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Vaporeon's Body

From Pokémon · 1997

#7bd0c8teal-cyan

H174° S41% B82%R123 G208 B200

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Color anatomy

Shades — darker

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Vaporeon is one of the most recognizable faces in the Pokémon franchise, which began with the original Game Boy titles in 1996 and became a global animation phenomenon. The anime solidified Vaporeon's palette for generations of fans.

The specific body color — #7bd0c8 — is moderately saturated and bright and airy. It's a teal-cyan that sits precisely at 174° on the color wheel, calibrated to read clearly against both light and dark backgrounds in fast-moving battle scenes.

Fans who grew up watching the show tend to remember the character's overall color family correctly, but the exact saturation and brightness often slip. Most people overshoot the saturation by 10–15%, a quirk of memory that makes Vaporeon one of the more revealing tests in the game.

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Calibrated to this character's specific hex, not generic color advice.

1Hue: Lock in around 174° — squarely in the cyan/teal range (150°–210°). Don't drift more than 10° from the target.

2Saturation: Target 41%. This is moderate saturation. Going too intense (above 80%) makes it look artificial; going too gray (below 25%) loses the character's identity.

3Brightness should stay in the mid-to-upper range (55–85%). Too low and you lose the character's warmth; too high and it washes out toward white.

4Common mistake: Players tend to push brightness to 100% thinking "lighter = closer." But the real color has intentional headroom — leave 10–15% of brightness on the table.