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LSU Helmet Color

Posted on 7/21/08 at 2:56 pm
Posted by PrattLSU
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Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 7/21/08 at 2:56 pm
Anyone know the exact yellow color (or closest to) of the footbal helmet?



I know you can get the official colors at Home Depot, but I was looking for it in a spray can.
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
10595 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 2:56 pm to
I call it "canary yellow". But others might argue.
Posted by PrattLSU
Tolliver with 2 L's kid
Member since Aug 2004
4844 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 2:59 pm to
This might be it..now if I can get that color in a can?

LINK
This post was edited on 7/21/08 at 3:00 pm
Posted by mental
Member since Jan 2008
94 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 2:59 pm to
Old Gold
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
24550 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 2:59 pm to
I was always told it was "old gold"
Posted by Towelie
America's Wang
Member since Aug 2007
19117 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:00 pm to
its not yellow its gold
Posted by PrattLSU
Tolliver with 2 L's kid
Member since Aug 2004
4844 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:01 pm to
quote:

its not yellow its gold


yeah ok
Posted by Milosh
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937 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:02 pm to
Posted by PrattLSU
Tolliver with 2 L's kid
Member since Aug 2004
4844 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:06 pm to
quote:

I was always told it was "old gold"


This is ours from 47-55

That might be what was considered "old gold"



This post was edited on 7/21/08 at 3:06 pm
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
24550 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:07 pm to
:fail:

Posted by Newbomb Turk
perfectanschlagen
Member since May 2008
9961 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:09 pm to
I was kind of shocked when I read it, but I read that we use the same exact helmet shell/color as the Green Bay Packers.
Posted by supatigah
CEO of the Keith Hernandez Fan Club
Member since Mar 2004
87374 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:09 pm to
quote:

I was kind of shocked when I read it, but I read that we use the same exact helmet shell/color as the Green Bay Packers.


correct
Posted by PrattLSU
Tolliver with 2 L's kid
Member since Aug 2004
4844 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:09 pm to
quote:

:fail:


quote:

Old Gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow.


quote:

Old gold is used for some NFL teams: the New Orleans Saints, the St. Louis Rams, and the San Francisco 49ers.


LINK

:fig:
Posted by The realpurpangold
Member since Jun 2007
1287 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:11 pm to
On our helmets we use a dark purple and a true gold color, on everything else it's more of blue/purple and yellow

This must come to an end.
Posted by The Easter Bunny
Minnesota
Member since Jan 2005
45566 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:12 pm to
quote:

Old Gold


Old Gold is the color Georgia Tech uses
Posted by The realpurpangold
Member since Jun 2007
1287 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:13 pm to
Use Golden Rod
Posted by lsusteven
Member since Dec 2006
485 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:14 pm to
LSU originally used old gold on it's uniform. However, the problem with the color was that it turned brown when players sweated in them.

So, the LSU coach (I think it was Dietzel) had the color changed to canary yellow.
Posted by PrattLSU
Tolliver with 2 L's kid
Member since Aug 2004
4844 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

On our helmets we use a dark purple and a true gold color, on everything else it's more of blue/purple and yellow

This must come to an end.


I need the helemt color in a spray can. If I buy "gold" then it will be like the Georgia Tech one above.

I'm well aware our colors are purple and gold, but that shite we use is not "gold"...its yellow.

I'm just wondering if I wanted to paint a helmet to look somewhat authentic what shade I should use??

This was not meant to be a color circle jerk, I'm just interested in y'alls opinion on painting a helmet.
This post was edited on 7/21/08 at 3:17 pm
Posted by PrattLSU
Tolliver with 2 L's kid
Member since Aug 2004
4844 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:21 pm to
Wait....that commercial where the people bring in items to be matched up??? Lowes maybe?

I'll just bring in my mini helemt and get it matched up and save that color to my computer for future generations. Problem solved

Posted by LSU13
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2005
387 posts
Posted on 7/21/08 at 3:22 pm to
The helmet makers refer to it as Green Bay Gold.
This is what Jeff Boss also referred to it as.
LSU and the packers have the same color helmets, but GB recently added metallic flakes to theirs a few years ago.
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