Spawn Egg colors

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This feature was present in earlier versions of Minecraft, but has since been removed.

Prior to the Spring to Life game drop, spawn eggs used textures that were accordingly colored to match each mob.

While Programmer Art returns the old spawn eggs in Java Edition and add-ons can create the old spawn eggs in Bedrock Edition, these are dedicated texture files per item rather than the old coloring system.

Previous values

Java Edition

Spawn Egg Base color Overlay color Colored
Allay Spawn Egg
 #00DAFF

 #00ADFF
Armadillo Spawn Egg
 #AD716D

 #824848
Axolotl Spawn Egg
 #FBC1E3

 #A62D74
Bat Spawn Egg
 #4C3E30

 #0F0F0F
Bee Spawn Egg
 #EDC343

 #43241B
Blaze Spawn Egg
 #F6B201

 #FFF87E
Bogged Spawn Egg
 #8A9C72

 #314D1B
Breeze Spawn Egg
 #AF94DF

 #9166DF
Camel Spawn Egg
 #FCC369

 #CB9337
Cat Spawn Egg
 #EFC88E

 #957256
Cave Spider Spawn Egg
 #0C424E

 #A80E0E
Chicken Spawn Egg
 #A1A1A1

 #FF0000
Cod Spawn Egg
 #C1A76A

 #E5C48B
Cow Spawn Egg
 #443626

 #A1A1A1
Creaking Spawn Egg
 #5F5F5F

 #FC7812
Creeper Spawn Egg
 #0DA70B

 #000000
Dolphin Spawn Egg
 #223B4D

 #F9F9F9
Donkey Spawn Egg
 #534539

 #867566
Drowned Spawn Egg
 #8FF1D7

 #799C65
Elder Guardian Spawn Egg
 #CECCBA

 #747693
Ender Dragon Spawn Egg
 #1C1C1C

 #E079FA
Enderman Spawn Egg
 #161616

 #000000
Endermite Spawn Egg
 #161616

 #6E6E6E
Evoker Spawn Egg
 #959B9B

 #1E1C1A
Fox Spawn Egg
 #D5B69F

 #CC6920
Frog Spawn Egg
 #D07444

 #FFC77C
Ghast Spawn Egg
 #F9F9F9

 #BCBCBC
Glow Squid Spawn Egg
 #095656

 #85F1BC
Goat Spawn Egg
 #A5947C

 #55493E
Guardian Spawn Egg
 #5A8272

 #F17D30
Hoglin Spawn Egg
 #C66E55

 #5F6464
Horse Spawn Egg
 #C09E7D

 #EEE500
Husk Spawn Egg
 #797061

 #E6CC94
Iron Golem Spawn Egg
 #DBCDC2

 #74A332
Llama Spawn Egg
 #C09E7D

 #995F40
Magma Cube Spawn Egg
 #340000

 #FCFC00
Mooshroom Spawn Egg
 #A00F10

 #B7B7B7
Mule Spawn Egg
 #1B0200

 #51331D
Ocelot Spawn Egg
 #EFDE7D

 #564434
Panda Spawn Egg
 #E7E7E7

 #1B1B22
Parrot Spawn Egg
 #0DA70B

 #FF0000
Phantom Spawn Egg
 #43518A

 #88FF00
Pig Spawn Egg
 #F0A5A2

 #DB635F
Piglin Spawn Egg
 #995F40

 #F9F3A4
Piglin Brute Spawn Egg
 #592A10

 #F9F3A4
Pillager Spawn Egg
 #532F36

 #959B9B
Polar Bear Spawn Egg
 #EEEEDE

 #D5D6CD
Pufferfish Spawn Egg
 #F6B201

 #37C3F2
Rabbit Spawn Egg
 #995F40

 #734831
Ravager Spawn Egg
 #757470

 #5B5049
Salmon Spawn Egg
 #A00F10

 #0E8474
Sheep Spawn Egg
 #E7E7E7

 #FFB5B5
Shulker Spawn Egg
 #946794

 #4D3852
Silverfish Spawn Egg
 #6E6E6E

 #303030
Skeleton Spawn Egg
 #C1C1C1

 #494949
Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg
 #68684F

 #E5E5D8
Slime Spawn Egg
 #51A03E

 #7EBF6E
Sniffer Spawn Egg
 #871E09

 #25AB70
Snow Golem Spawn Egg
 #D9F2F2

 #81A4A4
Spider Spawn Egg
 #342D27

 #A80E0E
Squid Spawn Egg
 #223B4D

 #708899
Stray Spawn Egg
 #617677

 #DDEAEA
Strider Spawn Egg
 #9C3436

 #4D494D
Tadpole Spawn Egg
 #6D533D

 #160A00
Trader Llama Spawn Egg
 #EAA430

 #456296
Tropical Fish Spawn Egg
 #EF6915

 #FFF9EF
Turtle Spawn Egg
 #E7E7E7

 #00AFAF
Vex Spawn Egg
 #7A90A4

 #E8EDF1
Villager Spawn Egg
 #563C33

 #BD8B72
Vindicator Spawn Egg
 #959B9B

 #275E61
Wandering Trader Spawn Egg
 #456296

 #EAA430
Warden Spawn Egg
 #0F4649

 #39D6E0
Witch Spawn Egg
 #340000

 #51A03E
Wither Spawn Egg
 #141414

 #4D72A0
Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg
 #141414

 #474D4D
Wolf Spawn Egg
 #D7D3D3

 #CEAF96
Zoglin Spawn Egg
 #C66E55

 #E6E6E6
Zombie Spawn Egg
 #00AFAF

 #799C65
Zombie Horse Spawn Egg
 #315234

 #97C284
Zombie Villager Spawn Egg
 #563C33

 #799C65
Zombified Piglin Spawn Egg
 #EA9393

 #4C7129
April Fools' spawn eggs
Spawn Egg Base color Overlay color Colored
Batato Spawn Egg
 #4B3D2F

 #0F0F0F
Mega Spud Spawn Egg
 #D6A850

 #CFE661
Moon Cow Spawn Egg
 #24293E

 #E9D075
Plaguewhale Slab Spawn Egg
 #AE83B8

 #61872D
Poisonous Potato Zombie Spawn Egg
 #D0A245

 #0EDA1E
Toxifin Slab Spawn Egg
 #66C144

 #AC9040

Bedrock Edition

Spawn Egg Base color Overlay color Colored
Allay Spawn Egg
 #00DAFF

 #00ADFF
Armadillo Spawn Egg
 #AD716D

 #824848
Axolotl Spawn Egg
 #FBC1E3

 #A62D74
Bogged Spawn Egg
 #8A9C72

 #314D1B
Breeze Spawn Egg
 #AF94DF

 #9166DF
Camel Spawn Egg
 #FCC369

 #CB9337
Creaking Spawn Egg
 #5f5f5f

 #fc7812
Ender Dragon Spawn Egg
 #1C1C1C

 #E079FA
Firefly Spawn Egg[note 1]
 #123456

 #FEDCBA
Frog Spawn Egg
 #D07444

 #FFC77C
Glow Squid Spawn Egg
 #095656

 #85F1BC
Goat Spawn Egg
 #C0AC90

 #857261
Hoglin Spawn Egg
 #C66E55

 #5F6464
Iron Golem Spawn Egg
 #DBCDC2

 #74A332
Piglin Spawn Egg
 #995F40

 #F9F3A4
Piglin Brute Spawn Egg
 #592A10

 #F9F3A4
Polar Bear Spawn Egg
 #EEEEDE

 #D5D6CD
Sniffer Spawn Egg
 #871E09

 #25AB70
Snow Golem Spawn Egg
 #D9F2F2

 #81A4A4
Strider Spawn Egg
 #9C3436

 #4D494D
Tadpole Spawn Egg
 #6D533D

 #160A00
Trader Llama Spawn Egg
 #EAA430

 #456296
Warden Spawn Egg
 #0F4649

 #39D6E0
Wither Spawn Egg
 #141414

 #4D72A0
Zoglin Spawn Egg
 #C66E55

 #E6E6E6
Spawn eggs that are pre-colored

These spawn eggs used texture files directly, as opposed to using the standard base and overlay textures. Several of these used textures visually identical to the outcome of tinting in Java Edition, and as such the input colors could be reverse-engineered.

Spawn Egg Base color Overlay color Colored
Agent Spawn Egg ​[more information needed] ​[more information needed]
Bat Spawn Egg
 #4C3E30

 #0F0F0F
Bee Spawn Egg
 #EDC343

 #43241B
Blaze Spawn Egg
 #F6B201

 #FFF87E
Cat Spawn Egg N/A N/A
Cave Spider Spawn Egg
 #0C424E

 #A80E0E
Chicken Spawn Egg
 #A1A1A1

 #FF0000
Cod Spawn Egg
 #C1A76A

 #E5C48B
Cow Spawn Egg
 #443626

 #A1A1A1
Creeper Spawn Egg
 #0DA70B

 #000000
Dolphin Spawn Egg
 #223B4D

 #F9F9F9
Donkey Spawn Egg
 #534539

 #867566
Drowned Spawn Egg
 #8FF1D7

 #799C65
Elder Guardian Spawn Egg
 #CECCBA

 #747693
Enderman Spawn Egg
 #161616

 #161616
Endermite Spawn Egg
 #161616

 #6E6E6E
Evoker Spawn Egg
 #959B9B

 #1E1C1A
Fox Spawn Egg
 #D5B69F

 #CC6920
Ghast Spawn Egg
 #F9F9F9

 #BCBCBC
Guardian Spawn Egg
 #5A8272

 #F17D30
Horse Spawn Egg
 #C09E7D

 #EEE500
Husk Spawn Egg
 #797061

 #E6CC94
Llama Spawn Egg
 #C09E7D

 #995F40
Magma Cube Spawn Egg
 #340000

 #FCFC00
Mask Spawn Egg
 #FF0000

 #FFFF00
Mooshroom Spawn Egg
 #A00F10

 #B7B7B7
Mule Spawn Egg
 #1B0200

 #51331D
NPC Spawn Egg ​[more information needed] multiple colors
Ocelot Spawn Egg
 #EFDE7D

 #564434
Panda Spawn Egg N/A N/A
Parrot Spawn Egg
 #0DA70B

 #FF0000
Phantom Spawn Egg
 #43518A

 #88FF00
Pig Spawn Egg
 #F0A5A2

 #DB635F
Pillager Spawn Egg
 #532F36

 #959B9B
Pufferfish Spawn Egg
 #F6B201

 #37C3F2
Rabbit Spawn Egg
 #995F40

 #734831
Ravager Spawn Egg
 #757470

 #5B5049
Salmon Spawn Egg
 #A00F10

 #0E8474
Sheep Spawn Egg
 #E7E7E7

 #FFB5B5
Shulker Spawn Egg
 #946794

 #4D3852
Silverfish Spawn Egg
 #6E6E6E

 #303030
Skeleton Spawn Egg
 #C1C1C1

 #494949
Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg
 #68684F

 #E5E5D8
Slime Spawn Egg
 #51A03E

 #7EBF6E
Spider Spawn Egg
 #342D27

 #A80E0E
Squid Spawn Egg
 #223B4D

 #708899
Stray Spawn Egg
 #617677

 #DDEAEA
Tropical Fish Spawn Egg
 #EF6915

 #FFF9EF
Turtle Spawn Egg
 #E7E7E7

 #00AFAF
Vex Spawn Egg
 #7A90A4

 #E8EDF1
Villager Spawn Egg
 #563C33

 #BD8B72
Vindicator Spawn Egg
 #959B9B

 #275E61
Wandering Trader Spawn Egg N/A N/A
Witch Spawn Egg
 #340000

 #51A03E
Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg
 #141414

 #474D4D
Wolf Spawn Egg
 #D7D3D3

 #CEAF96
Zombie Spawn Egg
 #00AFAF

 #799C65
Zombie Horse Spawn Egg
 #315234

 #97C284
Zombie Villager Spawn Egg
 #563C33

 #799C65
Zombified Piglin Spawn Egg
 #EA9393

 #4C7129

History

Java Edition
1.111w49a Spawn eggs originally used a single texture, which was then colored as a whole with a randomly-generated color.
12w01a Spawn eggs now use two textures, a base and an overlay, which are colored individually with values defined in the code.
1.814w25a The base texture for spawn eggs has been changed.
1.21.525w08aColored spawn eggs have been replaced with their own separate textures.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.8 Added the mask spawn egg texture. It was made for data-driven entities.
In the texture, the red channel is the base spawn egg texture, while the green channel is the spawn egg overlay texture. To give the item its appearance the base color is applied to the red channel, and the overlay color is applied to the green channel with shaders.
1.21.70Preview 1.21.70.24Spawn eggs that used colors and those that did not have both been replaced with new textures located in the spawn_eggs sub-folder.
The mask spawn egg texture can still be used to create custom spawn eggs using add-ons.

Used colors

This section is missing information about: Confirm which of these do not use colors (in which case, move them to the below section) and which do (in which case add them to the History section, preferably alongside values): [list incomplete]
  • Donkey and mule spawn eggs in Console Edition before TU46
  • Whether the warden spawn egg shown in early screenshots actually differs from the JE1 revision
  • Whether the piglin spawn egg shown in early screenshots actually differs from the BE1 revision
  • Whether the moolip spawn egg has the correct colors reflecting its actual in-game appearance:
  • Pre-release versions of the frog and tadpole spawn eggs: Were these shown in a Java Edition or Bedrock Edition development build? Try to reverse-engineer the colors from the footage if possible (they are not 100% accurate due to MC-213446)
  • Remove entries listed in this template that have been incorporated into the History section below to make it clear what has actually been done
 
Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.
Java Edition
1.111w49aSpawn egg colors were generated randomly; see #Before 12w01a for more information.
12w01aSpawn egg colors are no longer generated randomly; colors are now instead explicitly defined for each mob.
As such, spawn eggs for which no colors have been defined simply use the raw textures directly with no further colors applied.
The colors defined for spawn eggs that are intended to be used are as follows:
Blaze:
 #F6B201
,
 #FFF87E
[verify]
Cave Spider:
 #0C424E
,
 #A80E0E
[verify]
Chicken:
 #A1A1A1
,
 #FF0000
[verify]
Cow:
 #443626
,
 #A1A1A1
[verify]
Creeper:
 #0DA70B
,
 #000000
[verify]
Enderman:
 #161616
,
 #000000
[verify]
Ghast:
 #F9F9F9
,
 #BCBCBC
[verify]
Magma Cube:
 #340000
,
 #FCFC00
[verify]
Mooshroom:
 #A00F10
,
 #B7B7B7
[verify]
Pig:
 #F0A5A2
,
 #DB635F
[verify]
Sheep:
 #E7E7E7
,
 #FFB5B5
[verify]
Silverfish:
 #6E6E6E
,
 #303030
[verify]
Skeleton:
 #C1C1C1
,
 #494949
[verify]
Slime:
 #51A03E
,
 #7EBF6E
[verify]
Spider:
 #342D27
,
 #AB0E0E
[verify]
Squid:
 #223B4D
,
 #708899
[verify]
Villager:
 #563C33
,
 #BD8B72
[verify]
Wolf:
 #D7D3D3
,
 #CEAF96
[verify]
Zombie:
 #00AFAF
,
 #799C65
[verify]
Zombie Pigman:
 #EA9393
,
 #4C7129
[verify]
1.2.112w04aAdded ocelot spawn eggs.
Ocelot:
 #EFDE7D
,
 #564434
[verify]
1.4.212w38aAdded bat and witch spawn eggs.
Bat:
 #4C3E30
,
 #0F0F0F
[verify]
Witch:
 #340000
,
 #51A03E
[verify]
1.6.113w16aAdded horse spawn eggs.
Horse:
 #C09E7D
,
 #EEE500
[verify]
1.814w11aAdded endermite spawn eggs.
Endermite:
 #161616
,
 #6E6E6E
[verify]
14w25aAdded guardian spawn eggs.
Guardian:
 #5A8272
,
 #F17D30
[verify]
14w27aAdded rabbit spawn eggs.
Rabbit:
 #995F40
,
 #734831
[verify]
1.915w31aAdded shulker spawn eggs.
Shulker:
 #946794
,
 #4D3852
[verify]
1.1016w20aAdded polar bear, wither skeleton, stray, husk, elder guardian, cat, donkey, mule, skeleton horse, and zombie horse spawn eggs.
Polar Bear:
 #F2F2F2
,
 #959590
[verify]
Wither Skeleton:
 #141414
,
 #474D4D
[verify]
Stray:
 #617677
,
 #DDEAEA
[verify]
Husk:
 #797061
,
 #E6CC94
[verify]
Elder Guardian:
 #CECCBA
,
 #747693
[verify]
Cat:
 #EAA939
,
 #DB7920
Donkey:
 #534539
,
 #867566
[verify]
Mule:
 #1B0200
,
 #51331D
[verify]
Skeleton Horse:
 #68684F
,
 #E5E5D8
[verify]
Zombie Horse:
 #315234
,
 #97C284
[verify]
pre2Spawn eggs for wither skeletons, strays, husks, elder guadians, cats, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses have been removed; as such, the color values no longer exist.
1.1116w32aSpawn eggs for wither skeletons, strays, husks, elder guadians, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses have been reimplemented with the same color values they had previously.[verify] The cat spawn egg is still yet to be readded, however.
Added zombie villager spawn eggs.
Zombie Villager:
 #563C33
,
 #799C65
[verify]
16w39aAdded evoker, llama, vex, and vindicator spawn eggs.
Evoker:
 #959B9B
,
 #1E1C1A
[verify]
Llama:
 #C09E7D
,
 #995F40
[verify]
Vex:
 #7A90A4
,
 #E8EDF1
[verify]
Vindicator:
 #959B9B
,
 #275E61
[verify]
1.1217w13aAdded parrot spawn eggs.
Parrot:
 #0DA70B
,
 #FF0000
[verify]
1.1317w47aAs spawn eggs now have separate IDs, those not corresponding to usual mobs are now deleted if loaded from this version up to 18w16a, or converted to pig spawn eggs with NBT from 18w19a onward; as such, the uncolored spawn egg no longer appears in-game.
18w07aAdded phantom and turtle spawn eggs.
Phantom:
 #353043
,
 #79BE46
Turtle:
 #E7E7E7
,
 #00AFAF
[verify]
18w08bAdded cod, salmon, and pufferfish spawn eggs.
Cod:
 #C1A76A
,
 #E5C48B
[verify]
Salmon:
 #A00F10
,
 #0E8474
[verify]
Pufferfish:
 #F6B201
,
 #37C3F2
[verify]
18w10aAdded tropical fish spawn eggs.
Tropical Fish:
 #EF6915
,
 #FFF9EF
[verify]
18w11aAdded drowned spawn eggs.
Drowned:
 #8FF1D7
,
 #799C65
[verify]
18w15aAdded dolphin spawn eggs.
Dolphin:
 #223B4D
,
 #F9F9F9
[verify]
18w19aThe colors used by phantom spawn eggs have changed.
Phantom:
 #43518A
,
 #88FF00
[verify]
1.1418w43aAdded panda, pillager, and ravager spawn eggs.
Panda:
 #E7E7E7
,
 #1B1B22
[verify]
Pillager:
 #532F36
,
 #959B9B
[verify]
Ravager:
 #757470
,
 #5B5049
[verify]
18w44aCat spawn eggs have been reimplemented with a new color scheme.
Cat:
 #EFC88E
,
 #957256
[verify]
19w05aAdded trader llama and wandering trader spawn eggs.
Trader Llama:
 #EAA430
,
 #456296
[verify]
Wandering Trader:
 #456296
,
 #EAA430
[verify]
1.1519w34aAdded bee spawn eggs.
Bee:
 #FFE55E
,
 #262630
[verify]
19w41aThe colors used by bee spawn eggs have changed.
Bee:
 #EDC343
,
 #43241B
1.1620w06aAdded hoglin spawn eggs - currently these use the same colors as the zombie pigman spawn egg.
Hoglin:
 #EA9393
,
 #4C7129
20w07aAdded piglin spawn eggs.
Piglin:
 #995F40
,
 #F9F3A4
The colors used by hoglin spawn eggs have changed.
Hoglin:
 #C66E55
,
 #5F6464
20w13aAdded strider spawn eggs.
Strider:
 #9C3436
,
 #4D494D
20w14aAdded zoglin spawn eggs.
Zoglin:
 #C66E55
,
 #E6E6E6
1.16.220w27aAdded piglin brute spawn eggs.
Piglin Brute:
 #592A10
,
 #F9F3A4
1.1720w51aAdded axolotl spawn eggs.
Axolotl:
 #FBC1E3
,
 #A62D74
21w03aAdded glow squid spawn eggs.
Glow Squid:
 #095656
,
 #85F1BC
21w13aAdded goat spawn eggs.
Goat:
 #A5947C
,
 #55493E
1.19Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1Added warden spawn eggs.
Warden:
 #0F4649
,
 #39D6E0
22w11aAdded frog and tadpole spawn eggs.
Frog:
 #D07444
,
 #FFC77C
Tadpole:
 #6D533D
,
 #160A00
The warden spawn egg is not present in this branch.
22w12aReimplemented the warden spawn egg with the same two colors as in the experimental snapshot.
22w13aAdded allay spawn eggs.
Allay:
 #00DAFF
,
 #00ADFF
1.19.3
Experiment
Update 1.20
22w42aAdded camel spawn eggs.
Camel:
 #9C6A1A
,
 #E3B771
22w43aThe colors used by camel spawn eggs have changed.
Camel:
 #FCC369
,
 #CB9337
1.19.322w44aAdded ender dragon, iron golem, snow golem and wither spawn eggs.
Ender Dragon:
 #1C1C1C
,
 #E079FA
Iron Golem:
 #DBCDC2
,
 #74A332
Snow Golem:
 #D9F2F2
,
 #81A4A4
Wither:
 #141414
,
 #4D72A0
The colors used by polar bear spawn eggs have changed.
Polar Bear:
 #EEEEDE
,
 #D5D6CD
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20
23w07aAdded sniffer spawn eggs.
Sniffer:
 #962930
,
 #4D9960
pre1The colors used by sniffer spawn eggs have changed.
Sniffer:
 #871E09
,
 #25AB70
1.20.3
Experiment
Update 1.21
23w45aAdded breeze spawn eggs.
Breeze:
 #AF94DF
,
 #9166DF
1.20.523w51aAdded armadillo spawn eggs.
Armadillo:
 #A67775
,
 #734B4F
24w03aThe colors used by armadillo spawn eggs have changed.
Armadillo:
 #AD716D
,
 #824848
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21
24w07aAdded bogged spawn eggs.
Bogged:
 #8A9C72
,
 #314D1B
1.21.2
Experiment
Winter Drop
24w40aAdded creaking spawn eggs.
Creaking:
 #5F5F5F
,
 #FC7812
1.21.4?The colours of spawn eggs can now be modified via resource packs by adjusting the associated files in the items directory.
1.21.5?Spawn eggs now use individual textures rather than a coloured base and overlay.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.8Invalid spawn eggs now use colors.
Spawn:
 #000000
,
 #000000
When there are no colors specified the spawn egg looks completely black.
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0Added pillager spawn eggs.
Pillager:
 #532F36
,
 #959B9B
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.4Pillager spawn eggs now use a dedicated item texture.[1]
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1Added bee spawn eggs.
Bee:
 #EDC343
,
 #43241B
1.16.0beta 1.15.0.56Bee spawn eggs now use a dedicated item texture.
beta 1.16.0.51Added hoglin and piglin spawn eggs.
Hoglin:
 #FFB300
,
 #959B9B
Piglin:
 #532F36
,
 #AD6D2B
beta 1.16.0.57Added strider and zoglin spawn eggs.
Strider:
 #9C3436
,
 #4D494D
Zoglin:
 #C66E55
,
 #E6E6E6
beta 1.16.0.59The colors used by hoglin and piglin spawn eggs have changed.
Hoglin:
 #C66E55
,
 #5F6464
Piglin:
 #995F40
,
 #F9F3A4
1.16.20beta 1.16.20.50Added piglin brute spawn eggs.
Piglin Brute:
 #592A10
,
 #F9F3A4
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.56Invalid spawn eggs no longer use colors.
1.16.200
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs
beta 1.16.200.52Added goat spawn eggs.
Goat:
 #000000
,
 #FFFFFF
1.16.210
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs
beta 1.16.210.51The colors used by goat spawn eggs have changed.
Goat:
 #C0AC90
,
 #857261
beta 1.16.210.59Added glow squid spawn eggs.
Glow Squid:
 #095656
,
 #85F1BC
beta 1.16.210.60Glow squid spawn eggs have been removed.
1.16.220
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs
beta 1.16.220.50Re-added glow squid spawn eggs with the same two colors.
1.17.0
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs
beta 1.16.230.52Added axolotl spawn eggs.
Axolotl:
 #FBC1E3
,
 #A62D74
1.18.10
Experiment
Wild Update
beta 1.18.10.24Added frog and tadpole spawn eggs.
Frog:
 #D07444
,
 #FFC77C
Tadpole:
 #6D533D
,
 #160A00
1.18.30
Experiment
Wild Update
beta 1.18.30.22Added allay spawn eggs.
Allay:
 #00DAFF
,
 #00ADFF
beta 1.18.30.32Added warden spawn eggs.
Warden:
 #0F4649
,
 #39D6E0
1.19.10Preview 1.19.10.20Added trader llama spawn eggs.
Trader Llama:
 #EAA430
,
 #456296
1.19.50
Experiment
Next Major Update
Preview 1.19.50.21Added camel spawn eggs.
Camel:
 #9C6A1A
,
 #E3B771
Preview 1.19.50.22The colors used by camel spawn eggs have changed.
Camel:
 #FCC369
,
 #CB9337
1.19.60Preview 1.19.60.20Added ender dragon, iron golem, snow golem, and wither spawn eggs.
Ender Dragon:
 #1C1C1C
,
 #E079FA
Iron Golem:
 #DBCDC2
,
 #74A332
Snow Golem:
 #D9F2F2
,
 #81A4A4
Wither:
 #141414
,
 #4D72A0
Polar bear spawn eggs now use colors.
Polar Bear:
 #EEEEDE
,
 #D5D6CD
1.19.70
Experiment
Sniffer
Preview 1.19.70.23Added sniffer spawn eggs.
Sniffer:
 #962930
,
 #4D9960
1.20.0Preview 1.20.0.20The colors used by sniffer spawn eggs have changed.
Sniffer:
 #871E09
,
 #25AB70
1.20.60
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.20.60.20Added breeze spawn eggs.
Breeze:
 #AF94DF
,
 #9166DF
1.20.60
Experiment
Armadillo and Wolf Armor
Preview 1.20.60.23Added armadillo spawn eggs.
Armadillo:
 #A67775
,
 #734B4F
1.20.70
Experiment
Armadillo and Wolf Armor
Preview 1.20.70.20The colors used by armadillo spawn eggs have changed.
Armadillo:
 #AD716D
,
 #824848
1.20.70
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.20.70.24Added bogged spawn eggs.
Bogged:
 #8A9C72
,
 #314D1B
1.20.80Preview 1.20.80.20Added map marker spawn eggs. They use the colors of invalid spawn eggs.
Map Marker:
 #000000
,
 #000000
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.20Added creaking spawn eggs.
Creaking:
 #5F5F5F
,
 #FC7812
Minecraft Earth
ReleaseAdded moobloom spawn egg colors to the files.
Moobloom:
 #FDD500
,
 #F7EDC1
?Added moolip spawn egg colors to the files.
Moolip:
 #EA3483
,
 #EA67A0

Spawn eggs that do not use colors

In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, not all spawn eggs utilized the color system, and instead used predefined sprites that are themselves colored. These may appear identical to their Java Edition counterparts, or entirely different. Such cases are listed here for the sake of completion, and to distinguish them from color-using spawn eggs via highlighting what eggs do not.

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.7.0 Added chicken, cow, pig, and sheep spawn eggs.
v0.8.0build 1 Invalid spawn eggs now appear as chicken spawn eggs instead of blank textures.
v0.9.0build 1 Added creeper, enderman, mooshroom, silverfish, skeleton, slime, spider, wolf, zombie, and zombie pigman spawn eggs.
build 2 Added villager spawn eggs.
v0.11.0build 1 Added bat, cave spider, ghast, magma cube, and squid spawn eggs.
build 3 The texture for cave spider spawn eggs has changed.
v0.12.1build 1 Added blaze, ocelot, and zombie villager spawn eggs.
v0.13.0build 1 Added rabbit spawn eggs.
v0.14.0build 1 Added witch spawn eggs.
v0.15.0build 1 Added donkey, horse, husk, mule, skeleton, stray, wither skeleton, and zombie horse spawn eggs.
Added null spawn eggs. It is a placeholder for if a spawn egg does not have a texture. It is used instead of the chicken spawn egg.
v0.16.0build 1 Added guardian and NPC spawn eggs.
build 4NPC spawn eggs have been removed.
build 5 Added the texture for elder guardian spawn eggs. Previously it used the null spawn egg texture.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1 Added shulker, endermite, and polar bear spawn eggs.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0 Added llama, vindicator, evoker, and vex spawn eggs.
alpha 1.1.0.9 The textures for husk, shulker, silverfish, stray, and zombie horse spawn eggs have changed.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 Added parrot spawn eggs.
1.2.13
Experiment
Experimental Gameplay
beta 1.2.13.8 Added drowned spawn eggs.
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2 Added cod, salmon, pufferfish, and tropical fish spawn eggs.
beta 1.2.20.1 Added dolphin spawn eggs.
The textures for cod, salmon, pufferfish, and tropical fish spawn eggs have changed.
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.4 Added turtle spawn eggs.
1.6.0beta 1.6.0.1 Added phantom spawn eggs.
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.8 Added cat and panda spawn eggs.
Added agent spawn eggs.
Re-added NPC spawn eggs.
The null spawn egg texture is no longer used.
1.10.0
Experiment
Experimental Gameplay
beta 1.10.0.3 Added ravager and wandering trader spawn eggs.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.4 Pillager spawn eggs now use a dedicated item texture.[1]
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.1 Added fox spawn eggs.
1.16.0beta 1.15.0.56 Bee spawn eggs now use a dedicated item texture.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.56 Invalid spawn eggs now once again appear as chicken spawn eggs.
1.19.60Preview 1.19.60.20Polar bear spawn eggs now use colors. The dedicated item texture is now unused.
Minecraft Earth
Release Added cluckshroom and horned sheep spawn egg textures to the files.
0.4.0 Added jumbo rabbit spawn egg texture to the files.

Before 12w01a

Prior to Java Edition 12w01a, spawn eggs used a single texture, colored with a single color. This color was generated by the game via an equation, rather than specific colors picked for each egg; as such, even the unused spawn eggs had colors associated with them. The following formula was used to calculate each color component:

red = (64 + (n * 2423535 & 0xC0)) % 256;
green = (64 + (n * 223535 & 0xC0)) % 256;
blue = (64 + (n * 242535 & 0xC0)) % 256;

There are a total of 64 distinct spawn egg colors that can be generated, and the pattern of colors repeats every 256 metadata values (such that a spawn egg with metadata value 0 looks identical to that of one of value 256, and that to one of 512, and so on).

The following is a table of each individual spawn egg color, what data values it applies to in the 0-to-255 range (with the first being bold), and entities that this color is associated with:

Color Associated values Valid entities Invalid entities

 #404040
0, 60, 132, 224 Silverfish

 #004080
1, 33, 93, 197 Chicken Item

 #008000
2, 62, 94, 154, 166, 226 Magma Cube, Squid Experience Orb

 #00C040
3, 107, 167, 199

 #C0C0C0
4, 96, 128, 188 Mooshroom

 #C00040
5, 65, 97, 157 Snow Golem

 #C04080
6, 110, 170, 202

 #C08000
7, 67, 171, 231

 #808040
8, 40, 100, 204 Minecart

 #80C0C0
9, 101 Painting

 #800040
10, 70, 174, 234 Arrow

 #804080
11, 23, 83, 115, 175, 207 Snowball

 #404000
12, 72, 104, 164 Fireball

 #408040
13, 45, 105, 117, 177, 209 Small Fireball

 #40C0C0
14, 178 Ender Pearl

 #400040
15, 75, 87, 147, 179, 239 Eye of Ender

 #000080
16, 48, 108, 212 Mob[note 2]

 #004000
17, 77, 109, 169, 181, 241

 #008040
18, 122, 182, 214

 #C080C0
19, 51, 111, 143, 203, 215 Skeleton

 #C0C040
20, 80, 112, 172 TNT

 #C00080
21, 125, 185, 217 Falling Block

 #C04000
22, 82, 186, 246

 #8080C0
24, 56, 116, 220 Ghast

 #80C040
25, 85, 189, 249

 #800080
26, 38, 98, 130, 190, 222

 #400000
27, 119

 #404080
28, 88, 120, 180 Villager

 #4080C0
29, 133, 193, 225

 #40C040
30, 90, 102, 162, 194, 254 Pig

 #00C080
31, 63, 123, 227 Ender Dragon

 #000000
32, 64, 124, 196

 #C040C0
[note 3]
34, 66, 126, 158, 218, 230

 #C08040
[note 4]
35, 95, 127, 187 Wolf

 #C0C080
[note 3]
36, 140, 200, 232 End Crystal

 #C00000
[note 3]
37, 201

 #8040C0
[note 3]
39, 71, 131, 235

 #80C080
[note 3]
41, 53, 113, 145, 205, 237 Boat, Giant

 #40C000
[note 3]
42, 74, 134, 238

 #400080
[note 3]
43, 103, 135, 195

 #4040C0
[note 3]
44, 148, 208, 240

 #0080C0
[note 3]
46, 106, 138, 198

 #00C000
[note 3]
47, 79, 139, 151, 211, 243

 #C000C0
[note 3]
49, 81, 141, 173, 233, 245 Monster[note 5]

 #C04040
[note 4]
50, 142 Creeper

 #C0C000
[note 4]
52, 156, 216, 248 Spider

 #8000C0
[note 4]
54, 86, 146, 250 Zombie

 #804040
[note 4]
55, 219 Slime

 #408000
[note 4]
57, 89, 149, 253 Zombie Pigman

 #40C080
[note 4]
58, 118, 150, 210 Enderman

 #4000C0
[note 4]
59, 163, 223, 255 Cave Spider

 #0040C0
[note 4]
61, 121, 153, 213 Blaze

 #808080
[note 3]
68, 160, 192, 252

 #80C000
[note 3]
69, 129, 161, 221

 #408080
[note 3]
73, 165

 #0000C0
[note 3]
76, 136, 168, 228

 #008080
[note 3]
78, 242

 #808000
[note 3]
84, 144, 176, 236

 #00C0C0
[note 4]
91, 183 Sheep

 #000040
[note 4]
92, 152, 184, 244 Cow

 #804000
[note 3]
99, 159, 191, 251

 #800000
[note 3]
114, 206

 #004040
[note 3]
137, 229

 #804040
[note 3]
155, 247

Notes

  1. ↑ All references to this spawn egg and mob were removed.
  2. ↑ Refers to the remaining code for the passive human mob
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Color value obtained from a screenshot using a texture pack to replace the spawn egg texture with a solid white square, 22 Jan 2024. It may be advisable to double check this by generating the color directly with the original code.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Color value obtained from a screenshot using a texture pack to replace the spawn egg texture with a solid white square, circa 2020. It may be advisable to double check this by generating the color directly with the original code.
  5. ↑ Refers to the remaining code for the hostile human mob

Sources