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Porsche Blood Orange

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Approximate on-screen swatch (#e1401c). Screens and light shift paint colors — it is not a paint match.

Blood Orange is a solid Porsche exterior color. Porsche has offered it on the 911 and classic Porsches between 1969 and 1973 as a standard color. To confirm a specific car left the factory in Blood Orange, check the paint code on its build sheet.

Blood Orange at a glance

Porsche Blood Orange quick facts
Paint code(s)Not documented in our sources
FinishSolid
Color familyYellow & Orange Porsche Colors
Model lines911 and classic Porsches
Also writtenBlutorange

Porsche Blood Orange years and models

Model years and model lines Porsche offered Blood Orange on, with source
ModelModel yearsAvailabilitySource
911 (F-series)1969–1973Standard color[1][2]
911 Carrera RS 2.71973Standard color[4][3]

US model years where the source gives them. A trailing dash means still offered in the latest source.

About Blood Orange

  • Porsche places Blood Orange among the bold 911 colours of the late 1960s, along with Canary Yellow and Iris Green. [1]
  • Blood Orange was among the paint colours produced for the 1973 Carrera RS 2.7, and the works driver André Lotterer owns an RS 2.7 restored in it. [4][3]

Is that car really Blood Orange?

The build sheet shows the factory exterior color and installed options recorded for a specific VIN, plus original MSRP when the build data includes it. Free availability check first; $9.99 only if detailed build data exists — no subscription.

Porsche build sheet by VIN

Colors similar to Blood Orange

Signal OrangeTangerineContinental Orange

Frequently asked questions

Which Porsche models and years came in Blood Orange?

Our sources list Blood Orange on the 911 (F-series) (1969–1973, standard color) and 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (1973, standard color). If you see it on a model or year not listed, it may be a Paint to Sample order or a respray — the build sheet for the VIN shows which.

Is Blood Orange a Paint to Sample color?

Our sources list Blood Orange as a standard color rather than Paint to Sample. Porsche's Paint to Sample program can still apply many past colors to new cars, so a recent car in Blood Orange may be a PTS order.

How can I tell if a Porsche is factory Blood Orange?

Read the paint code on the option sticker (in the maintenance booklet and, on most models, in the front luggage compartment) or on a build sheet for the VIN, and compare it with the codes above. A matching color name alone does not rule out a respray or wrap.

What does Porsche Blood Orange look like?

Blood Orange is a solid color in Porsche's yellow & orange family. Similar Porsche colors include Signal Orange, Tangerine and Continental Orange. The swatch on this page is an approximate on-screen rendering, so view the paint in daylight before you buy.

Sources

  1. The 911 chameleon: Porsche's colourful tradition — Porsche Newsroom
  2. Manfred Huber and his 911s — Porsche Newsroom
  3. André Lotterer's 911 Carrera RS 2.7 — Porsche Newsroom
  4. 50 years of the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 — Porsche Newsroom

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