A while a ago I posted a color correction to the GOUT, based on an Technicolor IB print, that was criticized by some, who didn't believe Star Wars used to look this way, with greater contrast and blown out whites:
GOUT:
GOUT color matched to Tech IB:
I argued then that it was the poor quality of the GOUT that caused the lack of detail, but that the colors are accurate.
Well, turns out there is a video where David Prowse original voice heard during the filming of Star Wars is ridiculed. In this video there is a clip, which shows the Tantive IV scene in it's original color pallette. Here you can see for yourself that the color correction is accurate:
The clip can be seen here: