Paint codes for Lime-Olive, Mustard Clem, XO-1 burnt orange?

[Max S]

Folks, 

I will be sending a Riv mixte frame to be repainted and am hoping to do it in a lime-olive color-way, as the kids say, of the Platypus. Failing that, we'd go for a slightly darker version of the Mustard in early Clems, or a burnt pumpkin orange of the XO-1. 

Does anyone know if there's a RAL paintcode for that that I could supply to the painter? 

- Max "who among us was never damaged in shipping" in A2

[Eric Marth]

I could be wrong but I thought Riv was infamous for not having paint codes or touch up paint. 

And I remember reading somewhere that Grant had tried to revive the old orange of the XO-1 but was not successful. I also seem to remember that he said it was the best orange he'd ever seen. 

I'd wager that the orange of early Hillbornes and the current orange on Appaloosas & Roadinis is an attempt to have something close on Rivendell frames.

A paint that's close to the Clem (and Appaloosa) mustard is Devin's glorious Rat Trap Pass frame (as seen on iBob here).  It's painted in RAL 1027, "curry." 

Best of luck with your project. 

[Ryan]

That bike of Devlin's is a beauty...and not just the color. I understand he built the frame himself. VERY classy! I'd love to see that color in the wild ; computer monitors don't do colors like that justice

[Carl]

Hi,

The mustard paint on Clems and Appas is Pantone 132 C.

[Ray Varella]

Max,

There are a few current model cars on the road with paint very close to the lime olive, or “sublime olive” as I like to call it. 

I was behind a Hyundai Venue the other day with a really nice green and there are a couple other brands with similar shades. 

I recall reading something from Rivendell that said paint codes from Taiwan did not match paint codes in the U.S. and exact matches might not be possible. 

Getting the paint code from a car model is pretty straight forward. 

Good luck 

Ray 

[Max S]

Thanks, everyone. Will try to figure out the "(sub)lime olive" code, but failing that may go for Pantone 132 C or a darker burnt orange... 

- Max "we've really narrowed it down to a dozen now!" in A2