There are many ways in Final Fantasy XIV for players to customize their character through glamours, the aesthetician, and fashion accessories. Their trusty chocobo companions can also strut their stuff by equipping different bardings, but the feathered friend has another method of personalization — its color.

There are 84 different colors in FFXIV that a chocobo's feathers can be, each based on the game's various clothing dyes. Changing your companion's color is more complex than using a dye and calling it a day. You'll need careful planning, resources, and time to achieve the desired results.

FFXIV Chocobo Color.png — Image by Fanbyte via Square Enix

How to change chocobo's color in FFXIV

When receiving your chocobo companion from the level 30 quest "My Feisty Little Chocobo," its color will default to Desert Yellow. If the classic color isn't a good fit for your feathered friend, you'll need to stable them in a Chocobo Stable. These stables can be placed in housing plots that you own or share, whether personal or for a Free Company, and can be found outside an Apartment you own.

Chocobos use different numerical values of red, green, and blue, or RGB, to determine their feathers' color. Feeding them certain fruits while they're stabled will change these RGB values, and each fruit has a specific effect on each numerical value. These fruits are grown in Gardening Plots and Pots available through housing and can be bought and sold from the market board.

Fruit	Red	Green	Blue
Xelphatol Apple	+5	-5	-5
Mamook Pear	-5	+5	-5
O'Ghomoro Berries	-5	-5	+5
Doman Plum	-5	+5	+5
Valfruit	+5	-5	+5
Cieldalaes Pineapple	+5	+5	-5
Han Lemon	Resets to Desert Yellow.

For example, the default Desert Yellow has a red value of 219, green value of 180, and blue value of 87. Feeding your chocobo a Xelphatol Apple will increase its red value by five while decreasing its green and blue values by five, bringing its RGB values to 224, 175, 82. If there is a color closer to these values than Desert Yellow, your chocobo's feathers will change after sitting in the stable for six hours.

When feeding your chocobo companion the fruit required to transform into the desired color, the best practice is to alternate fruits to avoid "overcapping" any particular color. RGB values in FFXIV have a minimum numerical value of 0 and a maximum of 255 for the game to determine the intensity of a color. Obtaining some colors may require dozens of any specific fruit, but feeding your Chocobo 15 Xelphatol Apples in a row when their red value was near its maximum would have no effect after reaching 255 and not increase any further. Since the feather-changing fruit affects all three values, your companion's red value would stay fixed at 255, while the green and blue decrease each time, resulting in an undesired color that's likely far from what you hoped to achieve.

FFXIV Chocobo Feeding.png — Image by Fanbyte via Square Enix

The simplest method of ensuring you're following the right pattern is to begin with the default Desert Yellow color for your companion. If you've already changed your chocobo's feathers before, you can feed it a Han Lemon to reset its plumage back to its original state after six hours, where you can begin the process. While waiting an additional six hours to reset lengthens the overall process, you'll save yourself from frustration later by starting with the ideal scenario.

Here are all of the possible colors your chocobo's feathers can be, along with their associated RGB values and the required fruit to feed them if starting from the default Desert Yellow:

Color	Red	Green	Blue	Required Fruit (if Desert Yellow)
Snow White	228	223	208	16 Doman Plum 5 Cieldalaes Pineapple 13 Valfruit
Ash Grey	172	168	162	7 O'Ghomoro Berries 3 Valfruit 7 Doman Plum
Goobbue Grey	137	135	132	13 O'Ghomoro Berries 3 Mamook Pear
Slate Grey	101	101	101	20 O'Ghomorro Berries 7 Xelphatol Apple 11 Mamook Pear
Charcoal Grey	72	71	66	26 O'Ghomoro Berries 13 Xelphatol Apple 17 Mamook Pear
Soot Black	43	41	35	32 O'Ghomoro Berries 19 Xelphatol Apple 23 Mamook Pear
Rose Pink	230	159	150	1 O'Ghomoro Berries 4 Doman Plum 7 Valfruit
Lilac Purple	131	105	105	17 O'Ghomoro Berries 6 Xelphatol Apple 7 Mamook Pear
Rolanberry Red	91	23	41	29 O'Ghomoro Berries 21 Xelphatol Apple 18 Mamook Pear
Dalamud Red	120	26	26	21 Xelphatol Apple 25 O'Ghomoro Berries 16 Mamook Pear
Rust Red	98	34	7	23 Xelphatol Apple 27 O'Ghomoro Berries 20 Mamook Pear
Wine Red	69	34	7	23 Xelphatol 31 O'Ghomoro Berries 22 Mamook Pear
Coral Pink	204	108	94	6 Xelphatol Apple 9 O'Ghomoro Berries 1 Mamook Pear
Blood Red	145	59	48	12 Mamook Pear 19 O'Ghomoro Berries 17 Xelphatol Apple
Salmon Pink	228	170	138	6 Valfruit 4 Doman Plum
Sunset Orange	183	92	45	13 Xelphatol Apple 13 O'Ghomoro Berries 8 Mamook Pear
Mesa Red	125	57	6	20 Xelphatol Apple 21 O'Ghomoro Berries 8 Mamook Pear
Bark Brown	106	75	55	14 Xelphatol Apple 22 O'Ghomoro Berries 14 Mamook Pear
Chocolate Brown	110	61	36	3 Xelphatol Apple 3 O'Ghomoro Berries 16 Mamook Pear
Russet Brown	79	45	31	20 Xelphatol Apple 28 O'Ghomoro Berries 20 Mamook Pear
Kobold Brown	48	33	27	21 Xelphatol Apple 32 O'Ghomoro Berries 23 Mamook Pear
Cork Brown	201	145	86	4 Xelphatol Apple 6 O'Ghomoro Berries 2 Mamook Pear
Qiqirn Brown	153	110	63	9 Xelphatol Apple 14 O'Ghomoro Berries 9 Mamook Pear
Opo-Opo Brown	123	92	45	13 Xelphatol Apple 19 O'Ghomoro Berries 14 Mamook Pear
Aldgoat Brown	162	135	92	10 O'Ghomoro Berries 5 Mamook Pear 4 Xelphatol Apple
Pumpkin Orange	197	116	36	11 Xelphatol Apple 8 O'Ghomoro Berries 7 Mamook Pear
Acorn Brown	142	88	27	15 Xelphatol Apple 17 O'Ghomoro Berries 14 Mamook Pear
Orchard Brown	100	66	22	18 Xelphatol Apple 23 O'Ghomoro Berries 19 Mamook Pear
Chestnut Brown	61	41	13	21 Xelphatol Apple 30 O'Ghomoro Berries 23 Mamook Pear
Gobbiebag Brown	185	164	137	5 O'Ghomoro Berries 2 Valfruit 3 Doman Plum
Shale Brown	146	129	108	12 O'Ghomoro Berries 12 Mamook Pear 3 Xelphatol Apple
Mole Brown	97	82	69	12 Xelphatol Apple 22 O'Ghomoro Berries 14 Mamook Pear
Loam Brown	63	51	41	29 O'Ghomoro Berries 21 Mamook Pear 18 Xelphatol Apple
Bone White	235	211	160	10 Doman Plum 9 Valfruit 5 Cieldalaes Pineapple
Ul Brown	183	163	112	5 O'Ghomoro Berries 1 Doman Plum 1 Mamook Pear
Desert Yellow	219	180	87	1 Han Lemon
Honey Yellow	250	198	43	5 Cieldalaes Pineapple 2 Xelphatol Apple 1 Mamook Pear
Millioncorn Yellow	228	158	52	6 Xelphatol Apple 3 Mamook Pear 1 O'Ghomoro Berries
Coeurl Yellow	188	136	4	11 Mamook Pear 12 Xelphatol Apple 7 O'Ghomoro Berries
Cream Yellow	242	215	112	6 Doman Plum 6 Cieldalaes Pineapple 5 Valfruit
Halatali Yellow	165	132	48	9 Xelphatol Apple 9 Mamook Pear 10 O'Ghomoro Berries
Raisin Brown	64	51	17	20 Xelphatol Apple 29 O'Ghomoro Berries 23 Mamook Pear
Mud Green	88	82	48	14 Xelphatol Apple 23 O'Ghomoro Berries 17 Mamook Pear
Sylph Green	187	187	138	6 Doman Plum 2 O'Ghomoro Berries 2 Valfruit
Lime Green	171	176	84	5 Mamook Pear 5 O'Ghomoro Berries
Moss Green	112	115	38	12 Xelphatol Apple 16 Mamook Pear 18 O'Ghomoro Berries
Meadow Green	139	156	99	7 Xelphatol Apple 10 O'Ghomoro Berries 7 Mamook Pear
Olive Green	75	82	50	14 Xelphatol Apple 24 O'Ghomoro Berries 18 Mamook Pear
Marsh Green	50	54	33	18 Xelphatol Apple 30 O'Ghomoro Berries 22 Mamook Pear
Apple Green	149	174	92	1 Doman Plum 6 O'Ghomoro Berries 5 Mamook Pear
Cactuar Green	101	130	65	7 Xelphatol Apple 14 Mamook Pear 17 Xelphatol Apple
Hunter Green	40	75	38	29 O'Ghomoro Berries 15 Xelphatol Apple 22 Mamook Pear
Ochu Green	64	99	57	11 Xelphatol Apple 24 O'Ghomoro Berries 19 Mamook Pear
Adamantoise Green	95	117	88	6 Xelphatol Apple 18 O'Ghomoro Berries 12 Mamook Pear
Nophica Green	59	77	60	13 Xelphatol Apple 26 O'Ghomoro Berries 19 Mamook Pear
Deepwood Green	30	42	33	19 Xelphatol Apple 33 O'Ghomoro Berries 24 Mamook Pear
Celeste Green	150	189	185	11 Doman Plum 3 Valfruit 6 O'Ghomoro Berries
Turquoise Green	67	114	144	4 Xelphatol Apple 22 O'Ghomoro Berries 12 Mamook Pear
Morbol Green	31	70	70	13 Xelphatol Apple 30 O'Ghomoro Berries 21 Mamook Pear
Ice Blue	178	196	206	14 Doman Plum 8 Valfruit 2 O'Ghomoro Berries
Sky Blue	131	176	210	9 O'Ghomoro Berries 3 Valfruit 12 Doman Plum
Seafog Blue	100	129	160	17 O'Ghomoro Berries 5 Mamook Pear 2 Doman Plum
Peacock Blue	59	104	134	3 Xelphatol Apple 24 O'Ghomoro Berries 11 Mamook Pear
Rhotano Blue	28	61	84	12 Xelphatol Apple 31 O'Ghomoro Berries 19 Mamook Pear
Corpse Blue	142	155	172	1 Valfruit 6 Doman Plum 10 O'Ghomoro Berries
Cerulean Blue	79	87	102	7 Xelphatol Apple 23 O'Ghomoro Berries 12 Mamook Pear
Woad Blue	47	56	81	14 Xelphatol Apple 29 O'Ghomoro Berries 18 Mamook Pear
Ink Blue	26	31	39	34 O'Ghomorro Berries 20 Xelphatol Apple 24 Mamook Pear
Raptor Blue	91	127	192	15 O'Ghomoro Berries 6 Doman Plum 2 Mamook Pear
Othard Blue	47	88	137	26 O'Ghomoro Berries 4 Xelphatol Apple 12 Mamook Pear
Storm Blue	35	65	114	10 Xelphatol Apple 30 O'Ghomoro Berries 17 Mamook Pear
Void Blue	17	41	68	16 Xelphatol Apple 34 O'Ghomoro Berries 22 Mamook Pear
Royal Blue	39	48	103	11 Xelphatol Apple 31 O'Ghomoro Berries 16 Mamook Pear
Midnight Blue	24	25	55	19 Xelphatol Apple 36 O'Ghomoro Berries 23 Mamook Pear
Shadow Blue	55	55	71	14 Xelphatol Apple 29 O'Ghomoro Berries 18 Mamook Pear
Abyssal Blue	49	45	87	14 Xelphatol Apple 31 O'Ghomoro Berries 17 Mamook Pear
Lavender Purple	135	127	174	1 Valfruit 13 O'Ghomoro Berries 4 Doman Plum
Gloom Purple	81	69	96	10 Xelphatol Apple 58 O'Ghomoro Berries 13 Mamook Pear
Currant Purple	50	44	59	17 Xelphatol Apple 31 O'Ghomoro Berries 20 Mamook Pear
Iris Purple	183	158	188	6 Valfruit 6 O'Ghomoro Berries 8 Doman Plum
Grape Purple	59	42	61	17 Xelphatol Apple 30 O'Ghomoro Berries 19 Mamook Pear
Lotus Pink	254	206	245	7 Cieldalaes Pineapple 19 Doman Plum 20 Valfruit
Colibri Pink	220	155	202	9 Doman Plum 12 Valfruit 3 O'Ghomoro Berries
Plum Purple	121	82	108	8 Xelphatol Apple 20 O'Ghomoro Berries 8 Mamook Pear
Regal Purple	102	48	78	14 Xelphatol Apple 25 O'Ghomoro Berries 13 Mamook Pear

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