Verde Tenue
Verde Tenue is a Ferrari green paint color in the Verde family: hex #9CA89E, RGB 156, 168, 158, closest Pantone PMS 5635 C, factory paint code 604/C (Glasurit FER604/C, 1983). The value is a photo-derived estimate (low confidence), not a verified chip.
| Family | Verde — Ferrari green colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #9CA89E |
| Also known as | also Verde Tenue Metallizzato · also Verde Tenue Metallic |
| RGB | 156, 168, 158 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 67.7, -6.2, 3.7 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 5635 C (#9EAA99, ΔE 2.9) |
| Paint code | 604/C (Glasurit FER604/C, 1983); 604 |
| Code systems | Glasurit (early 1980s onward) FER 604/C — the /C suffix marks a metallic |
| Finish | Gloss · Metallic |
| Era | 1980s–early 1990s (Glasurit era) |
| Value | Photo-derived estimate · low confidence |
Sources: FerrariChat · codes: 308, FWD
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About Verde Tenue
A pale, greyed metallic green — "tenue" means faint — from the Glasurit era: FER 604/C, introduced in 1983 alongside Verde Chiaro (602/C) and Verde Scuro (603/C), and listed in the Testarossa exterior palette as Verde Tenue Metallizzato; refinish catalogues carry it as Verde Tenue Metallic 604. A 2004 FerrariChat search for a 328 in this color found none; it was not a standard 328 color, though a 1985 Glasurit color card carries it, so it would have been a special order. No color chip has been published and no car with a documented sticker or build sheet has surfaced, so this value is a low-confidence photo estimate: the leading photograph, a 512 TR pinned as Verde Tenue, catches the sky and reads from #818f80 on the shaded roof to #a5c8c2 on the sunlit bumper; the paint supplier's Mondial Cabriolet, offered under code 604, reads #9ca89e on the bonnet and a more olive #8b9175 on the door. The sampled value sits between them. Verde Chiaro (602/C) is the neighbouring lighter yellow-green on this site.
The story of Verde Tenue
Verde Tenue, pale green, is a Glasurit metallic of the 1980s: 308-328.com lists "Verde Tenue (FER604/C from year 1983)" beside Verde Chiaro 602/C and Verde Scuro 603/C, the Ferrari 400 blog carries "Verde Ténue Met." in the 1983 range for the 400i and 412, and the Testarossa's 18-color palette, as Red Headed's register reproduces it, lists FER 604/C Verde Tenue Metallizzato. PaintScratch still sells 604 as Verde Tenue Metallic. No car with a chassis number has been found in it.
Sources: 308-328.com, 308 paint codes · Ferrari 400 blog · Red Headed, Testarossa colors · PaintScratch, Ferrari 604 Verde Tenue Metallic