Why were the camo (blending with environment) army uniforms adopted so late?

Question

Why were the camouflage uniforms (green, brown, yellow) adopted so late? When it seems that it would be pretty obvious that a soldier would die less often in the field if he’s harder to spot? Even in WW1 French were still wearing bright blue and red uniforms?

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Answer 1

World War 1 was a wild time. You had God-Kings facing off against democracies. You had cavalry charges straight into machine gun fire. The old world meeting a new world.