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A fan-made gameplay palette for Mario with hex, RGB, and HSB values for each playable color part. Study the reference, then test your color memory.
hat
rgb(217, 39, 39)
HSB(0° 82% 85%)
shirt
rgb(57, 87, 128)
HSB(215° 55% 50%)
Use this round to see whether simple game-character structure really stays clean once the score tests red-blue separation and saturation restraint.
Run the red-blue benchmark →Mario is one of the strongest first flagship pages in the whole site because the red hat and blue shirt are clean, iconic, and immediately replayable.
He works especially well for players who want a game-character entry point without the tonal ambiguity that makes darker or cooler palettes harder to diagnose.
Mario feels easy because the palette is famous. The real lesson is whether you can keep the red and blue separated without making both colors louder than they need to be.
That makes Mario the right bridge between ultra-obvious starter pages like Pikachu and comparison pages like Mario vs Luigi.
See how this palette compares with another iconic challenge before you decide what to play next.
Compare Mario vs LuigiStarter Benchmark
Treat Mario as the game-category baseline. If your guesses drift here, harder game palettes will only hide the problem rather than solve it.
Hat
brightest and loudest anchor
Hat acts as the brightest and loudest anchor for Mario. It is the brightest part in the palette, so players often remember it as cleaner or more glowing than it really is. This is also the most saturated piece, which makes it the easiest part to overcook. Use Hat against Shirt to check whether your guess kept the right contrast relationship.
rgb(217, 39, 39) · HSB(0° 82% 85%)
Shirt
darkest control point
Shirt acts as the darkest control point for Mario. It is the darkest part in the palette, so even a small brightness miss can flatten the whole character. It is one of the calmer pieces, so players often forget how much restraint it needs. Use Shirt against Hat to check whether your guess kept the right contrast relationship.
rgb(57, 87, 128) · HSB(215° 55% 50%)
Mario is a benchmark page first and a compare-page setup second.
Move on when Mario becomes a stable baseline rather than a coin-flip score.
Mario works best as the clean game benchmark before you open sibling compares or harder flagship routes in the broader progression.
Open the flagship progressionBecause the palette is iconic, fast to understand, and clean enough that you can see red-blue separation mistakes clearly after each reveal.
Mario trains contrast balance between two strong colors. He is especially good for learning when both parts feel “right” individually but too loud together.
Players usually oversaturate the hat red and over-lift the shirt blue, which makes the whole result feel more poster-like than the target palette.
Use the Mario vs Luigi compare page if you want a direct game-character contrast lesson, or jump to Superman if you want another clean flagship benchmark in a different category.
Mustachioed plumber who rescues princesses from castles
Mario is valuable because he gives you a trustworthy game-category baseline. Without that baseline, comparison pages become opinionated vibes instead of real training tools.
Once Mario is stable, you can use follow-up pages to learn something specific rather than bouncing across character URLs that all pretend to be equally deep.