#like how bones in medical has a lighter blue (because of the material) and spock as a science officer has a mid/darker blue

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Concept: as you go up the ranks instarfleet, your uniforms saturation gets stronger. Kirk's command gold is a rich ochre, and ensign chekov is a pastel yellow. Sulu's yellow is bright, but somewhere in the middle

Department heads like bones spock uhura and scotty are very vibrant! They're just missing the "richness" of their colors that's only reserved for the captain

#oohhhh symbolism #i love love love the idea of starfleet having more variance in their uniforms #like cadets wearing white #and anything past captain starts adding a darker tone since it cant get anymore saturated #(also a very loud metaphor for how once you reach admiralty and upper command your focus shifts and the shows tend to depict those people #as like #bad or morally corrupt) #which would be interesting imo gjjsjakajfj #the top chief admiral or whoever wears all black #i say sarcastically 😆 #i also liked the idea of different departments in the same sector of the fleet having different hues #like how bones in medical has a lighter blue (because of the material) and spock as a science officer has a mid/darker blue #oh and armbands/pips/whatever identifies rank stay as well i like those features a lot