If you find a color that is close to factory or even a custom paint please share the information here!. I know lots of people will appreciate it. The Yamaha paint codes from 55 years ago are of no use today. If you take the paint codes to a paint shop they will scratch thier head as the code was only used by Yamaha.
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1974 Yamaha DT360A Geneva Green Paint match credit: Mdscott
I took my DT360 to the paint shop for a color match, came up with this.
Nissan (5396) -Sierra Pine
The arrow points to the original color, I taped it off to see how close it was.
Another match by Akara1:
PPG color 45732 bright metallic green
1972 Yamaha DT2 Paint match credit: Bctrailrider
standard automotive primer and the House of Kolor Sunset Pearl then 2K clear coat, no base coat.
1978 Yamaha DT 175E & DT 100E Sunshine Red - Thank you Dave Henderson for sharing. order paint here: www.rsbikepaint.com/en-us/colours.php#ma...8&colourscheme=15444
1975 Yamaha DT 250B Portuguese Orange. Below is an amazing 1975 DT 250 painted by Mark C. The paint used was Chevrolet Orange. It is almost a dead ringer match. Several companies sell "Chevrolet Orange". it comes down to personnel preference for which brand.
Thank you for sharing Mark Campbell.
Early model enduro fender,fork tubes,engine cases, tail light bracket, + others. Duplicolor DE1615 Aluminum engine paint.
A close match to the 1968 Yamaha DT1 250 and 1969 Yamaha AT1 125 Peral White (thank you tomovich for sharing).
Item No.: AER-BC
Description: 12 oz Aerosol Spray Paint, 2013 Ford Explorer: White Platinum Pearl UG
Thank you Littlemilo for sharing. Brilliant Red is used on the following models: 1970 DT1C 250, 1970 DT1CM 250, 1971 At1MX 125, 1971 AT1C 125, & 1972 CT2 175, 1974 Yamaha GT80A. All paints were stock items at the local O'Reilly auto parts. The red, called anodized red, has to go over the special base paint to look right.
1973 Yamaha DT3 250 Competition Green
Shared by nunrleft:
Order here:
https://tcpglobal.com/products/hok_uk09-qt?currency=USD&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_5unBhCMARIsACZyzS3-klzJAcS_K3n6pdTaEzMF53IiZ2JeyELINm6u_ycSSS6Rcnh-q2saAmR8EALw_wcB
www.amazon.com/12oz-Aerosol-Shimrin-Meta...secoat/dp/B0082LGE1S
5 coats of House of Kolor KK09 ORGANIC GREEN over BC03 Galaxy Gray.
Another match by Dtfan:
Recently had my Competition Green DT3 parts painted in a 2012 Land Rover colour Wimbledon Green Pearl.
Pictures don't really do the colour justice, looks amazing in the sunlight and is very very close to the original colour
Color match discovered by Mark Campbell:
Competition Yellow 1975/1976 DT 400 B/C, 1970 AT1/AT1MX, all 1974 MX bikes, 1973 GT1, 1978 DT 125E & 400E, and 1979 DT125F/250F.
Order it here:
https://www.colorrite.com/product/yamaha-0386-light-reddish-yellow-solid-1-lrys1-1904.cfm