{"id":21143,"date":"2026-06-04T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/ark-survival-ascended-dino-color-ids-regions\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:23:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:23:43","slug":"ark-survival-ascended-dino-color-ids-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/ark-survival-ascended-dino-color-ids-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"ARK: Survival Ascended Dino Color IDs & Color Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want a blood-red Rex, a pure-black Wyvern or a perfectly matched breeding line? ARK: Survival Ascended uses a system of color regions<\/strong> and color IDs<\/strong> to paint every creature, and as an admin you can set any colour you like. This guide explains how regions work, how the ID system works, the exact command to recolour a creature, and how to breed for natural colours.<\/p>\n

How color regions work<\/h2>\n

Every creature in ARK is divided into up to six color regions<\/strong>, numbered 0 to 5<\/strong>. Each region is a different part of the body \u2014 for example the main body, a secondary highlight, the belly, the spikes or the wings \u2014 and each region is painted by a single color ID<\/strong>. Importantly, not every creature uses every region<\/strong>; some have only two or three active regions, and the rest are unused. The active regions are what give each species its recognisable look.<\/p>\n

What a color ID is<\/h2>\n

Every colour in ARK has a numeric color ID<\/strong>. There are dozens of colours, from natural browns, greens and greys to vivid event colours<\/strong> (the bright reds, purples and neons that appear during seasonal events). To set how a creature looks, you combine a region number<\/strong> with a color ID<\/strong> \u2014 region 0 might be the body, and color ID 4 might be a particular red, so together they paint the body red.<\/p>\n

The recolour command<\/h2>\n

With cheats enabled (see our admin commands guide<\/a>), look at a creature and run:<\/p>\n

admincheat SetTargetDinoColor <region> <colorID><\/code><\/pre>\n
For example, SetTargetDinoColor 0 4<\/code> paints region 0 with colour 4. To fully customise a creature, run the command once for each active region with the colour you want. To see a creature’s current colours, there’s also a command that prints its region colours to the console, so you can read off exactly what it’s using before you change anything.<\/p>\n
Finding naturally coloured creatures<\/h2>\n
On a normal (non-admin) playthrough you can’t paint creatures \u2014 but wild ones spawn with random colours<\/strong>, so striking colour combinations are out there to tame. Many players hunt for a rare-coloured wild creature (a bright Rex, an all-white Argentavis) specifically to tame or breed. During seasonal events<\/strong>, wild creatures can spawn with the special event colours, making event periods the best time to hunt for unusual looks.<\/p>\n
Breeding for colours<\/h2>\n
Colours are heritable. A bred baby inherits region colours from its parents, so by pairing creatures with the colours you want, you can work toward a consistent look across a whole line. On top of that, mutations<\/strong> can roll a brand-new colour in a region \u2014 which is how breeders create truly unique, never-seen-in-the-wild colour schemes. See our breeding guide<\/a> for how mutations work.<\/p>\n
Tips for recolouring<\/h2>\n