Havana Brown

Havana Brown (Havannabrun, code LD6A) is a warm, medium-deep solid brown at #5C3317 — a rich, chocolatey brown that evokes exactly what its name suggests: the dark, earthy warmth of Havana tobacco and aged leather. At its hex value it reads as a deep saddle brown, darker than most automotive browns of the period and more saturated than the earthier, more muted browns Porsche typically offered alongside it in the early 1980s palette. Code LD6A places it on the 911 in 1981 and 1982, confirmed in period paint records and appearing alongside other geographic colour names — Mauritius Blue, Gambia Red, Havana Brown — that defined the transaxle era's approach to an exotic, geography-inspired palette. Three documented community examples reflect a colour that was available for only two years on a model whose buyers of the period more frequently chose silver, black, or Guards Red. For air-cooled enthusiasts who appreciate the 1981–82 SC era's quieter palette options, a confirmed original-paint Havana Brown 911 is a distinctive and genuinely uncommon find.