Rosso Corsa Metallizzato
Rosso Corsa Metallizzato is a Ferrari red paint color in the Rosso family: hex #BB021E, RGB 187, 2, 30, closest Pantone PMS 1805 C, factory paint code 266165 (PPG). The value is a photo-derived estimate (high confidence), not a verified chip.
| Family | Rosso — Ferrari red colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #BB021E |
| Also known as | also Rosso Corsa Metallic · on the paint sticker as Rosso Corsa Met. |
| RGB | 187, 2, 30 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 39.1, 63.7, 40.5 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 1805 C (#AF2626, ΔE 2.7) |
| Paint code | 266165 (PPG) |
| Code systems | PPG (1990s onward) 266165 — a six-digit formula reference for paint shops |
| Ferrari configurator | Offered in Ferrari's current configurator as ROSSO CORSA MET. — 2-layer special paint. [ferrari.com] |
| Offered on | 296 GTB · 296 GTS · 296 Speciale · 296 Speciale A · 12 Cilindri · 12 Cilindri Spider · Amalfi · Amalfi Spider · F80 · Luce · Purosangue · Roma Spider (configurator, October 2026) |
| Finish | Gloss · Metallic · 2-layer |
| Era | Modern (488 onward) |
| Value | Photo-derived estimate · high confidence |
Sources: FerrariChat
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About Rosso Corsa Metallizzato
The metallic version of Rosso Corsa. Ferrari's configurator lists it as ROSSO CORSA MET. under 2-layer special paint, on the current range from the 296 and Roma Spider to the 12Cilindri, Purosangue and F80; carpaints.co describes it as the metallic version of the iconic color, released more recently than the solid. Paint code PPG 266165, read from a factory paint sticker that carries the name as "Rosso Corsa Met.". Owners began specifying it on the 488 in late 2016 — FerrariChat member 997usa took delivery that December and called it "a deep and great color on the 488". The point of it: solid Rosso Corsa goes flat where the light leaves a panel, while the metallic keeps a sheen from every angle — so if you want Rosso Corsa but want it to look shiny at every angle, Rosso Corsa Metallizzato is the better option. Photo estimate: sampled from the front wings of the F8 in direct sun, both sides agreeing within a degree of hue; phone photographs in sunlight push the saturation up, so the real paint likely sits a little less vivid than the value shown, nearer the Rosso Corsa chip. Both cars' colors are as stated by their owners.
The story of Rosso Corsa Metallizzato
Ferrari's magazine states that Rosso Corsa Met launched with the 488 GTB in 2015 as an alternative to Rosso Corsa, with a delicate metallic tint that becomes perceptible under lighting. Ferrari's 488 GTB page says the new color was developed to underscore that model's sporty character, and attributes its depth and gloss to a triple-layer formulation with millions of micro-particles suspended in the paint. At Geneva in March 2015 the 488 GTB debuted in a Rosso Corsa Met livery; a year later Ferrari showed a California T Handling Speciale there in Rosso Corsa Met with a Nero Stellato roof. Iconic Auctioneers cataloged a 2017 488 GTB, chassis 226767, as Rosso Corsa Metallic in 2020.
Sources: Ferrari magazine, Does Rosso Ferrari exist? · Ferrari, 488 GTB · Ferrari release, Geneva 2015 (reproduced) · Ferrari, Geneva 2016 stand report · Iconic Auctioneers, 488 GTB 226767