iPhone 15 colors — all the latest rumors
iPhone 15 colors are sure to be a hot topic of discussion in the months leading up to the release of Apple’s new phones this fall. Colors provide a way for a phone to reflect your personal style, and as one of the things you can choose alongside model type and storage capacity, colors can either add to a device’s appeal — or leave you cold.
Take the new yellow color introduced by Apple for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 mini. While some people will appreciate the bright Minion-esque hue, others might have found the new look garish and a bit cartoonish. But it adds a sixth color to the iPhone 14 lineup, giving buyers more choice and — at least from Apple’s perspective — potentially boosting additional sales.
So, yes – colors will be an important part of the iPhone 15 story, which is probably why we’re already hearing a few rumors about the colors being considered. While we still have half a year until the estimated iPhone 15 release date, you can expect plenty of conversations about possible phone colors until September.
With the caveat that a lot could change in the coming months, here’s what we know about iPhone 15 colors and what previous color decisions can tell us about this year’s models.
iPhone 15 colors: What Apple has been up to lately
Before we dive into the iPhone 15 color rumours, it might be helpful to take a look back at the color choices Apple has made for recent phone releases. When we do that, we’ll see some patterns emerge.
| phones | original colors | Added extra color after launch |
| iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus | Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, [Product] Red | Yellow |
| iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max | Space Black, Gold, Silver, Deep Purple | none |
| iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini | Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Pink, [Product] Red | Green |
| iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max | Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue | alpine green |
| iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini | Black, White, Blue, Green, [Product] Red | Purple |
| iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max | Graphite, Gold, Silver, Pacific Blue | none |
| iphone 11 | Black, White, Purple, Green, Yellow, [Product] Red | none |
| iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max | Space Gray, Gold, Silver, Midnight Green | none |
Looking at the standard iPhone over the past four years, Apple has tended to offer consumers a choice of five colors when the phones launch in the fall. (The exception was the 2019 iPhone 11 release, where that model came in half a dozen colors.) iPhone Pro choices tend to be a little more limited — the last four iPhone Pro releases only came in four colors.
As for the color options themselves, the standard iPhone models — which include the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13 mini, and more recently the iPhone 14 Plus — tend to come in bright colors compared to the more muted options available for the Pro models are available. Some favorites return year after year: there’s always one [Product] Red iPhone as well as black and white models. (Apple has been calling these Midnight and Starlight.) On the iPhone Pro front, gold, silver, and some sort of graphite or black are the mainstays, with a fourth option that changes from year to year.
There’s another wrinkle in the iPhone colors. Since the iPhone 12, Apple has introduced at least one new color in the spring, similar to this year’s yellow iPhone 14. The iPhone 12 and 12 mini received a purple option. It was green for the iPhone 13 and 13 mini, while the iPhone 13 Pro got its own Alpine Green option.
One thing about those spring colors: they don’t stick around for the new iPhones that come out the following fall. In other words, we don’t expect this new shade of yellow to affect the colors of the iPhone 15.
iPhone 15 colors: What we’ve heard
So far there has been a rumor about iPhone 15 colors but it is pretty well documented. 9to5Mac (opens in new tab) cites a source claiming the iPhone 15 Pro will have a dark red color option. This particular shade would replace the Deep Purple color available on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The colors for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max could be a departure from years past amid another rumor surrounding these two models. Apple is reportedly switching from stainless steel to titanium for the iPhone 15 Pro, and this new material could impact the white colors Apple uses for its Pro phones. There are titanium Apple Watches available in silver and black, and these could also appear as potential iPhone 15 Pro colors.
The colors of the iPhone 15 are a bit simpler. The same 9to5Mac report from previous claims that light blue and pink are being tested as possible options for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. As described, the former option is essentially a sky blue hue, while the latter has a bubblegum pink appearance.
If light blue and pink ended up making the grade for the iPhone 15, they would go quite well with Midnight, Starlight and [Product] Red colors are likely to return from previous iPhone models.
iPhone 15 colors: What we expect
It’s too early to say for sure what colors will come to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro this fall. While the current color rumors seem solid enough, Apple has been known to change its mind based on how prototyping and production go.
Assuming the iPhone 15 comes in five colors like its predecessors, we like the idea of light blue and pink iPhones joining the Midnight, Starlight and [Product Red] options. Likewise, we would certainly expect silver and black iPhone 15 Pro models, along with the rumored dark red color. It remains to be seen whether Apple will keep the gold color for its Pro phones or scale it down to three color options for the new models.