Star Army Uniform Colors

These are the colors used in uniforms worn by the Star Army of Yamatai.

These are the 13 uniform panel colors for YE 31. This new color panel scheme replaces an older older scheme based on rank and/or occupation with one based purely on occupation. It adds black and teal and restores yellow and blue (not used since YE 23).

Color	Color Name	Hex	Occupation
	Command White	#F4F6F6	Starship Captain, First Officer
	Starship Ops Gray	#647474	Star Army Starship Operator
	Intelligence Black	#171517	Star Army Intelligence
	Technician Red	#96081C	Technician/Engineer, Information Technology
	Supply Orange	#EE9516	Logistics/Cargo Handlers
	Kitchen Yellow	#E5D307	Star Army Cook
	Safety Green	#81F832	Emergency Services
	Science Green	#098721	Science, SSS Liasons
	Admin Mint (added YE 40)	#9ADBC9	Admin, Personnel, Finance, Clerks
	Medical Teal	#00C0C0	Star Army Medical
	Pilot Blue	#4040FF	Pilot
	Dark Blue	#000040	Investigator
	Infantry Cornflower Blue	#8B79EB	Star Army Infantry
	Caretaker Coral	#FF8080	Star Army Caretaker
	Dark Magenta	#990099	Star Army Musician

Use these colors to correctly color Star Army uniforms:

For more examples, see Placeholder Art for Star Army Characters.

This section is presented for historical purposes and talks about the color schemes used in previous versions of Star Army uniforms.

Originally, the uniform system included purple (pilots), yellow (technicians), and pink (intelligence); these colors were dropped when gray was added in YE 23. Some Star Army Intelligence soldiers have also taken to wearing black versions of the uniform, although these are not authorized for wear in public. During this time period, orange was used for communications officers.

Colored panels on the chest and shoulders indicate a soldier's position.

Red was the default for all enlisted soldiers. If the soldier is not in the combat arms (midnight blue) or is not a medic (green), then she would have worn red.

Any medical or science personnel wore green, regardless of rank.

The cornflower blue was still in use, but for combat arms personnel only: specifically, it was worn by infantry and power armor pilots who are carried by a starship as “marines” but who were not part of the ship's operating crew. They're generally considered a lot more expendable.

Orange paneled uniforms, the only color worn without a rank pin, was a special case used to denote temporary soldiers created by a computer system to perform some task (such as defend the ship from boarders, or fix a damaged section). See Sprites.

Steel gray was the default for all officers, including warrant officers. If the officer was not a ship commander (white) or doctor (green), then she would wear gray.

White was used for starship commanders and special high-level staff of the Star Army of Yamatai.

YE 40 saw the addition of “Admin Mint” for clerks and administrative personnel of the Star Army.

In YE 42, Dark Magenta and Lapis Lazuli were added for the Star Army Musician and Star Army Journalist occupations, respectively.

Journalist was changed to mint in YE 44.5.

Wes wrote this article.