Tide Pool Starfish and Crab Ocean Scene
Coloring guide
A rocky tide pool is home to two smiling starfish, a happy crab and three sea anemones. The bigger starfish sits on the left with dotted arms and a cheerful face, and a smaller one rests near the right. At bottom center, the crab waves its claws, its big round eyes on stalks. Wavy anemones with ruffled tentacles sit among smooth pebbles and ripples. One snail with a swirly shell perches on a rock at the top, and another rests on a rock at the bottom right. Tall seaweed frames both sides and small barnacle clusters dot the rocks. Soft purples and pinks suit the anemones, and bright orange makes the starfish stand out against blue-green water. Print or download it free for a quiet, creative moment. Looking for more? Our Forest and Solar System & Space coloring pages pair nicely with this Ocean page.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- sandy beige
- medium gray
- slate gray
- tangerine
- leaf green
- sky blue
- bubblegum pink
- coral red
- light green
- golden yellow
- light orchid
- violet
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Fill the sandy floor and the sandy patches around the rocks with sandy beige, leaving the pale pebble highlights white.
- 2Color the water patches and the little puddles with sky blue and periwinkle, then fill the large gray rocks and pebbles with medium gray and slate gray.
- 3Color the big starfish with tangerine and the small starfish with golden yellow, leaving the little dots on both white.
- 4Fill the anemone bases with bubblegum pink and their centers with light orchid, keeping the long tentacles white.
- 5Color the seaweed with leaf green and light green, and the snail shells with violet and burnt orange, then add the coral red crab with white eyes.
- 6Optional: add a few darker strokes of slate gray along the rock edges and under the starfish for a little depth.
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