Kiln Red Metallic

Kiln Red Metallic (Ziegelrot Metallic, code L811) is a warm, copper-tinged red metallic at #C03B25 — a dark, complex red that sits at the intersection of brick red, burnt orange, and deep copper, giving it a fiery, earthy quality distinct from the brighter reds and cooler burgundies in Porsche's catalogue. The German name Ziegelrot means brick red, but the colour reads as more combustive than that — closer to the orange-red of fired ceramics at high temperature, with the metallic flake amplifying its warmth in direct light. Rennbow describes Kiln as a dark metallic red that is a bit coppery and more subdued than Garnet Red. Automotive writers who encountered the colour on a 1984 911 Carrera noted it appeared neither burnt orange nor exactly brick red, suggesting the name derives from the fiery interior of a kiln — with a blend of orange, red, and yellow that produces dramatic shifts depending on light conditions. Touch-up paint records confirm code L811/X3 on the 1984 911 Carrera. Four documented community examples reflect a colour that was selectively ordered during a narrow window and which today stands as one of the more unusual warm-red metallics from the G-series era.