Color by Number Turtle

Color by number: Sea turtle

Color each square by its number.

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111132231111

222144441222

122445544221

114454454411

114544445411

114454454411

114445544411

121444444121

122144441221

211112211112

221111111122

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

How it works

This color by number turtle set has 8 pixel pictures: 3 turtles in the water, 2 on land, a hatchling, a nest of eggs and a shell seen from above.

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Printable color by number turtle sheets, sea to sand

The Sea turtle opens the page and fills its whole grid: all 144 easy squares get a color, 60 of them blue water. The Hatchling on the sand does the same in yellow. The Pond turtle and lily pad is the quickest sheet at 64 squares.

Detailed grids add ripples and eyes

Open More options and choose Detailed 24 by 24: the water gains light blue ripples, the Tortoise a red flower and the hatchling its eyes. The Sea turtle becomes 576 squares in 8 colors.

Brown is in 7 of the 8 easy keys: shells, a log, a nest.
The Nest of eggs leaves its eggs white: color the brown hollow and the eggs appear.

Questions and answers

Is there a sea turtle color by number here?

Yes, the Sea turtle is the picture the page opens on, seen from above in blue water. Its easy key is 1 blue, 2 green, 3 black, 4 brown, 5 yellow. The Turtle on a log and the Pond turtle are the other water pictures.

Which turtle sheet takes the longest?

The Sea turtle and the Hatchling on the sand: every square has a number, 144 on the easy grid and 576 on the detailed one. The Pond turtle (64) and the Turtle stack (89) are the shortest easy sheets.

What is the difference between the turtle and the tortoise pictures?

The Tortoise is the one on dry sand with a tall domed shell. Tortoises are the turtles that live on land; the Sea turtle has flippers and is drawn in blue water.

All 8 pictures

In the water 3

Pond turtle and lily pad A pond turtle seen from above with a green shell, yellow shell marks, an orange head, four orange feet and an orange tail, swimming below a green lily pad with a red flower. The short blue dashes are ripples. On the detailed grid the flower is pink and yellow, the turtle has black eyes and some ripples are light blue. Easy: 5 colors, 64 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 249 squares to color.
Sea turtle A sea turtle seen from above, swimming up the sheet in blue water: a green head with black eyes, four green flippers and a brown shell with a ring of yellow marks, with green seaweed in the two bottom corners. On the detailed grid the water has light blue ripples, the flippers have light green spots and the shell has an orange center. There are seven living species of sea turtle. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 576 squares to color.
Turtle on a log A green turtle with yellow shell marks and an orange head and feet, resting on a brown log over blue water under a yellow sun. The white gaps in the water are ripples. On the detailed grid the turtle has a black eye, the log has black knots and a black underside, and the water has light blue bands. Easy: 5 colors, 103 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 410 squares to color.

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On land 2

Tortoise A tortoise seen from the side, facing left, on yellow sand: a tall domed yellow shell with orange lines, a brown head with a black eye and brown legs. On the detailed grid the top of each shell plate is light green, the sand has orange specks and a red flower with a pink center grows in front. A tortoise can pull its head straight back into its shell. Easy: 4 colors, 96 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 393 squares to color.
Turtle stack A small green turtle riding on the back of a big one, both facing left: the big turtle has a brown shell with yellow marks, a green head with a black eye and green legs, on yellow sand. On the detailed grid the small turtle has a black eye and yellow shell marks, and the big shell has an orange top edge. Easy: 4 colors, 89 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 359 squares to color.

Eggs, hatchling and shell 3

Hatchling on the sand A turtle hatchling seen from above, crawling up yellow sand to the blue sea: a brown shell, a green head and four green flippers, with two lines of orange tracks behind it. On the detailed grid it has black eyes and an orange patch on its shell, and the sea has a light blue edge. Turtles do not lay their eggs underwater. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 576 squares to color.
Nest of eggs Five white turtle eggs in a brown hollow dug in yellow sand, with green beach grass in the two bottom corners. The eggs are left as paper. On the detailed grid the eggs are round, the hollow has an orange ring and the grass has light green blades. Easy: 3 colors, 124 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 516 squares to color.
Turtle shell A turtle's shell seen from above: two green plates down the middle, yellow plates around them, and a brown rim with brown lines between the plates. On the detailed grid the green plates have light green edges and the yellow plates have orange edges. The upper part of a turtle's shell is called the carapace. Easy: 3 colors, 118 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 474 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 fact in the Sea turtle, Tortoise, Hatchling and Turtle shell descriptions was checked against Wikipedia in October 2026, and the color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work