Nero Daytona
Nero Daytona is a Ferrari black paint color in the Nero family: hex #1F1D20, RGB 31, 29, 32, closest Pantone PMS 426 C, factory paint code 508, 508 W.B. (Ferrari configurator).
| Family | Nero — Ferrari black colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #1F1D20 |
| RGB | 31, 29, 32 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 11.1, 1.7, -1.7 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 426 C (#2B2B28, ΔE 6.5) |
| Alt. published hex | #231F1C · RAL 8022 [Exotic Car Colors] |
| Paint code | 508, 508 W.B. (Ferrari configurator); 910; 506 (Nuovo Nero Daytona); 508 (PPG) |
| Code systems | PPG (1990s onward) 508 |
| Ferrari configurator | Offered in Ferrari's current configurator as NERO DAYTONA 508 W.B. / W.B. NERO DAYTONA 508 / NERO DAYTONA WB 508 / W.B. NERO DAYTONA 508 — 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 | Nero Daytona Opaco — offered in the configurator's Matt paint group as NERO DAYTONA OPACO; same color, matte finish (no separate chip yet) |
| Finish | Gloss · Metallic |
| Value | Verified color chip |
Sources: Ferrari Colors blog · carpaints.co · codes: FWD, TCR
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About Nero Daytona
Nero Daytona has been on the standard paint range for Ferrari's for a long time. This is a metallic black paint option while there's usually also a solid black available. The metallic flake is really subtle and only truly noticeable up close or under direct sunlight.
The story of Nero Daytona
Nero Daytona carries the nickname the press gave the 365 GTB4 after Ferrari's one-two-three at the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours — Amon and Bandini winning in the 330 P4, Wikipedia records — when sporting director Franco Lini had the three leading cars cross the line side by side — though Ferrari has not said in anything found that the paint was named for it. The earliest car found cataloged under the paint name is a 550 Maranello delivered in Turin on 22 March 2000. On the Enzo it was rare: Bonhams sold a car delivered in September 2004, described as one of twelve ordered in Nero Daytona, for €3,910,000 in Paris in February 2024. In 2018 Ferrari offered it as one of four racing-inspired colors for the Tailor Made Piloti Ferrari 488 Pista, alongside Rosso Corsa, Blu Tour de France and Argento Nürburgring.
Sources: Ferrari history — 1968, tribute to the triumph · Ferrari magazine — first, second, third at Daytona 1967 · RM Sotheby's — 550 Maranello 119544, Cliveden House 2024 · Sports Car Market — 2004 Enzo (Bonhams Paris 2024) · Goodwood Road & Racing — Bonhams|Cars Paris 2024 · Racecar.com — Piloti Ferrari 488 Pista, June 2018 · Wikipedia, 1967 24 Hours of Daytona