LEGO Color Reference Chart
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Black
 
Dark
-2
Medium
-1
Bright
0
Light
+1
Light
+2
White
 
Color
+ Gray

     
 
   
Gray
 
 
     
Red
       
 
Orange
     
 
   
Yellow-Orange
 
 
 
Yellow
 
 
 
Yellow-Green
   
 
     
Green
   
 
 
Blue-Green
 
 
   
Blue
 
 
   
Blue-Violet
     
 
Purple
X X X X X X
(Not Current)


Notes:
  • BLACK
    One of the first available colors. (black)
  • GRAY-1
    DUPLO as in Play House, BELVILLE as in cat, SYSTEM as in castle weapons, triceratops (dark gray)
  • GRAY
    DUPLO, SYSTEM, TECHNIC (gray)
  • GRAY+2
    SCALA 1997 as in stove top (light gray)
  • WHITE
    One of the first available colors. (white)
  • RED
    One of the first available colors. (red, bright red)
  • RED+1
    SCALA 1997. (salmon)
  • RED+2
    SCALA 1997. (light salmon)
  • RED+GRAY
    SYSTEM as in 'Life on Mars.' (dull red, bruise, dusty rose, gray-red)
  • ORANGE-2
    DUPLO as in multi-cultural skin tone, animals. SYSTEM as in minifig hair, horses and Pirate ships. (brown)
  • ORANGE-1
    DUPLO as in multi-cultural skin tone, hair color, pony, cow, dino tree trunks. SYSTEM 2000 as in Triceratops. (terra cotta, rust)
  • ORANGE
    As in 1997 Halloween bucket. SYSTEM as in 'Arctic,' and 'Star Wars.' BELVILLE 2000 as in carrots. (orange)
  • ORANGE+1
    DUPLO as in skin tone. BELVILLE 1993. (peach, flesh)
  • YELLOW-ORANGE-1
    SCALA 1997 as in turkey. SYSTEM 2000 as in 'Star Wars' Kaadu. (butterscotch, burnt orange)
  • YELLOW-ORANGE
    BELVILLE 1998 as in rowing oar, SCALA 1998 as in seating system. (bright orange)
  • YELLOW-ORANGE+1
    SCALA 1998 as in table top. (medium yellow-orange)
  • YELLOW-ORANGE+2
    BELVILLE 1993 as in blonde hair, tabby kitten. (blonde, light yellow-orange)
  • YELLOW-ORANGE+GRAY
    SYSTEM as in 'Outback' and 'Wild West' plates, baseplates, bricks (tan, sand, beige, nougat)
  • YELLOW
    One of the first available colors.
  • YELLOW+2
    DUPLO as in blonde hair, SCALA 1997 as in wall color. BELVILLE 1993 as in basebricks, castle walls. SCALA as in French bread loaf. (light yellow)
  • YELLOW-GREEN
    SCALA 1998? as in furniture. TECHNIC 2000. (lime, acid yellow, green-yellow, yellow-green)
  • YELLOW-GREEN+2
    SCALA 1999? as in walls. (light-lime, light yellow-green)
  • GREEN-1
    DUPLO. SYSTEM. BELVILLE. TECHNIC. (green)
  • GREEN
    DUPLO as in triceratops, SYSTEM as in leaves, baseplates. BELVILLE as in carrot tops, plates. (bright green)
  • GREEN+1
    DUPLO as in Play House, BELVILLE as in accessories, bricks. (mint green, medium green)
  • GREEN+2
    DUPLO as in Play House, SCALA 1997 as in hair dryer, book. BELVILLE 1999 as in shell. (light green)
  • GREEN+GRAY
    giant models as in Statue of Liberty, SYSTEM as in 'Life on Mars.' (sand green, dull green, gray-green)
  • BLUE-GREEN-1
    TECHNIC 1998 as in CyberSlam, bricks. (teal, dark blue-green)
  • BLUE-GREEN
    SCALA as in tall stand. (turquoise, bright blue-green, bright green-blue)
  • BLUE-GREEN+1
    SCALA as in furniture. (aqua, light turquoise)
  • BLUE
    One of the first available colors. (blue)
  • BLUE+1
    SCALA, BELVILLE as in fairy (sky blue, cornflower blue, powder blue, medium blue)
  • BLUE+GRAY
    SYSTEM as in 'Life on Mars.' (dull blue, steel blue, gray-blue)
  • BLUE-VIOLET
    DUPLO as in Little Forest Friends, SYSTEM as in Happy Meal slopes, BELVILLE 1999 as in tile-plates, figures' bodies. (violet, bright blue-violet)
  • BLUE-VIOLET+2
    SCALA 1997 as in cookware. (sweet-tart, light violet, light blue-violet)
  • BLUE-VIOLET+GRAY
    SYSTEM as in 'Life on Mars.' (dull purple, dull violet, gray-purple, mauve, gray-violet)
  • PURPLE-1
    DUPLO 1999 as in hippo and Winnie-the-Pooh, TECHNIC as in CyberSlam. (raspberry, dark purple)
  • PURPLE
    DUPLO as in Play House, SYSTEM as in Paradisa flowers, BELVILLE 1993. (dark pink, magenta, bright purple)
  • PURPLE+1
    DUPLO as in Play House, SYSTEM as in Paradisa, BELVILLE 1993. (new pink, pink)
  • NCa
    Fabuland as in alligator (light olive, pale green)
  • NCb
    DUPLO 1992 as in Play House furniture - see set 2552 (light olive, snot, dark green-yellow, chartruce)
  • NCc
    DUPLO as in Play House furniture - see set 2552 (rose, dark pink)
  • NCd
    DUPLO as in Play House, SYSTEM as in Paradisa. (warm pink, older pink)
  • NCe
    Fabuland as in mouse and furniture. (light brown)
  • NCf
    Fabuland as in cow. (dark red)