So, I finally got around to replacing the old tarnished badges on my K75C. As I suspected, the paint is white under the tank badges as is the color of the rest of the bike, however, when I removed the tail badge I discovered a bluish green metallic color (see photo). It would seem that my pristine low mileage K bike has been painted white at some point early in its life. According to my vin, the bluish green metallic color is called Columbiasilber Metallic - 616. How interesting.