Grigio Silverstone
Grigio Silverstone is a Ferrari gray and silver paint color in the Grigio family: hex #454545, RGB 69, 69, 69, closest Pantone PMS 446 C, factory paint code 740 (Ferrari configurator).
| Family | Grigio — Ferrari gray and silver colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #454545 |
| RGB | 69, 69, 69 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 29.3, 0, 0 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 446 C (#494C49, ΔE 3.6) |
| Alt. published hex | #585C64 · RAL 7015 [Exotic Car Colors] |
| Paint code | 740 (Ferrari configurator); 159650 / 266613; 740 (PPG) |
| Code systems | PPG (1990s onward) 740 |
| Ferrari configurator | Offered in Ferrari's current configurator as GRIGIO SILVERSTONE / GRIGIO SILVERSTONE 740 — Optional color, Racing-stripe color. [ferrari.com] |
| Offered on | 296 GTB · 296 GTS · 296 Speciale · 296 Speciale A · 849 Testarossa · 849 Testarossa Spider · 12 Cilindri · 12 Cilindri Spider · Amalfi · Amalfi Spider · F80 · Luce · Purosangue · Roma Spider (configurator, October 2026) |
| Matte version | Grigio Silverstone Opaco — own page; the same pigment in a matte finish |
| Finish | Gloss · Metallic |
| Value | Verified color chip |
Sources: Ferrari Colors blog · carpaints.co · codes: CARROSS, TCR
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The story of Grigio Silverstone
Grigio Silverstone shares its name with the British circuit where Ferrari took its first Formula 1 World Championship win: on Saturday 14 July 1951 José Froilán González drove a Ferrari 375 to victory there, fifty seconds ahead of Fangio's Alfa Romeo — the first World Championship win for both González and Ferrari, Wikipedia records. Ferrari writes that its colors are rooted in the marque's heritage and names Verde Zeltweg after a circuit, but no Ferrari text found says the same of this gray. The earliest cars found cataloged in the color are from 2005 — a 575M Maranello HGTC delivered in Belgium that July and several 612 Scagliettis — and Ferrari's Tailor Made department used it as a stripe color on a white 458 Spider shown at Goodwood in 2013.
Sources: Ferrari magazine — the first Formula 1 victory · Ferrari history — 1951, first F1 win · Ferrari magazine — Essential colors, with a story · RM Sotheby's catalog (575M HGTC 141674) via Classics on Autotrader · Bonhams|Cars Online — 612 Scaglietti 140816 · Bonhams|Cars Online — 612 Scaglietti HGTS 147321 · Motor Authority — Ferrari's 2013 Goodwood Tailor Made cars · Wikipedia, 1951 British Grand Prix · Grokipedia, 1951 British Grand Prix (cites ferrari.com and chicanef1.com)