Nile Green Metallic

Nile Green Metallic (Nilgrün Metallic, code LY6Y) is a dark, deeply saturated metallic green with a dense, forest-like character — a genuine dark green rather than an olive or sage, with enough richness that it reads as almost black in reduced lighting. The hex confirms its extreme darkness, placing it among the deepest greens Porsche has offered across any era. The name references the Nile River, evoking the lush, dark-green vegetation that lines the world's longest river through the Egyptian and Sudanese desert — an appropriate natural reference for a color of this depth and organic intensity. It was available in 1987 and 1988 on the 911 Carrera, 924S, 928, and 944, appearing as part of the late-1980s palette expansion that introduced several unusual dark metallics alongside the jewel tones that would later define the 964 era. As a two-year color, production numbers are limited, and Rennbow places it in the four-paint-can rarity category — genuinely uncommon and actively sought by restorers who want the deepest, most formal green option for transaxle and 3.2 Carrera era cars.