re: For how long has the LSU helmet had the gold/yellow hue currently being used?

One thing I believe Chicken is asking is if there were some changes from, say, the 1980's because the helmets appeared to be less bright yellow and a little more "golden" though certainly not the metallic gold worn by Notre Dame and many others. In other words, something a bit closer to the gold color worn by the band.

I suspect, but do not know, that the yellow/gold color is the same but that it looked a lot different in old photos/TV broadcasts. I would like to know the answer to this, too.