It’s always bothered me a little that we never got a listing of alternate coloring for certain elements, especially for the non-primary ones. So, I decided to cook up my own. Here’s my list for the Matoran species, what element each color represents and their prominence in each.
Guide
Primary (P)- Major color blocking. Most prominent amongst all.
Secondary (S)- Often paired with the primary in a less prominent role though can be solo color.
Tertiary (T)- Not as common and can replace primary and secondary colors.
Accent Only (A)- Rare color that never exists without primary color pair.
Mutation (M)- Color only exists as a mutation.
All:
A- Gray
M- Silver, gold, gunmetal
Single-Color Primaries
Fire:
P- Red variety
S- Orange variety
T- Yellow, black
A- Light blue variety
M- White
Water:
P- Medium-dark blue variety
S- Soft blue variety
T- Teal
A- Brown
M- White, green, orange, black
Air:
P- Medium-dark green variety
S- Soft green variety
T- Teal, white
A- Blue variety, yellow
M- Black, metallic green
Ice:
P- White
S- Light gray variety
T- Light blue variety, dark gray variety
A- Black
M- Brown, red, metallic blue
Earth:
P- Black
S- Dark gray variety
T- Tan, orange
A- Purple, light gray
M- Green
Stone:
P- Brown variety
S- Tan
T- Black, yellow
A- Burnt orange
M- Sand green, gray (primary), white
Sonics:
P- Gray variety
S- Black
T- Sand blue, sand green
A- Blue variety, brown
M- Yellow, green variety
Magnetism:
P- Gunmetal
S- Gray scale
T- Dark blue metallic, gray scale → light-muted red or blue
A- Dark red/metallic, silver
M- Orange, blue metallic, chrome
Gravity:
P- Purple variety
S- Dark gray scale
T- Dark blue, light red
A- Teal, opalescent
M- Dark green, red metallic
Dual-Color Primaries
Psionics:
P/S- Blue variety, gold variety
T- Blue → purple variety, gold → yellow variety
A- Black, light gray scale
M- Green metallic
Lightning:
P/S- White, blue variety
T- Silver, blue → purple/light red, white → medium-soft yellow variety
A- Gunmetal, medium green
M- Opalescent
Plasma:
P/S- White, orange variety
T- White → silver, orange → medium-bright red variety, tan
A- Gold, purple
M- Green variety
Iron:
P/S- Burnt orange/gunmetal
T- Gold, copper, bronze, burnt orange → orange variety
A- Gray, silver
M- Brown, chrome
Plantlife:
P/S- Blue variety, green variety
T- Blue → teal/tan/purple/red
A- Yellow, brown
M- White
What do you think?