Color by Number Monkey

Color by number: Sitting monkey

Color each square by its number.

111222211111

112222221111

122333322111

122433422111

112333321111

112244221112

111222211122

112233221121

152233221221

552233222211

512222221111

112211221111

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

How it works

This color by number monkey set opens on a Sitting monkey holding a banana. Behind it: Swinging spider monkey, Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Orangutan, Ring-tailed lemur, Mandrill and Bunch of bananas.

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Free printable monkey color by number, eight sheets

Three are monkeys: the Sitting monkey, the Swinging spider monkey and the Mandrill, with a red nose between blue cheeks. The Ring-tailed lemur holds up a tail ringed in black and white.

Three great apes

The Chimpanzee, the Gorilla and the Orangutan are great apes, and apes have no tail. Open More options and choose Detailed 24 by 24 for a gray chest on the Gorilla.

The Gorilla has 86 black squares on the easy grid.
Three easy sheets take 3 crayons, the fewest here: the Chimpanzee, the Gorilla and the Ring-tailed lemur.

Questions and answers

Is there a color by number gorilla?

Yes. The Gorilla sits facing you on a green background, black with a brown face and chest, and takes 3 crayons on the easy grid: green, black and brown.

Is a gorilla a monkey?

A gorilla is a great ape, like the chimpanzee and the orangutan. Apes do not have tails; the Sitting monkey and the Swinging spider monkey on this page do.

Why is the lemur's face not numbered?

Its face, belly and tail rings are white, and white squares print empty on these sheets. Check Put 0 in the white squares in More options to print a 0 in each one.

All 8 pictures

Monkeys 3

Mandrill A mandrill's face: brown fur, black eyes, a red stripe down the nose between blue cheeks, and a yellow beard. On the detailed grid the eyes are yellow, the cheeks have light blue ridges, the nose has black nostrils, the beard has an orange top and gray hairs mark the head. The mandrill is a monkey whose face has blue and red skin. Easy: 5 colors, 122 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 490 squares to color.
Sitting monkey A brown monkey sitting on a green background with a banana: an orange face and belly, black eyes, a black mouth, a curled brown tail and a yellow banana in one hand. On the detailed grid the ears are pink inside, the mouth is red, and it has black nostrils and a brown tip on the banana. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 576 squares to color.
Swinging spider monkey A black spider monkey with an orange face hanging from a brown branch by one arm and its tail, against a blue sky. On the detailed grid green leaves grow on the branch, the face has a black eye and gray marks the belly. Spider monkeys hang from branches by their tails. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.

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Great apes 3

Chimpanzee A chimpanzee's face on a blue background: black hair, an orange face with big orange ears, black eyes and a black mouth. On the detailed grid the ears are pink, a black brow sits over the eyes, and it has black nostrils and gray hairs on its head. The chimpanzee is a great ape covered in coarse black hair, with a bare face. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 576 squares to color.
Gorilla A black gorilla sitting and facing you on a green background, with a brown face and chest, black eyes and its fists on the ground. On the detailed grid the chest is gray, each eye has a white glint, the mouth is a black line and gray hairs mark the shoulders. No living primate is bigger than a gorilla. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 574 squares to color.
Orangutan An orange orangutan hanging by both arms from a brown branch against a blue sky, with a brown face and black eyes. On the detailed grid green leaves grow on the branch, the mouth is a black line and red strands show in the fur. Orangutans are great apes of Indonesian and Malaysian rainforests. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.

Lemur and bananas 2

Bunch of bananas A bunch of yellow bananas with a brown stem and black tips on a purple background. On the detailed grid the bananas have orange ridges, a black top on the stem and a little light green near it. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
Ring-tailed lemur A ring-tailed lemur sitting upright on a blue background: a brown coat, a white face and belly left as paper, black eye patches and a black nose, and a long tail held up, ringed in black and white. On the detailed grid the coat is gray with brown flecks and the eyes are yellow. The ring-tailed lemur lives on Madagascar and has a long, black-and-white ringed tail. Easy: 3 colors, 123 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 500 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, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. The facts in the animal descriptions were checked against Wikipedia in October 2026, and the color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work