Chocobo Colors
General Information
The default color of the chocobo is Desert Yellow. Players can change the color of their Chocobo by feeding them snacks while the chocobo is in its Chocobo Stable. Once the chocobo has been fed a suitable combination of snacks, its plume will change after 6 hours (Earth Time). Keep in mind that different snacks will alter the colors differently. The chocobo must be kept in the Stable for a minimum of 6 hours for coloration to take place.
Once a chocobo is stabled, the player can feed it several snacks, each one altering the RGB value of the chocobo's feathers. Once the first snack is fed, the player then has a window of six hours (earth time) to provide a sequence of snacks to the chocobo. After six hours, the sequence of snacks fed will be applied to the Chocobo and - if successful - will alter the color of the feathers.
The sequence of the snacks being fed during the six hours is vital to the change being successful. Each snack will have a different effect on each of the RGB values (see the table below). The player has to be careful not to exceed 255 or go below 0 in any of the three RGB values, or the change will fail.
The Chocobo starts out with the default color of Desert Yellow (which has an RGB value of 216/180/87). If the player then feeds it a Xelphatol Apple, the RGB value will change (when applied after six hours) to 221/170/75. If the player then feeds (or 'stacks up') another 7 Xelphatol Apples, this would make a total of 8 changes of +5/-5/-5 to the RGB value (or +40/-40/-40) when applied after the full six hours. This would change the RGB value to 256/135/40 - because the 'R' value is 1 point above the maximum of 255, this would fail, and nothing would happen after six hours. To achieve the desired color, players need to carefully choose which order they feed multiple snacks to their Chocobo during the six hours.
Notes:
- After six hours, the sequence is made and the color system 'snaps' the resulting RGB value to the nearest color in the color table. Therefore, it is not necessary to end the sequence of feeding on PRECISELY the RGB value you're trying to achieve.
- If a player makes a mistake, they can simply fetch their Chocobo from the stable and it will wipe out the sequence of any snacks that have been fed during that period. They can then re-stable their Chocobo to restart a new six-hour period.
- If a chocobo's colors have already been changed, the player can feed a Han Lemon snack to reset the color back to Desert Yellow.
- The player is not notified when the 6-hour period has finished - instead, when the stable is clicked on after the time period, the chocobo's color will change in a short cutscene.
- Chocobo Raising can still be performed even while in the process of changing color.
Note that this is for your companion/mount chocobo. You can only change Racing Chocobo's color through breeding.
Resources
- Official SE forums: Chocobo Dye - The Missing Manual
- Chocobo Colour Calculator
- In-game screenshots of all colors
Snacks
| Snack | Effect | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xelphatol Apple | Increases red hue, also reduces blue and green hues. | +5 | -5 | -5 |
| Mamook Pear | Increases green hue, also reduces blue and red hues. | -5 | +5 | -5 |
| O'Ghomoro Berries | Increases blue hue, also reduces green and red hues. | -5 | -5 | +5 |
| Doman Plum | Reduces red hue, also increases blue and green hues. | -5 | +5 | +5 |
| Valfruit | Reduces green hue, also increases blue and red hues. | +5 | -5 | +5 |
| Cieldalaes Pineapple | Reduces blue hue, also increases green and red hues. | +5 | +5 | -5 |
| Han Lemon | Restores to default Desert Yellow color |
Colors
- Desert Yellow is the default Chocobo color.
| Color | R | G | B | Snacks required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Yellow (Default Color) |
219 | 180 | 87 | Han Lemon x1 |
- It is recommended to alternate your fruits when feeding, so that you do not max out your R/G/B values by continually feeding the same type of fruit.
- The chocobo color calculator linked above accounts for this, and gives a suggested feeding order.
| Color | R | G | B | Total snacks required (to change Desert Yellow to target color) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xelphatol Apple | Mamook Pear | O'Ghomoro Berries | Doman Plum | Valfruit | Cieldalaes Pineapple | ||||
| Snow White | 228 | 223 | 208 | - | - | - | Doman Plum x16 | Valfruit x13 | Cieldalaes Pineapple x5 |
| Ash Grey | 172 | 168 | 162 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x7 | Doman Plum x7 | Valfruit x3 | - |
| Goobbue Grey | 137 | 135 | 132 | - | Mamook Pear x3 | O'Ghomoro Berries x13 | - | - | - |
| Slate Grey | 101 | 101 | 101 | Xelphatol Apple x7 | Mamook Pear x11 | O'Ghomoro Berries x20 | - | - | - |
| Charcoal Grey | 72 | 71 | 66 | Xelphatol Apple x13 | Mamook Pear x17 | O'Ghomoro Berries x26 | - | - | - |
| Soot Black | 43 | 41 | 35 | Xelphatol Apple x19 | Mamook Pear x23 | O'Ghomoro Berries x32 | - | - | - |
| Rose Pink | 230 | 159 | 150 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x1 | Doman Plum x4 | Valfruit x7 | - |
| Lilac Purple | 131 | 105 | 105 | Xelphatol Apple x6 | Mamook Pear x7 | O'Ghomoro Berries x17 | - | - | - |
| Rolanberry Red | 91 | 23 | 41 | Xelphatol Apple x21 | Mamook Pear x18 | O'Ghomoro Berries x29 | - | - | - |
| Dalamud Red | 120 | 26 | 26 | Xelphatol Apple x21 | Mamook Pear x16 | O'Ghomoro Berries x25 | - | - | - |
| Rust Red | 98 | 34 | 7 | Xelphatol Apple x23 | Mamook Pear x20 | O'Ghomoro Berries x27 | - | - | - |
| Wine Red | 69 | 21 | 17 | Xelphatol Apple x23 | Mamook Pear x22 | O'Ghomoro Berries x31 | - | - | - |
| Coral Pink | 204 | 108 | 94 | Xelphatol Apple x6 | Mamook Pear x1 | O'Ghomoro Berries x9 | - | - | - |
| Blood Red | 145 | 59 | 48 | Xelphatol Apple x17 | Mamook Pear x12 | O'Ghomoro Berries x19 | - | - | - |
| Salmon Pink | 228 | 170 | 138 | - | - | - | Doman Plum x4 | Valfruit x6 | - |
| Sunset Orange | 183 | 92 | 45 | Xelphatol Apple x13 | Mamook Pear x8 | O'Ghomoro Berries x13 | - | - | - |
| Mesa Red | 125 | 57 | 6 | Xelphatol Apple x20 | Mamook Pear x8 | O'Ghomoro Berries x21 | - | - | - |
| Bark Brown | 106 | 75 | 55 | Xelphatol Apple x14 | Mamook Pear x14 | O'Ghomoro Berries x22 | - | - | - |
| Chocolate Brown | 110 | 61 | 36 | Xelphatol Apple x3 | Mamook Pear x16 | O'Ghomoro Berries x3 | - | - | - |
| Russet Brown | 79 | 45 | 31 | Xelphatol Apple x20 | Mamook Pear x20 | O'Ghomoro Berries x28 | - | - | - |
| Kobold Brown | 48 | 33 | 27 | Xelphatol Apple x21 | Mamook Pear x23 | O'Ghomoro Berries x32 | - | - | - |
| Cork Brown | 201 | 145 | 86 | Xelphatol Apple x4 | Mamook Pear x2 | O'Ghomoro Berries x6 | - | - | - |
| Qiqirn Brown | 153 | 110 | 63 | Xelphatol Apple x9 | Mamook Pear x9 | O'Ghomoro Berries x14 | - | - | - |
| Opo-Opo Brown | 123 | 92 | 45 | Xelphatol Apple x13 | Mamook Pear x14 | O'Ghomoro Berries x19 | - | - | - |
| Aldgoat Brown | 162 | 135 | 92 | Xelphatol Apple x4 | Mamook Pear x5 | O'Ghomoro Berries x10 | - | - | - |
| Pumpkin Orange | 197 | 116 | 36 | Xelphatol Apple x11 | Mamook Pear x7 | O'Ghomoro Berries x8 | - | - | - |
| Acorn Brown | 142 | 88 | 27 | Xelphatol Apple x15 | Mamook Pear x14 | O'Ghomoro Berries x17 | - | - | - |
| Orchard Brown | 100 | 66 | 22 | Xelphatol Apple x18 | Mamook Pear x19 | O'Ghomoro Berries x23 | - | - | - |
| Chestnut Brown | 61 | 41 | 13 | Xelphatol Apple x21 | Mamook Pear x23 | O'Ghomoro Berries x30 | - | - | - |
| Gobbiebag Brown | 185 | 164 | 137 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x5 | Doman Plum x3 | Valfruit x2 | - |
| Shale Brown | 146 | 129 | 108 | Xelphatol Apple x3 | Mamook Pear x12 | O'Ghomoro Berries x12 | - | - | - |
| Mole Brown | 97 | 82 | 69 | Xelphatol Apple x12 | Mamook Pear x14 | O'Ghomoro Berries x22 | - | - | - |
| Loam Brown | 63 | 51 | 41 | Xelphatol Apple x18 | Mamook Pear x21 | O'Ghomoro Berries x29 | - | - | - |
| Bone White | 235 | 211 | 160 | - | - | - | Doman Plum x10 | Valfruit x9 | Cieldalaes Pineapple x5 |
| Ul Brown | 183 | 163 | 112 | - | Mamook Pear x1 | O'Ghomoro Berries x5 | Doman Plum x1 | - | - |
| Honey Yellow | 250 | 198 | 43 | Xelphatol Apple x2 | Mamook Pear x1 | - | - | - | Cieldalaes Pineapple x5 |
| Millioncorn Yellow | 228 | 158 | 52 | Xelphatol Apple x6 | Mamook Pear x3 | O'Ghomoro Berries x1 | - | - | - |
| Coeurl Yellow | 188 | 136 | 4 | Xelphatol Apple x12 | Mamook Pear x11 | O'Ghomoro Berries x7 | - | - | - |
| Cream Yellow | 242 | 215 | 112 | - | - | - | Doman Plum x6 | Valfruit x5 | Cieldalaes Pineapple x6 |
| Halatali Yellow | 165 | 132 | 48 | Xelphatol Apple x9 | Mamook Pear x9 | O'Ghomoro Berries x10 | - | - | - |
| Raisin Brown | 64 | 51 | 17 | Xelphatol Apple x20 | Mamook Pear x23 | O'Ghomoro Berries x29 | - | - | - |
| Mud Green | 88 | 82 | 48 | Xelphatol Apple x14 | Mamook Pear x17 | O'Ghomoro Berries x23 | - | - | - |
| Sylph Green | 187 | 187 | 138 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x2 | Doman Plum x6 | Valfruit x2 | - |
| Lime Green | 171 | 176 | 84 | - | Mamook Pear x5 | O'Ghomoro Berries x5 | - | - | - |
| Moss Green | 112 | 115 | 38 | Xelphatol Apple x12 | Mamook Pear x16 | O'Ghomoro Berries x18 | - | - | - |
| Meadow Green | 139 | 156 | 99 | Xelphatol Apple x7 | Mamook Pear x7 | O'Ghomoro Berries x10 | - | - | - |
| Olive Green | 75 | 82 | 50 | Xelphatol Apple x14 | Mamook Pear x18 | O'Ghomoro Berries x24 | - | - | - |
| Marsh Green | 50 | 54 | 33 | Xelphatol Apple x18 | Mamook Pear x22 | O'Ghomoro Berries x30 | - | - | - |
| Apple Green | 149 | 174 | 92 | - | Mamook Pear x5 | O'Ghomoro Berries x6 | Doman Plum x1 | - | - |
| Cactuar Green | 101 | 130 | 65 | Xelphatol Apple x7 | Mamook Pear x14 | O'Ghomoro Berries x17 | - | - | - |
| Hunter Green | 40 | 75 | 38 | Xelphatol Apple x15 | Mamook Pear x22 | O'Ghomoro Berries x29 | - | - | - |
| Ochu Green | 64 | 99 | 57 | Xelphatol Apple x11 | Mamook Pear x19 | O'Ghomoro Berries x24 | - | - | - |
| Adamantoise Green | 95 | 117 | 88 | Xelphatol Apple x6 | Mamook Pear x12 | O'Ghomoro Berries x18 | - | - | - |
| Nophica Green | 59 | 77 | 60 | Xelphatol Apple x13 | Mamook Pear x19 | O'Ghomoro Berries x26 | - | - | - |
| Deepwood Green | 30 | 42 | 33 | Xelphatol Apple x19 | Mamook Pear x24 | O'Ghomoro Berries x33 | - | - | - |
| Celeste Green | 150 | 189 | 185 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x6 | Doman Plum x11 | Valfruit x3 | - |
| Turquoise Green | 67 | 114 | 144 | Xelphatol Apple x4 | Mamook Pear x12 | O'Ghomoro Berries x22 | - | - | - |
| Morbol Green | 31 | 70 | 70 | Xelphatol Apple x13 | Mamook Pear x21 | O'Ghomoro Berries x30 | - | - | - |
| Ice Blue | 178 | 196 | 206 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x2 | Doman Plum x14 | Valfruit x8 | - |
| Sky Blue | 131 | 176 | 210 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x9 | Doman Plum x12 | Valfruit x3 | - |
| Seafog Blue | 100 | 129 | 160 | - | Mamook Pear x5 | O'Ghomoro Berries x17 | Doman Plum x2 | - | - |
| Peacock Blue | 59 | 104 | 134 | Xelphatol Apple x3 | Mamook Pear x11 | O'Ghomoro Berries x24 | - | - | - |
| Rhotano Blue | 28 | 61 | 84 | Xelphatol Apple x12 | Mamook Pear x19 | O'Ghomoro Berries x31 | - | - | - |
| Corpse Blue | 142 | 155 | 172 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x10 | Doman Plum x6 | Valfruit x1 | - |
| Ceruleam Blue | 79 | 87 | 102 | Xelphatol Apple x7 | Mamook Pear x12 | O'Ghomoro Berries x23 | - | - | - |
| Woad Blue | 47 | 56 | 81 | Xelphatol Apple x14 | Mamook Pear x18 | O'Ghomoro Berries x29 | - | - | - |
| Ink Blue | 26 | 31 | 39 | Xelphatol Apple x20 | Mamook Pear x24 | O'Ghomoro Berries x34 | - | - | - |
| Raptor Blue | 91 | 127 | 192 | - | Mamook Pear x2 | O'Ghomoro Berries x15 | Doman Plum x6 | - | - |
| Othard Blue | 47 | 88 | 137 | Xelphatol Apple x4 | Mamook Pear x12 | O'Ghomoro Berries x26 | - | - | - |
| Storm Blue | 35 | 65 | 114 | Xelphatol Apple x10 | Mamook Pear x17 | O'Ghomoro Berries x30 | - | - | - |
| Void Blue | 17 | 41 | 68 | Xelphatol Apple x16 | Mamook Pear x22 | O'Ghomoro Berries x34 | - | - | - |
| Royal Blue | 39 | 48 | 103 | Xelphatol Apple x11 | Mamook Pear x16 | O'Ghomoro Berries x31 | - | - | - |
| Midnight Blue | 24 | 25 | 55 | Xelphatol Apple x19 | Mamook Pear x23 | O'Ghomoro Berries x36 | - | - | - |
| Shadow Blue | 55 | 55 | 71 | Xelphatol Apple x14 | Mamook Pear x18 | O'Ghomoro Berries x29 | - | - | - |
| Abyssal Blue | 49 | 45 | 87 | Xelphatol Apple x14 | Mamook Pear x17 | O'Ghomoro Berries x31 | - | - | - |
| Lavender Purple | 135 | 127 | 174 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x13 | Doman Plum x4 | Valfruit x1 | - |
| Gloom Purple | 81 | 69 | 96 | Xelphatol Apple x10 | Mamook Pear x13 | O'Ghomoro Berries x58 | - | - | - |
| Currant Purple | 50 | 44 | 59 | Xelphatol Apple x17 | Mamook Pear x20 | O'Ghomoro Berries x31 | - | - | - |
| Iris Purple | 183 | 158 | 188 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x6 | Doman Plum x8 | Valfruit x6 | - |
| Grape Purple | 59 | 42 | 61 | Xelphatol Apple x17 | Mamook Pear x19 | O'Ghomoro Berries x30 | - | - | - |
| Lotus Pink | 254 | 206 | 245 | - | - | - | Doman Plum x19 | Valfruit x20 | Cieldalaes Pineapple x7 |
| Colibri Pink | 220 | 155 | 202 | - | - | O'Ghomoro Berries x3 | Doman Plum x9 | Valfruit x12 | - |
| Plum Purple | 121 | 82 | 108 | Xelphatol Apple x8 | Mamook Pear x8 | O'Ghomoro Berries x20 | - | - | - |
| Regal Purple | 102 | 48 | 78 | Xelphatol Apple x14 | Mamook Pear x13 | O'Ghomoro Berries x25 | - | - | - |