Color Guide
Regular catalog colors and leather families documented across the 996.1 and 996.2 Carrera years. The lists are catalog unions, not a claim that every paint and trim was simultaneously available in every market or model year. Confirm the individual car with its option sticker, build sheet, or Porsche certificate.
Palette summary
Exterior colors
40
Interior trims
11
Featured combos
3
Factory palette
Use the complete palette to understand the model’s visual range, then review the featured combinations that shape its market story.
Paint
Black
Paint
Carrara White
Paint
Guards Red
Paint
Speed Yellow
Paint
Pastel Yellow
Paint
Arctic Silver Metallic
Paint
Palladium Metallic
Paint
Black Metallic
Paint
Seal Grey Metallic
Paint
Basalt Black Metallic
Paint
Lapis Blue Metallic
Paint
Midnight Blue Metallic
Paint
Ocean Blue Metallic
Paint
Cobalt Blue Metallic
Paint
Zenith Blue Metallic
Paint
Turquoise Metallic
Paint
Rainforest Green Metallic
Paint
Dark Teal Metallic
Paint
Arena Red Metallic
Paint
Orient Red Metallic
Paint
Carmon Red Metallic
Paint
Zanzibar Red Metallic
Paint
Meridian Metallic
Paint
Slate Grey Metallic
Paint
Biarritz White
Paint
Glacier White
Paint
Dark Blue
Paint
Fayence Yellow
Paint
Wimbledon Green Metallic
Paint
Fir Green Metallic
Paint
Jungle Green Metallic
Paint
Lago Green Metallic
Paint
Violet Metallic
Paint
Iris Blue Metallic
Paint
Polar Silver Metallic
Paint
GT Silver Metallic
Paint
Vesuvius Metallic
Paint
Orange Red Pearl
Paint
Violet Chromaflair
Paint
Atlas Grey Metallic
Interior trims
The interior is part of the spec story, not an afterthought. Leather tone, contrast, and period feel all change how the exterior color lands in person.
Interior
Black leather
Interior
Graphite Grey leather
Interior
Savanna Beige leather
Interior
Metropole Blue leather
Interior
Nephrite Green leather
Interior
Boxster Red leather
Interior
Natural Brown leather
Interior
Natural Grey leather
Interior
Cinnamon Brown leather
Interior
Terracotta leather
Interior
Space Grey leather
Featured combination
Black Metallic
Exterior
Black Metallic
Interior pairing
Graphite Grey leather
Black Metallic with Graphite Grey leather is a useful factory-spec reference for Porsche 996 911. Confirm the exact model-year and market combination from the build record before assigning rarity or a premium.
Featured combination
Arctic Silver Metallic
Exterior
Arctic Silver Metallic
Interior pairing
Savanna Beige leather
Arctic Silver Metallic with Savanna Beige leather is a useful factory-spec reference for Porsche 996 911. Confirm the exact model-year and market combination from the build record before assigning rarity or a premium.
Variant matrix
Factory paint-table union for the early 996 Carrera years. The original table should be checked for the exact model year; an empty interior row here is intentional because this source documents paint only.
View Porsche 996 Carrera factory paint tableExterior
Factory paint-table union for the facelift Carrera years. Anniversary and special-order colors still require the car's option record.
View Porsche 996 Carrera factory paint tableExterior
The launch brochure documents the first 996 cabin families independently from the year-by-year paint table.
View Porsche 1998 color and trim brochureInterior
Signature combo
Palladium Metallic
Black leather
Exterior paint
Palladium Metallic
Interior trim
Black leather
Palladium Metallic with Black leather is a useful factory-spec reference for Porsche 996 911. Confirm the exact model-year and market combination from the build record before assigning rarity or a premium.
Combination notes
Brighter hero colors usually get remembered first, but the most liquid combinations are often the ones that balance factory taste, clean presentation, and easy buyer familiarity.
Interior choice matters more than people think. Warm leather or rare trim can turn a familiar exterior into a standout spec, while a weak interior can flatten an otherwise strong color.
Use the complete palette for reference, then use the featured combinations to understand which specifications enthusiasts actually discuss and search for.
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