Examples of Color-Coded Characters present in Anime & Manga.
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Sylia, White/Bluish-white and Blue
- Priss, Blue and Red
- Linna, Green and Orange
- Nene, Pink and Purple, later Pink after the Mid-Season Upgrade
- The anime version of Death Note tends to associate certain colors with various characters:
- Light: Red
- L: Blue
- Matsuda: Yellow
- Aizawa: Green
- Mikami, Namikawa: Purple
- Near: Light Blue
- Mello: Orange
- The manga itself also had theme colors for the characters in artwork, albeit different ones chosen by Takeshi Obata. Light was given white (or more accurately, "a lack of a color"), L was given gold, and Misa was assigned pink and black for duality.
- Death Parade, mostly represented by hair and/or eye color.
- Decim: Light blue and white
- The Black-Haired Woman: Dark magenta and black
- Nona: Purple
- Ginti: Yellow and red
- Clavis: Green
- Oculus: Pale pink
- Mayu: Orange
- Digimon
- Digimon Adventure
- Tai, Orange
- Matt, Blue
- Sora, Red
- Izzy, Purple
- Mimi, Green
- Joe, Gray
- T.K., Yellow
- Kari, Pink
- Digimon Adventure 02:
- Davis, Blue
- Yolei, Red
- Cody, Yellow
- T.K., Green
- Kari, Pink
- Ken, Black
- Digimon Tamers
- Takato, Red (later has Gold added)
- Rika, Blue note
- Henry, Green
- Ryo, Purple/Dark Blue
- Jeri, Yellow
- Kazu, Brown
- Kenta, Rose
- Suzie, Pink
- Ai and Mako/Impmon, Purple
- Digimon Frontier
- Takuya, Red
- Koji, Blue
- J.P., Yellow note
- Tommy, Green note
- Zoe, Pink
- Koichi, Black
- Digimon Data Squad
- Marcus, Orange
- Thomas, Blue
- Yoshi, Pink
- Keenan, Purple
- Sampson, Red
- Yushima, Green
- Miki, Black
- Megumi, White
- Spencer, Yellow
- Digimon Fusion
- Mikey, Red
- Christopher, Blue
- Nene, Black (changes later to Lavender)
- Ewan, Yellow
- Tagiru, Crimson
- Ryoma, Green
- Airu, Pink
- Ren, Gray
- Hideaki, Purple
- Kiichi, Turquoise
- Angie, Orange
- Jeremy, Teal
- Digimon Universe: App Monsters:
- Haru and Gatchmon, Red
- Astra and Musimon, Yellow, Silver as Uranusmon
- Eri and Dokamon, Blue
- Rei and Hackmon, Black, Purple as Hadesmon
- Yuujin and Offmon, Green and Purple respectively, Orange as Rebootmon
- Hajime and Bootmon, Orange
- Deusmon, Black
- Leviathan, Crimson
- Minerva, Sky Blue
- Digimon Adventure
- Dragon Ball Z: The Ginyu Force being a parody of the Sentai Genre:
- Captain Ginyu, Purple
- Jeice, Red
- Burter, Blue
- Recoome, Yellow
- Guldo, Green
- This trope is also somewhat present in the Servants in Fate/Zero.
- Saber: Blue
- Rider: Red
- Archer: Gold
- Lancer: Green
- Berserker: Black
- Assassin: Purple
- Caster: Magenta
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited:
- Makenshi has white hair, wears a white suit, carries a white sword, and summons white dragons. His real name, Shiroi Kumo, means "White Cloud."
- Kaze wears a black robe, has a black heart powering his Magun, and is often referred to as "Black Wind." When he sacrifices himself to help Makenshi kill Chaos, however, the Soil bullet he becomes is Endless White.
- Earl Tyrant’s clothes are varying shades of red, purple, and pink. He has the same colors as Chaos. On the two occasions when an Unlimited took control of his body, they took on the color scheme.
- Free!
- Haruka: Bluenote
- Makoto: Green
- Nagisa: Yellow
- Rin: Red
- Rei: Purplenote
- Gundam:
- In all Gundam series, the Hero Gundam is white with red and blue secondary colors and often but not always gold accents. The Rival Gundam (or other mobile suit if the other side doesn't have Gundams) is almost always magenta or red with maroon and/or black accents.
- G Gundam: By their mobile trace suits
- Domon - Black
- Chibodee - Blue
- George - Red
- Sai - Yellow
- Argo - Green
- Rain - Pink
- Gundam Wing - rarely invoked
, but mirrors the previous series by order of introduction or their demeanor:- Heero - White
- Duo - Blue
- Trowa - Red
- Quatre - Yellow
- Wufei - Green
- Gundam 00
- Setsuna - Blue
- Lockon - Green
- H/allelujah - Orange
- Tieria - Purple, though most of his Gundams were Gray until The Movie.
- Hunter × Hunter:
- Gon: Green
- Killua: Violet
- Kurapika: Rednote or Yellow
- Leorio: Yellownote or Blue
- Hisoka: Pink
- Inuyasha
- Inuyasha, Red
- Kagome, Green
- Miroku, Violet
- Sango, Pink
- Shippo, Blue
- Kirara, Yellow
- Kagerou Project: The majority of the main cast follow this, to the point that it is showcased for all it's worth in the credits of the anime:
- Red: Shintaro, Azami, Ayaka, Ayano (the latter of whom is deliberately invoking Red Is Heroic)
- Orange: Momo
- Chartreuse: Konoha/Haruka
- Green: Seto
- Turquoise: Tsukihiko
- Light Blue: Hibiya
- Dark Blue: Ene/Takane
- Violet: Kido
- Lavender: Shion
- Pink: Marry, Hiyori
- White: Marry
- Black/Grey: Kano, the snakes, Kuroha, Route XX Shintaro
- Dark Orange/Brown: Kenjirou
- Kiznaiver
- Katsuhira: Gray
- Chidori: Red
- Tenga: Bright yellow
- Yuta: Turquoise
- Honoka: Brown
- Nico: Orange
- Hisomu: Purple
- Noriko: Pale Blue
- Done subtly in the Konosuba anime: green for Kazuma, blue for Aqua, red for Megumin and yellow for Darkness.
- In Kuroko's Basketball, all of the Generation of Miracles have hair colors that match with the kanji in their names, except for Kuroko. They also combine this with Curtains Match the Window.
- Kise, Yellow
- Midorima, Green
- Aomine, Blue
- Murasakibara, Purple
- Akashi, Red
- Momoi, Pink
- Subverted in Liz and the Blue Bird, The two main characters, Nozomi and Mizore are represented by their eye colors blue and red respectively. These same colours are used in the Show Within a Show of Liz (coloured Red) and the Bluebird and the characters discuss how the story is a lot like their relationship. It's obvious that the blue in Nozomi's eyes allude strongly to the bird and their outgoing nature. While Mizore's red eyes allude to Liz and their introverted and shy nature. In the end, however, they come to realise that through their mutually interdependent relationship they are both both somewhat each other's Liz and each other's Blue Bird.
- The girls in Love Live! are all associated with a certain color, though some members are quite inconsistent with their image colors:
- Honoka: Orange note
- Eli: Light Blue
- Kotori: Gray note
- Umi: Dark Blue
- Rin: Yellow or Teal note
- Maki: Red note
- Nozomi: Purple
- Hanayo: Green note
- Nico: Pink
- In Love Live! Sunshine!!, most of the members have better consistency with their image colors:
- Chika: Orange
- Riko: Light Pink
- Kanan: Seafoam Green or Turquoise
- Dia: Red
- You: Blue
- Yoshiko: Gray note
- Hanamaru: Yellow
- Mari: Purple
- Ruby: Magenta
- Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow: Lucy-May is pink, Kate is green, while Clara and Ben are blue. See here◊.
- The Lyrical Nanoha series uses these with the color of the spells the Magical Girls use. A more complete list is here, so only the important characters are listed here.
- Nanoha, Cherry blossom pink
- Fate, Golden
- Yuuno, Green
- Chrono, light blue
- Hayate, white
- Signum, purple
- Shamal, celadon
- Vita, red
- Zafira, indigo white
- Reinforce, Purplish black
- Reinforce Zwei, white note
- Subaru, light blue note
- Teana, orange
- Caro, pink
- Erio, yellow
- Vivio, rainbow note
- The Materials in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable are a unique bunch. Due to being Evil Counterparts of Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate, they start out with the colors of their respective counterparts. By the time of Gears of Destiny though, they've returned with new names and new colors:
- Material-S/Dark Nanoha/Stern: Vermilion
- Material-L/Dark Fate/Levi: Aqua blue
- Material-D/Dark Hayate/Dearche: Black
- Walküre in Macross Delta fits the bill:
- Mikumo: Purple
- Freyja: Yellow
- Makina: Pink
- Reina: Green
- Kaname: Red
- Subtle example in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid:
- Kobayashi: Green
- Tohru: Red
- Kanna: Pink
- Elma: Blue
- Lucoa: Purple
- Fafnir: Blueish Purple
- Monster Musume: The main harem has some form of color denotation, though the other cast do have some variation.
- Miia: Red.
- Papi: Blue.
- Centorea: Yellow.
- Suu: Green.
- Mero: Pink.
- Rachnera: Purple/Black (Depending on the Artist).
- Lala: White/Black.
- As superheroes are generally associated with a color theme, My Hero Academia also has some examples:
- Midoriya Izuku: Green. His hair, eyes, costume, and power. His last name has the kanji "midori" for green.
- Bakugo Katsuki: Orange. In line with his explosion power and also the primary color in his costume.
- All Might: Yellow.
- Todoroki Shoto: Icy blue. To go with his ice powers.
- Kirishima Eijiro: Red. His hair and costume are red and he suitably uses the name Red Riot as his hero name.
- Mineta Minoru: Purple. He is called Grape Juice and has purple hair.
- Uraraka Ochako: Pink.
- Iida Tenya: Navy blue.
- Ashido Mina: Pink. She is pink all over.
- Tokoyami Fumikage: Black. His appearance is that of a black bird and his quirk is Dark Shadow.
- Kaminari Denki: Yellow. To go with his blond hair, yellow costume, and electricity powers.
- Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu: Metalic grey. His quirk is that his skin turns into metal.
- Tsuyu Asui: Green.
- My Monster Secret not only gives flashy hair colors to most of its characters, it also names them after said color.
- Kuromine Asahi: Black.
- Shiragami Youko: Green (the "white" in her name is the color of her father's hair).
- Akemi Mikan: Orange
- Aizawa Nagisa: Blue
- Shishido Shiho: Purple
- Koumoto Akari: Red (her Really 700 Years Old ancestor Akane is more pink-ish)
- Kiryuuin Rin: Yellow
- Shirogane Karen: Silver
- Later we get Momochi Yuka (pink) and Minagawa Saki (aqua)
- Naruto - as evidenced by their backgrounds during openings and closings
- Team 7:
- Naruto, Yellow/Orange
- Sasuke, Blue
- Sakura, Red/Pink
- Kakashi, Green
- Team 7:
- Ojamajo Doremi:
- One Piece: According to Word of God, the main characters are represented with these colors
- Luffy, Red
- Zoro, Green
- Nami, Orange
- Usopp, Yellow
- Sanji, Blue
- Chopper, Pink
- Robin, Purple
- Franky, Light Blue
- Brook, Black and White
- In Pretty Cure All Stars DX 3, the Cures are sent to different dimensions in three mostly-color-coordinated groups:
- Pink-tinted leaders
- Cool-color-tinted girls
- Bright-color-tinted girls
- The Pretty Cure franchise in general:
- Futari wa Pretty Cure and Futari wa Pretty Cure MaX Heart
- Nagisa/Cure Black, Black and Pink
- Honoka/Cure White, White and Blue
- Hikari/Shiny Luminous, Yellow, Pink and Rednote
- Juna, Blue
- Regine, Red
- Belzei, Purple
- Circulas, Blue
- Uraganos, Orange
- Viblis, Red
- Baldez, Purple
- Hikaru, Purple, Bluenote
- Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash★Star
- Saki/Cure Bloom/Cure Bright, Pink, Golden, Green
- Mai/Cure Egret/Cure Windy, White/Silver, Blue, Purple
- Michiru, Red, Green, Graynote
- Kaoru, Blue, Purple, Graynote
- Karehaan, Green
- Moerumba, Red
- Dorodoron, Brown
- Ms. Shitataare, Blue
- Kintoleski, Golden
- Yes! Pretty Cure 5 and Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GO!GO!
- Nozomi/Cure Dream, Pink
- Rin/Cure Rouge, Red
- Urara/Cure Lemonade, Yellow
- Komachi/Cure Mint, Green
- Karen/Cure Aqua, Blue
- Kurumi/Milk/Milky Rose, Purple
- Fresh Pretty Cure!
- Love/Cure Peach, Pink
- Miki/Cure Berry, Blue
- Inori/Cure Pine, Yellow
- Setsuna/Cure Passion, Red, Black
- Eas, Red, Black
- Westar, Yellow
- Souler, Green
- Northa, Purple
- HeartCatch Pretty Cure!
- Tsubomi/Cure Blossom, Pink
- Erika/Cure Marine, Blue
- Itsuki/Cure Sunshine, Yellow
- Yuri/Cure Moonlight, Silver/Purple
- Dark Precure, Black/Red
- Sasoria, Yellow
- Kumojacky, Red
- Cobraja, Blue
- Suite Pretty Cure ♪
- Hibiki/Cure Melody, Pink
- Kanade/Cure Rhythm, White
- Seiren/Ellen/Cure Beat, Blue
- Ako/Cure Muse, Yellow, Black
- Dory, Pink
- Rery, White
- Miry, Orange
- Fary, Yellow
- Lary, Blue
- Sory, Green
- Tiry, Indigo
- Dodory, Purple
- Bassdrum, Green
- Baritone, Blue
- Falsetto, Pink
- Noise, Black
- Smile PreCure!/Glitter Force
- Miyuki/Cure Happy (Emily/Glitter Lucky), Pink
- Akane/Cure Sunny (Kelsey/Glitter Sunny), Orange/Red
- Yayoi/Cure Peace (Lily/Glitter Peace), Yellow
- Nao/Cure March (April/Glitter Spring), Green
- Reika/Cure Beauty (Chloe/Glitter Breeze), Blue
- Candy/Royale Candy, White
- Wolfrun (Ulric), Blue
- Akaoni (Brute), Red
- Majorina (Brooha), Green
- Joker (Rascal), Purple
- Doki Doki! PreCure/Glitter Force Doki Doki
- Mana/Cure Heart (Maya/Glitter Heart), Pink
- Rikka/Cure Diamond (Rachel/Glitter Diamond), Blue
- Alice/Cure Rosetta (Clara/Glitter Clover), Yellow
- Makoto/Cure Sword (Mackenzie/Glitter Spade), Purple
- Aguri/Cure Ace (Natalie/Glitter Ace), Red
- Regina, Black, Red, Purple
- HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!
- Megumi/Cure Lovely, pink
- Hime/Cure Princess, blue
- Yuuko/Cure Honey, yellow
- Iona/Cure Fortune, purple
- Blue, blue
- Phantom/Red, red
- Go! Princess Pretty Cure:
- Haruka/Cure Flora: Pink
- Minami/Cure Mermaid: Blue
- Kirara/Cure Twinkle: Yellow/purple
- Towa/Cure Scarlet: Red
- Maho Girls Pretty Cure!
- Mirai/Cure Miracle: Pink/magenta
- Riko/Cure Magical: Purple/indigo
- KiraKira★Pretty Cure à la Mode:
- Ichika/Cure Whip: Magenta
- Himari/Cure Custard: Yellow
- Aoi/Cure Gelato: Blue
- Yukari/Cure Macaron: Purple
- Akira/Cure Chocolat: Red
- Ciel/Cure Parfait: Teal
- HuGtto! Pretty Cure:
- Hana/Cure Yell: Pink
- Saaya/Cure Ange: Blue
- Homare/Cure Étoile: Yellow
- Emiru/Cure Macherie: Red
- Ruru/Cure Amour: Purple
- Star★Twinkle Pretty Cure:
- Hikaru/Cure Star: Pink
- Lala/Cure Milky: Green/teal
- Elena/Cure Soleil: Yellow
- Madoka/Cure Selene: Purple
- Yuni/Cure Cosmo: Blue/rainbow
- Healin' Good♡Pretty Cure
- Nodoka/Cure Grace: Pink
- Chiyu/Cure Fontaine: Blue
- Hinata/Cure Sparkle: Yellow
- Asumi/Cure Earth: Purple
- Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure:
- Manatsu/Cure Summer: White
- Sango/Cure Coral: Purple
- Minori/Cure Papaya: Yellow
- Asuka/Cure Flamingo: Red
- Laura/Cure La Mer: Blue/lilac
- Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure:
- Yui/Cure Precious: Pink
- Kokone/Cure Spicy: Blue
- Ran/Cure Yum-Yum: Yellow/orange
- Amane/Cure Finale: Purple/gold
- Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure:
- Sora/Cure Sky: Blue
- Mashiro/Cure Prism: White/pink
- Tsubasa/Cure Wing: Orange
- Ageha/Cure Butterfly: Pink/yellow
- Princess Elle/Cure Majesty: Purple
- Wonderful Pretty Cure!:
- Komugi/Cure Wonderful: Pink/brown
- Iroha/Cure Friendy: Purple
- Yuki/Cure Nyammy: White/blue
- Mayu/Cure Lillian: Teal
- Futari wa Pretty Cure and Futari wa Pretty Cure MaX Heart
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Each Magical Girl has her hair, eyes and soul gem of the same color.
- The Quintessential Quintuplets: The Nakano quintuplets:
- Ichika: Yellow
- Nino: Dark Purple
- Miku: Blue
- Yotsuba: Green
- Itsuki: Red
- Reborn! (2004)
- Tsuna, Orange
- Gokudera, Red
- Yamamoto, Blue
- Ryohei, Yellow
- Lambo, Green
- Hibari, Purple
- Mukuro and Chrome, Indigo
- And of course many other Dying Will Flame users
- Orange - Luce, Aria, Yuni, all Vongola Bosses including Giotto, Xanxus, Byakuran, Dino, Iemetsu
- Red - Fon, G., Belphegor, Zakuro, Rasiel, Bianchi, Tazaru, Nosaru
- Blue - Lal Mirch, Colonello, Asari Ugetsu, Squalo, Bluebell, Basil, Glo Xinia
- Yellow - Reborn, Knuckle, Lussuria, Daisy, Irie, Ginger Bread
- Green - Verde, Lampo, Levi, Ghost, Gamma
- Purple - Skull, Alaude, Kikyo
- Indigo - Viper/Mammon, Daemon Spade, Gola Mosca, Torikabuto, Genkishi, Kawahira
- Black - Bermuda von Veckenstein, Jäger, the Vindice in general.
- Revolutionary Girl Utena with the Duelists' roses. Other than Utena, who has pink hair and bears a white rose, the rest below match their hair colors as well:
- Utena: White/Pink
- Touga: Red
- Saionji: Green
- Juri: Orange
- Miki: Light Blue
- Nanami: Yellow
- Ruka: Dark Blue
- Professor Nemuro and The Black Rose Duelists all have black roses
- Akio: Purple
- The Rising of the Shield Hero: Each of the Cardinal Heroes has their own associated color.
- Naofumi the Shield Hero is Green
- Motoyasu the Spear Hero is Red.
- Ren the Sword Hero is Blue.
- Itsuki the Bow Hero is brownish-yellow.
- Ronin Warriors
- Ryo, Red
- Kento, Orange
- Sage, Green
- Cye, Blue-Light Blue
- Rowen, Blue-Dark Blue
- Sailor Moon
- Sailor Soldiers
- Usagi/Moon, Pink/White
- Ami/Mercury, Blue
- Rei/Mars, Red
- Makoto/Jupiter, Green
- Minako/Venus, Orange or Yellow
- Setsuna/Pluto, Black note
- Chibiusa/Chibi Moon, Pink
- Haruka/Uranus, Navy note
- Michiru/Neptune, Turquoise
- Hotaru/Saturn, Purple
- Black Moon Clan
- Prince Demand, White
- Blue Saphir, Blue
- Green Esmerude, Green
- Crimson Rubeus, Red
- Ayakashi Sisters
- Petz, Dark Green
- Calaveras, Yellow
- Belthier, Blue
- Koan, Pink
- Witches 5
- Cyprine, Deep Blue
- Ptilol, Deep Red
- Viluy, Whitish Blue
- Tellu, Green
- Mimette, Yellow
- Eudial, Red
- Amazon Trio
- Hawk's Eye, Red
- Tiger's Eye, Orange
- Fish Eye, Light Blue
- Amazoness Quartet/ Sailor Quartet
- Vesves/ Vesta, Red
- Pallapalla/ Pallas, Blue
- Cerecere/ Ceres, Pink
- Junjun/ Juno, Green
- Shadow Galactica
- Galaxia, Gold
- Iron Mouse, white
- Lead Crow, reddish-brown
- Aluminum Seiren, light blue
- Tin Nyanko, black
- Heavy Metal Papillon, purple
- Sailor Soldiers
- Saint Beast
- Judas - purple - Nobility, command and also possibly a reference to his potential for evil.
- Luca - teal- Reflects both The Lancer aspect and a certain mystery.
- Goh - blue - His heroic nature as well as cool-headedness.
- Shin - balck - Definitely not evil, perhaps a certain comprehensiveness.
- Rey - red - Passion and The Heart.
- Gai - silver - Innocence/naivete and energy.
- Robot Romance Trilogy:
- Combattler V: Hyoma is red, Juzo is blue, Chizuru is yellow, Daisuke is dark green and Kita is light green.
- Voltes V: Kenichi is red, Ippei is blue, Megumi is yellow, Daijiro is dark green and Hiyoshi is light green.
- ''Daimos: Kazuya is red, Kyoshiro is green while Nana is blue.
- Sakura Discord: Kousuke has blue hair, Nomiya pink hair, Sumiyoshi blonde hair, Shima green hair, Oka brown hair, and Mebuki purple hair.
- Symphogear:
- Hibiki (Gungnir): Orange/Yellow (with her predecessor Kanade being more definitely orange)
- Tsubasa (Ame no Habakiri): Blue
- Chris (Ichaival): Red
- Maria: Dark pink and black with dark Gungnir, white with Airgetlam
- Kirika (Igalima): Green
- Shirabe (Shul Shagana): Pink
- Miku (Shenshoujin): Purple
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Gatchaman team:
- Ken/Mark: White
- Joe/Jason: Red
- Jun/Princess: Pink
- Jinpei/Keyop: Yellow
- Ryu/Tiny: Brown
- Touhou Project: Reimu and Yukari form the "Border team" in Imperishable Night. It's rather convenient that the colors of their outfits correspond to the borders between visible and invisible light.
- Tokyo Mew Mew
- Ichigo Momomiya/Mew Ichigo, Pink
- Minto Aizawa/Mew Mint, Blue
- Retasu Midorikawa/Mew Lettuce, Green
- Bu-Ling Huang/Mew Pudding, Orange
- Zakuro Fujiwara/Mew Zakuro, Purple
- Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-: Some characters have clear color associations, such as white and sky blue with Fai, black and red with Kurogane, Syaoran with earthly colors like browns and greens, and pink with Sakura. The complementary colors for Kurogane and Fai mark them as a yin-yang pair.
- Uta No Prince Sama
- Otoya- Red
- Masato- Blue
- Natsuki- Yellow
- Tokiya- Purple
- Ren- Orange
- Syo- Pink
- Cecil- Lime green
- Reiji- Green
- Ranmaru- Burgandy
- Ai- Lavendar
- Camus- Cyan
- Vividred Operation: The main characters have their own specific colour theme.
- Akane: Red
- Aoi: Blue
- Wakaba: Green
- Himawari: Yellow
- Rei: Black
- Yona and the Dragon Warriors in Yona of the Dawn. Their dragon titles even have their colors in them.
- Yona/Hiryuu: Red
- Kija/Hakuryuu: White
- Shin-ah/Seiryuu: Blue
- Jae-ha/Ryokuryuu: Green
- Zeno/Ouryuu: Yellow or gold
- Neon Genesis Evangelion gives some of its characters distinct color motifs:
- Rei Ayanami's signature colors are blue and white; she's blue-haired, and in the anime and manga, she's always seen in either her practically all-white plugsuit or her school uniform, which consists of blue overalls and a white shirt. Furthermore, in official artwork and some spin-offs, she's often seen in blue-colored clothing. Her blue motif also manifests in the ending theme of the TV anime, where behind her silhouette is a blue-tinted moon and night sky. Finally, in End of Evangelion, merging with Adam and Lilith into a gigantic humanoid causes her skin and hair to take on an unnatural white for their color.
- Red is Asuka's signature color, matching her hair color and personality as well as the color of her Evangelion. It also contrasts with Rei, who has blue as her color.
- Kaworu is a somewhat subtle case; he wears the same school uniform as Shinji (white shirt and black pants), but he wears an orange undershirt under it to contrast with the blue one Shinji wears, signifying his role as Shinji's (positive) Shadow Archetype.
- Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon follows this with its main characters:
- Ash: Wears blue as usual, both in his normal attire and his Ultra Guardian uniform.
- Lillie: Wears white, though her Ultra Guardian uniform is pink.
- Kiawe: Has brown hair with red highlights, wears red shorts, and his Ultra Guardian uniform is also red. He specializes in Fire-types.
- Mallow: Has green hair, green eyes, and her Ultra Guardian uniform is green. She specializes in Grass-types.
- Lana: Has blue hair, blue eyes, and her Ultra Guardian uniform is cyan. She specializes in Water-types.
- Sophocles: Has orange hair and his Ultra Guardian uniform is orange. He specializes in Electric-types.
- Pokémon Adventures: With all the characters being named after the main series games, they are given their respective game's primary color, usually as an eye color.
- Red: red eyes, and a primarily red outfit.
- Blue: green eyes.
- Green: blue eyes, and in the FRLG arc, a blue dress. Her main Pokémon, her Blasty, is also blue.
- Yellow: yellow-ish eyes, blonde hair, and a yellow dress. Her main Pokémon, Chuchu, is yellow as well.
- Gold: gold eyes, a gold hat in the GSC arc, and gold goggles.
- Silver: silver eyes, where he got his name from.
- Crystal: usually light blue, with blue eyes and blue hair.
- Ruby: red eyes, and throughout each of his appearances, a majorly red outfit.
- Sapphire: blue eyes, and in the Emerald arc, a blue color swap of her previous clothes.
- Wally: Not only does he have green hair and a green outfit, each of his Pokémon (prior to ORAS) were green.
- Emerald: green eyes, a green outfit, and in the Emerald arc, a jade on his forehead. His main Pokémon Sceptile is also green.
- Diamond: blue eyes, a blue Pokétch, a blue Pokédex, and a blue jacket in the Platinum arc.
- Pearl: subverted, because his main color is orange (his eyes, his shirt, his Pokétch, and his Pokédex) rather than pink from the game he is named after.
- Platinum: gray
- Black: black
- White: white
- Blake: black
- Whitley: white
- X: blue eyes, and a primarily blue outfit.
- Y: red, as seen in her skirt and hat.
- Sun: orange
- Moon: blue
- YuYu Hakusho:
- Yusuke: Green
- Kuwabara: Blue
- Kurama: Red/Pink
- Hiei: Black
- YuruYuri: Each character in Namori's manga series has their own unique colors to help identify them. However, in the anime adaptation, some of the characters were color-coded differently in promotional material, particularly in merchandise for the first season where the main Amusement Club members were identified by their eye color, and on certain occasions of later seasons and OVA films, their hair.
(Colors for each character are in order from primary to secondary):
- Amusement Club
- Akari: Red, pink
- Yui: Blue
- Kyouko: Green, yellow
- Chinatsu: Orange, turquoise
- Student Council
- Chitose: Pink
- Ayano: Purple
- Himawari: Yellow
- Rise: Black, as seen in the 2022 Yuru Yuri Desktop Calendar.
- Ohmuro Sisters
- Sakurako: Light Blue (also a member of the Student Council)
- Nadeshiko: Light Green
- Hanako: Magenta
- Other characters
- Mirakurun (ficticious manga): White, used in concert events.
- Amusement Club
- Zombie Land Saga: The girls of Franchouchou all have colors that correspond to their designated idol costumes.
- Sakura: Pink
- Saki: Orange
- Ai: Blue
- Junko: White/Lavender
- Yugiri: Red
- Lily: Yellow
- Tae: Black/Purple
- Maimai: Green
