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https://sheets.works/data-viz/lego-colors

I pulled color data from Rebrickable and tried to visualize the full history of LEGO’s color palette.

Since 1949, LEGO has produced 228 solid colors (excluding transparent ones). Today only 56 are still active, while the rest have been discontinued over the years.

The visualization shows when each color first appeared, how long it lasted, and when it disappeared.

A few things that surprised me while building it:

  • The palette stayed really small for decades
  • The late 90s introduced a huge wave of new colors
  • Around 2004 LEGO replaced several classic colors like Light Gray and Brown
  • Some colours lasted 50+ years while others only appeared briefly

Curious what people here think, especially if you’ve been collecting long enough to remember some of the older colours. --u/Mastbubbles

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[-] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

Cool presentation. My only critique is that the pallet sticks near the bottom on my iphone screen so it gets covered by the new paragraph at the same moment it updates. Can you try to pin it near the top?

this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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