For the well-researched final version of this article, visit 2019 Most Common LEGO Parts.

Understanding LEGO: Bricks

This article was never completed. I found some errors in my analysis and decided to come back to this project later.

Purchase one of every LEGO set currently available at shop.LEGO.com, organize the parts by element and color, and see how many of each you get. That’s exactly what I’ve done using the latest set availability and inventory data from brickset.com website.

The LEGO Group makes 100s of new sets every year containing thousands of different unique elements and around 50 different colors. This analysis demystifies which elements are most common, and which color is most common for each element. Unfortunately, The LEGO Group does not share the quantities of each part that they produce every year, so we need to approximate this using publicly available data.

The analysis is based on a simple approach – Imagine that you bought one of every LEGO set currently available at shop.LEGO.com, organized the parts by element and color, and counted how many of each you get. It turns out that you would get just under 1/4 million LEGO bricks. (I haven’t done the math, but I’m sure it would be expensive!)

Did you know that the top 10 most common LEGO elements make up around 20% of your collection?

If the LEGO group produced the same quantity of each LEGO set, this would almost perfectly match their commercial brick production. Since we know that The LEGO Group sells a lot more copies of inexpensive Licensed sets than expensive Hard-to-find exclusives, the data is not perfect. (If you want to learn more about my approach and the limitations, read the “Methodology” section at the bottom of this article.)

I excluded Duplo but included Technic sets in this analysis. This aligns with the reality that Technic builders often use some system elements, and System builders are increasingly leveraging Technic for mechanical functions, stronger structural support, or aesthetic/detailing purposes.

There is a good reason why so many of your LEGO bricks are Black, Gray, and White.

The original motivation for this analysis was to ensure that my LEGO Brick Labels collection include labels for all of the most common LEGO elements. I refined my dataset and produced these illustrations and tables because I found this data very interesting, and I think other LEGO enthusiasts will too.

Other useful applications for this data might include: designing LEGO models which use commonly used elements and colors as they are typically less expensive, to familiarize yourself with common parts that you might not own or have considered using in your models, and to better understand how the LEGO system works.

Top 100 Unique Elements

There are a total of about 3764 unique LEGO Elements used in sets that are currently available for sale. Some of those elements come in just one color, while many common elements can be found in a wide range of colors. This first list shows the 100 most common LEGO Elements. It also shows which color is most common.

	Part ID		Part Name	# of colors available	Most Common Color	Qty All Colors (Qty Most Common Color)
1		3023	Plate 1X2	43	Medium Stone Grey	9021 (1059)
2		6141	Round Plate 1X1	35	Black	7347 (557)
3		2780	Connector Peg W. Friction	1	Black	5086 (5086)
4		3004	Brick 1X2	38	Medium Stone Grey	4820 (591)
5		3005	Brick 1X1	38	Brick Yellow	4294 (766)
6		3069	Flat Tile 1X2	42	Medium Stone Grey	4211 (599)
7		3024	Plate 1X1	37	Brick Yellow	4033 (524)
8		3710	Plate 1X4	28	Medium Stone Grey	3732 (566)
9		54200	Roof Tile 1X1X2/3, Abs	41	Medium Stone Grey	3335 (383)
10		3020	Plate 2X4	28	Dark Stone Grey	3057 (491)
11		3022	Plate 2X2	26	Dark Stone Grey	2720 (485)
12		2412	Lattice Plate 1X2, Lacquered	21	Medium Stone Grey	2708 (488)
13		3666	Plate 1X6	25	Medium Stone Grey	2631 (343)
14		3003	Brick 2X2	30	Medium Stone Grey	2548 (393)
15		6558	Connector Peg W. Friction 3M	1	Bright Blue	2378 (2378)
16		2431	Flat Tile 1X4	33	Medium Stone Grey	2301 (408)
17		3010	Brick 1X4	28	White	2283 (319)
18		3021	Plate 2X3	23	Medium Stone Grey	2177 (430)
19		85984	Roof Tile 1 X 2 X 2/3, Abs	23	Medium Stone Grey	1968 (429)
20		15573	Plate 1X2 W. 1 Knob	22	Medium Stone Grey	1945 (424)
21		98138	Flat Tile 1X1, Round	26	Medium Stone Grey	1932 (262)
22		3070	Flat Tile 1X1	31	Medium Stone Grey	1903 (326)
23		3068	Flat Tile 2X2	26	Medium Stone Grey	1891 (305)
24		3623	Plate 1X3	24	Medium Stone Grey	1880 (305)
25		3062	Round Brick 1X1	29	Reddish Brown	1847 (253)
26		3001	Brick 2X4	25	Dark Stone Grey	1794 (236)
27		11477	Plate W. Bow 1X2X2/3	29	White	1736 (187)
28		43093	Conn.Bush W.Fric./Crossale	1	Bright Blue	1674 (1674)
29		6636	Flat Tile 1X6	20	Medium Stone Grey	1659 (420)
30		33291	Bracelet Upper Part	10	Bright Green	1627 (361)
31		3040	Roof Tile 1X2/45°	28	White	1582 (202)
32		4274	Connector Peg W. Knob	2	Bright Blue	1501 (830)
33		3795	Plate 2X6	21	Medium Stone Grey	1496 (276)
34		2420	Corner Plate 1X2X2	17	Dark Stone Grey	1487 (245)
35		3009	Brick 1X6	22	Medium Stone Grey	1471 (240)
36		87079	Flat Tile 2X4	20	Dark Stone Grey	1402 (277)
37		87087	Brick 1X1 W. 1 Knob	22	Medium Stone Grey	1323 (394)
38		3622	Brick 1X3	19	Brick Yellow	1225 (199)
39		32062	2M Cross Axle W. Groove	2	Bright Red	1203 (1100)
40		4589	Nose Cone Small 1X1	30	Black	1137 (114)
41		4032	Plate 2X2 Round	17	Medium Stone Grey	1110 (195)
42		32028	Plate 1X2 With Slide	12	Dark Stone Grey	1065 (333)
43		15068	Plate W. Bow 2X2X2/3	25	Dark Stone Grey	1064 (197)
44		3460	Plate 1X8	17	Medium Stone Grey	1051 (297)
45		87580	Plate 2X2 W 1 Knob	24	Medium Nougat	1040 (124)
46		63864	Flat Tile 1X3	17	Medium Stone Grey	1036 (236)
47		4162	Flat Tile 1X8	17	Medium Stone Grey	1009 (205)
48		15712	Plate 1X1 W. Up Right Holder	11	Dark Stone Grey	990 (316)
49		76382	Mini Upper Part No. 1633	526	Dark Azur	972 (13)
50		60478	Plate 1X2 W/Shaft Ø3.2	10	Dark Stone Grey	952 (273)
51		2357	Brick Corner 1X2X2	17	Brick Yellow	951 (159)
52		4070	Angular Brick 1X1	12	Medium Stone Grey	945 (196)
53		99207	Angular Plate 1.5 Bot. 1X2 2/2	7	Medium Stone Grey	938 (489)
54		6091	Brick W. Arch 1X1X1 1/3	26	White	925 (127)
55		3660	Roof Tile 2X2/45° Inv.	21	Medium Stone Grey	901 (150)
56		3665	Roof Tile 1X2 Inv.	23	Medium Stone Grey	898 (190)
57		3794	Plate 1X2 W. 1 Knob	16	Medium Stone Grey	898 (370)
58		4519	Cross Axle 3M	2	Medium Stone Grey	868 (827)
59		32123	1/2 Bush	2	Bright Yellow	868 (458)
60		3039	Roof Tile 2X2/45°	23	Dark Stone Grey	867 (103)
61		32054	2M Fric. Snap W/Cross Hole	3	Medium Stone Grey	866 (334)
62		99780	Angular Plate 1.5 Bot. 1X2 1/2	9	Dark Stone Grey	851 (284)
63		98283	Profile Brick 1X2 Single Gro.	7	Dark Stone Grey	826 (283)
64		3034	Plate 2X8	16	Dark Stone Grey	754 (158)
65		3700	Technic Brick 1X2, Ø4.9	11	Medium Stone Grey	752 (178)
66		63868	Plate 2X1 W/Holder,Vertical	12	White	750 (225)
67		59443	Cross Axle, Extension, 2M	7	Black	748 (184)
68		23893	Plate 2X2 W 1 Knob	11	Medium Stone Grey	700 (259)
69		15379	Chains M Plate M 5 Ø¸3, 2 Hole	1	Black	684 (684)
70		3008	Brick 1X8	15	Sand Yellow	673 (103)
71		11211	Brick 1X2 W. 2 Knobs	8	Medium Stone Grey	671 (399)
72		6590	Bush For Cross Axle	2	Medium Stone Grey	666 (380)
73		4477	Plate 1X10	14	White	658 (117)
74		48336	Plate 1X2 W. Stick 3.18	9	Black	658 (201)
75		3002	Brick 2X3	14	White	627 (98)
76		50950	Brick W/Bow 1/3	27	Dark Stone Grey	627 (78)
77		6536	Cross Block 90°	11	Black	626 (182)
78		32064	Brick 1X2 With Cross Hole	11	Medium Stone Grey	620 (150)
79		6541	Technic Brick 1X1	11	Medium Stone Grey	619 (132)
80		6143	Brick Ø16 W. Cross	15	Medium Stone Grey	612 (113)
81		92593	Plate 1X4 W. 2 Knobs	12	Medium Stone Grey	610 (159)
82		30136	Palisade Brick 1X2	11	Dark Stone Grey	607 (156)
83		60897	Plate 1X1 W. Holder	11	Medium Stone Grey	595 (171)
84		2654	Slide Shoe Round 2X2	11	Black	589 (158)
85		88323	Track Element, 5X1,5	4	Dark Stone Grey	582 (271)
86		4286	Roof Tile 1X3/25°	18	White	572 (82)
87		4865	Wall Element 1X2X1	21	Medium Stone Grey	567 (107)
88		2877	Profile Brick 1X2	7	Medium Stone Grey	566 (143)
89		32524	Technic 7M Beam	13	Dark Stone Grey	554 (110)
90		92280	Plate 1X2 W. Vertical Grip	5	Black	554 (251)
91		2540	Plate 1X2 W. Stick	10	Dark Stone Grey	540 (149)
92		73200	Mini Body Lowerpart Blue	38	Black	532 (80)
93		61409	Roof Tile W. Lattice 1X2X2/3	13	Dark Stone Grey	527 (239)
94		92411	Angle Plate 1X2 / 2X2	11	White	527 (97)
95		21712	Angle Plate 1X2 / 2X2	9	Black	522 (158)
96		32316	Technic 5M Beam	9	Black	518 (160)
97		99781	Angular Plate 1,5 Top 1X2 1/2	4	Medium Stone Grey	506 (228)
98		44237	Brick 2X6	15	Medium Stone Grey	499 (109)
99		93273	Plate W. Bow 1X4X2/3	19	Dark Stone Grey	493 (100)
100		30414	Brick 1X4 W. 4 Knobs	9	Dark Stone Grey	492 (122)

Parts that come in 12 or more different colors

You might expect that the most common parts come in the widest variety of colors, but you would be wrong. There are lots of reasons for this, but the number one reason is Technic. The most common technic Pins and Axles come in just one color to aid in finding the right part. As a result, the parts which are available in the widest range of colors end up being very basic elements such as Bricks, Plates, Tiles, and Cheese.

Note: Printed elements such as minifig torso are included in this analysis, but the color reflected in the table is the base color behind all the printing.

	Part ID		Part Name	# of colors available	Most Common Color	Qty All Colors (Qty Most Common Color)
1		3023	Plate 1X2	41	Medium Stone Grey	9021 (1059)
2		3069	Flat Tile 1X2	41	Medium Stone Grey	4211 (599)
3		54200	Roof Tile 1X1X2/3, Abs	40	Medium Stone Grey	3335 (383)
4		3005	Brick 1X1	37	Brick Yellow	4294 (766)
5		76382	Mini Upper Part No. 1633	36	Dark Azur	972 (13)
6		3004	Brick 1X2	36	Medium Stone Grey	4820 (591)
7		3024	Plate 1X1	36	Brick Yellow	4033 (524)
8		6141	Round Plate 1X1	34	Black	7347 (557)
9		2431	Flat Tile 1X4	31	Medium Stone Grey	2301 (408)
10		3070	Flat Tile 1X1	31	Medium Stone Grey	1903 (326)
11		3003	Brick 2X2	30	Medium Stone Grey	2548 (393)
12		4589	Nose Cone Small 1X1	30	Black	1137 (114)
13		11477	Plate W. Bow 1X2X2/3	29	White	1736 (187)
14		73200	Mini Body Lowerpart Blue	28	Black	532 (80)
15		3062	Round Brick 1X1	28	Reddish Brown	1847 (253)
16		3710	Plate 1X4	28	Medium Stone Grey	3732 (566)
17		3010	Brick 1X4	28	White	2283 (319)
18		3040	Roof Tile 1X2/45°	28	White	1582 (202)
19		3020	Plate 2X4	27	Dark Stone Grey	3057 (491)
20		50950	Brick W/Bow 1/3	27	Dark Stone Grey	627 (78)
21		98138	Flat Tile 1X1, Round	26	Medium Stone Grey	1932 (262)
22		3022	Plate 2X2	25	Dark Stone Grey	2720 (485)
23		3001	Brick 2X4	25	Dark Stone Grey	1794 (236)
24		15068	Plate W. Bow 2X2X2/3	25	Dark Stone Grey	1064 (197)
25		3068	Flat Tile 2X2	24	Medium Stone Grey	1891 (305)
26		3666	Plate 1X6	24	Medium Stone Grey	2631 (343)
27		3623	Plate 1X3	24	Medium Stone Grey	1880 (305)
28		87580	Plate 2X2 W 1 Knob	24	Medium Nougat	1040 (124)
29		6091	Brick W. Arch 1X1X1 1/3	23	White	925 (127)
30		3021	Plate 2X3	23	Medium Stone Grey	2177 (430)
31		85984	Roof Tile 1 X 2 X 2/3, Abs	23	Medium Stone Grey	1968 (429)
32		3039	Roof Tile 2X2/45°	23	Dark Stone Grey	867 (103)
33		3665	Roof Tile 1X2 Inv.	22	Medium Stone Grey	898 (190)
34		15573	Plate 1X2 W. 1 Knob	22	Medium Stone Grey	1945 (424)
35		3009	Brick 1X6	22	Medium Stone Grey	1471 (240)
36		4740	Satellite DiSh Ø16	22	Black	405 (73)
37		2412	Lattice Plate 1X2, Lacquered	21	Medium Stone Grey	2708 (488)
38		3795	Plate 2X6	21	Medium Stone Grey	1496 (276)
39		87087	Brick 1X1 W. 1 Knob	20	Medium Stone Grey	1323 (394)
40		6636	Flat Tile 1X6	20	Medium Stone Grey	1659 (420)
41		87079	Flat Tile 2X4	20	Dark Stone Grey	1402 (277)
42		14769	Flat Tile 2X2, Round	20	Medium Stone Grey	473 (85)
43		60481	Roof Tile 2X1X2	20	Black	412 (67)
44		3660	Roof Tile 2X2/45° Inv.	19	Medium Stone Grey	901 (150)
45		4865	Wall Element 1X2X1	19	Medium Stone Grey	567 (107)
46		30602	Front, 2X2, Sport	19	Bright Green	231 (35)
47		41879	Mini Leg	19	Black	78 (10)
48		3622	Brick 1X3	19	Brick Yellow	1225 (199)
49		93273	Plate W. Bow 1X4X2/3	19	Dark Stone Grey	493 (100)
50		11153	Brick With Bow 1X4	19	White	331 (73)
51		3626	Mini Head – Tr.	19	Transparent	98 (22)
52		30565	Plate 4X4, 1/4 Circle	18	Brick Yellow	297 (54)
53		4286	Roof Tile 1X3/25°	18	White	572 (82)
54		3031	Plate 4X4	17	Medium Stone Grey	475 (107)
55		51739	Plate 2X4X18°	17	Medium Stone Grey	329 (77)
56		4032	Plate 2X2 Round	17	Medium Stone Grey	1110 (195)
57		3460	Plate 1X8	17	Medium Stone Grey	1051 (297)
58		63864	Flat Tile 1X3	17	Medium Stone Grey	1036 (236)
59		4162	Flat Tile 1X8	17	Medium Stone Grey	1009 (205)
60		30374	Light Sword – Blade	16	Medium Stone Grey	414 (78)
61		2450	Corner Plate 45 Deg. 3X3	16	Medium Stone Grey	442 (90)
62		2420	Corner Plate 1X2X2	16	Dark Stone Grey	1487 (245)
63		2357	Brick Corner 1X2X2	16	Brick Yellow	951 (159)
64		43722	Right Plate 2X3 W/Angle	16	Medium Stone Grey	283 (44)
65		30367	Final Brick 2X2	16	Medium Stone Grey	202 (30)
66		3794	Plate 1X2 W. 1 Knob	16	Medium Stone Grey	898 (370)
67		3034	Plate 2X8	16	Dark Stone Grey	754 (158)
68		3037	Roof Tile 2X4/45°	16	Dark Orange	452 (120)
69		2454	Brick 1X2X5	16	White	374 (123)
70		92438	Plate 8X16	16	Brick Yellow	159 (31)
71		91405	Plate 16X16	16	Dark Stone Grey	91 (22)
72		43723	Left Plate 2X3 W/Angle	15	Black	263 (45)
73		3008	Brick 1X8	15	Sand Yellow	673 (103)
74		6143	Brick Ø16 W. Cross	15	Medium Stone Grey	612 (113)
75		44237	Brick 2X6	15	Medium Stone Grey	499 (109)
76		3032	Plate 4X6	15	Medium Stone Grey	435 (89)
77		3036	Plate 6X8	15	Dark Stone Grey	246 (43)
78		3958	Plate 6X6	15	Dark Stone Grey	219 (48)
79		88930	Plate W. Bow 2X4X2/3	15	White	180 (28)
80		93606	Brick W. Bow 2X4	15	Black	171 (35)
81		3298	Roof Tile 2X3/25°	14	White	380 (152)
82		3002	Brick 2X3	14	White	627 (98)
83		3035	Plate 4X8	14	Dark Stone Grey	366 (89)
84		30413	Wall Element 1X4X1 Abs	14	Medium Stone Grey	294 (54)
85		60474	Plate 4X4 Round W. Snap	14	Medium Stone Grey	267 (66)
86		41669	Bion. Eye	14	Transparent Fluorescent Green	102 (15)
87		4477	Plate 1X10	13	White	658 (117)
88		4871	Roof Tile 4X2/45° Inv.	13	Dark Stone Grey	130 (41)
89		61409	Roof Tile W. Lattice 1X2X2/3	13	Dark Stone Grey	527 (239)
90		4460	Roof Tile 1X2X3/73°	13	Reddish Brown	284 (56)
91		47457	Plates W. Bows 2X2	13	Dark Stone Grey	253 (63)
92		30357	Plate 3X3, 1/4 Circle	13	Dark Stone Grey	222 (57)
93		3678	Roof Tile 2X2X2/65 Deg.	13	Dark Stone Grey	209 (49)
94		59349	Wall Element 1X6X5, Pc	13	Brick Yellow	198 (42)
95		6179	Plate 4X4 W. 4 Knobs	13	Dark Stone Grey	166 (43)
96		3045	Corner Brick 2X2/45° Outside	13	Medium Stone Grey	144 (27)
97		60581	Wall Element 1X4X3, Abs	13	Dark Stone Grey	138 (36)
98		15571	End Ridged Tile 1X2/45°	13	Black	117 (27)
99		2432	Clamp 1X2	12	Black	344 (73)
100		41770	Left Plate 2X4 W/Angle	12	Black	263 (81)
101		32028	Plate 1X2 With Slide	12	Dark Stone Grey	1065 (333)
102		4070	Angular Brick 1X1	12	Medium Stone Grey	945 (196)
103		63868	Plate 2X1 W/Holder,Vertical	12	White	750 (225)
104		92593	Plate 1X4 W. 2 Knobs	12	Medium Stone Grey	610 (159)
105		3832	Plate 2X10	12	Medium Stone Grey	471 (117)
106		60596	Frame 1X4X6	12	Black	280 (67)
107		15672	Roof Tile 1X2 45° W 1/3 Plate	12	White	258 (59)
108		41769	Right Plate 2X4 W/Angle	12	Black	255 (83)
109		98560	Roof Tile 2X2X3/ 73 Gr.	12	Dark Brown	168 (39)
110		95820	Brick 1X2 W. Horizontal Holder	12	White	150 (41)
111		44676	Banner 26 Deg. M. 2 Holdere	12	Earth Blue	115 (29)
112		13731	Brick With Bow 1X10	12	Black	98 (28)
113		14533	Shell A 4M Ball Snap Ø10.2	12	Black	84 (28)
114		10314	Brick 1X4X1 1/3	12	Brick Yellow	67 (14)
115		14918	Nose Cone 2X2X2	12	Medium Stone Grey	66 (17)
116		6081	Brick W. Bow 4X1X1 1/3	12	Dark Stone Grey	62 (13)
117		47456	Plate W. Bows 2X3½	12	Dark Brown	52 (11)
118		52031	Plate 4X6X2/3	12	White	47 (9)

Top 100 Unique Parts (Element/Color combinations)

This list includes each unique Element / Color combination separately. This aligns with the unique “Part ID” values that the LEGO Group use to manage inventory. This causes elements which appear in only one color to rise to the top of the list, especially those basic Technic elements.

	Part ID		Part Name	This Color	Qty This Color (Qty All Colors)
1		2780	Connector Peg W. Friction	Black	5086 (5086)
2		6558	Connector Peg W. Friction 3M	Bright Blue	2378 (2378)
3		43093	Conn.Bush W.Fric./Crossale	Bright Blue	1674 (1674)
4		32062	2M Cross Axle W. Groove	Bright Red	1100 (1203)
5		3023	Plate 1X2	Medium Stone Grey	1059 (9021)
6		4274	Connector Peg W. Knob	Bright Blue	830 (1501)
7		4519	Cross Axle 3M	Medium Stone Grey	827 (868)
8		3023	Plate 1X2	Black	809 (9021)
9		3023	Plate 1X2	Dark Stone Grey	809 (9021)
10		3005	Brick 1X1	Brick Yellow	766 (4294)
11		3023	Plate 1X2	White	744 (9021)
12		15379	Chains M Plate M 5 Ø¸3, 2 Hole	Black	684 (684)
13		4274	Connector Peg W. Knob	Medium Stone Grey	671 (1501)
14		3023	Plate 1X2	Brick Yellow	633 (9021)
15		3069	Flat Tile 1X2	Medium Stone Grey	599 (4211)
16		3004	Brick 1X2	Medium Stone Grey	591 (4820)
17		3710	Plate 1X4	Medium Stone Grey	566 (3732)
18		3004	Brick 1X2	White	559 (4820)
19		6141	Round Plate 1X1	Black	557 (7347)
20		3024	Plate 1X1	Brick Yellow	524 (4033)
21		3004	Brick 1X2	Brick Yellow	521 (4820)
22		3069	Flat Tile 1X2	White	521 (4211)
23		6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	Transparent Red	517 (7347)
24		3005	Brick 1X1	White	512 (4294)
25		3024	Plate 1X1	White	503 (4033)
26		3020	Plate 2X4	Dark Stone Grey	491 (3057)
27		6141	Round Plate 1X1	White	489 (7347)
28		99207	Angular Plate 1.5 Bot. 1X2 2/2	Medium Stone Grey	489 (938)
29		2412	Radiator Grille 1X2	Medium Stone Grey	488 (2708)
30		3022	Plate 2X2	Dark Stone Grey	485 (2720)
31		3023	Plate 1X2	Bright Red	482 (9021)
32		3023	Plate 1X2	Sand Yellow	481 (9021)
33		3020	Plate 2X4	Medium Stone Grey	472 (3057)
34		2412	Radiator Grille 1X2	Black	465 (2708)
35		3024	Plate 1X1	Medium Stone Grey	460 (4033)
36		32123	1/2 Bush	Bright Yellow	458 (868)
37		2412	Radiator Grille 1X2	Dark Stone Grey	457 (2708)
38		3710	Plate 1X4	Dark Stone Grey	455 (3732)
39		3710	Plate 1X4	Black	444 (3732)
40		11214	Con. Bush 2M Fr. + Cross Axle	Dark Stone Grey	441 (441)
41		3069	Flat Tile 1X2	Dark Stone Grey	434 (4211)
42		87083	Cross Axle 4M With End Stop	Dark Stone Grey	433 (433)
43		3023	Plate 1X2	Reddish Brown	431 (9021)
44		6141	Plate 1X1 Round	Warm Gold	430 (7347)
45		3021	Plate 2X3	Medium Stone Grey	430 (2177)
46		85984	Roof Tile 1 X 2 X 2/3, Abs	Medium Stone Grey	429 (1968)
47		15573	Plate 1X2 W. 1 Knob	Medium Stone Grey	424 (1945)
48		6141	Round Plate 1X1	Dark Stone Grey	422 (7347)
49		6141	Plate 1X1 Round	Silver Metallic	422 (7347)
50		6636	Flat Tile 1X6	Medium Stone Grey	420 (1659)
51		3673	Connector Peg	Medium Stone Grey	414 (414)
52		3022	Plate 2X2	Medium Stone Grey	413 (2720)
53		6141	Round Plate 1X1	Reddish Brown	413 (7347)
54		32123	1/2 Bush	Medium Stone Grey	410 (868)
55		2431	Flat Tile 1X4	Medium Stone Grey	408 (2301)
56		11211	Brick 1X2 W. 2 Knobs	Medium Stone Grey	399 (671)
57		6141	Round Plate 1X1	Medium Stone Grey	396 (7347)
58		87087	Brick 1X1 W. 1 Knob	Medium Stone Grey	394 (1323)
59		3003	Brick 2X2	Medium Stone Grey	393 (2548)
60		54200	Roof Tile 1X1X2/3, Abs	Medium Stone Grey	383 (3335)
61		6590	Bush For Cross Axle	Medium Stone Grey	380 (666)
62		6562	Connector Peg/Cross Axle	Brick Yellow	374 (374)
63		3794	Plate 1X2 W. 1 Knob	Medium Stone Grey	370 (898)
64		3024	Plate 1X1	Black	369 (4033)
65		3021	Plate 2X3	Dark Stone Grey	367 (2177)
66		33291	Bracelet Upper Part	Bright Green	361 (1627)
67		3710	Plate 1X4	White	361 (3732)
68		3020	Plate 2X4	Black	360 (3057)
69		3069	Flat Tile 1X2	Black	352 (4211)
70		3705	Cross Axle 4M	Black	352 (398)
71		18651	Cross Axle 2M W. Snap W. Fric.	Black	344 (344)
72		3666	Plate 1X6	Medium Stone Grey	343 (2631)
73		3005	Brick 1X1	Medium Stone Grey	342 (4294)
74		15100	Single Bush 2M Ø4,9	Black	342 (342)
75		6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	Transparent Light Blue	341 (7347)
76		99207	Angular Plate 1.5 Bot. 1X2 2/2	Black	337 (938)
77		2412	Radiator Grille 1X2	Silver Metallic	334 (2708)
78		32054	2M Fric. Snap W/Cross Hole	Medium Stone Grey	334 (866)
79		32028	Plate 1X2 With Slide	Dark Stone Grey	333 (1065)
80		54200	Roof Tile 1X1X2/3, Abs	White	333 (3335)
81		3023	Plate 1X2	Bright Yellow	333 (9021)
82		3070	Flat Tile 1X1	Medium Stone Grey	326 (1903)
83		3022	Plate 2X2	White	324 (2720)
84		3010	Brick 1X4	White	319 (2283)
85		3004	Brick 1X2	Reddish Brown	319 (4820)
86		3022	Plate 2X2	Black	317 (2720)
87		15712	Plate 1X1 W. Up Right Holder	Dark Stone Grey	316 (990)
88		3666	Plate 1X6	White	311 (2631)
89		54200	Roof Tile 1X1X2/3, Abs	Brick Yellow	310 (3335)
90		3070	Flat Tile 1X1	White	310 (1903)
91		3666	Plate 1X6	Black	306 (2631)
92		3623	Plate 1X3	Medium Stone Grey	305 (1880)
93		3068	Flat Tile 2X2	Medium Stone Grey	305 (1891)
94		6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	Transparent	305 (7347)
95		3010	Brick 1X4	Brick Yellow	304 (2283)
96		6141	Round Plate 1X1	Brick Yellow	298 (7347)
97		3460	Plate 1X8	Medium Stone Grey	297 (1051)
98		3023	Plate 1X2	Bright Blue	296 (9021)
99		85984	Roof Tile 1 X 2 X 2/3, Abs	Dark Stone Grey	296 (1968)
100		3068	Flat Tile 2X2	Dark Stone Grey	295 (1891)

LEGO Color Palette

Including the transparent colors, currently available LEGO sets use 68 different colors. The following showcases the distribution of these colors, and the most common element in each color.

	Color		Qty Unique Elements	Most common Part ID	Most common Part Name	Qty All Parts (Qty Most Common El
1		Black	1156	2780	Connector Peg W. Friction	40630 (5086)
2		Medium Stone Grey	731	3023	Plate 1X2	39528 (1059)
3		Dark Stone Grey	632	3023	Plate 1X2	28482 (809)
4		White	912	3023	Plate 1X2	23060 (744)
5		Brick Yellow	311	3005	Brick 1X1	13664 (766)
6		Bright Red	517	32062	2M Cross Axle W. Groove	10623 (1100)
7		Reddish Brown	346	3023	Plate 1X2	10568 (431)
8		Bright Blue	325	6558	Connector Peg W. Friction 3M	9948 (2378)
9		Bright Yellow	478	32123	1/2 Bush	7098 (458)
10		Sand Yellow	176	3023	Plate 1X2	5481 (481)
11		Transparent	114	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	3359 (305)
12		New Dark Red	177	3004	Brick 1X2	3072 (211)
13		Dark Green	191	3023	Plate 1X2	2980 (145)
14		Warm Gold	178	6141	Plate 1X1 Round	2928 (430)
15		Earth Blue	173	3020	Plate 2X4	2609 (127)
16		Transparent Light Blue	105	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	2402 (341)
17		Silver Metallic	186	6141	Plate 1X1 Round	2175 (422)
18		Bright Orange	182	96874	Element Seperator	2149 (153)
19		Bright Yellowish Green	205	6141	Round Plate 1X1	1982 (208)
20		Medium Nougat	109	98283	Profile Brick 1X2 Single Gro.	1714 (236)
21		Transparent Bright Orange	43	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	1547 (284)
22		Medium Azur	139	3069	Flat Tile 1X2	1524 (141)
23		Dark Brown	123	30377	Space Skeleton Arm	1494 (81)
24		Transparent Red	34	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	1431 (517)
25		Flame Yellowish Orange	119	33291	Bracelet Upper Part	1381 (214)
26		Transparent Brown	71	3005	Brick 1X1 – Tr	1333 (220)
27		Medium Lilac	109	6141	Plate 1X1 Round	1268 (145)
28		Bright Reddish Violet	98	33291	Bracelet Upper Part	1265 (157)
29		Earth Green	93	3023	Plate 1X2	1259 (117)
30		Medium Blue	63	3005	Brick 1X1	1124 (145)
31		Dark Orange	91	3037	Roof Tile 2X4/45°	1027 (120)
32		Transparent Yellow	22	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	981 (255)
33		Medium Lavender	90	3023	Plate 1X2	927 (104)
34		Bright Green	55	33291	Bracelet Upper Part	915 (361)
35		Light Purple	80	3004	Brick 1X2	797 (59)
36		Transparent Blue	32	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	752 (157)
37		Bright Purple	53	33291	Bracelet Upper Part	678 (240)
38		Transparent Fluorescent Green	52	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	617 (216)
39		Dark Azur	63	3004	Brick 1X2	615 (97)
40		Transparent Fluorescent Reddish Orange	47	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	568 (190)
41		Sand Blue	46	3010	Brick 1X4	551 (88)
42		Olive Green	55	3004	Brick 1X2	545 (70)
43		Lavender	51	33291	Bracelet Upper Part	519 (60)
44		Light Nougat	150	12817	Mini Head No. ‘1149’	470 (45)
45		Multicombination	51	74261	Ball Cup High Friction W. Rubber	451 (86)
46		Sand Green	54	3069	Flat Tile 1X2	436 (64)
47		Transparent Medium Reddish Violet	16	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	395 (143)
48		Transparent Bright Green	29	6141	Plate 1X1 Round	382 (183)
49		Transparent Green	19	6141	Round Plate 1X1 – Tr.	374 (80)
50		Spring Yellowish Green	32	88513	Horn W. Shaft Ø 3.2	345 (80)
51		Titanium Metallic	67	76116	Bad Robot Arm	330 (59)
52		Light Royal Blue	33	3004	Brick 1X2	217 (89)
53		Cool Yellow	42	3004	Brick 1X2	217 (38)
54		Transparent Bright Bluish Violet	32	98138	Flat Tile 1X1, Round	208 (36)
55		Aqua	38	3004	Brick 1X2	176 (24)
56		Cool Silver, Drum Lacquered	5	2412	Lattice Plate 1X2, Lacquered	124 (49)
57		Transparent Fluorescent Blue	10	3023	Plate 1X2 – Tr.	95 (38)
58		White Glow	7	4589	Nose Cone Small 1X1 – Tr	81 (35)
59		Warm Gold, Drum Lacquered / Gold Metalized / Gold Laquered	3	3069	Flat Tile 1X2, Drum Laqu	31 (24)
60		Not specified	1	57051	Axle F. Bear.Elem. Ø2X44	28 (28)
61		Nougat	11	60616	Glass Door For Frame 1X4X6	22 (7)
62		Transparent Bluish Violet (Glitter)	2	4589	Nose Cone Small 1X1 – Tr	20 (11)
63		Transparent Light Blue With Glitter	5	47847	Wall Element 2X4X6, Iceberg	8 (4)
64		Transparent Fluorescent Green With Glitter	1	4589	Nose Cone Small 1X1 – Tr	6 (6)
65		Transparent With Glitter	2	30106	Crystal Globe	5 (3)
66		Metallic Dark Grey	1	90731	6X4X1 Carbonite Dek	2 (2)
67		Unknown	1	25672	Weapon Handle ‘1000’	2 (2)
68		Light Stone Grey	1	53793	Push Sensor Assambled	1 (1)

Color – sorted by Number of unique elements

The most common colors are similar to the colors available in the most different elements, but this list is ordered by number of unique elements anyways

	Color		Qty Unique Elements	Qty All Parts (Qty Most Common Element)
1		Black	1156	40630 (5086)
2		White	912	23060 (744)
3		Medium Stone Grey	731	39528 (1059)
4		Dark Stone Grey	632	28482 (809)
5		Bright Red	517	10623 (1100)
6		Bright Yellow	478	7098 (458)
7		Reddish Brown	346	10568 (431)
8		Bright Blue	325	9948 (2378)
9		Brick Yellow	311	13664 (766)
10		Bright Yellowish Green	205	1982 (208)
11		Dark Green	191	2980 (145)
12		Silver Metallic	186	2175 (422)
13		Bright Orange	182	2149 (153)
14		Warm Gold	178	2928 (430)
15		New Dark Red	177	3072 (211)
16		Sand Yellow	176	5481 (481)
17		Earth Blue	173	2609 (127)
18		Light Nougat	150	470 (45)
19		Medium Azur	139	1524 (141)
20		Dark Brown	123	1494 (81)
21		Flame Yellowish Orange	119	1381 (214)
22		Transparent	114	3359 (305)
23		Medium Nougat	109	1714 (236)
24		Medium Lilac	109	1268 (145)
25		Transparent Light Blue	105	2402 (341)
26		Bright Reddish Violet	98	1265 (157)
27		Earth Green	93	1259 (117)
28		Dark Orange	91	1027 (120)
29		Medium Lavender	90	927 (104)
30		Light Purple	80	797 (59)
31		Transparent Brown	71	1333 (220)
32		Titanium Metallic	67	330 (59)
33		Medium Blue	63	1124 (145)
34		Dark Azur	63	615 (97)
35		Bright Green	55	915 (361)
36		Olive Green	55	545 (70)
37		Sand Green	54	436 (64)
38		Bright Purple	53	678 (240)
39		Transparent Fluorescent Green	52	617 (216)
40		Lavender	51	519 (60)
41		Multicombination	51	451 (86)
42		Transparent Fluorescent Reddish Orange	47	568 (190)
43		Sand Blue	46	551 (88)
44		Transparent Bright Orange	43	1547 (284)
45		Cool Yellow	42	217 (38)
46		Aqua	38	176 (24)
47		Transparent Red	34	1431 (517)
48		Light Royal Blue	33	217 (89)
49		Transparent Blue	32	752 (157)
50		Spring Yellowish Green	32	345 (80)
51		Transparent Bright Bluish Violet	32	208 (36)
52		Transparent Bright Green	29	382 (183)
53		Transparent Yellow	22	981 (255)
54		Transparent Green	19	374 (80)
55		Transparent Medium Reddish Violet	16	395 (143)
56		Nougat	11	22 (7)
57		Transparent Fluorescent Blue	10	95 (38)
58		White Glow	7	81 (35)
59		Cool Silver, Drum Lacquered	5	124 (49)
60		Transparent Light Blue With Glitter	5	8 (4)
61		Warm Gold, Drum Lacquered / Gold Metalized / Gold Laquered	3	31 (24)
62		Transparent Bluish Violet (Glitter)	2	20 (11)
63		Transparent With Glitter	2	5 (3)
64		Not specified	1	28 (28)
65		Transparent Fluorescent Green With Glitter	1	6 (6)
66		Metallic Dark Grey	1	2 (2)
67		Unknown	1	2 (2)
68		Light Stone Grey	1	1 (1)

Data Collection/Analysis Methodology

I used data from Brickset to build these tables and graphs. The first data source I used was the Query Builder