Dunkelrot is Volvo paint code 238. Volvo used 238 on the V40, S40, 460, 440 from 1994 to 1999. 238 is a solid, high gloss finish. Dunkelrot is sold as Weinrot, Bordeaux and Dark Red in other markets.
The kit is mixed to the 238 formula — the same code printed on your vehicle’s paint label — not colour-matched by eye. On panels that still carry their factory paint, that reproduces the original tone.
Where it will not match
Panels bleached by years of sun sit lighter than the factory formula. The kit reproduces the original colour, not the faded one.
A panel that has already been resprayed is no longer the factory colour, so the code will not describe it.
Metallic and pearl finishes are harder to blend across a large area than solid colours — they are at their best on chips and thin scratches.
Damage larger than a few centimetres, or down to bare metal over a wide area, is body-shop work.