{"slug":"peter-griffin-skin-color-chart","name":"Peter Griffin Skin Color Chart","url":"/templates/peter-griffin-skin-color-chart.jpg","w":627,"h":357,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Peter Griffin holds a skin color swatch chart. Label what the lighter shades get vs. what the darker shades get.","keywords":"peter griffin color chart meme, family guy skin color meme, peter griffin skin tone meme, color swatch meme, peter griffin car meme","year":2020,"origin":"From Family Guy (FOX). Peter Griffin sits in his car holding up a paint swatch/color chart with about 8-10 shades ranging from pale yellow to tan. He examines the swatches with a scrutinizing expression, wearing his red baseball cap and round glasses. The Global TV watermark sits in the bottom-right. The format lets users label what Peter is comparing and what conclusion he reaches. The swatches represent a spectrum of something. For another comparison format with two clear options, see Drake Hotline Bling. For examining something closely, see Futurama Fry Squint.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Light Shades","x":22.5,"y":19.9,"w":15.9,"h":28.9,"rotation":3,"placeholder":"Light shades get...","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":35,"opacity":1},{"label":"Dark Shades","x":21.2,"y":54,"w":16.7,"h":28.8,"rotation":3,"placeholder":"Dark shades get...","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":35,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["PRESUMED INNOCENT","DETAINED"],"exampleAltText":"Peter Griffin Skin Color Chart meme about presumed innocent vs detained based on skin tone","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-05","howToMake":["Peter is holding a skin color swatch card. Two text fields sit directly on the card, tilted to match the angle he holds it at","Top field goes over the lighter swatches. Bottom field goes over the darker swatches. The joke is about how different shades on the chart get treated differently","Keep text short since the card area is narrow. One or two words per field works best","White Impact text with black outline stays readable against the swatch colors on the card","Save Peter's color analysis as a PNG and share your findings"],"seo":{"aliases":["Peter Griffin Color Swatch","Family Guy Color Chart","Peter Comparing Colors","Peter Griffin Paint Chart","Peter Scrutinizing Meme"],"description":"Peter Griffin from Family Guy sits in his car, seatbelt on, red cap and round glasses in place, holding up a paint swatch card with roughly ten shades from pale cream to deep brown. He studies the swatches with the intensity of someone making a life-altering decision. The car interior is dark, the \"Global\" watermark sits in the corner, and Peter's expression says this comparison is the most important thing happening in his life right now.","definition":"Peter Griffin from Family Guy holding a skin color swatch chart and examining it carefully from his car. Users label the lighter swatches with one treatment and the darker swatches with another, satirizing double standards based on skin tone.","useCases":[{"category":"Justice System","examples":["PRESUMED INNOCENT / DETAINED","WARNING / ARRESTED","BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT / GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT","SELF DEFENSE / EXCESSIVE FORCE"]},{"category":"Daily Life","examples":["JUST BROWSING / FOLLOWED BY SECURITY","SWIMMING / CALLED THE COPS ON","JOGGING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD / SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTED"]},{"category":"Workplace","examples":["CULTURE FIT / NOT THE RIGHT FIT","LEADERSHIP MATERIAL / AGGRESSIVE","ASSERTIVE / THREATENING"]},{"category":"Social Situations","examples":["EXPLORING THE CULTURE / APPROPRIATING THE CULTURE","BOYS WILL BE BOYS / THUGS","ECCENTRIC / GHETTO"]}]}}