PORSCHE car paint

The project to carry out a touch-up or full respray on a Porsche vehicle begins with obtaining the paint—after having determined the correct reference among the colour codes of German cars, and more specifically, the colour codes of Porsche cars.

It is not really useful, when addressing a paint supplier, to provide the model or year of your Porsche. The Porsche colour code is the most important piece of information.

If you have the original vehicle's maintenance booklet, it is likely that you will find another valuable detail: the colour name.
No, there is no usable colour information on the registration document (grey card).
We explain a bit further down in the article how to locate the exact reference in specific areas of the vehicle.

If you are the one carrying out the paintwork and it’s your own vehicle, it’s essential to understand the different types of manufacturer paints, their properties, and particularities.
When the paintwork is done by a professional bodyshop, a water-based paint is typically used. However, if you purchase your paint online from a specialised and professional site, you will most likely receive a solvent-based paint: this is preferable, as it dries faster, is thinner, and offers longer durability.

PORSCHE car colour codes

You will likely never have access to these confidential databases containing hundreds of colours and their corresponding formulas.

Each formula includes a transparent base, into which the preparer must add—very carefully and with extreme precision—highly concentrated colours.

These concentrated colours are numerous, and dosages are carried out to the nearest hundredth of a gram.
Even if you manage to obtain one of these formulas, it would likely be of no use to you, because each recipe corresponds to a specific paint system and brand. The colour concentrates are unique to each manufacturer, and the formulas of one brand cannot be used with another’s products.

For Porsche vehicles, there are nearly a hundred different colour codes.
Each Porsche colour code consists of one or more characters—letters and/or numbers—following the universal automotive colour coding system used by all manufacturers.

It can happen that the same colour code is shared across brands. To improve accuracy and avoid errors, a second piece of information—the colour name—is also used.
Within a colour coding software, there is often a third element: the year of use.

The history of the manufacturer PORSCHE

Porsche is a German vehicle manufacturer, named after its founder Ferdinand Porsche, born in 1875 and deceased in 1951. He specialised in the production of sports cars.
The company was founded in 1931 and initially focused on producing military equipment, including tanks. Today, Porsche manufactures only high-performance luxury vehicles and is part of the Volkswagen Group, though it remains a family-run business led by the founder’s descendants.

Porsche vehicles are globally recognised for their excellence, with each model enjoying a stellar reputation: the Spyder, Boxster/Cayman, 911 (992), Panamera, Macan, Cayenne, and Taycan.
In the past 20 years, Porsche’s production has continued to grow, quadrupling over the period.

Where to find the colour code of your PORSCHE car ?

In parallel with its production of special effect paints for cars and motorcycles, StardustColours® manufactures the complete range of colour references for existing vehicle manufacturers, for private individuals.

For PORSCHE vehicles, the plate indicating the colour code (VIN plate) can be found in the following locations:
– Inside the engine bay
– Between the two doors on the left-hand side (driver’s side)
– In the spare wheel compartment

You can refer to the images provided below to help you identify the correct location.
The colour code always consists of three characters (letters or numbers).

The emblematic colours of PORSCHE cars

Porsche colour codes are numerous, and nearly always made up of three characters. Here are some examples:

2B5 MALACHITGRUEN
2B9 LAGOGRUEN
2D8 GRUEN
2G0 GULFORANGE
3A8 LAPISBLAU
3AR BLAUTUERKIS

Some colours have become iconic due to Porsche’s legendary performance in motor racing, where the brand has enjoyed a rich and storied history.
This is the case for GULF BLUE and GULF ORANGE—opaque, vintage-style shades that we also offer in our airbrush paint range, in 125 ml format.

Modern Porsche colours are more complex, often including pearlescent and metallic effects.

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