RE: The colour of textures in BI vs lego active palette
2025-11-06, 22:43 (This post was last modified: 2025-11-06, 22:44 by Chris Böhnke.)
2025-11-06, 22:43 (This post was last modified: 2025-11-06, 22:44 by Chris Böhnke.)
I would say it's Medium Nougat and Tan (for the muzzle and chest fur).
I am very sceptical towards Medium Brown being used as anything else than skin colours. It even got a special "protected" status as such, meaning it can't be phased out of the current palette in favor of a new colour.
Are there examples of Medium Brown being confirmed on anything else?
No. Just no.
Why would they use arbitrary ones? There are many cases where the print needs to align with the matching plastic of a neighbouring part, using "arbitrary" inks would just look off. And if they match some, it's best to match all.
Also be aware that Lego is a mass produced product, so pre-mixed inks with a clearly defined value are prefered anyways.
It's arguable how well they match it at times, but they clearly are "intended" to match.
There are a few colours used for special "effects" like metallic and fluorescence, which often have no plastic counter part, but regular ones typically have a plastic counter part.
There's been a lot of discussion on this on Brick Colorstream:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126975831@N07/
I am very sceptical towards Medium Brown being used as anything else than skin colours. It even got a special "protected" status as such, meaning it can't be phased out of the current palette in favor of a new colour.
Are there examples of Medium Brown being confirmed on anything else?
Quote:Doesn't LEGO use arbitrary colors in prints and stickers?
No. Just no.
Why would they use arbitrary ones? There are many cases where the print needs to align with the matching plastic of a neighbouring part, using "arbitrary" inks would just look off. And if they match some, it's best to match all.
Also be aware that Lego is a mass produced product, so pre-mixed inks with a clearly defined value are prefered anyways.
It's arguable how well they match it at times, but they clearly are "intended" to match.
There are a few colours used for special "effects" like metallic and fluorescence, which often have no plastic counter part, but regular ones typically have a plastic counter part.
There's been a lot of discussion on this on Brick Colorstream:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126975831@N07/