7 Weird Paint to Sample Porsche Colors That Somehow Work

Radium Green Radiates Coolness

Porsche owners have always had great taste in their cars, and getting the right color spec is a testament to that. Rather than go for boring silver or grey owners can pick their own, at a price. 

Radium was the original "glow in the dark" material that was used on watch faces in the early 19th century. It was a slight green, similar to the green you see here. Porsche calls this Radium Green, and it goes by the paint code of 510... but that's when it is on a Porsche 356. 

This car received a full respray in Radium Green according to the listing site, Marshall Goldman. It was a very rare color for the 356, and is surely a one-of-one for the 991. 

Photo courtesy of Marshall Goldman.

The Allure of Moonstone

In some lighting, Moonstone almost looks white. But when put against a contrasting color, has a purplish/pink hue to it. As such, this color is also referred to as Lilac. Porsche gave it a paint code of 601, and it's an exceedingly rare color. 

Via Marqued, the amount of 1979 Porsche 911s painted in this color is believed to be less than 25. How many of those are still left is unknown. 

Photo courtesy of Marqued.

Off-White Elegance of Glacier White

Sometimes, white is green. That's the case with this Glacier White Porsche 356. This one is quite special though, as it is known to be one of the highest-spec Porsche 356 ever according to Export56. It has a sunroof, Rudge wheels, and more. But of course, we know the more interesting part is the Glacier White paint, code 5713. 

If someone were to see the car, they'd almost certainly call it pale green, or a pastel green. And that's the beauty of some of these unique hues and colors from Porsche's palette. 

Photo courtesy of Export56.

Incredible Violet Blue Metallic

In a contradiction of names, this car is called Violet Blue Metallic. It's definitely violet, and only maybe a bit blue. But with a paint code of 57, we see how striking this color looks on this 993 we found via Porsche Club. 

One of the great things about Paint-To-Sample cars is we get to see colors like this. We never would think to put such a color on a 993, and yet in this instance, we can see the results are quite gorgeous. 

Photo courtesy of Porsche Club.

Zanzibar Red On Everything

One thing about paint to sample is that it can extend to other parts of the car. On 996 models, the interior trim can also be painted, and in this instance, the wheels. Zanzibar Red is Porsche paint code 63, and is very very rare. 

On this 996 Turbo via PCarGallery, we can see that the owner chose to extend that color to the wheels. Color-coded wheels are nothing new to Porsche 911 models, and it's neat to see the same concept used on a stunning red like Zanzibar.

Photo courtesy of PCarGallery.

Timeless Class of Palm Green

From 1951-1953, Porsche had this color, called Palm Green. The color code is 526, which differentiates it from the far more popular Irish Green. On the 356, it truly looks graceful, however despite the good looks, this is one of the more rare colors available. 

Green is a color that is less frequently picked, and we really don't know why. On a car like this 356 that we saw at RM Sotheby's, it does a great job of accentuating the curves of this Porsche. 

Photo courtesy of RM Sotheby's.

Azzuro California Dreaming

Some colors are so incredible that you just can't stop looking at them. Azzuro California is one of those colors. This blue had added depth thanks to a fairly heavy metallic flake.

It's been available for a while but rarely selected. Baffling, as it looks simply stunning on this 2006 Carrera S Club Coupe that we found at RM Sotheby's. With the aero kit and beautiful design of the 911, the blue keeps your eyes busy finding new curves and body lines. 

Photo courtesy of RM Sotheby's.

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