Vert PIR OTAN (NATO green)
The single-colour French Army vehicle green, satin 24X5 or matt 34X5, and the ground colour of the French VAB, VBL and VLRA before three-tone camouflage; a TPK 4.20 in Chad in 1983–84 wore sand stripes over it. A French defence colour standard (NORMDEF 0001, DGA), not an ACMAT or Arquus paint code; the code is the standard's reference (DEF-C). The hex is converted from the standard's CIELAB values (illuminant C, 2°) and is representative.
WORN BY Panhard VBL (1985–2010), VBL with MILAN
3 sources
- 1NORMDEF 0001 — Couleurs de la défense nationale (édition 01, mars 2009): annexe C (colour associations for vehicles by theatre) and annexe E (CIELAB values)Ministère de la Défense / DGA (copy published by Derivery) · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2Technique et conseils : le vert Otan français (Jérôme Hadacek)Milinfo · accessed 2026-09-24
- 3ACMAT VLRA TPK 4.20 canon de 20 mmMilinfo · accessed 2026-09-24