Gray's Colors of Skull Anatomy
A series of vertebrate skulls with a consistent color scheme. When applied, the color scheme is designed to be color-blind friendly and for easy differentiation between elements. Skulls were segmented from CT scans using various 3D processing software (Avizo, VG Studio, and 3D Slicer. See individual models for details) and edited/colored using Blender.
Color scheme
Use the hex codes in the table to apply to color scheme to your own models!
Region | Element | UBERON ID & link | Color | Hex code |
Cranium | Ectopterygoid | Electric blue | #1039cc | |
Cranium | Frontal | Sky blue | #7de8e1 | |
Cranium | Jugal | Maroon | #901031 | |
Cranium | Lacrimal | Dark purple | #32195B | |
Cranium | Maxilla | Yellow | #ffed4c | |
Cranium | Nasal | Purplish blue | #4e5bcf | |
Cranium | Palatine | Lime green | #74d945 | |
Cranium | Parietal | Light orange | #ffa44f | |
Cranium | Postorbital | Forest green | #00B35C | |
Cranium | Prefrontal | Burnt orange | #d98321 | |
Cranium | Premaxilla | Barbie pink | #ff66b8 | |
Cranium | Pterygoid | Light teal | #3ddbbe | |
Cranium | Quadrate | Powder blue | #3a95fc | |
Cranium | Septomaxilla | Light pink | #ffcfda | |
Cranium | Squamosal | Cream | #ffecb3 | |
Cranium | Supratemporal | Red | #db2e2e | |
Cranium | Vomer | Light greenish brown | #a7ab79 | |
Braincase | Basioccipital | Dark purple | #412480 | |
Braincase | Basisphenoid | Octopus | #7852cc | |
Braincase | Opisthotic | Lavender | #D59BFF | |
Braincase | Otoccipital | Violet | #6538c7 | |
Braincase | Prootic | Lilac | #dac9ff | |
Braincase | Sphenethmoid | Fuchsia | #CC2996 | |
Braincase | Stapes | Dark blue | #295fcc | |
Braincase | Supraoccipital | Purple gray | #67578a | |
Lower jaw | Angular | Orange | #faaa32 | |
Lower jaw | Articular | Reddish pink | #f04d73 | |
Lower jaw | Coronoid | Baby pink | #ec94d0 | |
Lower jaw | Dentary | Light green | #91eb78 | |
Lower jaw | Splenial | Pale yellow | #fff957 | |
Lower jaw | Surangular | Teal | #57c5d3 |