LEGO features a wide array of attractive pastel colors, applicable to anything from bricks to minifigures.
The original palette included colors such as bright red, bright blue, bright yellow, dark green, white, and black. Today, LEGO offers a much wider range.
List of colors
Solid colours
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Transparent colours
Special colours
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Incomplete list of phased out colors
color ID | Name | Sample |
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2 | Grey | |
153 | Sand Red | |
25 | Earth Orange | |
139 | Copper | |
219 | Brown | |
105 | Bright Yellowish Orange | |
3 | Light Yellow | |
195 | Royal Blue | |
11 | Pastel Blue | |
27 | Dark Grey | |
9 | Light Reddish Violet | |
147 | Metallic Sand Yellow | |
145 | Metallic Sand Blue | |
50 | Phosphorescent White | |
136 | Sand Violet | |
104 | Bright Violet |
Greyscale
Before 2003, the greyscale colors of the LEGO Palette were entirely grey. After 2004, LEGO added a noticeably blue tint to their greys. This new grey tone has earned the nickname "bley" (Bluish grey) by some fans due to the minor blue tint.
LEGO Digital Designer color palette
As of version 4.3, LEGO Digital Designer currently has a palette of 41 solid colors, 15 transparent colors (including Phosphorescent Green), 5 metallic colors, and 17 legacy colors.
Earlier versions
Earlier versions had 26 main colors, some of which were divided into sections for easier color reach. In LDD 4.1.6, the colors were reduced to 52, out of the 121 originally available.
The main color groupings were White, Bright Red, Reddish Brown, Bright Orange, Bright Yellow, Dark Green, Bright Bluish Green, Bright Blue, Bright Reddish Violet, Medium Reddish Violet, Metallic White, Metallic Bright Red, Reddish Gold, Gold, Lemon Metallic, Metallic Bright Blue, Transparent, Transparent Red, Transparent Brown, Transparent Bright Orange, Transparent Yellow, Transparent Green, Transparent Blue, Transparent Bright Bluish Violet, and Transparent Medium Reddish Violet.
White
There were ten colors under this main color including Phosphorescent White †, White, Light Stone Grey, Light Grey †, Grey †, Medium Stone Grey, Dark Stone Grey, Dark Grey †, PC Black IR †, and Black.
Bright Red
There were ten colors under this main color including New Dark Red, Rust †, Flip/Flop Red †, Sand Red †, Bright Red, Bright Reddish Orange †, Flame Reddish Orange †, Neon Orange †, Medium Red †, and Light Red †.
Reddish Brown
There were 13 colors under this main color including Dark Brown, Earth Orange †, Reddish Brown, Earth Yellow †, Brown †, Sand Yellow †, Brick-Yellow, Dark Orange, Yellow Flip/flop †, Nougat, Dark Curry †, Medium Nougat †, and Dark Nougat †.
Bright Orange
There were nine colors under this main color including Light Orange †, Warm Yellowish orange †, flame yellowish orange †, Medium Yellowish Orange †, Bright Yellowish Orange †, Bright Orange, Light Orange Brown †, Medium Orange †, and Curry †.
Bright Yellow
There were seven colors under this main color including Light Brick Yellow †, Light Yellowish Orange †, Light Nougat, Bright Yellow, Fire Yellow †, Light Yellow †, and Cool Yellow †.
Dark Green
There were 13 colors under this main color including Dark Green †, Sand Green †, Faded Green †, Earth Green †, Bright Green, Light Faded Green †, Medium Green †, Light Green †, Bright Yellowish-Green, Medium-Yellowish green †, Neon Green †, Spring Yellowish Green †, and Light Yellowish Green †.
Bright Bluish Green
There were four colors under this main color including Medium Bluish Green †, Bright Bluish Green †, Turquoise †, and Light Bluish Green †.
Bright Blue
There were 16 colors under this main color including Medium Bluish Violet, Medium Blue, Sand Blue †, Medium Royal Blue †, Tiny-Medium Blue †, Royal Blue †, Tiny-Blue †, Bright Blue, Light Bluish Violet †, Dark Royal Blue †, Dove Blue †, Bright Bluish Violet †, Light Blue †, Earth Blue, Light Royal Blue †, and Aqua †.
Bright Reddish Violet
There were nine colors under this main color including Bright Lilac †, Medium Lilac †, Lilac †, Reddish Lilac †, Bright Reddish Lilac †, Bright Reddish Violet †, Light Lilac †, Bright Violet †, and Sand Violet †.
Medium Reddish Violet
There were six colors under this main color including Medium Reddish Violet †, Bright Purple †, Light Purple †, Light Reddish Violet †, and Light Pink †.
Metallic White
There were 11 colors under this main color including Metallic Sand Violet †, Metallic White †, Metallic Light Grey †, Silver Metallic †, Gun Metallic †, Titanium Metallic †, Metallic Dark Grey †, Metallic Black †, Silver †, Cool silver †, and Silver flip/flop †.
Reddish Gold
There were four colors under this main color including Metallic Earth-Orange †, Copper †, Reddish Gold †, and Metallic Sand Yellow †.
Lemon Metallic
There were two colors under this main color including Lemon Metallic †, and Metallic Dark Green †.
Metallic Bright Blue
There were two colors under this main color including Metallic Bright Blue †, and Metallic Sand Blue †.
Transparent
There were three colors under this main color including Transparent, Nature †, and Phosphorescent Green.
Transparent Red
There were three colors under this main color including Transparent Red, Transparent Flourescent Reddish-Orange, and Transparent Bright Orange.
† indicates the color was removed in LEGO Digital Designer 4.1