Verde Kers
Verde Kers is a Ferrari green paint color in the Verde family: hex #53B151, RGB 83, 177, 81, closest Pantone PMS 361 C.
| Family | Verde — Ferrari green colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #53B151 |
| Also known as | also Verde Hy Kers Lucido · also Verde Kers Lucido · also Verde Hy-Kers |
| RGB | 83, 177, 81 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 64.9, -47.4, 40.4 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 361 C (#1EB53A, ΔE 4.1) |
| Paint code | Not published |
| Ferrari configurator | Offered in Ferrari's current configurator as VERDE KERS — 2-layer paint upon sample. [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) |
| Finish | 2-layer |
| Era | 2010s (488 Pista) |
| Value | Verified color chip |
Sources: Ferrari Colors blog · carpaints.co
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About Verde Kers
Believed inspired by the matte green of the 599 HY-KERS concept.
The story of Verde Kers
Verde Kers takes its name from the 599 HY-KERS, the lime-green hybrid "vettura laboratorio" Ferrari presented at the 80th Geneva Motor Show on March 2, 2010, as Autoblog reported from the stand; Wikipedia records that Ferrari tested its KERS on a 599 mule after Kimi Räikkönen's 2009 Belgian Grand Prix win with a KERS-equipped car. Carpaints.co says the show car's paint was matte and that the gloss production shade is Verde Hy Kers Lucido, Verde Kers Lucido or simply Verde Kers, a two-layer metallic seen on the 488 Pista, SF90 Spider and 296 GTB; duPont Registry confirmed the full name on a 488 Pista in 2023. ROSSOautomobili pictures a 488 Pista photographed by Gosia i Michał.
Sources: carpaints.co, Verde Hy Kers Lucido · Autoblog, Geneva 2010: Ferrari 599 HY-KERS is green in more ways than one · Wikipedia, Ferrari 599 · Wikipedia, Kinetic energy recovery system · duPont Registry, 488 Pista in Verde Kers (2023) · ROSSOautomobili, Complete rundown · Grokipedia, Kinetic energy recovery system (cites argent.fia.com and arstechnica.com)