diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 8b5e1edd91..7e49882979 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ GENETICS SCANNER
 		else if (S.mutantstomach != initial(S.mutantstomach))
 			mutant = TRUE
 
-		msg += "\t<span class='info'>Reported Species: [H.dna.custom_species ? H.dna.custom_species : S.name]</span>\n"
-		msg += "\t<span class='info'>Base Species: [S.name]</span>\n"
+		msg += "\t<span class='info'>Reported Species: [H.spec_trait_examine_font()][H.dna.custom_species ? H.dna.custom_species : S.name]</font></span>\n"
+		msg += "\t<span class='info'>Base Species: [H.spec_trait_examine_font()][S.name]</font></span>\n"
 		if(mutant)
 			msg += "\t<span class='info'>Subject has mutations present.</span>\n"
 	msg += "\t<span class='info'>Body temperature: [round(M.bodytemperature-T0C,0.1)] &deg;C ([round(M.bodytemperature*1.8-459.67,0.1)] &deg;F)</span>\n"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
index aa14fe6013..f363aecf84 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	if(skipface || get_visible_name() == "Unknown")
 		. += "You can't make out what species they are."
 	else
-		. += "[t_He] [t_is] a [dna.custom_species ? dna.custom_species : dna.species.name]!"
+		. += "[t_He] [t_is] a [spec_trait_examine_font()][dna.custom_species ? dna.custom_species : dna.species.name]</font>!"
 
 	//uniform
 	if(w_uniform && !(SLOT_W_UNIFORM in obscured))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index f636ae76ab..41ac05b8e2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -1083,6 +1083,30 @@
 	. = ..()
 	set_species(race)
 
+/**
+ * # `spec_trait_examine_font()`
+ *
+ * This gets a humanoid's special examine font, which is used to color their species name during examine / health analyzing.
+ * The first of these that applies is returned.
+ * Returns:
+ * * Metallic font if robotic
+ * * Cyan if a toxinlover
+ * * Purple if plasmaperson
+ * * Rock / Brownish if a golem
+ * * Green if none of the others apply (aka, generic organic)
+*/
+/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/spec_trait_examine_font() 
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_ROBOTIC_ORGANISM))
+		return "<font color='#aaa9ad'>"
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_TOXINLOVER))
+		return "<font color='#00ffff'>"
+	if(isplasmaman(src))
+		return "<font color='#800080'"
+	if(isgolem(src))
+		return "<font color='#8b4513'"
+	return "<font color='#18d855'>"
+
+
 /mob/living/carbon/human/get_tooltip_data()
 	var/t_He = p_they(TRUE)
 	var/t_is = p_are()
@@ -1091,7 +1115,7 @@
 	if(skipface || get_visible_name() == "Unknown")
 		. += "You can't make out what species they are."
 	else
-		. += "[t_He] [t_is] a [dna.custom_species ? dna.custom_species : dna.species.name]"
+		. += "[t_He] [t_is] a [spec_trait_examine_font()][dna.custom_species ? dna.custom_species : dna.species.name]</font>"
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE, usr, .)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/species/abductor