Pirate Color by Number

Color by number: Pirate ship

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

133

2222222

22222222

222222222

1111

111111111111

1211211211

11111111

444444444444

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

How it works

This pirate color by number set opens on a Pirate ship with yellow sails and a black flag. The other sheets: Ship's wheel, Island with one palm, Treasure map, Open treasure chest, Gold doubloons, Pirate hat and Spyglass.

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Pirate ship color by number, sail by sail

The Pirate ship takes 4 crayons: 36 yellow squares for the two sails and three portholes, 34 brown for the hull and masts, 24 blue for the sea and 2 black for the flag. On the detailed grid the big sail has red and yellow stripes.

Three sheets, one treasure hunt

For a coloring by numbers pirate treasure hunt, print three sheets in order: the Treasure map leads by a dotted trail to a red X, the Island with one palm has the same red X on its sand, and the Open treasure chest holds the gold.

The skull on the Pirate hat is white paper: color the black around it and it appears.
Gold doubloons and the Open treasure chest are the two sheets that color all 144 squares.

Questions and answers

Does the color by number printable pirate set show a pirate?

No person is drawn. The eight sheets are a pirate's ship, wheel, island, map, treasure, hat and spyglass, and no sheet shows a sword, a cannon or a fight.

Which of the pirate color by number pages is the easiest?

The Pirate hat and the Ship's wheel: 3 crayons each, with 81 and 80 squares to color. The Treasure map is mostly one crayon: 118 of its 140 squares are yellow.

What is a doubloon?

A doubloon was a Spanish gold coin. The Gold doubloons sheet shows one big coin with a plain cross on its face beside a stack of coins; the cross is our own mark, not a real coin's design.

All 8 pictures

At sea 3

Island with one palm A yellow sand island in blue water with one palm tree, a brown trunk under green leaves, and a red X on the sand; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue with an orange sun, the leaves have light green ribs, two brown coconuts hang under them and the sand and trunk have orange marks. Easy: 5 colors, 80 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 576 squares to color.
Pirate ship A brown pirate ship on blue water with two yellow sails, three yellow portholes and a black flag at the top of the mast; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the big sail has red and yellow stripes, the small sail is white, a red rail runs along the deck, the flag has a white mark, the sky is light blue and the hull has black nail heads. Easy: 4 colors, 96 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 546 squares to color.
Ship's wheel A brown ship's wheel with eight spokes, black handle tips and a yellow hub; the background is left white. On the detailed grid the rim has an orange inner edge, the spokes are thinner and the yellow hub has a black middle. The helmsman steers a ship with its wheel, which usually has eight wooden spokes. Easy: 3 colors, 80 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 232 squares to color.

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Treasure 3

Gold doubloons A big yellow gold coin with an orange rim and an orange cross on its face, beside a tall stack of yellow and orange coins on a brown table, against a purple background. On the detailed grid the stack has thinner coins, the big coin has a white shine, yellow sparkles dot the background and the table has black knots. A doubloon was a Spanish gold coin. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 573 squares to color.
Open treasure chest An open brown treasure chest heaped with yellow gold and two red gems, with a black inside to the lid, black bands and a yellow lock, against a blue background. On the detailed grid the coins have orange edges, one gem is blue, the bands are gray with yellow studs, the lock has a black keyhole and the background is light blue. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 572 squares to color.
Treasure map A yellow treasure map with a dotted black trail from a green island past a blue lake to a red X. On the detailed grid the island has a green palm with a brown trunk on orange sand, brown hills stand at the right, a black compass cross with a red tip sits in the corner and the map has a worn orange edge. Pirate treasure maps are more common in stories than in real life. Easy: 5 colors, 140 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 560 squares to color.

A pirate's things 2

Pirate hat A black pirate hat with a white skull left as paper, a yellow band along the bottom and a red feather; the background is left white. On the detailed grid white crossed bones show beside the skull, the band is yellow over orange, the feather has an orange tip and the hat has gray highlights. A skull and crossbones on a black flag is known as the Jolly Roger. Easy: 3 colors, 81 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 313 squares to color.
Spyglass A yellow spyglass with brown bands pointing up to the right, with a blue lens at the wide end and a black eyepiece, over blue water; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the brass has orange shading, the lens has a light blue glint, the water has light blue waves and a small island with a green palm sits on the horizon. Easy: 4 colors, 58 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 240 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. No pirate, real or from a story, is drawn or named. The facts that end four descriptions and the line about doubloons were checked against Wikipedia in October 2026. The color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work