The colour of textures in BI vs lego active palette


RE: The colour of textures in BI vs lego active palette
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No sure I understand the question correctly, but from the photo, those colours look like:

15 White
19 Tan
84 Medium Nougat
322 Medium Azure
272 Dark Blue

In the end, it's always best to consider all sources:
  • BI "should" be correct, but they tend to not match the official Lego hexes perfectly, which I interpret as a warning sign.
  • Bricklink has a 60-70% hit ratio when it comes to colours, which should always be seen a critical
  • Photos heavily depend on lighting and image quality, so it's best to check for multiple image sources and compare
  • Having the real part is often very helpful, but requires a matching example of every ink on the part as a plastic counterpart. Also thin lines are still hard to identify.

Also try seeing the print in context:
  • How does it match to other colours in the set (or theme) it first appeared in?
  • Were the colours part of the palette in that year it first appeared?
  • Is a small detail worth introducing another colour in that print? Note that the amount of colours influences the production cost.
  • Does it make sense depicting the "object" in the print in that colour? Especially when facing licensed parts, checking the (non-Lego) source it's based on might help.

Hope that helps,

br
Chris
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