diff --git a/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.Designer.cs b/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.Designer.cs
index 2be76237..1b4ab581 100644
--- a/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.Designer.cs
+++ b/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.Designer.cs
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.contextMenuStripLibraryHeader = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip(this.components);
             this.toolStripMenuItemResetLibraryColumnWidths = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.speciesSelector1 = new ARKBreedingStats.SpeciesSelector();
+            this.libraryToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.numericUpDownImprintingBonusTester)).BeginInit();
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.NumericUpDownTestingTE)).BeginInit();
@@ -973,6 +975,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.menuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem,
             this.editToolStripMenuItem,
+            this.libraryToolStripMenuItem,
             this.libraryFilterToolStripMenuItem,
             this.settingsToolStripMenuItem,
             this.helpToolStripMenuItem,
@@ -3452,6 +3455,21 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.speciesSelector1.SplitterDistance = 500;
             this.speciesSelector1.TabIndex = 0;
             // 
+            // libraryToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.libraryToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
+            this.copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem});
+            this.libraryToolStripMenuItem.Name = "libraryToolStripMenuItem";
+            this.libraryToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(55, 20);
+            this.libraryToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Library";
+            // 
+            // copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem.Name = "copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem";
+            this.copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(265, 22);
+            this.copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Copy color information to clipboard";
+            this.copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem_Click);
+            // 
             // Form1
             // 
             this.AcceptButton = this.btExtractLevels;
@@ -3876,5 +3894,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripLabel TsLbLabelSet;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripComboBox TsCbbLabelSets;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label LbWarningLevel255;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem libraryToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.cs b/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.cs
index 5dff5f84..fdd88e10 100644
--- a/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.cs
+++ b/ARKBreedingStats/Form1.cs
@@ -3629,5 +3629,12 @@ private void colorDefinitionsToClipboardToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, E
             // copy currently loaded color definitions to the clipboard
             Clipboard.SetText(string.Join("\n", Values.V.Colors.ColorsList.Select(c => $"{c.Id,3}: {c}")));
         }
+
+        private void copyColorInformationToClipboardToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            var colorInfo = _creatureCollection.GetColorInfo(speciesSelector1.SelectedSpecies);
+            Clipboard.SetText(string.IsNullOrEmpty(colorInfo) ? $"no color info available for species {speciesSelector1.SelectedSpecies}" : colorInfo);
+            SetMessageLabelText($"Color information about {speciesSelector1.SelectedSpecies} has been copied to the clipboard, you can paste it in a text editor to view it.", MessageBoxIcon.Information);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ARKBreedingStats/library/CreatureCollection.cs b/ARKBreedingStats/library/CreatureCollection.cs
index aa0badc7..4e25eafb 100644
--- a/ARKBreedingStats/library/CreatureCollection.cs
+++ b/ARKBreedingStats/library/CreatureCollection.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using System.Text;
 using ARKBreedingStats.mods;
 
 namespace ARKBreedingStats.Library
@@ -560,5 +561,99 @@ public enum ColorExisting
             /// </summary>
             ColorIsNew
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns information about what color ids exist in which regions of the creatures of a species.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal string GetColorInfo(Species species)
+        {
+            if (species == null) return null;
+
+            var colorsExistPerRegion = new HashSet<byte>[Ark.ColorRegionCount];
+            var colorsDontExistPerRegion = new HashSet<byte>[Ark.ColorRegionCount];
+            var allAvailableColorIds = Values.V.Colors.ColorsList.Select(c => c.Id).ToArray();
+            for (int i = 0; i < Ark.ColorRegionCount; i++)
+            {
+                colorsExistPerRegion[i] = new HashSet<byte>();
+                colorsDontExistPerRegion[i] = new HashSet<byte>(allAvailableColorIds);
+            }
+
+
+            foreach (var cr in creatures)
+            {
+                if (cr.speciesBlueprint != species.blueprintPath
+                   || cr.colors == null)
+                    continue;
+
+                var ci = 0;
+                foreach (var co in cr.colors)
+                {
+                    if (colorsExistPerRegion[ci].Contains(co)) continue;
+                    colorsExistPerRegion[ci].Add(co);
+                    colorsDontExistPerRegion[ci].Remove(co);
+                    ci++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var sb = new StringBuilder($"Color information about {species.DescriptiveNameAndMod} ({species.blueprintPath})\n\n");
+            for (int i = 0; i < Ark.ColorRegionCount; i++)
+            {
+                if (!species.EnabledColorRegions[i]) continue;
+                sb.AppendLine($"Color region {i}: {species.colors[i].name}");
+                var colorsExist = colorsExistPerRegion[i].Count;
+                sb.AppendLine($"{colorsExist} color id{(colorsExist != 1 ? "s" : "")} available in your library:");
+                CreateNumberRanges(colorsExistPerRegion[i]);
+                sb.AppendLine();
+                var colorsDontExist = colorsDontExistPerRegion[i].Count;
+                sb.AppendLine($"{colorsDontExist} color id{(colorsDontExist != 1 ? "s" : "")} missing in your library:");
+                CreateNumberRanges(colorsDontExistPerRegion[i]);
+                sb.AppendLine();
+                sb.AppendLine();
+            }
+
+            void CreateNumberRanges(HashSet<byte> numbers)
+            {
+                var count = numbers.Count;
+                if (count == 0) return;
+                if (count == 1)
+                {
+                    sb.Append(numbers.First());
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                int lastNumber = -2;
+                bool currentlyInRange = false;
+                foreach (var number in numbers.OrderBy(c => c))
+                {
+                    var lastNumberOfSet = --count == 0;
+                    if (lastNumber + 1 == number)
+                    {
+                        if (lastNumberOfSet)
+                        {
+                            if (currentlyInRange)
+                                sb.Append($"-{number}");
+                            else sb.Append($", {number}");
+                        }
+                        currentlyInRange = true;
+                    }
+                    else if (currentlyInRange)
+                    {
+                        // was a number range that now ends
+                        sb.Append($"-{lastNumber}, {number}");
+                        currentlyInRange = false;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        if (lastNumber == -2)
+                            sb.Append($"{number}"); // first number of row
+                        else
+                            sb.Append($", {number}");
+                    }
+                    lastNumber = number;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return sb.ToString();
+        }
     }
 }