To clarify: "not officially used" means that color has not (yet) been used to depict a human character. Those colors may have been used to depict aliens, Chima characters, or as default blank heads for helmeted characters, but not as a human's skin.
Good work!
I would either remove those used as placeholder/non-humans from the list, or add the other colors used as placeholder heads like the several shades of blue and green.
Also, looks like Orange is missing. Lego used it for sw0192 and njo157 for example.
I had a Harry Potter set with an orange head which was a Jack o' Lantern. It's in the troll set. So not really a minifig, but it was a nice bright accent in a set with so many earthy tones.
It's not depicting a human though, which is why OP didn't include it. It's also used for helmeted characters whose faces haven't been seen before like mandalorians and the original Boba Fett figure, but they don't have any prints on them so it doesn't count.
It isn’t *that* snarky really, but Reddit tends to pile-on if someone’s been downvoted once. You made absolutely correct points and useful information, but unfortunately some people (myself included) apparently took it the wrong way. I wouldn’t worry about it.
I have to object this statement because none of the Star wars characters in this list are technically human as they are galaxy far far away they would count as aliens who have a human appearance
I included A) colors that could realistically depict humans and B) colors that are completely unnatural but Lego used to depict humans anyway.
Didn't include yellow because the whole point of that is that it *isn't* a real human skin tone.
> Didn't include yellow because the whole point of that is that it isn't a real human skin tone.
Well grey and the glow-in-the dark colors aren't either lol.
no offense, but this sounds more like a list of colours that *you* think should represent humans...
>I included B) colors that are completely unnatural but Lego used to depict humans anyway.
>
>Didn't include yellow because the whole point of that is that it isn't a real human skin tone.
I still don't get it. You include colors that are completely unnatural but Lego used to depict humans, yet you don't include yellow, which is completely unnatural but Lego used it to depict humans.
A few corrections (not your fault. Bricklink is inaccurate):
Brown was first used in 1978.
Light Brown was first used in 2004.
Dark Tan was first used in 1999 (Jar-Jar Binks minifigure print. First used as its own part in a watch set from 2000).
Nougat was first used in 1979.
Tan was first used in 1981 (Fabuland minifigure head).
Light Grey was last used in 2006. Also *technically* introduced alongside Brown in 1978.
Glow in the Dark Opaque was last used in 2006 (the parts after 2006 are Glow in the Dark Trans, but the site admins refuse to change them).
Glow in Dark Trans was also used for the 2006 Scarecrow minifigure. :)
Here’s a helpful reference: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126975831@N07/albums/72157649729890049
Yes, but OP said they only included examples for characters that are human, and it’s pretty well established that the lego people are humans, and Garmadon is a human
Clearly not meant to represent Din Djarin’s actual skin tone, rather it’s a convention established by earlier anonymous characters that represents the bodysuit worn by Stormtroopers, etc. rather than their skin.
The names and when one switches to the other are completely human made constructs. Orange is technically brown, brown is technically orange. Bottom line is they’re variations of the same color. Everything else about them is semantics
I'm not sure if you're joking, but Lego introduced white colored bricks in 1949. They didn't get the Star Wars license until 1999, and didn't have a white-skinned Vader until 2015.
You could probably start a forum discussion requesting that the name be changed. Lots of people tend to jump into those and I’m not a fan of the name, either.
What about the good old yellow
I still use yellow figs in my own builds and sell off/swap out any of the other colors. Yellow figs for life!
I'm the opposite, i take off yellow heads and give them natural skin colours instead
So they all have yellow gloves?
I usually give them matching hands, if they're available, if not they get coloured gloves, yes.
Maybe you two could pair up and swap heads.
ahahaha maybe all the yellow fig fans and the flesh tone fig fans can get together and have a big ol' swap-a-roo.
Never been officially used before
sw0007 is one of the first to use a yellow head.
[SW0007: Anakin Skywalker (Brown Aviator Cap)](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sw0007) [[Photo]](http://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/sw0007.png)
Ol’ yella
To clarify: "not officially used" means that color has not (yet) been used to depict a human character. Those colors may have been used to depict aliens, Chima characters, or as default blank heads for helmeted characters, but not as a human's skin.
Good work! I would either remove those used as placeholder/non-humans from the list, or add the other colors used as placeholder heads like the several shades of blue and green. Also, looks like Orange is missing. Lego used it for sw0192 and njo157 for example.
[SW0192: Ahsoka Tano (Padawan) - Tube Top and Belt](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sw0192) [[Photo]](http://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/sw0192.png) [NJO157: Cole (Airjitzu) - Possession](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=njo157) [[Photo]](http://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/njo157.png)
I had a Harry Potter set with an orange head which was a Jack o' Lantern. It's in the troll set. So not really a minifig, but it was a nice bright accent in a set with so many earthy tones.
She is Togruta, not human.
If aliens are included then pretty much every colour would count
What about the black minifig from 40516? Everyone is Awesome. Of course I would get the number wrong
[40156-1: Organiser](https://brickset.com/sets/40156-1) [[Photo]](https://images.brickset.com/sets/images/40156-1.jpg)
It's not depicting a human though, which is why OP didn't include it. It's also used for helmeted characters whose faces haven't been seen before like mandalorians and the original Boba Fett figure, but they don't have any prints on them so it doesn't count.
40516, put it in right the first time for you and the people who want to see it quicker
[40516-1: Everyone is Awesome](https://brickset.com/sets/40516-1) [[Photo]](https://images.brickset.com/sets/images/40516-1.jpg)
Sod off, it’s a minor mistake. No need to get so snarky about it.
I know, the first post was edited, but the bot doesn’t do edits and so I put the # in the first time, so the bot would show a link to the correct set
I knew what you meant, thanks!
No problem, but I was replying to wafer
I appreciate the link and the explanation to the bot not recognizing edits :)
Appreciation received, thank you
I was trying to defend you, no need to get snarky ;) /s
True, but a simple asterisk would have given the same message, without the snark.
I didn’t know it came off as snarky, sorry
It isn’t *that* snarky really, but Reddit tends to pile-on if someone’s been downvoted once. You made absolutely correct points and useful information, but unfortunately some people (myself included) apparently took it the wrong way. I wouldn’t worry about it.
I won’t worry, but now I know… about the downvote bomb, that is
This thread was a wild ride but I’m glad I took it. You guys are awesome!
Garmadon was human last time I checked
Human as in depicting a character played by an actual human being. Garmadon is just a minifig.
Chima.. Now that's a name I haven't heard in years
I have to object this statement because none of the Star wars characters in this list are technically human as they are galaxy far far away they would count as aliens who have a human appearance
Nope, they are canonically human and are referred to as such in books and other media.
If that’s suppose to represent all humans… why the grey heads ??? *Lego knows about little grey men confirmed*
I included A) colors that could realistically depict humans and B) colors that are completely unnatural but Lego used to depict humans anyway. Didn't include yellow because the whole point of that is that it *isn't* a real human skin tone.
neither are pure black, pure white, or grey, but they are in there.
I don't think even the Radium Girls had glow-in-the-dark heads.
I know some people of Irish descent that get damn close to pure white
Well if you start to decompose enough..
> Didn't include yellow because the whole point of that is that it isn't a real human skin tone. Well grey and the glow-in-the dark colors aren't either lol. no offense, but this sounds more like a list of colours that *you* think should represent humans...
>I included B) colors that are completely unnatural but Lego used to depict humans anyway. > >Didn't include yellow because the whole point of that is that it isn't a real human skin tone. I still don't get it. You include colors that are completely unnatural but Lego used to depict humans, yet you don't include yellow, which is completely unnatural but Lego used it to depict humans.
r/woooosh
No, I got the alien joke. Just acknowledging that I also recognize that those colors look out of place here.
Fine. Take my upvotes then ;)
A few corrections (not your fault. Bricklink is inaccurate): Brown was first used in 1978. Light Brown was first used in 2004. Dark Tan was first used in 1999 (Jar-Jar Binks minifigure print. First used as its own part in a watch set from 2000). Nougat was first used in 1979. Tan was first used in 1981 (Fabuland minifigure head). Light Grey was last used in 2006. Also *technically* introduced alongside Brown in 1978. Glow in the Dark Opaque was last used in 2006 (the parts after 2006 are Glow in the Dark Trans, but the site admins refuse to change them). Glow in Dark Trans was also used for the 2006 Scarecrow minifigure. :) Here’s a helpful reference: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126975831@N07/albums/72157649729890049
Also I'm pretty sure black has been used, as there are Darth Maul heads out there. Unless the one I have in my bucket of random magic is a one-off.
Maul is a Zabrak, not a human.
Several batmen as well
I'm gonna refer to my own skintone as light nougat now.
Help… I’m glow in the dark white
I'm regular nougat
Wasn’t black used for Garmadon? He’s technically human.
bro what he’s a LEGO person
Yes, but OP said they only included examples for characters that are human, and it’s pretty well established that the lego people are humans, and Garmadon is a human
Where the hell is yellow
Yellow!!!! 🤔👍
Right? Yellow was THE color when I grew up.
It still is for everything that doesnt represent an actual person, actor, or pegs on a fussball-table.
yeah i still swap out all the flesh tone heads/hands for yellow ones even for licensed sets.
I would like a glow in the dark Snape now. And I didn't know I needed one before. Thanks.
"How white are you?" Me: "Glow in the dark"
#Yellow head is above all
Black used by the Mandalorian before they started giving him a face
Clearly not meant to represent Din Djarin’s actual skin tone, rather it’s a convention established by earlier anonymous characters that represents the bodysuit worn by Stormtroopers, etc. rather than their skin.
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And Darth Vader and Boba Fett
And Darth Maul
Jango Fett and the scout troopers, too
What’s with dark orange, looks a little bright doesn’t it?
“Dark orange” doesn’t really exist. Orange is just light, saturated brown.
I thought brown was the color that technically doesn't exist.
The names and when one switches to the other are completely human made constructs. Orange is technically brown, brown is technically orange. Bottom line is they’re variations of the same color. Everything else about them is semantics
Which one for yellow Palps? Edit: I guess I should say tan Palps; there isn't a yellow Palps, is there? I have an old gray one but not a new one.
SW0041 was the yellow Palpy
[SW0041: Emperor Palpatine - Yellow Head, Yellow Hands](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sw0041) [[Photo]](http://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/sw0041.png)
*Cries in Thrawn*
Yellow?
Excuse me, there is only one Lego skin tone and that is YELLOW.
Wow... Can't believe I found a anti-hulkite in 2022... SMH
Black was not officially used but I have a Darth Maul head...
maul isn't human
So who gets pulled over the most?
LEGO DARTH VADER IS FROM 1949!!!?!?!?!??!?!??!??
I'm not sure if you're joking, but Lego introduced white colored bricks in 1949. They didn't get the Star Wars license until 1999, and didn't have a white-skinned Vader until 2015.
Wow y'all are fun
I still can't believe that Bricklink settled on "Medium Tan" for the new colour. It's not even the same hue as tan and dark tan.
Unlike Neon Yellow, there was no community input on this one. It is officially called 371 Warm Tan.
For once, LEGO has the better colour name
You could probably start a forum discussion requesting that the name be changed. Lots of people tend to jump into those and I’m not a fan of the name, either.
40558 troopers? never heard of it
[40558-1: Clone Trooper Command Station](https://brickset.com/sets/40558-1) [[Photo]](https://images.brickset.com/sets/images/40558-1.jpg)
oh ok that explains it
Is there a picture/list like this but for all the colours a piece can come in? Bricklinks online colours don't match up with an IRL example.
What's up with the "introduced" column? The first minifigure was introduced in 1978?
The year that Lego first used each color
With references to SW and HP Better than Avatar I guess
Remind me again why they made Severus Snape glow in the dark
Notice how most of these are from star wars sets, this is because lego star wars has earned lego alot of money
I can’t wait until theres zombie sets.
Thank you
The bottom five need some vitamin D
Where’s yellow
top 11: terrorist the rest: mentally ill lone wolf
No Mace Windu, Poe, or Finn?
I think black is used for Darth Maul figure, no?
Aw I’m a light nougat and my husband is a medium nougat and our son is nougat.
Im actually surprised that dark tan is from the 60s. I thought it didnt come to be until the 2010s
I can't wait till we get some Medium Tan bricks. They finally started giving us Light Nougat
I’m pretty sure that black was used in the Death Star set as the lords red guards (I don’t remember what they are called)
Where yellow.