Ww2 M-72 colour?

[gary0003]

What specific green was an early ww2  m72 motorcycle please? Is there a paint code?

[MatchFuzee]

Russian or Soviet green. 

Prior to 1938, all RKKA vehicles, both armored and soft-skin, were painted in a dark olive green color designated Green 3B.  In 1938, this color was changed to a nearly identical green known as Protective Green 4BO, which persisted as the basic color until the end of the war.

http://www.4bogreen.com/colors

 

hexadecimal color code #679267 is a shade of green. In the RGB color model #679267 is comprised of 40.39% red, 57.25% green and 40.39% blue. In the HSL color space #679267 has a hue of 120° (degrees), 17% saturation and 49% lightness.

https://encycolorpedia.com/679267#:~:text=The color russian green with,% saturation and 49% lightness.

[gary0003]

Thanks, is there anywhere in the uk that stocks it?

[welbike]

Here an easy formula to make 4BO, from the Drab it FB page.

Will see if they have a formula for 3B too. (nope!)

Lex

Edited July 28, 2023 by welbike
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