About r/Colorization
In its own words:
/r/Colorization] is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Colorization can be very time-consuming but the results are often amazing. We offer information and experience on how to colorize old photos.
Community guide
r/Colorization (#773, about 1.4 million subscribers) is oriented around: /r/Colorization] is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Colorization can be very time-consuming but the results are often amazing. We offer information and… Recent activity samples show 1.5 posts/day in recent samples (~77% gallery, ~8% image, ~8% video). Public rules we collected include: Treat others with respect; Original UNALTERED black and white photo needs to be included; Every post title must be an informative title (DATE must be included); Not see your post?; A.I colorizations.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Match posts to: Treat others with respect; Original UNALTERED black and white photo needs to be included; Every post title must be an informative title (DATE must be included); Not see your post?.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Common flairs in samples include: Photo post, Help Needed, Video Post.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Dec 27, 2011, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 140 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/LofiHipHop (#772) and ahead of r/futbol (#774) in our ranking.
What sets r/Colorization apart
r/Colorization is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 4.8 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.1. Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 1.1 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Colorization grew from 1,373,965 to 1,374,755 subscribers (+790, +0.06%). That is about 18 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
r/Colorization gets about 1.5 new posts a day. The public archive holds 45,416 posts and 219,726 comments in total, about 4.8 comments per post.
Rules of r/Colorization
The moderators of r/Colorization list 9 rules. In short:
- Treat others with respect
- Original UNALTERED black and white photo needs to be included
- Every post title must be an informative title (DATE must be included)
- Not see your post?
- A.I colorizations
- User flairs
- No Sales, No tips (money tips) and no requests
- Links to your social media are allowed
- Using other peoples colorized photos
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Colorization and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Colorization?
r/Colorization has 1,374,755 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #773 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 790 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/Colorization?
r/Colorization was created on Dec 27, 2011, so it has been around for 14 years.
How active is r/Colorization?
Moderately: r/Colorization gets about 1.5 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 45,416 posts and 219,726 comments.
What is r/Colorization about?
The community describes itself as: “/r/Colorization] is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Colorization can be very time-consuming but the results are often amazing. We offer information and experience…” Recent post titles often mention taken.
Is r/Colorization safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Colorization as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Colorization?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Colorization accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Treat others with respect”; “Original UNALTERED black and white photo needs to be included”; “Every post title must be an informative title (DATE must be included)”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Colorization?
Communities with similar topics include r/WhitePeopleTwitter (3.1M), r/blackmagicfuckery (4.6M), r/BlackPeopleTwitter (6.3M), r/AccidentalRenaissance (1.6M) and r/TheWayWeWere (1.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Colorization.