Minecraft Block Colour List
Every block the generator can use, grouped by colour family, with its average colour and its command ID. Search the list, filter by colour, and copy an ID straight into a /setblock or /fill command.
92 blocks shown.
How the generator picks a block
Every block in the list above has one average colour. When you upload an image, the tool reads the colour of each tile, then compares it against every block colour and keeps the closest match. The comparison runs in a perceptual colour space rather than plain RGB distance, so a slightly darker green is matched to a green block instead of jumping to a grey one that happens to be closer numerically.
Two practical results follow from that. Images with strong, flat colours convert cleanly, because each region lands firmly on one block. Photos with soft gradients — skies, skin tones, sunsets — get banded, because the palette has no in-between shades to fall back on.
Choosing a palette that survives the build
| Family | Colours available | Gathering effort | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | 16, all fully saturated | High — dye, sand, gravel, then water | Logos, flags, cartoon characters |
| Wool | 16, slightly softer than concrete | Medium — sheep and dye | Large builds, sprite art |
| Terracotta | 16 muted earthy tones | Medium — clay plus a furnace | Portraits, landscapes, skin tones |
| Stone and deepslate | Greys from near-white to near-black | Low — mine anywhere | Greyscale art, outlines, shading |
| Wood planks | Six browns plus crimson and warped | Low | Warm mid-tones, hair, wood grain |
Tip: concrete is the brightest palette in the game, but concrete powder falls when unsupported. Build a scaffold wall first, place powder against it, then hydrate — or build in creative and copy the result with a structure block.
Blocks worth avoiding
- Anything that falls: sand, gravel and concrete powder drop the moment their support is gone. Fine on a wall, ruinous on a floating build.
- Anything that burns: wool and planks near a nether portal or lava is one stray spark from erasing a week of work.
- Redstone, glowstone and slime: good colours, awkward behaviour. Redstone blocks power neighbours, slime bounces entities, glowstone lights everything around it.
- Leaves and glass: transparent, so the colour changes with whatever sits behind them.
Using an ID in game
Once you have copied an ID, either paste it into a command directly or let the generator write the commands for you:
- One block:
/setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:lime_concrete - A rectangle:
/fill ~ ~ ~ ~10 ~10 ~ minecraft:lime_concrete - Swap a colour across a finished build:
/fill ~-40 ~-40 ~ ~40 ~40 ~ minecraft:white_concrete replace minecraft:light_gray_concrete
Java Edition needs the minecraft: prefix in most contexts; Bedrock accepts the short name on its own. The step-by-step tutorial covers running long command lists without hitting the chat limit.