What are the actual names of the skin colors of the TMNT?

blueoakleyz · 04-05-2004, 03:51 AM

I know that, for differentiation purposes, marketing purposes etc that Playmates (or was it the cartoon? well someone in marketing) gave each turtle a different shade of green

does anyone know what the specific names of these skin/green colors are?

I think Raphael has the best with a sorta neon green, I can't tell what Leonardo's is, Michelangelo has some sorta pine green and Donatello's is sorta brown.....
any clues?

GoT · 04-05-2004, 05:27 AM

I'd like to know the answers to this also if anyone can help...

**Kali** · 04-05-2004, 10:11 AM

Well, they have to have the color codes somewhere at Playmates. Though most likely, it'll come out to be a number instead of a name.

They also use different colors for the cartoon, so 4Kids might be somewhere else to ask.

TheCloneRanger · 04-05-2004, 07:27 PM

I don't know about specific names, but I CAN give the exact Hexadecimal and RGB color codes for the current TMNT. For the most part, the skin tones in the original toon were the same, or very close, in most shots...the differences were obvious only in promotional art and the toys.

If you ever wanted to reproduce the colors in PhotoShop, Paint, or on the internet, you'd need these codes instead of names, anyway:

Current:
Leo Skin: #8A9E3D 138 158 61
Leo Mask: #255D98 37 93 152

Don Skin: #A5A744 165 167 68
Don Mask: #6F6B9D 111 107 157

Mike Skin: #3C7059 60 112 89
Mike Mask: #F19A3D 241 154 61

Raph Skin: #1C5D35 28 93 53
Raph Mask: #E8413B 232 65 59

Color "names" are pretty useless...everyone has a different opinion of teal, green, sea green, etc. These numbers, though, are industry standards. You can read them to someone in Germany and someone in Japan, and get them to print the same exact shade.

Graphic Designer.

*Buslady* · 04-09-2004, 08:01 AM

I'd call Raph bright true green, Donnie maybe dark olive green...(im looking at the plushies)...Leo, forest green and Mikey...weird green...just kidding..I dunno what shade he'd be called.

Mr. Stay Puft · 04-13-2004, 10:57 AM

mikey = jungle green, if my memory of the colors I used on the TMNT coloring books back in 1990-91 suits me well.

04-05-2004, 07:27 PM	#4
TheCloneRanger Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 356	TMNT Color Codes I don't know about specific names, but I CAN give the exact Hexadecimal and RGB color codes for the current TMNT. For the most part, the skin tones in the original toon were the same, or very close, in most shots...the differences were obvious only in promotional art and the toys. If you ever wanted to reproduce the colors in PhotoShop, Paint, or on the internet, you'd need these codes instead of names, anyway: Current: Leo Skin: #8A9E3D 138 158 61 Leo Mask: #255D98 37 93 152 Don Skin: #A5A744 165 167 68 Don Mask: #6F6B9D 111 107 157 Mike Skin: #3C7059 60 112 89 Mike Mask: #F19A3D 241 154 61 Raph Skin: #1C5D35 28 93 53 Raph Mask: #E8413B 232 65 59 Color "names" are pretty useless...everyone has a different opinion of teal, green, sea green, etc. These numbers, though, are industry standards. You can read them to someone in Germany and someone in Japan, and get them to print the same exact shade. Graphic Designer. __________________ ~Larry

04-09-2004, 08:01 AM	#5
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	I'd call Raph bright true green, Donnie maybe dark olive green...(im looking at the plushies)...Leo, forest green and Mikey...weird green...just kidding..I dunno what shade he'd be called. __________________

04-05-2004, 03:51 AM	#1
blueoakleyz Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 179	What are the actual names of the skin colors of the TMNT? I know that, for differentiation purposes, marketing purposes etc that Playmates (or was it the cartoon? well someone in marketing) gave each turtle a different shade of green does anyone know what the specific names of these skin/green colors are? I think Raphael has the best with a sorta neon green, I can't tell what Leonardo's is, Michelangelo has some sorta pine green and Donatello's is sorta brown..... any clues?

04-05-2004, 05:27 AM	#2
GoT New Recruit Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 3	I'd like to know the answers to this also if anyone can help...

04-05-2004, 10:11 AM	#3
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	Well, they have to have the color codes somewhere at Playmates. Though most likely, it'll come out to be a number instead of a name. They also use different colors for the cartoon, so 4Kids might be somewhere else to ask.

04-13-2004, 10:57 AM	#6
Mr. Stay Puft Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NH Posts: 580	mikey = jungle green, if my memory of the colors I used on the TMNT coloring books back in 1990-91 suits me well. __________________ And there came a day. A day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes found themselves united against a common threat, to fight the foes no single superhero could withstand. On that day, the Avengers were born. R.I.P Chi Cheng and Jeff Hanneman