Free Jungle Book Coloring Pages: 50+ printable PDF pages featuring Mowgli, Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, Shere Khan the tiger, Kaa the snake, King Louie, Colonel Hathi and Hathi Jr, Shanti, the vultures Buzzie Flaps, Ziggy and Dizzy, and the wolves who found baby Mowgli. All free, download PDF to print, or color online.
The set covers the full emotional range of the film. Baloo and Mowgli dancing pages are warm and cheerful, all loose movement and tropical fruit colors. Kaa’s pages are a completely different proposition: a coiling brown-and-cream snake with scale patterns that reward close, careful work. Shere Khan’s pages are the darkest in the set, all deep orange, black stripes, and shadow. Getting the tone right before picking up a color is the first decision on any page from this collection.
The pages are divided into two types. Portrait and duo pages, Mowgli with Baloo, Bagheera training Mowgli, Baloo fighting Shere Khan, reward getting each character’s palette exactly right. Action and scene pages, the fire chase, the Kaa confrontation, and the Khan battle add an environmental layer: light direction, dramatic shadow, and the color temperature of the jungle at night. Simpler portrait pages suit younger children and quick sessions; the detailed action and snake scale pages give older fans more to focus on.
These pages work well at home or as fan art for any viewer of the film. These are fan-made coloring pages and are not official, licensed, or endorsed by Disney or any rights holder of The Jungle Book franchise.
Quick Answer
Jungle Book coloring pages are a free set of 50+ printable PDFs and online coloring sheets covering the full main cast across solo portraits, duo scenes, and action pages. The range from Baloo’s cheerful tropical warmth to Shere Khan’s dramatic darkness gives this set more tonal variety than most single-film Disney collections.
Best for: Jungle Book fans, Disney fans, younger children, older kids, teens, adults, and anyone who enjoys jungle, animal, and classic cartoon character coloring
Formats: printable PDF and online coloring
Popular characters: Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Kaa, King Louie
Creative uses: fan art practice, animal character studies, jungle scene coloring, Disney classic displays, and nature-themed art
What’s Inside Jungle Book Coloring Pages
Mowgli Coloring Pages
Mowgli appears across many solo and portrait pages: Mowgli, Mowgli from The Jungle Book, Mowgli sits on the floor and holds a branch, Mowgli carefree, and Mowgli chased the tiger away with fire.
Coloring Mowgli: Mowgli’s look is simple and consistent: warm tan skin, a short red loincloth, and bare feet. His hair is black and slightly disheveled. The red loincloth is his single strongest color note and should stay warm and saturated. On action pages like the fire scene, the orange-red glow of the torch picks up his skin tone and makes the red loincloth almost merge with the flame: keep those warm tones distinct by making the cloth a cooler, more solid red against the flickering orange of the fire.
Baloo and Mowgli Pages
The largest single group covers Baloo and Mowgli together: Baloo and Mowgli, Baloo and Mowgli are dancing, Baloo with Mowgli, Baloo hugs Mowgli, Baloo helps Mowgli pick fruits, Mowgli on Baloo’s back, Mowgli riding on Baloo’s neck, and the Indian family, Mowgli, Baloo, and Bagheera.
Coloring Baloo: Baloo is the most distinctive character in the set. Unlike most cartoon bears, his coat is a warm grey-blue rather than brown, which makes him immediately readable alongside Mowgli’s warm tan. Keep the grey-blue loose and warm at the lighter areas, slightly cooler and deeper on his rounded belly and back. On dancing pages, the energy is in the pose and the expression: keep the palette bright and warm to match the mood.
Bagheera Coloring Pages
Bagheera, the black panther, appears in solo and scene pages: Bagheera, Bagheera with Baloo, Bagheera training Mowgli, Bagheera carries Mowgli running, and Mowgli hugs Bagheera.
Coloring Bagheera: Bagheera is almost entirely black, but a flat black reads as an outline rather than a panther. Use a very deep charcoal as the base, then add lighter charcoal or cool dark grey along the top of the head, the shoulders, and the haunches, where the light would catch his fur. A warm ochre or amber for the eyes makes them visible and gives him the intelligent, watchful expression the character carries.
Shere Khan Pages
Shere Khan appears in three pages: Shere Khan, Shere Khan on the ground, and Shere Khan from The Jungle Book. He also appears in action pages with Baloo and Mowgli.
Coloring Shere Khan: Shere Khan is a Bengal tiger, which means a warm orange body with jet-black stripes and a pale cream chest and inner legs. The stripes are the defining visual element: keep them true black rather than dark brown, and make sure they vary in width across the body the way real tiger stripes do. His pale yellow eyes are the only warm note on his face against the black and orange: keep them sharp and cold.
Kaa the Snake Pages
Kaa appears in six pages: Kaa, Kaa the enormous snake, Kaa in The Jungle Book, Kaa from The Jungle Book, Kaa wants to hurt Mowgli, and Mowgli and Kaa the snake.
Coloring Kaa: Kaa’s scale pattern is the most technically interesting surface in the set. His upper body is a warm olive-brown with darker olive scale markings, and his belly is pale cream or yellow-white. Work the scales in passes: base coat the whole upper body in olive-brown first, then shade individual scales darker or lighter across the full surface, and add the pale belly last. Kaa’s eyes are hypnotic spiral patterns: these are the page’s focal point and deserve careful, deliberate attention.
King Louie Pages
King Louie the orangutan appears in three pages: King Louie from The Jungle Book, King Louie with Mowgli, and King Louie and Mowgli. He also shares the dancing page with Baloo: Baloo and Louie dancing.
Coloring King Louie: Louie is a warm, burnt-orange with a pale cream face and inner ears. His body is shaggy and rounded, and his expression is always in motion between enthusiasm and cunning. The orange is his most important color: keep it warm and saturated, closer to a deep amber-orange than a flat orange, and it will read as a great ape rather than a cartoon pumpkin. The pale face area creates a natural contrast that keeps his expressions readable.
Hathi, Colonel Hathi, and Elephant Pages
Hathi Jr appears in two pages: Hathi Jr from The Jungle Book and Mowgli and Hathi Jr walking together. Hathi the elephant appears in Mowgli, and Hathi the elephant is friends with Mowgli. Colonel Hathi appears in Colonel Hathi from The Jungle Book. The elephant pack appears in Baloo Bear and the elephants.
Coloring the elephants: elephants in the Disney style are a warm medium grey with slightly darker grey on the creases and folds of skin, and a pale grey-white on the stomach and inner legs. The toes and toenails are a warm pale cream. Hathi Jr is slightly warmer and lighter than the adults: a softer grey rather than the more authoritative steel grey of Colonel Hathi.
Shanti, Vultures, and Supporting Pages
Shanti appears in Shanti from The Jungle Book, Shanti with Mowgli, and Mowgli and Shanti. The four vultures, Buzzie Flaps, Ziggy, and Dizzy, appear together on one page. The wolves found baby Mowgli, as shown on the page.
Coloring Shanti and the supporting cast: Shanti is a village girl with warm dark skin, long black hair, and a red bindi. Her outfit is a warm pink or sari-style wrap. The vultures are a dull grey-brown with pale pink bare heads and necks, a comedic contrast to their friendly personalities. The baby Mowgli wolf page suits a warm, protective palette: amber torch light, dark forest greens, and the pale grey of the wolf pack around the small, warm infant.
Printable PDF and Online Jungle Book Coloring Pages
Every design comes in two ways: a printable PDF for paper, or the same artwork colored on screen.
Using both formats: print the PDF when you want a clean sheet for crayons, pencils, or markers, and use the on-screen version when there is no printer nearby. The PDF holds the film’s expressive character linework and Kaa’s scale details cleanly on standard letter or A4 paper.
What These Pages Do
The Jungle Book is a film built on contrasting characters, and the contrast goes all the way down into their color design. Baloo is warm grey-blue and loose; Bagheera is controlled and almost entirely black; Shere Khan is orange and black and dangerous; Kaa is patterned and patient. Every major character in the film has a palette that tells you something about their personality before they speak. That is a genuine design skill in itself: reading what a color says about a character, and then matching the coloring to that reading. Coloring through this set is a study in how Disney’s animators used color as characterization, and the same logic applies to any character illustration beyond this film. The characters are the palettes, and the palettes are the characters. From here, Disney coloring pages is the parent hub. Jungle coloring pages and animals coloring pages extend the natural setting, and Tarzan coloring pages offer another Disney jungle adventure from the same tradition.
The American Art Therapy Association describes everyday coloring as recreation and self-care rather than clinical therapy. For a Jungle Book fan, picking up a Baloo and Mowgli dancing page is exactly that: a cheerful, screen-free activity built around characters and music that many viewers have loved since childhood. The American Academy of Pediatrics points to creative, imaginative activities as a recognized part of healthy development in children, and the range here, from the simple Mowgli portrait to the detailed Kaa scale pattern, gives children at different skill levels something that rewards the effort they put in.
How to Color Jungle Book Coloring Pages
These steps work for any page in the set, from a simple portrait to a full action scene.
Match the palette to the character’s energy before starting. Baloo pages want warm, loose, happy colors. Shere Khan’s pages want deep, controlled, dramatic ones. Kaa pages want patient, careful pattern work. Reading the character’s energy before picking up a color saves corrections and makes the finished page feel intentional.
On Baloo pages, keep the grey-blue warm rather than cold. A cool blue-grey reads as sad or distant. Baloo’s grey-blue should lean toward warmth, just enough to stay friendly without becoming brown. When in doubt, add a touch of warmth to the lighter areas and keep the shadows on the cooler side.
On Shere Khan pages, make the black stripes true black. Dark brown stripes on orange read as a large cat; true black stripes on orange read as Shere Khan specifically. The jet-black stripes are not decorative: they are the character’s visual authority. Do not soften them.
On Kaa pages, work the scales in passes rather than cell by cell. Base coat the whole upper body first in olive-brown, then go back across the whole surface, adding darker scale edges and lighter scale centers. Working this way keeps the tone consistent and avoids the patchy look that comes from finishing one scale at a time.
On Bagheera pages, use light to create the panther form. Start with deep charcoal across the whole body, then lift the top surfaces, head, shoulders, and spine, with a slightly lighter grey. The form will emerge from the light rather than needing any additional shading from below.
5 Creative Craft Ideas with Jungle Book Coloring Pages
Jungle Animal Bookmark
Color the Baloo bear on the ground page or the Bagheera solo page, then cut it into a long, thin strip roughly 5 cm wide and 20 cm tall.
Laminate it or cover it with clear tape on both sides, and you have a sturdy, wipeable bookmark to use in any book.
Kaa Scale Reference Card
Color the Kaa, the enormous snake, page slowly using the passes technique: olive-brown base, then darker scale edges, then pale belly.
Fold the finished page in half and write the three color steps on the back as a personal reference card for coloring any patterned animal in the future.
Mowgli and Baloo Dancing Greeting Card
Color the Baloo and Mowgli are dancing page in bright, warm colors, then fold a plain sheet of A4 paper in half to make a card.
Trim the colored page to fit the front of the card and glue it on. Write a short message inside using a lyric from “The Bare Necessities” for a handmade fan card that takes under twenty minutes to make.
Jungle Book Character Wall Strip
Color one solo portrait per main character: Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan, and Kaa.
Cut each to the same size, arrange them in a horizontal row on a strip of card, and write each character’s name underneath. Pin it to a bedroom or classroom wall as a five-character Disney reference strip.
Shere Khan vs Baloo Scene Display
Color the Baloo Bear fight Shere Tiger page and the Shere Khan page separately, using each character’s proper palette.
Mount them side by side on a dark card backing with a short caption, such as “Baloo steps in,” for a two-page fan display that tells a story without any words.
FAQ About Jungle Book Coloring Pages
Are these Jungle Book coloring pages free, and can I color them online?
Yes. Every page is free, with no account, email, or payment required. Download the PDF to print at home, or color the design on screen in the browser.
Which characters are included?
The set covers Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Kaa, King Louie, Hathi Jr, Colonel Hathi, Shanti, the four vultures Buzzie Flaps, Ziggy, and Dizzy, and the wolf pack, across solo, duo, and scene pages.
What is The Jungle Book?
The Jungle Book is a Disney animated film released in 1967, based on the stories of Rudyard Kipling. It follows Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the jungle, who must leave his home when the tiger Shere Khan threatens to return. Along the way, he meets Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, Kaa the snake, and King Louie the orangutan. It was the last animated film personally supervised by Walt Disney. You can read more on the Wikipedia page.
What colors should I use for Baloo?
Baloo’s coat is a warm grey-blue, not brown. Keep it on the warmer side of grey-blue, so he reads as friendly rather than cold: a touch of warmth in the lighter areas and slightly cooler, deeper tones in the shadows. His nose is darker grey, and his belly is lighter grey-white.
What colors should I use for Shere Khan?
Shere Khan is a Bengal tiger with a warm orange body and jet-black stripes. His chest and inner legs are pale cream-white, and his eyes are cold, pale yellow. The stripes must be true black, not dark brown, for the character to read with his full menace.
How do I color Kaa’s scale pattern?
Work in passes: lay an olive-brown base coat across the whole upper body first, then go back and add darker edges to each scale and lighter tones at the center. Finish with the pale cream belly. This method keeps the overall tone consistent and gives the scales a three-dimensional, wrapped appearance.
Are these pages good for younger children?
Yes. The simpler Mowgli portraits, the Baloo and Mowgli hugging pages, and the Hathi Jr pages suit younger children well. The detailed Kaa scale pages and the Shere Khan action scenes are better suited to older children and adults.
Does the set include scene and action pages?
Yes. The set includes Mowgli chasing the tiger away with fire, Baloo Bear fighting Shere Tiger, Khan falling, and Mowgli being saved, Mowgli fighting Kaa the snake, and Bagheera carrying Mowgli running, among others.
Are these official Disney coloring pages?
No. They are fan-made coloring sheets for personal use and are not affiliated with Disney or any rights holder of The Jungle Book franchise.
What crafts can I make with these pages?
Popular options include a jungle animal bookmark, a Kaa scale reference card, a Mowgli and Baloo dancing greeting card, a Jungle Book character wall strip, and a Shere Khan vs Baloo scene display.
More Disney and Jungle Coloring Pages
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These pages suit home use and fan creative sessions for all ages. They are fan-made coloring designs and are not official products of Disney.
For the final pass: match the palette to the character’s energy, make Baloo’s grey-blue warm, not cold, and on Kaa pages, work in passes across the whole surface. Those three habits apply to the most challenging pages in the set.
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