Does anyone know the colour of the original SSL 384 compressor?

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keeeth

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Hi

Does anyone know the exact shade of grey the original SSL compressor was? 

I mean the grey face 384 version shown here.

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Cheers
 
It's quite hard to see on a foto...have to see one in person and bring a RAL list for comparison.

I used "mittel bronze" from Schaeffer (see below) and somehow it does look a bit like the 384...but it's more brown.
 

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Theres a good chance its the same colour as SSL consoles of that era. Have a google.
Possibly British standard  'storm grey' or 'Admiralty grey'?
http://www.e-paint.co.uk/BS_Colourchart.asp
 
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