1970 Keylime Green vs 1971 Tropical Lime Paint
 

I bought a quart of paint locally to paint underneath my trunk lid and around the doors of my 71 GTO. The paint code is 43, Tropical Lime. I gave this information to they guy that mixed my paint and when I went to pick it up, it was marked "43 Citrus Green." I questioned him on that and he said that is what it was named in their system but it is the same mixing formula as Tropical Lime. It appears that Citrus Green was a 1970 GM color used on Camaros and some Chevelles. I think the Pontiac version was named Keylime Green in 1970. Is Keylime Green and Tropical Lime the same color, just named differently? Just looking at pictures, they appear very close and both share the 43 paint code. Thanks

1970 paint code 43 and 1971 paint code 43 are totally different formulas.

This site may help show the differences.

https://tran-zam.com/fhistory/1970Colors.aspx


https://tran-zam.com/fhistory/1971Colors.aspx

You can also click on the galleries for each year and see examples of most of the factory colors.

Thanks everyone. I will be sure to spray a test panel before and compare.

Did you get a single stage mix or a bc/cc?

I got a single stage mix just to paint around the back side of the doors and under the trunk lid. I will be painting the rest of the car with base/clear when the time comes.