German/Reference name: azzurrocaliforniametallic
Paint code: 3F3
Models and Years:
911:2006,2011
Azzurro California (3F3/azzurrocaliforniametallic) is the color that Porsche used on the limited 2006 911 Club Coupe, a 911 built to celebrate the PCA’s 50th anniversary. Porsche says the color was inspired by Azure Blue, a vintage 356 color that dates back to 1956. After its usage on the 50th Club Coupe, Azzurro California went off the menu, going paint to sample. Oddly, this color was actually named Azurro California Blue Metallic when it first came out, but for unknown reasons, it was renamed to Azzurro California Metallic when it went PTS. Is this the full story on this color? Some say no and point to two things: (1) The fact that Azure Blue, this color’s inspiration, is a very different shade of blue and (2) The existence of a color that’s not only similar in look, but also name: Ferrari’s Azzurro California Metallic. Ferrari’s usage of Azzurro California dates back roughly two decades in its current form and 55+ years in very close inspiration. So are the two the same? No, Ferrari’s blue is slightly lighter. So is all of this a coincidence then? Maybe, but either way, one thing is certain: This is a beautiful build for a beautiful color.
