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Subject:Re: Color codes?
From:Richard A Jones
Date:Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:14:33 -0700

> Believe it or not, the "Mellow Yellow" so prevalent on 80-84 Vanagons (such
> as my 84 Westy) is L567 Ivory, Sales Term B9, at least according to my
> sticker.  There are two places I've been able to find a color chip that
> exactly matches my factory paint job (accurate color tone is dependent on
> the quality of your screen and it's display).
>
> One is Wolfsburg West's site
> http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/colors/65l567.htm
> (note:  I have no idea what the L62 color code that is mentioned)

That's the color, and the wolfsburgwest site is the only one
I've seen that is at all close to the real color.  Here's
a couple of pix of my '81 (in Death Valley):
http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/DV/one.html

Richard
Boulder