Paint code 114 · Solid

Porsche Signal Yellow

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Approximate on-screen swatch (#f2c100). Screens and light shift paint colors — it is not a paint match.

Signal Yellow is a solid Porsche exterior color, paint code 114. Porsche has offered it on the 911, Taycan and Macan from 1970 to today. A Porsche colour designer has called Signal Yellow from the 1970s 'a classic, uniquely Porsche color'. To confirm a specific car left the factory in Signal Yellow, check the paint code on its build sheet.

Signal Yellow at a glance

Porsche Signal Yellow quick facts
Paint code(s)114
FinishSolid
Color familyYellow & Orange Porsche Colors
Model lines911, Taycan and Macan
Also writtenSignalgelb

Porsche Signal Yellow years and models

Model years and model lines Porsche offered Signal Yellow on, with source
ModelModel yearsAvailabilitySource
911 (F/G-series)1970sStandard color[2][3]
911 S/Toriginal paint of the 1972 S/T restored for the Camel GT tribute1972Standard color[1]
Taycan / Macan Electric2020sPaint to Sample[4]

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

Signal Yellow paint code

  • 114— 1970s code (L114)[3]

The code is printed on the car's option sticker and on a VIN build sheet. Porsche has reused some names with new codes as paint formulas changed, so the code is the reliable identifier.

About Signal Yellow

  • A Porsche colour designer has called Signal Yellow from the 1970s 'a classic, uniquely Porsche color'. [2]
  • Porsche's Sonderwunsch department reused the original Signal Yellow of a 1972 911 S/T on a modern 911 S/T tribute. [1]

Is that car really Signal Yellow?

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the paint code for Porsche Signal Yellow?

Signal Yellow has carried Porsche paint code 114 (1970s code (L114)). Porsche reuses names across eras with different codes, so match the code on the car's option sticker or build sheet rather than the name alone.

Which Porsche models and years came in Signal Yellow?

Our sources list Signal Yellow on the 911 (F/G-series) (1970s, standard color), 911 S/T (1972, standard color) and Taycan / Macan Electric (2020s, paint to sample). 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 Signal Yellow a Paint to Sample color?

Porsche newsroom coverage shows Signal Yellow being ordered as a Paint to Sample colour on current Taycan and Macan models.

How can I tell if a Porsche is factory Signal Yellow?

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 114. A matching color name alone does not rule out a respray or wrap.

Sources

  1. Sonderwunsch 911 S/T Camel GT Challenge tribute — Porsche Newsroom
  2. Lizard Green and the communication colour (Christophorus 386) — Porsche Newsroom
  3. Signal Yellow (L114) paint code and years — PaintScratch (secondary)
  4. Macan and Taycan meet-up of the Registro Italiano — Porsche Newsroom

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