ARK Color IDs: Every Survival Evolved Color and Dye ID (SetTargetDinoColor)

All 126 ARK: Survival Evolved color IDs and dye IDs with hex values, the SetTargetDinoColor command, and which regions each tame uses.

Updated September 28, 2026

ARK: Survival Evolved

Every ARK color ID for ARK: Survival Evolved is on this page: the 100 creature colors (IDs 1 to 100), the 26 dye colors (IDs 201 to 226), and the special IDs 0 and 227. You use a color ID with SetTargetDinoColor to repaint a tame, or pass a list of them to SpawnExactDino. The names and values were checked against two independent sources, the official ARK wiki and color data extracted from the ASE game files (v358), and all 126 IDs agree.

The page covers ARK: Survival Evolved only. Survival Ascended numbers its dyes differently: Red Coloring is 212 in ASE but 131 in ASA. If an ID from another list gives the wrong shade, that list was probably written for ASA.

How to Change a Dino's Color on Your Server

Recoloring is an admin command, so you need cheats enabled first. On a GameServerKings ARK server:

In the panel, open the Startup tab and set Admin Password. It ships as PleaseChangeMe, so change it before anything else. The panel only accepts letters, numbers, dashes and underscores here, from 1 to 100 characters.
Restart the server so the new password is used. The server reads it from its launch line at startup.
Join the server, press Tab to open the console and log in as admin:

enablecheats YourAdminPassword

In-game console

Look straight at the creature, then set one region at a time:

admincheat SetTargetDinoColor <region> <color ID>

SetTargetDinoColor syntax

A creature has up to six color regions, numbered 0 to 5. To make a Rex white with a black spine and back:

admincheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 18 | admincheat SetTargetDinoColor 1 14 | admincheat SetTargetDinoColor 4 14

Example: recolor a Rex

The vertical bar chains commands. Each one needs its own admincheat.

Run it in-game, not from the panel Console

SetTargetDinoColor acts on whatever is under your crosshair. The panel Console tab on a GSK ARK server is an RCON connection, and a remote session has no character or crosshair, so color commands have to be typed in-game.

Colors set this way can be inherited by babies, so a recolored breeding pair passes the new colors on.

Which regions does each creature use?

Not every creature uses all six regions. Setting an unused region does nothing, which often explains a command that "doesn't work". The table below shows which regions some popular tames use in ASE, taken from the game's own color data. A dash means the region is unused. The names are only descriptions of the area each region covers.

Creature	0	1	2	3	4	5
Rex	Body	Spine	–	–	Back	Belly
Giganotosaurus	Body	–	–	–	Back, Hands, and Feet	Belly
Therizinosaur	Feathers Main	–	Body Highlights	–	Feather Highlights	Body Main
Argentavis	Main Body	–	Wing Tips	Legs	Head Feathers	Underside
Pteranodon	Patterning	Wing Base	Face, Crest, and Hands	Inner Crest	Wing Membrane	Body
Tapejara	Body	Wing and Sail Markings	–	Wings and Sail	Back, Beak and Sail Spines	Sail and Throat
Stegosaurus	Body	Spine	Plate Base and Spike Base	Back	Plate Edge and Spike Tips	Belly
Triceratops	Body	Face and Feet	–	Patterning	Frill	Body Accent
Ankylosaurus	Back	Spikes	Leg Plates	Spike Tips	Head and Back	Underside
Carnotaurus	Body	Horns	–	–	Patterning	Belly
Allosaurus	Body	–	–	used	Spine	Belly
Yutyrannus	Body Main	Facial crest	–	–	Facial Highlights and Stripes	Feet and Hands
Direwolf	Body	–	–	–	Tail, Back, and Face	Feet
Sabertooth	Body	–	–	–	Mane and Face	Stripes
Thylacoleo	Main Body	–	–	–	Fur Highlights	Stripes and Belly
Megalodon	Body	–	–	–	Stripes	Belly
Baryonyx	Body	Spines	–	–	Stripes	Underside
Griffin	Wing and Main Body	–	–	–	Fur	Feather Highlights
Rock Drake	Body Main	Feathers Main	used	Feathers Highlight	Scales	Belly
Fire Wyvern	Body Main	–	Belly Scales	–	Wing Membrane and Fins Highlight	Body Highlights
Managarmr	Body Main	Side Highlights	Facial Highlights	Wings Main	Body Main	Wing Highlights
Velonasaur	Body Lower	Claws	Armor Plating Highlights	Spikes Base	Belly	Body Upper
Snow Owl	Body Main	–	Wing Highlights	Face patterns	Body Lower	Body Highlights
Shadowmane	Main Body	–	Glowing Spots	Body Highlights	Belly	Back
Basilisk	Body Main	Horns	Underbelly	–	Emissive	Highlights
Desmodus	Base	Stripe	Wing veins	used	Back	Wings

Creature Colors 1-56

IDs 1 to 36 have plain names. IDs 37 to 52, 55 and 56 keep the game's internal names (BigFoot0, WyvernPurple1, NearBlack), and most tools show them that way.

ID	Name	Hex (approx.)	Notes
1	Red	`#FF0000`
2	Blue	`#0000FF`
3	Green	`#00FF00`
4	Yellow	`#FFFF00`
5	Cyan	`#00FFFF`
6	Magenta	`#FF00FF`
7	Light Green	`#C0FFBA`
8	Light Grey	`#C8CACA`
9	Light Brown	`#786759`
10	Light Orange	`#FFB46C`
11	Light Yellow	`#FFFA8A`
12	Light Red	`#FF756C`
13	Dark Grey	`#7B7B7B`
14	Black	`#3B3B3B`
15	Brown	`#593A2A`
16	Dark Green	`#224900`
17	Dark Red	`#812118`
18	White	`#FFFFFF`
19	Dino Light Red	`#FFA8A8`
20	Dino Dark Red	`#592B2B`
21	Dino Light Orange	`#FFB694`
22	Dino Dark Orange	`#88532F`
23	Dino Light Yellow	`#CACAA0`
24	Dino Dark Yellow	`#94946C`
25	Dino Light Green	`#E0FFE0`
26	Dino Medium Green	`#799479`
27	Dino Dark Green	`#224122`
28	Dino Light Blue	`#D9E0FF`
29	Dino Dark Blue	`#394263`
30	Dino Light Purple	`#E4D9FF`
31	Dino Dark Purple	`#403459`
32	Dino Light Brown	`#FFE0BA`
33	Dino Medium Brown	`#948575`
34	Dino Dark Brown	`#594E41`
35	Dino Darker Grey	`#595959`
36	Dino Albino	`#FFFFFF`	This color cannot be correctly represented in the sRGB color space. In game, it is 50% brighter than `White`.
37	BigFoot0	`#B79683`
38	BigFoot4	`#EADAD5`
39	BigFoot5	`#D0A794`
40	WolfFur	`#C3B39F`
41	DarkWolfFur	`#887666`
42	DragonBase0	`#A0664B`
43	DragonBase1	`#CB7956`
44	DragonFire	`#BC4F00`
45	DragonGreen0	`#79846C`
46	DragonGreen1	`#909C79`
47	DragonGreen2	`#A5A48B`
48	DragonGreen3	`#74939C`
49	WyvernPurple0	`#787496`
50	WyvernPurple1	`#B0A2C0`
51	WyvernBlue0	`#6281A7`
52	WyvernBlue1	`#485C75`
53	Dino Medium Blue	`#5FA4EA`
54	Dino Deep Blue	`#4568D4`
55	NearWhite	`#EDEDED`
56	NearBlack	`#515151`

The hex codes are approximate. The game stores each color as a linear RGB value, and the hex shown here is the usual on-screen conversion, so treat it as a guide, not an exact match.

Creature Colors 57-100

The rest of the creature palette. These also use the game's internal names, written without spaces.

ID	Name	Hex (approx.)
57	DarkTurquoise	`#184546`
58	MediumTurquoise	`#007060`
59	Turquoise	`#00C5AB`
60	GreenSlate	`#40594C`
61	Sage	`#3E4F40`
62	DarkWarmGray	`#3B3938`
63	MediumWarmGray	`#585554`
64	LightWarmGray	`#9B9290`
65	DarkCement	`#525B56`
66	LightCement	`#8AA196`
67	LightPink	`#E8B0FF`
68	DeepPink	`#FF119A`
69	DarkViolet	`#730046`
70	DarkMagenta	`#B70042`
71	BurntSienna	`#7E331E`
72	MediumAutumn	`#A93000`
73	Vermillion	`#EF3100`
74	Coral	`#FF5834`
75	Orange	`#FF7F00`
76	Peach	`#FFA73A`
77	LightAutumn	`#AE7000`
78	Mustard	`#949427`
79	ActualBlack	`#171717`
80	MidnightBlue	`#191D36`
81	DarkBlue	`#152B3A`
82	BlackSands	`#302531`
83	LemonLime	`#A8FF44`
84	Mint	`#38E985`
85	Jade	`#008840`
86	PineGreen	`#0F552E`
87	SpruceGreen	`#005B45`
88	LeafGreen	`#5B9725`
89	DarkLavender	`#5E275F`
90	MediumLavender	`#853587`
91	Lavender	`#BD77BE`
92	DarkTeal	`#0E404A`
93	MediumTeal	`#105563`
94	Teal	`#14849C`
95	PowderBlue	`#82A7FF`
96	Glacial	`#ACEAFF`
97	Cammo	`#505118`
98	DryMoss	`#766E3F`
99	Custard	`#C0BD5E`
100	Cream	`#F4FFC0`

Dye Colors 201-226

These IDs match the 26 coloring dyes. Creatures only get them through mutations, event candy or a command. Several are exact copies of a base color, as noted.

ID	Name	Hex (approx.)	Notes
201	Black Coloring	`#1F1F1F`
202	Blue Coloring	`#0000FF`	Identical to `Blue` (`2`).
203	Brown Coloring	`#756147`
204	Cyan Coloring	`#00FFFF`	Identical to `Cyan` (`5`).
205	Forest Coloring	`#006C00`
206	Green Coloring	`#00FF00`	Identical to `Green` (`3`).
207	Purple Coloring	`#6C00BA`	Uncraftable as coloring dye, can only be obtained as a color mutation
208	Orange Coloring	`#FF8800`
209	Parchement Coloring	`#FFFFBA`	In-game spelling is "Parchement".
210	Pink Coloring	`#FF7BE1`
211	Purple Coloring	`#7B00E0`	Second, darker purple dye.
212	Red Coloring	`#FF0000`	Identical to `Red` (`1`).
213	Royalty Coloring	`#7B00A8`
214	Silver Coloring	`#E0E0E0`
215	Sky Coloring	`#BAD4FF`
216	Tan Coloring	`#FFEDB2`
217	Tangerine Coloring	`#AD652C`
218	White Coloring	`#FEFEFE`
219	Yellow Coloring	`#FFFF00`	Identical to `Yellow` (`4`).
220	Magenta Coloring	`#E71FD9`
221	Brick Coloring	`#94341F`
222	Cantaloupe Coloring	`#FF9A00`
223	Mud Coloring	`#473B2B`
224	Navy Coloring	`#34346C`
225	Olive Coloring	`#BABA59`
226	Slate Coloring	`#595959`	Identical to `Dino Darker Grey` (`35`).

Giving yourself dyes

To paint structures, saddles or armor with a paintbrush or spray painter, you need the dye items themselves. This gives you a stack of every dye in one go:

admincheat GiveColors 100

Every dye, 100 of each

For just one dye, use its item ID or GFI code (see ARK item IDs for the full list):

admincheat GiveItemNum 406 50 0 0
admincheat gfi Dye_Navy 50 0 0

Give 50 Navy Coloring

Dye item	Item ID	GFI code
Black Coloring	64	`Dye_Black`
Blue Coloring	60	`Dye_Blue`
Brick Coloring	403	`Dye_Brick`
Brown Coloring	66	`Dye_Brown`
Cantaloupe Coloring	404	`Dye_Cantaloupe`
Cyan Coloring	67	`Dye_Cyan`
Forest Coloring	359	`Dye_Forest`
Green Coloring	59	`Dye_Green`
Magenta Coloring	402	`Dye_ActuallyMagenta`
Mud Coloring	405	`Dye_Mud`
Navy Coloring	406	`Dye_Navy`
Olive Coloring	407	`Dye_Olive`
Orange Coloring	63	`Dye_Orange`
Parchment Coloring	360	`Dye_Parchment`
Pink Coloring	361	`Dye_Pink`
Purple Coloring	62	`Dye_Purple`
Purple Coloring	68	`Dye_Magenta`
Red Coloring	58	`Dye_Red`
Royalty Coloring	362	`Dye_Royalty`
Silver Coloring	363	`Dye_Silver`
Sky Coloring	364	`Dye_Sky`
Slate Coloring	408	`Dye_Slate`
Tan Coloring	365	use `GiveItemNum 365`
Tangerine Coloring	366	`Dye_Tangerine`
White Coloring	65	`Dye_White`
Yellow Coloring	61	`Dye_Yellow`

The GFI code for Tan Coloring isn't listed because Dye_Tan also matches Tangerine Coloring. Use the item ID instead.

Special Color IDs: 0, 36 and 227

0 means "unset". It's normally only seen from mutations. Setting a region to 0 with a command has no visible effect until the creature has been through a cryopod or the server restarts. If you set all six regions to 0, the game treats the colors as uninitialised and re-rolls every region the next time the creature is unpodded or the server restarts.
36 (Dino Albino) is 50% brighter than white (18) in-game. No hex code can show that, so the table lists it as #FFFFFF.
227 isn't a defined color at all, but a coding mistake in ASE lets it appear through mutations. It shows as white.

Spawning a Creature With Colors Already Set

SetTargetDinoColor recolors an existing creature. To spawn one with all six colors set in one command, ASE has SpawnExactDino, whose 16th argument is a comma-separated list of six color IDs (for example "18,14,0,0,14,18"). It's the most fragile spawn command in the game: a typo in the blueprint path can crash the server, and the colors only show after the creature has been through a cryopod. For most admins it's easier to spawn normally and then recolor. ARK spawn commands covers both routes, with every ASE creature ID.

Save before experimenting

Run saveworld from the panel Console tab (no cheat prefix is needed there) before trying SpawnExactDino on a live server, and take a backup from the Backups tab. See How to create a backup.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does SetTargetDinoColor do nothing?

Usually one of three things: the region isn't used by that species (see the regions table above), your crosshair wasn't on the creature, or you left out the admincheat prefix on a multiplayer server. Setting a region to 0 also appears to do nothing until the creature is cryopodded or the server restarts.

Do color IDs from ARK: Survival Ascended work on Evolved?

Only IDs 1 to 100 are shared. Ascended numbers its 127 dyes from 128 to 254, so any ID above 100 from an ASA list points to a different color, or none, on an ASE server.

What's the highest color ID in ARK: Survival Evolved?

226 (Slate Coloring). Nothing from 101 to 200 is defined in ASE, and 227 only exists as a mutation bug.

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