Oro Kelso
Oro Kelso is a Ferrari gold paint color in the Oro family: hex #9F8F75, RGB 159, 143, 117, closest Pantone PMS 403 C, factory paint code 2.443.214.
| Family | Oro — Ferrari gold colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #9F8F75 |
| RGB | 159, 143, 117 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 60.2, 1.8, 16 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 403 C (#998C7C, ΔE 3.9) |
| Paint code | 2.443.214; Ditzler 23150 |
| Value | Verified color chip |
Sources: Ferrari Colors blog · codes: 330GT
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The story of Oro Kelso
Oro Kelso is a gold from Ferrari’s early-1970s Pininfarina range. The Ferrari 400 blog lists it as 2.443.214 in the “racehorse”-named standard range of 18 colors carried over from the 365 GTC/4; the 330 GT Registry shows the same code in two chip sets, and its Ditzler/PPG book entry, Kelso Gold Poly, a dark gold for 1968–71, carries Ditzler 23150. Documented cars include 365 GTC/4 chassis 15655, completed in June 1972 and delivered through Chinetti-Garthwaite in Oro Kelso, later repainted, and 365 GT4 2+2 chassis 19489, delivered through Charles Pozzi of Paris, refinished in its original Oro Kelso in 2021 and sold by RM Sotheby’s in Monaco in 2022 for €69,000. Goodwood previewed another 365 GT4 2+2 in original Oro Kelso at a 2025 Bonhams|Cars sale. Kelso, Wikipedia records, won an unprecedented five Horse of the Year titles, 1960 to 1964.
Sources: Ferrari 400 blog · 330 GT Registry, paint colors · ClassicCars.com listing, 1972 365 GTC/4 15655 · RM Sotheby's, 1976 365 GT4 2+2 19489, Monaco 2022 · Goodwood Road & Racing, 10 lots to watch at the Members' Meeting Bonhams|Cars sale (1 April 2025) · Wikipedia, Kelso (horse) · Grokipedia, Kelso (horse) (cites bloodhorse.com and americasbestracing.net)