diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/punpun.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/punpun.dm
index c8b8dbbc9d..8fd7b45b65 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/punpun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/punpun.dm
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/punpun/proc/Read_Memory()
+	var/saved_color
 	if(fexists("data/npc_saves/Punpun.sav")) //legacy compatability to convert old format to new
 		var/savefile/S = new /savefile("data/npc_saves/Punpun.sav")
 		S["ancestor_name"]	>> ancestor_name
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@
 		ancestor_chain = json["ancestor_chain"]
 		relic_hat = json["relic_hat"]
 		relic_mask = json["relic_hat"]
+		saved_color = json["color"]
+	if(!isnull(saved_color))
+		add_atom_colour(json_decode(saved_color), FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/punpun/proc/Write_Memory(dead, gibbed)
 	var/json_file = file("data/npc_saves/Punpun.json")
@@ -71,10 +75,12 @@
 		file_data["ancestor_chain"] = null
 		file_data["relic_hat"] = null
 		file_data["relic_mask"] = null
+		file_data["color"] = null
 	else
 		file_data["ancestor_name"] = ancestor_name ? ancestor_name : name
 		file_data["ancestor_chain"] = dead ? ancestor_chain + 1 : ancestor_chain
 		file_data["relic_hat"] = head ? head.type : null
 		file_data["relic_mask"] = wear_mask ? wear_mask.type : null
+		file_data["color"] = color ? json_encode(color) : null
 	fdel(json_file)
 	WRITE_FILE(json_file, json_encode(file_data))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm
index 0d04d4b562..c1897c3c05 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/cat/Runtime/proc/Read_Memory()
+	var/saved_color
 	if(fexists("data/npc_saves/Runtime.sav")) //legacy compatability to convert old format to new
 		var/savefile/S = new /savefile("data/npc_saves/Runtime.sav")
 		S["family"] >> family
@@ -146,14 +147,21 @@
 			return
 		var/list/json = json_decode(file2text(json_file))
 		family = json["family"]
+		saved_color = json["color"]
 	if(isnull(family))
 		family = list()
+	if(!isnull(saved_color))
+		add_atom_colour(json_decode(saved_color), FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/cat/Runtime/proc/Write_Memory(dead)
 	var/json_file = file("data/npc_saves/Runtime.json")
 	var/list/file_data = list()
 	family = list()
 	if(!dead)
+		if(color)
+			file_data["color"] = json_encode(color)
+		else
+			file_data["color"] = null
 		for(var/mob/living/simple_animal/pet/cat/kitten/C in children)
 			if(istype(C,type) || C.stat || !C.z || !C.butcher_results) //That last one is a work around for hologram cats
 				continue
@@ -161,6 +169,8 @@
 				family[C.type] += 1
 			else
 				family[C.type] = 1
+	else
+		file_data["color"] = null
 	file_data["family"] = family
 	fdel(json_file)
 	WRITE_FILE(json_file, json_encode(file_data))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
index bce46fe10d..748a182ba3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_corgi_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/corgi/Ian/proc/Read_Memory()
 	set waitfor = FALSE
+	var/saved_color
 	if(fexists("data/npc_saves/Ian.sav")) //legacy compatability to convert old format to new
 		var/savefile/S = new /savefile("data/npc_saves/Ian.sav")
 		S["age"] 		>> age
@@ -450,12 +451,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_corgi_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 		age = json["age"]
 		record_age = json["record_age"]
 		saved_head = json["saved_head"]
+		saved_color = json["color"]
 	if(isnull(age))
 		age = 0
 	if(isnull(record_age))
 		record_age = 1
 	if(saved_head)
 		place_on_head(new saved_head)
+	if(!isnull(saved_color))
+		add_atom_colour(json_decode(saved_color), FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/corgi/Ian/proc/Write_Memory(dead)
 	var/json_file = file("data/npc_saves/Ian.json")
@@ -470,10 +474,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_corgi_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 			file_data["saved_head"] = inventory_head.type
 		else
 			file_data["saved_head"] = null
+		if(color)
+			file_data["color"] = json_encode(color)
+		else
+			file_data["color"] = null
 	else
 		file_data["age"] = 0
 		file_data["record_age"] = record_age
 		file_data["saved_head"] = null
+		file_data["color"] = null
 	fdel(json_file)
 	WRITE_FILE(json_file, json_encode(file_data))
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
index 1f12195ad6..c05aba8227 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
@@ -910,11 +910,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_parrot_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 		speak += pick("...[longest_survival].", "The things I've seen!", "I have lived many lives!", "What are you before me?")
 		desc += " Old as sin, and just as loud. Claimed to be [rounds_survived]."
 		speak_chance = 20 //His hubris has made him more annoying/easier to justify killing
-		add_atom_colour("#EEEE22", FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
+		if(!color)
+			add_atom_colour("#EEEE22", FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 	else if(rounds_survived == longest_deathstreak)
 		speak += pick("What are you waiting for!", "Violence breeds violence!", "Blood! Blood!", "Strike me down if you dare!")
 		desc += " The squawks of [-rounds_survived] dead parrots ring out in your ears..."
-		add_atom_colour("#BB7777", FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
+		if(!color)
+			add_atom_colour("#BB7777", FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 	else if(rounds_survived > 0)
 		speak += pick("...again?", "No, It was over!", "Let me out!", "It never ends!")
 		desc += " Over [rounds_survived] shifts without a \"terrible\" \"accident\"!"
@@ -947,6 +949,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_parrot_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 	..(gibbed)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Poly/proc/Read_Memory()
+	var/saved_color
 	if(fexists("data/npc_saves/Poly.sav")) //legacy compatability to convert old format to new
 		var/savefile/S = new /savefile("data/npc_saves/Poly.sav")
 		S["phrases"] 			>> speech_buffer
@@ -963,8 +966,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_parrot_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 		rounds_survived = json["roundssurvived"]
 		longest_survival = json["longestsurvival"]
 		longest_deathstreak = json["longestdeathstreak"]
+		saved_color = json["color"]
 	if(!islist(speech_buffer))
 		speech_buffer = list()
+	if(!isnull(saved_color))
+		add_atom_colour(json_decode(saved_color), FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Poly/proc/Write_Memory(dead)
 	var/json_file = file("data/npc_saves/Poly.json")
@@ -978,6 +984,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_parrot_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 			file_data["longestdeathstreak"] = rounds_survived - 1
 		else
 			file_data["longestdeathstreak"] = longest_deathstreak
+		file_data["color"] = null
 	else
 		file_data["roundssurvived"] = rounds_survived + 1
 		if(rounds_survived + 1 > longest_survival)
@@ -985,6 +992,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_parrot_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 		else
 			file_data["longestsurvival"] = longest_survival
 		file_data["longestdeathstreak"] = longest_deathstreak
+		if(color)
+			file_data["color"] = json_encode(color)
+		else
+			file_data["color"] = null
 	fdel(json_file)
 	WRITE_FILE(json_file, json_encode(file_data))