What is the most Mario-like color scheme?
Mario, the most well-known video game character in the world, is known for his bright red hat and blue overalls. Artist Louie Mantia has been researching the most Mario-like color schemes based on Mario-related game logos.
The Most Mario Colors
Mario has two different logo styles. The first is the simple style used in the side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. series logo:
The other is the multi-colored style that is mostly used in
The logo for the film '
The multi-colored logo has different colors for each letter, but the order of the colors varies from game to game. Mantia was fascinated by this color arrangement pattern and was researching what color scheme would be 'most Mario-like.'
Mantia's analysis focused on Mario titles that met the following criteria:
- The title uses a polygonal style.
-Mario's name is in the title
- Mario's name in the logo is displayed in multiple colors
- The order of the colors does not follow the order of the rainbow
The color scheme of 'Mario' for each work is as follows. Note that Mantia investigated the color scheme of the overseas version of the logo, so it is slightly different from the information of the Japanese version.
| Title | M | A | R | I | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | green | Blue | yellow | red | green |
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | green | Blue | yellow | red | green |
| Super Mario 64 | Blue | green | yellow | red | green |
| Mario Party | red | green | Blue | red | green |
| Mario Golf | yellow | red | Blue | yellow | red |
| Mario Party 2 | red | green | Blue | red | green |
| Mario Tennis | orange | red | Blue | orange | red |
| Paper Mario | yellow | red | Blue | yellow | red |
| Super Mario Advance | Purple | red | yellow | Blue | green |
| Mario Party 3 | red | green | Blue | red | green |
| Mario Party 4 | yellow | green | Blue | Purple | Blue |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | red | green | Blue | yellow | red |
| Mario Party 5 | Blue | green | yellow | red | Blue |
| Mario Golf GBA Tour (Mario Golf: Advance Tour) | red | green | Blue | yellow | red |
| Super Mario Ball | red | yellow | Blue | green | Purple |
| Super Mario Ball (Mario Pinball Land) | Blue | green | yellow | red | green |
| Mario Tennis GC (Mario Power Tennis) | red | green | Blue | yellow | red |
| Mario Party 6 | red | green | peach | orange | Blue |
| Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball (Mario Superstar Baseball) | red | green | Blue | yellow | red |
| Mario Tennis: Power Tour | red | green | orange | Blue | green |
| Mario Party 7 | red | yellow | green | peach | orange |
| Mario Hoops 3 on 3 | red | yellow | Blue | green | Blue |
| Mario Party 8 | orange | green | Blue | peach | green |
| Super Mario Galaxy | Blue | green | yellow | red | green |
| Mario Party DS | red | orange | Blue | peach | green |
| Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball (Mario Super Sluggers) | red | green | Blue | yellow | red |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Blue | green | yellow | red | green |
| MARIO SPORTS MIX(Mario Sports Mix) | Blue | green | yellow | red | green |
| Super Mario 3D Land | red | green | yellow | Blue | green |
| Mario Tennis Open | red | green | yellow | Blue | green |
| Super Mario 3D World | red | green | yellow | Blue | peach |
| Mario Golf: World Tour | red | green | yellow | Blue | green |
| Mario Party 10 | red | Blue | green | Purple | orange |
| Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash | red | green | yellow | Blue | green |
| Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle | red | green | yellow | Blue | peach |
| Super Mario Odyssey | red | green | yellow | Blue | ? |
| Mario Tennis Aces | green | yellow | red | Blue | green |
| Mario Golf: Super Rush | red | green | yellow | Blue | green |
| Mario Party Superstars | red | green | yellow | Blue | peach |
| Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope | red | green | yellow | Blue | peach |
Here's a summary of how many times each color was used for each letter in 'MARIO.' The most commonly used color for 'M' was 'red' (25 times), the most commonly used color for 'A' was 'green' (28 times), the most commonly used color for 'R' was 'yellow' (19 times), the most commonly used color for 'I' was 'blue' (13 times), and the most commonly used color for 'O' was 'green' (20 times).
| color | M | A | R | I | O | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| red | twenty five | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
| Orange | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| yellow | 3 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| green | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 55 |
| Blue | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| Purple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Pink (peach) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
The three most frequently used color schemes were:
| Number of times | M | A | R | I | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Blue | green | yellow | red | green |
| 5 | red | green | Blue | yellow | red |
| 5 | red | green | yellow | Blue | green |
An example of a case where the colors are used in the order blue → green → yellow → red → green is ' Super Mario 64. '
Furthermore, when we narrow it down to 'MARI,' the first four letters of 'MARIO,' the order of red → green → yellow → blue is the most frequently used. There are a total of 10 titles that use this order, accounting for a quarter of the titles surveyed. This color scheme first appeared in '
The following titles use the red-green-yellow-blue color scheme: two Mario Tennis titles, two Mario Golf titles, and two Mario + Rabbids titles. Most recent Mario titles follow this color scheme.
・Super Mario 3D Land
・Mario Tennis Open
・Super Mario 3D World
・Mario Golf World Tour
・Mario Tennis Ultra Smash
・Mario + Rabbids Galaxy Battle
・Super Mario Odyssey
・Mario Golf Super Rush
・Mario Party Superstars
・Mario + Rabbids Galaxy Battle
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