Guards Red  L027
  Ruby Red Metallic Clearcoat  L810
  Kiln Red Metallic Clearcoat  L811
  Grand Prix White  L908
  Chiffon White  L182
  Light Bronze Metallic Clearcoat  L966
  Platinum Metallic Clearcoat  L655
  Glacier Blue  L32Z
  Slate Blue Metallic Clearcoat  L661
  Mint Green  L20A
  Moss Green Metallic Clearcoat  L20C
  Pewter Metallic Clearcoat  L956
  Quartz Gray Metallic Clearcoat  L662
  Black  L700

 

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