Disney's Color of Evil
Overview
Villainy! A collection of color swatches derived solely from Disney’s cast of animated deplorables. Is it possible to tell whether or not a character is ‘evil’ simply based on their appearance? Are these 60+ evil color palettes fairly distributed across the spectrum? Is there a predisposition to stereotype characters wearing sinister shades of blue/purple/red as the “bad guys?” Find out below!
Download the Palettes
All 60+ 5-color palettes are available as one large collection in the following formats:
Disney Villain Color References
Captain Hook – Peter Pan
Cruella de Vil – 101 Dalmatians
Dr. Facilier – Princess and the Frog
Gaston – Beauty and the Beast
Evil Queen Grimhilde – Snow White
Hades – Hercules
Jafar – Aladdin
Lady Tremaine – Cinderella
Maleficent – Sleeping Beauty
Queen of Hearts – Alice in Wonderland
Scar – Lion King
Ursula – Little Mermaid
Amos Slade – Fox and the Hound
Aunt Sarah – Lady and the Tramp
AUTO – Wall-E
Bowler Hat Guy aka “Goob“ – Meet the Robinsons
Bruce – Finding Nemo
Charles F. Muntz – Up
Chernabog – Fantasia
Chef Skinner – Ratatouille
Claude Frollo – Hunchback of Notre Dame
Dawn Bellweather – Zootopia
Clayton – Tarzan
Jumba Jookiba – Lilo and Stitch
Edgar Balthazar – Aristocats
Ernesto de la Cruz – Coco
Evelyn Deavor – Incredibles 2
The Headless Horseman – Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Henry J. Waternoose III – Monsters, Inc.
Honest John – Pinocchio
Hopper – A Bug’s Life
The Horned King – Black Cauldron
John Silver – Treasure Planet
Kaa – Jungle Book
King Candy – Wreck it Ralph
Lotso – Toy Story 3
Lyle Tiberius Rourke – Atlantis the Lost Empire
Madam Mim – The Sword in the Stone
Madame Medusa – The Rescuers
Mor‘du – Brave
Mother Gothel – Tangled
Oogie Boogie – Nightmare Before Christmas
Percival C. McLeach and Joanna – Rescuers Down Under
Prince Hans – Frozen
Prince John – Robin Hood
Prospector Stinky Pete – Toy Story 2
Randall Boggs – Monsters, Inc.
Ratcliffe – Pocahontas
Ratigan – Great Mouse Detective
Ringmaster – Dumbo
Shan Yu – Mulan
Shere Khan – Jungle Book
Sheriff of Nottingham – Robin Hood
Sid Phillips – Toy Story
Stromboli – Pinocchio
Syndrome – Incredibles
Tamatoa – Moana
Thunderclap – The Good Dinosaur
Yokai – Big Hero 6
Yzma – The Emporer’s New Groove
The ProfilE of Evil
According to the Cartoon Safety Administration (CSA), there are signs a character might be evil in addition to the color of their palette. The CSA have developed this friendly checklist to Stereotype Toons by Observing Personality (STOP) to make profiling quick and easy.
STOP and look for common signs a cartoon might be evil:
Excessive baring of teeth, claws, sarcasm.
Complains about inconveniences or is overly impatient.
Conspires or strives to rule the kingdom, kitchen, daycare.
Literally a snake (or can transform into one).
Widely open staring eyes with hypnotic powers.
Extravagant, ceremonial, or authoritative attire, jewelry, accessories.
Measured or reserved attitude with cold, manipulative, calculated responses.
Gazes into and/or solicits advice from spooky sentient objects.
Collects souls, talks about souls, guards souls, can’t wait to acquire more souls.
Wringing of hands in a sinister manner.
Doofus henchmen (assess using Distribution of Intelligence Measurement—*DIM).
…and be sure to check out the data visualization poster for this Disney villain color study, available in the store.