History Main / ColorCodedCharacters

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': All characters are associated with a colour theme that primarily defines them in some way that is linked to another theme that they are often associated with. The show takes place eighty years after a global war which was triggered by attempts to suppress creativity and artistic expression. Ever since the war, people around the world remember this terrible time by naming their children after colours, or things that evoke a colour association. Only two characters in the show have names don't follow the colour scheme, and that's for plot-significant reasons (they're the BigGood and BigBad of the story). Using the titular team as an example:
** Ruby Rose is the heroine of the story and leader of Team RWBY. She is inspired by ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood''. Her clothing scheme is red, with strong black accents. She wears a red cape and gets nick-named 'Little Red' by one of the villains. The show's first prequel trailer is called the Red Trailer and features Ruby.
** Weiss Schnee is inspired by ''Literature/SnowWhite'' her name is German for 'White Snow' and her primary colour theme is white. She also has white hair and favours the element of ice when she fights. The show's second prequel trailer is called the White Trailer and features Weiss.
** Blake Belladonna is inspired by ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Her primary colour theme is black and her innate ability is to create shadow clones that deceive enemy combatants. The show's third prequel trailer is called the Black Trailer and features Blake.
** Yang Xiao Long is the fourth team-mate and is inspired by ''Literature/GoldilocksAndTheThreeBears''. She's inordinately proud of her long golden hair and is primarily associated with the colour yellow. Her innate ability tends to light up her hair like fire when she activates it. The show's final prequel trailer is called the Yellow Trailer and features Yang.

* The ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' fanfiction trilogy ''Danganronpa Memento Mori'', ''Danganronpa: Komm Susser Tod'' and ''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' all have characters associated with a specific color, with their clothing and occasionally hair colors being reflective of it. As for specifics:

* Franchise/{{Batman}}: Batman is blue, Robin is red, Batgirl is purple, at least when it's just them. Becomes more of a case by case basis as you add more members of the Bat-Family, mantles are passed down, and code names get updated updated.

** Pop & Cub - Apricot

** Cuddles - Lemon

** Lumpy - Azure
** Petunia - Navy

** Sniffles - Sky
** Flaky - Crimson

** Lifty & Shifty - Pine
** Flippy - Mint
** Splendid - Cyan
** Cro-Marmot - Lime
** Buddhist Monkey - Dandelion

** Truffles - Steel

** A - Tart
** B - Sky
** C - Banana
** D - Pear

** G - Grape
** H - Mint

** K - Aureolin
** L - Viridian
** M - Maroon

** O - Ocean
** P - Bubblegum

** R - Wine
** S - Olive
** T - Pewter
** U - Lime
** V - Navy

** Cuddles - Yellow

** Pop & Cub - Tan

* ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'': The comic is mostly in black and white except for characters’ shading and dialogue boxes, both of which are coloured with each character’s signature colour. Each Music/{{Vocaloid}} model is associated with a specific colour and the characters of that model each have a unique shade.
** Hatsune Miku androids, such as Shine and Tech, are teal.
** Kagamine Rin androids, such as Roll, are orange.
** Megpoid androids, such as Gumiya and Hakase, are green.

[[folder:Asian Animation]]

* Major characters in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'' wear clothing in a distinct colour. Secondary characters wear a different shade of the colour associated with the major character they have the closest connection to. In the contemporary arc, this extends to the colour of the text in which the characters speak, as in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', and you can even tell whose home a strip is set in by the colour of the walls.

** A - Rose

** T - Grey

** Pop & Cub - Brown

** C - Yellow

** R - Garnet

** A - Tart Red
** B - Blue

** D - Green
** E - Turquoise

** G - Grape Purple

** O - Azure
** P - Bubblegum Pink

** R - Dark Maroon
** S - Light Green
** T - Pewter
** U - Tea Green
** V - Dark Blue

** Y - Cream White
** Z - Teal

* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters'' features the four major {{Kaiju}} in this manner, especially shown in the marketing:

** Kong is represented by a warm shade of orange.

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Naturally, the members of numerous ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' teams in each season are distinguished by the colors of their outfits. The most common color combination consists of red (usually the leader), blue, green, yellow, and pink. Some seasons will swap black for green or white for pink, but it's uncommon to have both Black and Green or White and Pink on the same team at the same time. In a manner similar to the ''[[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero G.I. Joe]]'' laser situation, some colorcoded aspects will change when a Ranger acquires a different shiny suit.
** In particular, the subtractive primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) are the only colors that have been present on almost every team to date. [[note]]Except for ''JAKQ'', ''Battle Fever'', ''Changeman'', ''Kyoryuger'' and ''Ryusoulger''; all five of which lacked a proper Yellow.[[/note]] One of the girls will be pink, or white with pink trimming, leaving the last to be either green or black. Teams that break this rule become more common starting with Hurricanger/Ninja Storm.
** The SixthRanger, especially those in later series, is usually associated with Silver or Gold. Of the exceptions, four of them have gold armor (to the point that [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger King Ranger's]] ''Power Ranger'' counterpart is named the Gold Ranger despite being officially designated black), three of them are white (including one of the ones with gold armor), somewhat following the pattern. The notable exceptions are [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Time Fire]]/[[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Quantum Ranger]], who's a second red to highlight the character's rivalry with the main Red Ranger, [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger ToQ #6]], who's orange in order to fit the series RainbowMotif, [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger Zyuoh the World]], whose primary color is black with parts of his suit being gold and silver, and [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Ryu Commander & Houou Soldier]], the former being the team's mentor and the last of the non-variant or repeat colored Kyurangers (in his case, violet), while the latter is a second red who led his own team hundreds of years before the current team before becoming a SealedGoodInACan until the present day.
** ''Power Rangers'' exaggerated it in their first few seasons. Not only did they always wear their designated Ranger colors unmorphed, most of their accessories (backpacks, notebooks, etc.) were also color-coded, alongside Pink Ranger Kimberly having a pink car (really a dark magenta, but that was what they were going for) and Yellow Ranger Trini drinking a banana milkshake at the juice bar (yes, out of a yellow glass.) A couple of former Rangers have mentioned hating seeing their Ranger color once they leave the show.
** Lampshaded in ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]''. At the end of the episode "Back in Black", when he gains the new Black Ranger powers, Tommy notes that he needs to go shopping for more black clothes.
** Also lampshaded in ''[[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Mystic Force]]''; Vida is the Pink Ranger, but she's so tomboyish she actually ''hates'' the color, and it's not until towards the end of the season that she starts thinking it's not that bad, even incorporating it to her hair dye.
** Actually broken by Karone in ''[[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Lost Galaxy]]''. As the Pink Ranger, her outfits consist of black leather with maybe a pink hairclip. It should be also noted in the same season that Mike the Magna Defender doesn't have a specific color, and he was the first unmorphed hero not to.[[note]]Oddly enough, as his ''Sentai'' counterpart was called the BlackKnight, and very much dressed the part in and out of armor.[[/note]]
** Somewhat subverted with Jason as the aforementioned Gold Ranger, the adaptation of ''Ohranger's'' [=KingRanger=]. At no point does Jason ever wear anything with even so much as a shade of gold in any part of his civilian wear, and instead wears black like a Black Ranger...which his Sentai counterpart was officially designated as in ''Ohranger''. Ironically enough, in his untransformed form, said Sentai counterpart Riki was covered in even more gold armor than his morphed form, due to being a warrior king from ancient times. ''THAT'S RIGHT!'' The one called the Gold Ranger wore black like a Black Ranger, while the designated Black Ranger wore more gold armor than his morphed form. Played somewhat straight with the original user of the Gold Ranger powers, Trey of Triforia, who wore a black robe with prominent gold trim, at least matching the color scheme of his powers.
** Despite the trope of DarkIsNotEvil being present with the usage of a Black Ranger, [[PowerGlows when the Rangers' weapons glow during the execution of an attack or something similar]], the Black Ranger's weapon occasionally [[PowerGlows glows]] with [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack a purple hue rather than a black coloration]], as ''true'' black is at times reserved for the villains instead. As a result, it's the only weapon where the "glow" does not match the Ranger's designated color in such cases where coloration is utilized whenever PowerGlows. An example of this occurring can be seen in ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'', whenever Will the Black Ranger strikes with his signature weapon.
** ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'' plays with the trope: while the rangers usually have a standard color code (red leader, blue nerd, pink girl, etc) they can swap their TransformationTrinkets around, switching colors and weapons in the process. It also shows why the color coding is important: abuse of that ability quickly leads to mass confusion, in and out of universe.
** ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' is the first series to completely avert the Red Ranger being the leader/top-billed character. The leader is instead associated with the unique Rainbow color. There is a Red Ranger on the team, but he's a normal team member instead of the leader here.
* ''Series/BreakingBad'' [[http://thedisenchantedcostumier.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/breaking-bad-costumes/ described here]]
** Walter - Green
** Jesse - Red or Yellow
** Skyler - Blue
** Hank - Brown/Orange
** Marie - Purple
** Walt Jr. - Orange, but not tied as closely to it
* The ''Franchise/KamenRider'' Series now becomes guilty of this trope because of merchandising. Almost every main Rider will have several modes, color-designated. In particular, there are mix and matchers: ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', who's form repertoire consists entirely of switching colours on his legs, arms and head, totalling over 130 variants (with full colour matches being generally more powerful than mixes) and ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' who switches colour of his left and right halves (although only has three and four colours on each respectively).
** ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'':
*** Growing: White
*** Mighty: Red
*** Dragon: Blue
*** Pegasus: Green
*** Titan: Purple
*** Amazing Mighty/Ultimate: Black
** ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'':
*** Ryuki: Red
*** Knight: Navy
*** Scissors: Orange
*** Zolda: Green
*** Raia: Magenta
*** Gai: Grey
*** Ouja: Purple
*** Odin: Gold/Bronze
*** Tiger: Silver/Blue
*** Imperer: Brown
*** Verde: Lime Green
*** Femme: White
*** Ryuga: Black
*** Abyss: Cyan
** ''Series/KamenRider555'':
*** Faiz: Red
*** Kaixa: Yellow
*** Delta: White/Blue
*** Psyga: Purple/White
*** Orga: Gold
** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'':
*** Zi-O: Pink/Black
*** Geiz: Red/Yellow
*** Woz: Lime Green/Silver
*** [[spoiler: Tsukuyomi: White]]
** ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'':
*** Zero-One: Yellow
*** Vulcan: Blue
*** Valkyrie: Orange
*** Horobi: Purple
*** Jin: Pink (becomes Red after [[MidSeasonUpgrade upgrading to Burning Falcon]])
*** Thouser: Gold
*** Ikazuchi: Crimson
*** Naki: Silver
*** Ark-Zero: Black
*** Ark-One: White
** ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'':
*** Saber: Red
*** Blades: Blue
*** Espada: Yellow
*** Buster: Grey
*** Kenzan: Green
*** Slash: Pink
*** Caliber: Purple
*** Saikou: Gold
*** Sabela: Crimson
*** Durendal: Black/Cyan
*** Falchion: Orange
* ''Series/TheFreshBeatBand'': Shout wears orange, Kiki pink, Marina blue, and Twist yellow.
* Invoked in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'': when Prue casts a spell that creates duplicates of herself, Phoebe puts them in different-coloured shirts so everyone can tell them apart.
* ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'': Tinky-Winky is purple, Dipsy is lime, Laa Laa is yellow, and Po is red.
* ''Through The Dragon's Eye'': Boris is orange, Doris is purple, and Moris is green.
* In ''Series/TracyBeakerReturns'', the kids are all associated with their own colour as reflected in their usual clothing. This is continued into Series 1 of ''Series/TheDumpingGround'' before being thrown out of the window from Series 2 onwards.
** Carmen: Pink
** Lily: Lilac
** Johnny: Blue
** Tee: Blue
** Liam: Purple
** Frank: Black
** Toby: Orange and Green
** Gus: Navy (with beige chinos)
** Sapphire: Black
** Elektra: Electric Blue
** Tyler: Yellow
** Rick: Red
** Jody: Brown
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''
** Joel - Red (although his jumpsuit comes in many colors, he is described in the intro as "just another face in a red jumpsuit")
*** Experiments 101-113: Bright Red; Experiments 201-211: alternating between Green and Bright Red; Experiments 212-512, 1001: Dark Red
** Mike - Green/Blue (also has several jumpsuit colors, but usually wears green or blue)
** Crow - Gold
** Tom Servo - Red
** Gypsy - Purple
** Dr. Forrester - Lime Green
** Dr. Erhardt - Black
** TV's Frank - Black (sometimes grey or silver)
** Pearl - Pink/Lime Green (pink in season 7, lime green in later seasons)
** Observer(s)/"Brain Guy" - Dark Blue/White
** Prof. Bobo - Yellow/Brown
** Jonah - Yellow
** Kinga - Purple
** Max - Black
** The Skeleton Crew (Boneheads) - White
** Other characters may include the likes of Mr. B Natural, who always wears a "powder blue note-spangled jacket" as described by Servo.
*** When the crew of the SOL reach the edge of the universe and become beings of pure energy, their energy forms match their colors: Mike-Green, Crow-Gold, Tom Servo-Red, and Gypsy who is oddly Blue rather than Purple. Cambot and Magic Voice also become energy beings, and both appear to be White.
*** Note that the colors [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness didn't apply so much]] in the KTMA season. Joel had a couple of different jumpsuits that he didn't wear again after the show went national, Crow was the only robot that had his final color, and the Mads wore transparent vinyl coats.
* ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'': Each principal character and the supporting cast they bring from their solo show wear matching colors, and scenes featuring them tend to focus on those colors, with multi-character scenes featuring those of the characters present.
** Matt Murdock is associated with the color red. His neckties, glasses, cane, and Daredevil armor are all red. While we don't see it here, we know from a scene back in ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'' season 1 that he sees the world in red flames, and his motif evokes a lot of imagery of rage and punishment. His scenes, such as his church and his apartment, are shot with red colors. Karen Page wears a red skirt and a black coat with red sash and inner liner, highlighting her {{unresolved sexual tension}} with Matt. Foggy Nelson's red only extends to patterns on his necktie, perhaps alluding to his recent break with Matt.
** Jessica Jones is connected with tones of blue. Scenes focusing on her tend to look cold and unwelcoming, but her scenes which don't focus on her tend to show blue, hopeful colors, like the sky. She mostly wears entirely black clothing, except for her blue jeans, and scenes featuring her tend to feature blue furnishings and blue-filtered light or water. On top of this, Trish Walker sports a blue coat, and blue clothing while she's in the police station.
** Luke Cage has a lot of warm, welcoming yellow colors in his scenes. He wears a yellow t-shirt, his hoodie has yellow accents, and he's introduced wearing an orange jumpsuit as he's being released from prison. His scenes show a lot of natural sunlight or lights through yellow shades, and most furnishings in his scenes are yellow or a light wood. Misty Knight also follows the pattern by wearing an orange turtleneck, similar but not identical to his own shirt (and reflecting her comic-book counterpart's color).
** Danny Rand primarily is shown with green, a very rich color, and he is the only one of the Defenders lineup to come from an upper-class background. He wears green sweaters or olive-green suits, his scenes such as at Colleen’s dojo tend to have a lot of green hues, and his employees are also aware enough to compliment his company's green office space with green shirts.
** Fittingly, the Royal Dragon where the four of them regroup, rest, and eventually decide to work together has all of the above colors in its decor and lighting. Even the neon dragon sign is lit only with red, blue, yellow, and green bulbs.
** The Hand’s henchmen mostly wear black, and scenes featuring them look darker, even muting the heroes' colored atmosphere. Colleen and Malcolm also wear dark colors, which would be a metaphor for how Colleen betrayed Danny to Bakuto, and Malcolm spied on Jessica for Kilgrave.
** The Hand’s leadership dress primarily in white, with their bases being as white as an Apple store, and Alexandra's initial sets emphasizing white backgrounds like clouds or a stark white cathedral. Murakami, Sowande, Madame Gao and Bakuto accent their white with black, but Alexandria pairs the white with gold, signifying her dominance over them. In her very first scene, she's asked to remove her white clothes and gold jewelry in a sterile white room.
** Elektra’s colors are literally split between the Hand’s black colors with her coat and Matt’s red with her main armor, signifying her indecision. While she is trying to understand herself, scenes with her are a mismatched whirl of clashing colors, reflecting her own inner conflict. Several times, she contemplates a pair of sais with white and black guards; this ultimately foreshadows her murder of Alexandra.
** Claire Temple wears mostly white, grey, or shades of brown, which represents her familiarity with all of the Defenders team. Scenes with her frantically switch between the four Defenders' colors while each remain dominant and don't clash, further displaying her deep connection with all of them.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': It's subtle, but look at the clothes preferred by the Tenth Doctor's companions: Rose is always wearing something [[CheeryPink pink]], Martha's usual top is red, while Donna wears pinks and blues both, but is most often seen in purple. Also, aside from the ubiquitous jeans, the girls tend towards warm colours, while the Doctor and Jack go for blue.
* The characters in the ''Franchise/GirlsXHeroine'' shows are color-coded. The main character is always {{pink|Means Feminine}}, and the other two characters have [[TrueBlueFemininity blue]] and [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] motifs.
* Each ''Series/DangerForce'' member is represented with a specific color: red for Volt, yellow for AWOL, blue for Brainstorm, and silver for [=ShoutOut=].
* ''Series/FateTheWinxSaga'':
** Bloom is associated with the color red, through both her fire magic and her red outfits.
** Aisha is associated with blue, as she's a Water Fairy and often wears blue.
** Terra is associated with green though her clothes and plant magic.
** Both Stella and her mother Luna often wear pink.
* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'':
** Sydney Barrett's outfits are usually orange and/or black.
** Gabrielle Xavier's wardrobe consists mostly of green clothing and accessories (e.g. high heels).
* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'':
** In 2022, Louis de Pointe du Lac's wardrobe consists exclusively of black and grey apparel.
** In 2022, Rashid is only ever seen in black clothing.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'' gives us Orange Star, Blue Moon, Yellow Comet, Green Earth, and Black Hole. Interestingly Orange Star's color is actually Red. Its name got changed from Red Star in western releases, probably due to the fact that it's a FantasyCounterpartCulture of [[{{Eagleland}} the United States]] and thus having it be associated with a name that invoked communism like "Red Star" would be confusing at best.
* The main girls from ''VideoGame/{{Amagami}}'' are often associated with their own respective colors through both the game and the anime:
** [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Haruka]] is associated with Violet.
** [[TheTease Kaoru]] is associated with Green.
** [[ShrinkingViolet Sae]] is associated with Fuchsia (though Red is also used to represent her sometimes).
** [[DeadpanSnarker Ai]] is associated with Dark Blue.
** [[BigEater Rihoko]] is associated with Orange (Dark Yellow is also common, however).
** [[ClassRepresentative Tsukasa]] is associated with Light Blue.
** Additionally, the other two most relevant female characters after the previously mentioned six, [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Miya]] and [[spoiler: [[SecretCharacter Risa]]]], are associated with Yellow and Gray, respectively (Pink is also used for [[spoiler: Risa]] sometimes).
* The Color of [[KiManipulation Mantra]] from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' is this depending on the character. The following colors are:
** [[HotBlooded Asura]]: Red
*** [[spoiler: [[HumongousMecha Asura]] [[OneWingedAngel The]] [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Destructor]]: [[AllYourColorsCombined Rainbow]].]]
** [[CharClone Yasha]]: Blue
** [[FatBastard Wyzen]]: Yellow
** [[EccentricMentor Augus]]: Orange
** [[AgentPeacock Sergei]]: Pink
** [[BigBad Lord Deus]]: White
** [[spoiler: Chakravartin: Gold]]
*** [[spoiler: [[BishounenLine Chakravartin The Creator]]: Black And White]]
* ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvoltSeries''
** The first three games in the series, ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt'', ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2'' and ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX'', give their bosses (who are DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals) rainbow color-coding. That said, bosses who share color usually don't have the same power.
*** Red: Viper, Gibril, Rebellio (as an example of same color [==/==] same powers, Viper is PlayingWithFire, Gibril is ExtraOreDinary and Rebellio is a MasterOfThreads)
*** Orange: Carrera, Asroc, Crimm
*** Yellow: Stratos, Desna, Dystnine
*** Green: Jota, Teseo, Stella
*** Blue: Merak, Tenjian, Bakto plus Blade
*** Pink or purple: Elise, Milas plus Ghauri, Isola [[spoiler:(Technically Zonda also counts, but she's a BaitAndSwitchBoss in the first game and BigBad in the second)]]
** ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX2'' and ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt3'' still color-code their bosses, but not with the rainbow color spread. In iX 2, this is particularly notable in one boss evoking the powers of the other bosses, and said evoked powers are also color-coded accordingly.
* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' series: The main characters and their allies are all connected to colors in some way:
** [[BearyFriendly Banjo]]: Blue (has a blue backpack, and his split-up pad in ''Tooie'' is blue)
** [[TheGadfly Kazooie]]: Red (has primarily red feathers, and her split-up pad in ''Tooie'' is red)
** [[WitchDoctor Mumbo Jumbo]]: Pink (has pink skin and uses pink magic blasts to attack with in ''Tooie'')
** [[DamselInDistress Tooty]]: Purple (has purple pants and hairbands)
** [[MrExposition Bottles]]: Orange (wears an orange vest and can be found inside orange-brown molehills)
** [[DrillSergeantNasty Jamjars]]: Green (wears a green military uniform)
** [[MagicalNativeAmerican Humba Wumba]]: Yellow (dresses in yellow and resides inside a yellow-colored wigwam)
* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': Each of the [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Harbingers]] has a dominant color scheme and, starting from ''Afterbirth+'', an associated locust color that usually matches them.
** Famine: Gray, with yellow locusts.
** Pestilence: Green.
** War: Red.
** Death: Light Gray, with black locusts.
** Conquest: White.
* ''VideoGame/BugFables'':
** The members of Team Snakemouth each have a predominant color, which highlights Medals when equipped to them and is the color of their HP boxes. Yellow for Vi, green for Kabbu, and light blue for Leif. Medals not equipped with single characters are highlighted in orange when equipped.
** Twins Gen and Eri look identical aside from Gen wearing a blue scarf and Eri wearing a green scarf.
* ''VideoGame/CavemanWarriors'':
** Jack (Green)
** Liliana (Red)
** Moe (Blue)
** Brienne (Yellow)
* ''VideoGame/TheConsumingShadow'':
** The Scholar: Red
** The Ministry Man: Blue
** The Warrior: Orange
** The Wizard: Green
** The Ancients in the game have their own colors that are randomized.
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheBreakers'' categorizes its characters in different ColorCodedElements[[note]]Vita (Red, White, and Pink), Fate (Blue, Silver, and Violet), Terra (Green, Black, and Cyan), and Fortune (Yellow, presumably Gold, and Orange)[[/note]], which each have three subelements named after a color. There are ''two'' characters representing every subelement except for White, Silver, Black, and Gold, and different hues of their hair color distinguish them.
** Yusaku and Rishin: Red
** Aiba and Keiji: Blue
** Kiri and Ichika: Yellow
** Ryo and Mikami: Green
** Mikoto and Tilda: Pink
** Yuki and Nono: Violet
** Tae and Go: Orange
** Sawako and Sakura: Cyan
** Yuya: White
** Romeo: Black
** The player's avatar is coded with the silver color (and "Silver" is even his official name), but he is not playable and does not have that subelement in-game. The silver subelement also does not appear on any enemy or boss. The gold subelement never had a playable character and is not seen in-game aside from a hammer-wielding miniboss of the Ruin Vanguard.
* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' gives each of the four playable classes their own main color, which shows up on their armor, their flares, and in UI elements related to them. The Gunner is green, the Driller is yellow, the Engineer is red, and the Scout is blue.
* In ''VideoGame/DinerDashAdventures'', the customers are categorized into different color schemes, and each color's tied to a specific trait:
** Green (generous): Rosie, Minnie, Hal, Bernie.
** Red (fast): Barb, Gil, Shakes, Max, Piper.
** Blue (patient): Norbert, Dorbert, Florence, Kingston, Queenie, Gladys.
** Mr. Big's goons are colorless, and each causes significant hindrances to the player.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'', each potential wife has a different hair color and contrasting theme colors in their wardrobe:
** Bianca: blonde hair; green tunic/dress and orange cloak.
** Nera: blue hair; pastel blue, white, and lavender/blush pink.
** Debora: black hair; rich red and darker pink.
* In ''VideoGame/DrunkOnNectar'', each species can be distinguished by the color of its pheromone trails.
* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' tends to have officers dress in a color that matches which of the ColourCodedArmies they fight for; later games in the series will also create {{Palette Swap}}ped versions of the outfits for officers who end up changing sides at some point. For example, Zhang He starts out wearing yellow when working for Yuan Shao but swaps to a blue version of his outfit once he joins Cao Cao.
* In ''VideoGame/EmeraldCityConfidential'', the residents of the different parts of Oz wear colors representing their home city or country; this makes it easy to see who is a foreigner. For instance, the completely-dressed-in-green Petra in the middle of all yellow Winkie Country.
* The party in the ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'' series is recognizable by their usual clothes and hair color:
** Matt: Yellow
** Natalie: Red
** Lance: Black
** Anna: Green
** [=NoLegs=]: Blue
* Invoked by ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}''. The different hunter classes each have a different color for easy identification in combat. On the other side, red represents the monsters in general, but each has a unique armor glow.
** Assault: Red
** Trapper: Green
** Medic: Blue
** Support: Yellow
** [[LightningBruiser Goliath]]: Red
** [[SquishyWizard Kraken]]: Blue
** [[GlassCannon Wraith]]: Pinkish white
** [[MightyGlacier Behemoth]]: Orange
** [[PoisonousPerson Gorgon]]: Pale green
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' used four[[note]]three during battle[[/note]] colors to denote the four Onion Knights, those being [[FeaturelessProtagonist the only difference between them]]. The remake turns each color into the most prominent color on each kid's starting outfit to distinguish them in job classes, combined with SymbolMotifClothing. Fully-armored jobs used their hair colors on helmet plumes.
** Luneth: Purple, silver hair
** Arc: Green, brown hair
** Refia: Blue, red hair
** Ingus: Red, blond hair
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': A trail of color marks each of your seven party members' progress on the Sphere Grid, either appearing in their costume prominently or associated with them in some other way:
** Tidus: Light Blue
** Yuna: White
** Auron: Red
** Wakka: Yellow-Orange
** Lulu: Purple
** Kimahri: Dark Blue
** Rikku: Green
** Notably, the colors associated with Tidus, Wakka, and Rikku are significant to solving a simplistic puzzle during Mt. Gagazet.
* ''VideoGame/FuzionFrenzy'': According to the game manual, the color-coding makes them easier to identify when playing fast-paced minigames (which covers about 90% of them)
** Dub: Green
** Samson: Red
** Zak: Yellow
** Geena: Blue [[note]]The second game uses a lighter shade than in the first[[/note]]
** Naomi: Orange
** Jet: Pink [[note]]In the second game, it's something more in line with light purple.[[/note]]
* Both the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' and the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'' trilogies use this for the Moon Angel Wing, and the female members of the Rune Angel Wing, in the form of the members' favorite colors. These are present in both their regular uniforms and their Emblem Frames.
** Milfie: Pink
** Ranpha: Red
** Mint: Light blue
** Forte: Purple
** Vanilla: Light green
** Chitose: Navy blue
** Rico: Orange
** Lily: Dark blue
** Nano: Sky blue
** Kahlua: Green
** Tequila: Violet-silver
** Anise: Wine red
** Natsume: Pearl-pink
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' has three story mode protagonists who have their own colors and one online protagonist with their own color.
** Michael: Blue.
** Franklin: Green.
** Trevor: Orange.
** Online Protagonist: Dark blue.
* In the {{VideoGame/Grow}} games:
** Onkies: Men are light yellow, women are light pink, children are orange, and babies are light green. In Grow Valley and Grow Clay, your engineers are all colour-coded by occupation. In Grow Cinderella, you have a purple chariot driver onky and a brown butler onky.
** Tonties' colors seems to depend of their roles in their colonies, for example, the green ones digs the galleries, the red ones takes care of constructions like ladders and elevator, and the yellow ones takes care of anything money related. There are much more colors as seen in Grow Valley, Grow Park and their own eponymous game, but their exact roles aren't known.
* The Harvest Sprites from ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town]]'' look identical and are only distinguishable by the colors of their clothes: Chef is red, Nappy is orange, Hoggy is yellow, Timid is green, Aqua is blue, Staid is indigo, while Bold is purple.
* VideoGame/Idolish7, in particular, has a RainbowMotif, though almost all the prominent characters have a color associated with them.
** [=IDOLiSH7=]:
*** Iori: black and indigo
*** Yamato: green
*** Mitsuki: orange
*** Tamaki: cyan
*** Sougo: purple
*** Nagi: yellow
*** Riku: red
** TRIGGER:
*** Gaku: gray
*** Ten: pink
*** Ryuunosuke: blue
** Re:vale:
*** Momo: hot pink
*** Yuki: lime green
* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'': All of the idols have associated colors, as can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clvOYaTjhVg here.]]
* The Handsome Men from ''VideoGame/{{Killer7}}'', being a sentai team, naturally follow this, though the fact that there are so many of them leads to a few odd color choices, like light brown and "dead" (red and yellow.)
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002: Unlimited Match'': The Clone Team is [[AllianceOfAlternates a trio of clones of series protagonist Kyo Kusanagi]], all clad in his old ''gakuran''. To tell them apart, they wear different colors: Kyo-1 is blue, Kyo-2 is brown, and KUSANAGI is black.
* In the free version of ''VideoGame/LastWord'', all the characters are just silhouettes, distinguished by body type and posture, color, and other details (i.e.. the bowtie on Whitty Gawship or the star on General Sandhoff's uniform.) The commercial version has the characters' map sprites still have the same silhouettes, but appropriate portraits appear during conversations.
** The color serves another story function, too, as it designates the noble house each character belongs to; [[spoiler: when Professor Chatters reveals he is related to Whitty and thus is actually part of House Gawship, his silhouette color changes to match hers.]]
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has a MagicalGirl-themed set of skins for nine of the female champions (and one male) called the Star Guardians:
** [[TheLeader Lux:]] Pink
** [[TheLancer Jinx:]] Red
** [[TheSmartGuy Janna]]: Purple
** [[TheBigGuy Poppy:]] Blue
** Lulu: Green
** [[AlphaBitch Ahri:]] Salmon
** [[GunsAkimbo Miss Fortune:]] Orange
** [[TokenEvilTeammate Syndra:]] Violet
** [[TheOneGuy Ezreal:]] Cyan
** [[WhiteMagicianGirl Soraka:]] Teal
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' does this a lot. The elements of the Triforce and their respective goddesses/bearers (and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames oracles]] of the same name as the goddesses) thematically arrange them as follows:
** Link and Farore (and the Oracle of Secrets) are Green
** Zelda and Nayru (and the Oracle of Ages) are Blue
** Ganon and Din (and the Oracle of Seasons) are Red
** In addition, ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords'' had you split into four separate Links, with green, blue, red, and purple tunics. In the manga version, they go by Green, Blue, Red, and Vio.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' DX has the [[BonusLevel Color Dungeon]]--but to get in, two[[DemBones {{Stalfos}}]], one wearing a blue robe and the other wearing a red one, ask you a simple question of what color they are. Sounds easy--but if you're colorblind or not playing the game on a UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, you can't get into the dungeon.
** The recurring members of [[TheChosenMany the Seven Sages]] and their associated characters are often tied to particular colors:
*** ''Ocarina of Time'' gives us Rauru (Yellow), Saria (Green), Darunia (Red), Ruto (Blue), Nabooru (Orange), Impa (Purple), and [[spoiler: Zelda herself (Cyan/Light Blue)]].
*** ''Four Swords'' features the [[LivingMacguffin Seven Maidens]]--Blue, Yellow, Green, White (which manifests as more of a light blue), Red, Purple, and Zelda (whose aura is ''actually'' white).
*** ''Spirit Tracks'' contains a different group--the Lokomo--who are nevertheless color-coded: Anjean (Violet/Lavender), Gage (Green), Steem (White/Dark Blue), Carben (Light Blue), Embrose (Red), and Rael (Yellow/Brown). The [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally planned]] sixth Lokomo, Syda, would have been Black
*** ''A Link Between Worlds'' has a new set of Seven Sages: Rosso (Red), Queen Oren (Orange), Osfala (Yellow), Gulley (Green), Seres (Cyan/Light Blue), Irene (Indigo/Dark Blue), and Impa (Purple).
*** ''Breath of the Wild'' offers a different take on the theme--the Four Champions--but still has associated colors: the Zora Mipha (Blue), the Goron Daruk (Red), the Rito Revali (Green), and the Gerudo Urbosa (Yellow/Orange).
* ''VideoGame/LEGOStuntRally'':
** The four playable characters each represent a different color.
*** Wrench: Red
*** Chip: Yellow
*** Barney: Blue
*** Lucky: Green
** The five boss racers are also color-coded.
*** Radium: Yellow
*** Baron Flambo: Red
*** Snake: Green
*** Glacia: Blue
*** Mr. X: Purple
* Appears to some degree in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' trilogy; some characters keep pretty consistent coloring in their available costumes.
** [[FriendlySniper Garrus]]: Blue
** [[AdventurerArchaeologist Liara]]: White
** [[WrenchWench Tali]]: Varying shades of purple
** [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Wrex]]: Red
** [[TheBigGuy Ashley]]: White and pink in 1 and 2, switching to blue in 3
** [[CombatMedic Mordin]]: White
* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeHunters''
** Trace - Red
** Spire - Orange
** Kanden - Yellow
** Weavel - Green
** Sylux - Blue
** Noxus - Violet
* ''VideoGame/{{Nidhogg}}'' [[InvokedTrope Invokes]] this, in a minimalism style. All characters are colored silhouettes assigned randomly. You are yellow in the single player.
* In ''VideoGame/NoOneHasToDie'', the entire gameplay is done through text messages, and each character has a color to match their handle.
** Steve: Mint Green
** Christina: Vermilion
** Troy: Silver
** Lionel: Lavender
** Visitor: Steel Blue
* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', the protagonists and their classes all have their own color motif:
** Ophilia and the Cleric class are white.
** Cyrus and the Scholar class are black.
** Tressa and the Merchant class are yellow.
** Olberic and the Warrior class are blue.
** Primrose is red, but the Dancer class does not have a color as an odd exception to the rule. Anyone who multi-classes into a Dancer retains the color of their original one.
** Alfyn and the Apothecary class are green.
** Therion and the Thief class are purple.
** H'aanit and the Hunter class are pink.
* The main six characters of ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'' have a general color scheme, which is far more prevalent among their [[spoiler:real-world selves]]:
** [[PlayerCharacter Omori]] / [[spoiler:[[TheStoic Sunny]]]]: Black
** [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak Aubrey]]: Pink
** [[TheGadfly Kel]]: Orange
** [[TheAce Hero]]: Blue
** [[ShrinkingViolet Basil]]: Green
** [[CoolBigSis Mari]]: Purple
* The playable characters in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' all have a prominent color on their default outfits (some even extending to their abilities and symbols). Examples include:
** D.va: pink
** Lúcio: green
** Sombra: purple
* ''VideoGame/{{Pankapu}}'': Ohoko is green, Ohiti is red, and Ohala is blue.
* The elf-like [[FunWithAcronyms kids]] who star in the arcade games ''Percussion Kids/Tempo Kiddo'' and ''Super Kids/Wonder Boys'' by International Games System:
** Kimpo: Blue
** Ice: Green
** Dory: Pink
** Sosa: Yellow
* The Investigation Team in ''VideoGame/Persona4''.
** [[NewTransferStudent The]] [[TheHero Protagonist]]: Gray.
** [[ClassClown Yosuke]] [[TheLancer Hanamura]]: Orange.
** [[ActionGirl Chie Satonaka]]: Green.
** [[YamatoNadeshiko Yukiko Amagi]]: Red.
** [[JapaneseDelinquents Kanji]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Tatsumi]]: Purple.
** [[IdolSinger Rise]] [[SupportPartyMember Kujikawa]]: Pink.
** [[TeamPet Teddie]]: Yellow.
** [[KidDetective Naoto]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} Shirogane]]: Blue.
** ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' gives [[VideoGame/Persona3 S.E.E.S.]] a color scheme of their own:
*** [[NewTransferStudent The]] [[TheHero Protagonist]]: Blue.
*** [[SchoolIdol Yukari Takeba]]: Pink.
*** [[TheDitz Junpei]] [[TheLoad Iori]]: Indigo.
*** [[BigManOnCampus Akihiko]] [[TheAce Sanada]]: Red.
*** [[{{Ojou}} Mitsuru Kirijo]]: Magenta.
*** [[TechnoWizard Fuuka]] [[SupportPartyMember Yamagishi]]: Green.
*** [[RobotGirl Ai]][[TheLancer gis]]: Yellow.
*** [[IntellectualAnimal Koromaru]]: Brown.
*** [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Ken Amada]]: Orange.
*** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Shinjiro Aragaki]]: Purple.
*** Which are basically their colors from the original game; just give Junpei black, Mitsuru white, Fuuka light blue, Koromaru no color or also white, and Shinjiro brown.
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Each of the Phantom Thieves except Morgana wears different-colored gloves in their thief alter-egos that correspond to what element they specialize in or their role on the team
** The Protagonist's gloves are red, the same color as the skull icon used for [[CastingAShadow Curse]] skills.
** Ryuji's are yellow, and he specializes in [[ShockAndAwe Zio]] skills.
** Ann's are pink, and she specializes in [[PlayingWithFire Agi]] skills.
** Yusuke's are blue, and he specializes in [[AnIcePerson Bufu]] skills.
** Makoto's are white, and she specializes in [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers Nuclear]] skills.
** Futaba's are green, but she doesn't actively participate in battles as she serves as the team's MissionControl.
** Haru's are purple, and she specializes in [[PsychicPowers Psy]] skills.
** Goro's are gray, and he specializes in [[LightEmUp Bless]] and [[HolyHandGrenade Almighty]] skills. During the third-term events in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'', he gains black gauntlets to correspond to him now specializing in Curse instead of Bless.
** This theming is partially averted in ''Royal'', as Kasumi's glove color (red) is not only shared with another team member but doesn't correspond to her specific element (Bless).
* The ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' commanders, after the second and third games, add to the cast:
** Olimar: Red.
** Louie (and later the President on his behalf): Blue.
** Alph: Light blue.
** Brittany: Pink.
** Charlie: Green.
* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': Multiple:
** Aeyr has red armor, and on the StartScreen, he's [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/7969/images/60020/ the red highlighted silhouette]].
** Mia has blue hair and armor, and on the StartScreen, she's [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/7969/images/60020/ the blue highlighted silhouette]].
** Amalie has red hair and armor.
** Trill has green hair and clothing with green accents.
* The opponents in the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' series are usually represented with one (sometimes more than one) specifically featured color:
** Aran Ryan (green)
** Bald Bull (red)
** Bear Hugger (blue and red)
** Bob Charlie (red and purple)
** Disco Kid (blue)
** Don Flamenco (red)
** Dragon Chan (blue)
** Gabby Jay (blue)
** Glass Joe (red)
** Great Tiger (yellow and orange)
** Heike Kagero (purple)
** Hoy Quarlow (red)
** Kid Quick (red)
** King Hippo (yellow and orange)
** Mad Clown: (blue)
** Masked Muscle (blue and orange)
** Mr. Sandman (yellow)
** Narcis Prince (a mixed color scheme of red, yellow, blue, and green)
** Nick Bruiser (yellow)
** Piston Hondo (red)
** Piston Hurricane (green and blue)
** Pizza Pasta (green and red)
** Rick Bruiser (red)
** Soda Popinski (red)
** Super Macho Man (blue)
** Von Kaiser (green)
* Despite an over 20-year-long history, ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' continues to clothe five out of six central characters in the same colors through every appearance:
** Chris prefers hunter green or olive drab.
** Jill is usually powder blue but sometimes edges towards indigo.
** Claire is maroon.
** Ada is crimson.
** Wesker is black and sometimes midnight.
** Leon's signature color seems to be dark blue, but he's something of a combo-breaker in that he appears to own clothes in more than one segment of the color wheel; some of his outfits feature no blue at all.
* In ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand'', the female playable characters all have a single dominant color. Ein and [[GuestStarPartyMember Ledah]], the guys, have more color variation but are predominantly blue and red, respectively.
** Fia: Green
** Lina: Orange/Yellow
** Serene: Blue
** Cierra: Red
* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'': Most notable are main rivals Yukimura and Masamune, who wear [[RedOniBlueOni red and blue]] respectively. Motonari and Motochika also sport complementary color schemes.
** Mitsunari and Ieyasu too. Mitsunari wears black and purple to represent the moon, whereas Ieyasu wears yellow to represent the sun.
* ''VideoGame/ShounenKinindenTsumuji''
** Tsumuji: Red
** Chijimi: Yellow
** Hayate: Blue
** Peach: Pink
** Kinta: Purple
** Tomame: Teal
* ''VideoGame/SilenceOfTheSleep'' uses a single primary color outline for each of its main characters, having a slight accent (i.e.. a colored tie) to set them apart. It's done in sharp contrast to the richly detailed ([[SceneryGorn even if heavily dilapidated]]) levels of the game.
* In ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' there are the five (later six) admirals of the [[TheEmpire Valuan Armada]], with their uniforms and ships:
** [[SmugSnake Alfonso]]: Yellow
** [[OldSoldier Gregorio]]: Brown
** [[LovableSexManiac Vigoro]]: Blue
** [[TheBaroness Belleza]]: Red/Pink
** [[MadScientist De Loco]]: Green
** [[MisanthropeSupreme Ramirez]]: Silver/Black
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': Each of the characters' fur/feather/body color tends to follow them everywhere.
** Team Dark is more complicated, however:
*** Shadow's fur is Black with Red highlights, and he wears silver shoes. He is usually associated with Blacks and Grays or Maroon, but his attacks and auras are all orange to contrast with Sonic's blue theme.
*** Rouge has White fur and wears a black bodysuit with white gloves, a pink heart, and pink accents. She tends to be associated with Pink/White, but her auras are magenta, and attacks are typically black.
*** Omega is Red, Black, and Gray. Like Shadow, he's also associated with Blacks, Grays, and Reds, but his auras are a deep purple.
** The Wisps from ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' come in various colors, and as such, they represent different powers. So far, we got Laser (Cyan), Drill (Yellow), Rocket (Orange), Spikes (Pink), Cube (Blue), Hover (Green), Frenzy (Purple), Burst (Red), and Void (Violet).
** In ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', we get Asteroid (Indigo), Eagle (Crimson), Rhythm (Magenta), Lightning (Ivory), Quake (Gray), and Bomb (Black), and in ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'', we get Ghost (Jade).
** The Hard Boiled Heavies of ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' are all color-coded based mainly on their upper bodies. Heavy Gunner is blue, Heavy Shinobi is green, Heavy Magician is yellow-orange, Heavy Rider is magenta, and Heavy King is gold and red.
* ''VideoGame/StarFox'':
** [[TheHero Fox]]: Yellow
** [[TheLancer Falco]]: Blue
** [[OlderAndWiser Peppy]]: Red
** [[GadgeteerGenius Slippy]]: Green
** Bill: Olive
** Katt: Pink
** [[CanonImmigrant Krystal]], [[GodCreatedCanonForeigner Fara]]: Purple
** [=StarWolf=] as of ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'': Wolf, Red; Leon, Green; Panther, Blue
*** The actual uniforms worn by the members of Star Fox do not necessarily correspond with their designated colors: Fox wears green, Falco wears orange, and Slippy wears blue. Only Peppy wears the same color, red.
* The four commandos of Delta Squad in ''VideoGame/StarWarsRepublicCommando'' each have a different colored paint job on their armor. Their numerical designations in your HUD are similarly colored.
** [[ColdSniper Sev]]: Red
** [[TheLeader Boss]]: Orange
** [[DemolitionsExpert Scorch]]: Yellow
** [[TheStoic Fixer]]: Green
* The ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mario]]'' series in general, especially in sports games and other spin-offs. Though, having so many characters, most have a [[JustforPun primary color and a secondary color]] associated with them to prevent overlapping.
** Main Characters:
*** Mario: red
*** Luigi: green, dark green, or blue - primarily depending on what colors Yoshi and Toad are
*** Yoshi: green and light green
*** Toad: blue and white, or red in the context of the Toad Brigade
*** Peach: pink
*** Daisy: orange or yellow/amber
*** Bowser: orange/scarlet or dark green
*** Bowser Jr.: orange or green and white
*** Wario: purple, sometimes yellow
*** Waluigi: black or eggplant
*** Birdo: magenta/purple, and a bit of red
*** DK: yellow or brown
*** Rosalina: cyan/aquamarine
** Koopalings:
*** Games usually use cyan (Larry), black (Morton), pink (Wendy), lime (Iggy), purple (Roy), orange (Lemmy), and blue (Ludwig).
*** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'' is an exception, as it emphasizes the colors of their wands rather than their shells. This places Morton as red, Iggy as yellow, Ludwig as blue, Wendy as violet, Larry as orange, Lemmy as green, and Roy as black. These colors indicate which Big Paint Star they're guarding (except for Roy) and even make up their introduction name splashes.
** In the ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'' spin-off series:
*** DK: yellow
*** Diddy: red
*** Dixie: pink
*** Kiddy: light blue
*** Tiny: purple
*** Lanky: blue
*** Chunky: green
** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'': The Legion of Stationery's members have their own color schemes. Each one matches the streamer they guard, except for Stapler (who does not defend a streamer).
*** Colored Pencils: Red. The pencils themselves are of various colors, but the box is red.
*** Rubber Band: Blue.
*** Hole Punch: Yellow.
*** Tape: Purple.
*** Scissors: Green.
*** Stapler: Black.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'': The Axem Rangers each sport a color theme to match the typical ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' Team; red, yellow, pink, black, and green.
** Mario's team, as well, when they display color-coded text or use certain forms:
*** Mario: red.
*** Mallow: purple (forms) or yellow (text).
*** Geno: blue.
*** Bowser: green.
*** Peach: pink.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'' and its sequels, ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS'' and ''VideoGame/YoshisNewIsland''. Each different-colored Yoshi goes through the same numbered level in every world.
*** First: green. Green Yoshi also does the final stage and boss.
*** Second: pink
*** Third: cyan
*** Fourth (fortress): yellow
*** Fifth: purple
*** Sixth: brown (original) / orange (in ''DS'' and ''New'')
*** Seventh: red
*** Eighth (castle): blue, except for the final castle.
*** Green Yoshi also does every Extra level in the original game, every Secret level added in the GBA remake, and every Special level in ''Yoshi's New Island''. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' has Black Yoshi in every Secret level and White Yoshi in every Extra level.
* ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'': Everyone to an extent. Alicia Pris is the leader and wears red, Stare Pris is TheQuietOne in blue, and Flare Pris is the GenkiGirl in yellow. Waffle, the hero, and Princess Terria are white. Fool wears purple.
* In ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'', the Toons are very colorful and form rainbows when combined en masse. The Cogs, meanwhile, have [[GrayscaleOfEvil a grey color scheme]], representing their emphasis on dullness and ruining the fun.
* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' has the central members of the team given color-related names: Wonder-Red, Wonder-Blue, Wonder-Green, Wonder-Pink, Wonder-Yellow, Wonder-White, and Wonder-Black. Their outfits and Unite Morph weapons are also colored accordingly, with Wonder-Black being the exception in that his weapon is also associated with [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple]]. Several other characters have color-coding based on the Unite/Unify weapons they use.
** Prince Vorkken: Purple
** Immorta: Pink, a different shade from Wonder-Pink
** Chewgi: Brown
** [[spoiler:Luka/Wonder-Goggles]]: Orange
* Can be an InvokedTrope by the player in a ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' game, as the game allows for customizing colors for the troopers' armors. It is only natural and trivial then to form one's own color code, say Red=Assault, Black=Sniper, Yellow=Heavy, White=Support, to tell a soldier's class at a glance. Such a system is optional, though.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', the URTV units are named according to the philosophical beliefs of Carl Jung, but it's also reflected in their hair color. Rubedo has red hair, Nigredo has black hair, Albedo has white hair, [[spoiler: and Citrine has yellow-ish hair]].
* Very common in ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator''.
** Main Characters:
*** [[{{Yandere}} Ayano]] [[VillainProtagonist Aishi]]- Black
*** [[{{Tsundere}} Osana Najimi]]- Orange
*** Amai Odayaka- Mint Green
*** Kizana Sunobu- Royal Purple(may later be changed to silver to avoid confusion with Kokona Haruka, below)
*** Oka Ruto- Navy Blue/Purple (which extends to the rest of the Occult Club)
*** Asu Rito- Yellow/Black
*** Muja Kina- Pink
** Student Council (also counts as animal themes, as they're based on the four directional gods of Chinese mythology):
*** Kuroko Kamenaga- Black (The Black Tortoise of the North)
*** Akane Toriyasu- Red (Vermillion Bird of the South)
*** Aoi Ryugoku- Blue (Azure Dragon of the East)
*** Shiromi Torayoshi- White (White Tiger of the West)
** Rainbow Girls/Boys
*** Kokona Haruka and Riku Soma- Purple
*** Saki Miyu and Sora Sosuke- Teal
*** Mei Mio and Ryusei Koki- Blue
*** Koharu Hinata and Hayato Haruki- Green
*** Yuna Hina and Sota Yuki- Yellow
*** Yui Rio and Haruto Yuto - Red
** The Bullies:
*** Musume Ronshaku- Blue/Orange
*** Kokoro Momoiro- Pink/Blue
*** Kashiko Murasaki- Purple
*** Hoshiko Mizudori- Green/Blue
*** Hana Daidaiyama - Orange (or yellow/pink)
** Others:
*** Midori Gurin- Green (Her name even means 'Green Green')
*** Martial Arts Club- Brown
* The eponymous playable characters of ''VideoGame/YeahJamFury'':
** [[FunPersonified Yeah]]: Yellow
** [[TotallyRadical Jam]]: Blue
** [[DumbMuscle Fury]]: Red
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* The ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'' trilogy uses this for the female members of the Rune Angel Wing, in the form of the members' favorite colors.

** Kahlua: Light green

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''

** Truffles - Periwinkle

** Lifty & Shifty - Green

** Reverend Green - green

** Ghidorah: Yellow and gold.