Color by Number

Color by number online: choose a color in the key, then tap or drag over the squares with its number.

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Color by number: Monkey

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

1111
11111111
11111111
12211221
111222222111
121232232121
111222222111
22222222
22322322
22222222
23333332
222222

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Monkey, 12 by 12, 3 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

Next step Color a cat, a horse or a dragon nextTry a grid that hides its name

How it works

These color by number pictures are grids of squares, not line art: pixel art color by number, on screen or on paper. There are 24, from a Monkey to a Chili pepper, each as an easy and a detailed grid.

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Color on screen

The Monkey opens at Easy 12 by 12. Choose a color in the key, then tap or drag over the squares that hold its number. Check my coloring frames a wrong square with a dashed line, and a finished picture gets a check mark under Pictures in More options.

Color by number squares, 144 or 576

Under More options, Size switches between Easy 12 by 12, with 2 to 5 crayon colors, and Detailed 24 by 24, with up to 7. White squares hold no number and stay empty.

Coloring by numbers on paper

Print this sheet prints the blank grid and its key on one Letter or A4 page. The colored answer key follows on page 2.

  • The easy Clownfish, Squid, French fries, Broccoli and Chili pepper need only 2 crayons each.
  • The easy Dolphin is the shortest job at 55 squares. The detailed French fries is the longest at 449.
  • Every color by number pixel picture here is our own drawing, and none is on another page of this site.

Questions and answers

Are these color by number puzzles line art?

No, they are pixel pictures. Each one is a square grid, and every square that gets a color holds one number. There are no curved outlines to stay inside, so a finger or a mouse is enough.

Can I do a color by number paint online with nothing to install?

Yes. The page runs in the browser of a phone, a tablet or a computer. Your coloring is remembered in that browser, and there is no account and no download.

Are these color by number games timed or scored?

No. There is no clock, score or level. A picture is done when every numbered square has its color, and it then gets a check mark in the list. New picture moves to another one.

How big is each color by number grid?

The easy grid is 12 squares by 12 and the detailed grid is 24 by 24. The detailed picture is drawn again with more in it, such as waves under the Dolphin or a number on the Race car, not just enlarged.

All 24 pictures

Animals 6

  • Camel A camel with two humps seen from the side, facing right, on yellow sand. On the easy grid it is orange with a brown tail and brown hooves. On the detailed grid it carries a red and blue blanket with a yellow fringe and the humps have brown tufts. Easy: 4 colors, 88 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 317 squares to color.
  • Cow A brown cow's face with yellow horns, a white blaze down the middle left as paper and a big muzzle with two nostrils. The muzzle is orange on the easy grid and pink on the detailed one, where the ears are pink inside and a black smile is added. Easy: 4 colors, 86 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 386 squares to color.
  • Crocodile A green crocodile seen from the side with its jaws open: a red mouth, white teeth left as paper and a yellow belly, standing in blue water. On the detailed grid the eye is yellow, light green scales dot the back, a yellow sun is in the corner and the water has light blue and blue waves. Easy: 5 colors, 89 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 376 squares to color.
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Animals, continued

  • Gecko A green gecko seen from above with four spread legs, black eyes and a tail that curls to the right. On the easy grid it has 2 orange spots. On the detailed grid a light green stripe runs down its back between two rows of orange spots, and the feet have spread toes. Easy: 3 colors, 67 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 245 squares to color.
  • Hamster A hamster sitting up and facing you with a yellow seed in its paws: orange fur, with white cheeks and belly left as paper. On the easy grid the insides of the ears, the nose, the paws and the feet are brown. On the detailed grid it has a brown patch on its forehead and pink ears, nose, paws and feet. Easy: 4 colors, 80 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 306 squares to color.
  • Monkey A monkey's face looking at you: brown fur, round ears and an orange face with a wide black smile. On the detailed grid the ears are pink inside and the face has two small nostrils. Easy: 3 colors, 102 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 418 squares to color.

In the sea 6

  • Clownfish An orange clownfish swimming to the right, with white bands left as paper inside black edges. The easy grid has 2 bands and needs only orange and black. On the detailed grid it has 3 bands and black-edged fins and swims over a pink and purple sea anemone. Easy: 2 colors, 71 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 321 squares to color.
  • Dolphin A blue dolphin leaping to the right with a yellow sun behind it. On the detailed grid its belly is light blue and it jumps out of blue and light blue waves with drops of spray. Easy: 3 colors, 55 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 303 squares to color.
  • Lobster A red lobster seen from above with two big claws raised, black eyes and orange bands across its tail. On the detailed grid it has orange feelers, orange joints on the claws and three pairs of legs. Easy: 3 colors, 76 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 294 squares to color.
  • Manta ray A blue manta ray seen from above: wide wings, two horn-shaped fins at the front and a long thin tail. It has purple spots, and on the detailed grid a light blue patch on its back. Easy: 3 colors, 76 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 268 squares to color.
  • Pufferfish A yellow pufferfish puffed up into a ball with brown spines, seen from the side and facing right, with brown spots, an orange fin and tail and a red mouth. On the detailed grid green seaweed grows on a yellow sea floor. Easy: 5 colors, 88 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 302 squares to color.
  • Squid A purple squid pointing up, with a fin on each side, two eyes and its arms trailing below. On the detailed grid it has pink spots and the eyes are white with black pupils. Easy: 2 colors, 76 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 268 squares to color.

Things that go 6

  • Bicycle A red bicycle seen from the side with black wheels, a brown saddle and black handlebars on green grass. On the detailed grid the wheels are thin rings with gray hubs, a black pedal hangs between them and a yellow sun is in the corner. Easy: 4 colors, 60 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 161 squares to color.
  • Excavator A yellow excavator on black tracks with its arm raised and a black bucket, on brown ground. The cab window is blue on the easy grid and light blue on the detailed one, where the tracks have gray wheels and a pile of earth sits under the bucket. Easy: 4 colors, 81 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 297 squares to color.
  • Fire engine A red fire engine facing right with a yellow ladder on the roof, a blue light, a yellow stripe and black wheels. On the detailed grid it has gray lockers, a light blue window, a yellow headlight and a gray road with yellow dashes. Easy: 4 colors, 100 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 406 squares to color.
  • Ocean liner A ship with a black hull, a red waterline, yellow decks and 2 red funnels on blue water. The easy grid has 3 blue windows. On the detailed grid gray smoke rises, the decks have rows of light blue windows, the hull has yellow portholes and the sea has light blue waves. Easy: 4 colors, 102 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 396 squares to color.
  • Race car A red race car facing right with a rear wing, big black wheels and a driver in a blue helmet. On the easy grid a yellow square marks the side. On the detailed grid the yellow plate carries a black number 1, the helmet has a light blue visor, the wheels have gray hubs and a black and white checkered strip runs across the top. Easy: 4 colors, 72 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 354 squares to color.
  • Skateboard A skateboard seen from above with 4 black wheels. The easy deck is purple at both ends with yellow and orange bands. On the detailed grid a yellow, orange and red chevron fills the middle, gray axles hold the wheels and black bolts show on the deck. Easy: 4 colors, 84 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 316 squares to color.

Food 6

  • Broccoli A head of broccoli: a bumpy green crown on a thick stalk. On the easy grid the stalk is yellow and forks up into the crown. On the detailed grid the stalk is light green and the crown has light green and yellow flecks. Easy: 2 colors, 91 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 354 squares to color.
  • Cheese wedge A wedge of yellow cheese with orange holes on a brown board. On the detailed grid some holes have brown centers and a blue and white checked cloth lies under the board. Easy: 3 colors, 91 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 379 squares to color.
  • Chili pepper A red chili pepper with a green stem, curving down to a point at the left. On the detailed grid a pink shine runs along its side. Easy: 2 colors, 63 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 252 squares to color.
  • French fries Yellow fries standing in a red carton with one yellow stripe. On the detailed grid the fries have orange shaded edges. Easy: 2 colors, 116 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 449 squares to color.
  • Fried egg A fried egg in a black frying pan seen from above, with a brown handle. The egg white is left as paper around a yellow yolk. On the detailed grid the inside of the pan is gray. Easy: 3 colors, 68 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 274 squares to color.
  • Pancakes A stack of 3 orange pancakes with brown syrup running down and a pat of yellow butter on top, on a blue plate. On the detailed grid the plate is light blue and blue and a red and white checked cloth lies underneath. Easy: 4 colors, 98 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 380 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, no picture shows a brand or a logo, and none shows a character from a film, show, book or game. The color and square counts in each description were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work

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