<p>The colors surely match the colors of the resource cards and the actual hexes:</p>

<ul>
<li>maroon - brick</li>
<li>dark green - wood</li>
<li>light green - sheep</li>
<li>yellow - wheat</li>
<li>gray - ore</li>
</ul>

<p>And the blank orange hex would be the desert.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/0CPJam.jpg" alt="resource cards"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/E8zYfm.jpg" alt="hexes"><br>
<sup>(clockwise from bottom left, that's sheep, wheat, ore, brick, and wood;  the center is desert, and there's an extra wood cut off on the bottom)</sup></p>

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2015-05-07T12:52:35.517Z
I am the creator of Better Settlers and I approve this correct answer

:)
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<p>Answers to this <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/9656/where-can-i-find-good-tile-layouts-for-settlers-of-catan?newreg=5ce3c03e610e4998bc0153321449183c">question</a> about tile layouts for Catan suggests <a href="http://www.bettersettlers.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Better Settlers</a>. When I open Better Settlers, the page shows a board setup for Catan. What do the colors in the setup stand for?</p>

<p>My guess:</p>

<ul>
<li>maroon/dark red: brick  </li>
<li>dark green: wood  </li>
<li>light green: wheat  </li>
<li>yellow: sheep  </li>
<li>grey: ore</li>
</ul>

<p>Is that correct?</p>

<catan>
What do the colors mean on Better Settlers?
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# What do the colors mean on Better Settlers?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-06)

Answers to this [question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/9656/where-can-i-find-good-tile-layouts-for-settlers-of-catan?newreg=5ce3c03e610e4998bc0153321449183c) about tile layouts for Catan suggests [Better Settlers](http://www.bettersettlers.com/). When I open Better Settlers, the page shows a board setup for Catan. What do the colors in the setup stand for?

My guess:

* maroon/dark red: brick
* dark green: wood
* light green: wheat
* yellow: sheep
* grey: ore

Is that correct?

**Tags:** catan


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-05-06. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

The colors surely match the colors of the resource cards and the actual hexes:

* maroon - brick
* dark green - wood
* light green - sheep
* yellow - wheat
* gray - ore

And the blank orange hex would be the desert.

![resource cards](https://i.sstatic.net/0CPJam.jpg)

![hexes](https://i.sstatic.net/E8zYfm.jpg)  
(clockwise from bottom left, that's sheep, wheat, ore, brick, and wood; the center is desert, and there's an extra wood cut off on the bottom)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I am the creator of Better Settlers and I approve this correct answer  :)  

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