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Do LEGO people come in different colors?
Most of the LEGO minifigures are yellow, the universal color of the minifigure. While it’s possible to discuss how universal yellow is, it’s not what we’re here to do. No, today we’ll be talking about the various skin colors of LEGO minifigures. Believe me, there are more than you can think of!
What color is LEGO skin?
Yellow has always been the default colour for LEGO minifigures skin tones.
Why are Legos yellow anymore?
First created in 1975, LEGO minifigures were originally chosen to be yellow in order to promote the idea of racial neutrality. LEGO, at one time, explained on its website: “We chose yellow to avoid assigning a specific ethnicity in sets that don’t include any specific characters.
What does it mean when a minifigure has a yellow head?
The yellow head was originally used to represent all races and both genders. Later, yellow heads were used to represent non-licensed minifigures, and flesh coloured minifigures were used to represent licensed minifigures, such as Batman, or Indiana Jones, but flesh coloured minifigures weren’t used until around the late 1990s.
Why do some Lego minifigs have yellow heads and some yellow heads?
One result was that the figures in LEGO Harry Potter™ changed from yellow to a more authentic skin colour. The first ones I remember seeing were indeed some of the NBA League characters as part of the Basketball theme in 2003, followed by the Star Wars products and then the Harry Potter sets in 2004.
Why do some minifigures have only one colour?
When the minifigure first appeared, it was decided that its face should have only one colour: yellow. And that its facial features should be happy and neutral . The figure would have no sex, race or role – these would be determined by the child’s imagination and play. It then explains when and why they added colour for their licensed figures
Why do Lego minifigures change their skin colour?
The Cult Of Lego book (ISBN: 978-1-59327-391-0) had an a whole page about the change in minifigure skin colour: Page 59, sentence 2: Originally, the LEGO Group sought to leave racial and gender differences to the imagination of builders by using a stylised, generic face with outfits to differentiate roles.