Is Colored Organics Worth It? An Honest Review After 4 Years + 20% Off
This post is not sponsored. It does contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you shop through them — at no extra cost to you. In fact, it’s the opposite: my Colored Organics link gets you 20% off.
I’ve been buying Colored Organics for about four years now — mostly for my youngest, since my older kids have aged out of the sizes — which is long enough to know what holds up in the wash and what doesn’t.
Here’s the short version: at this point, when I buy my youngest something new, it’s almost always Colored Organics. These are the pieces she wears the most — not the fanciest things in her closet, the ones on repeat. Matching tee and shorts sets that go straight from the playground to bed without changing. Muted colors that photograph beautifully and don’t fight with each other. Organic cotton that’s gotten softer instead of pillier.
And I have a new discount to share, which is what most of you are actually here for. So let’s start there.
Get 20% Off Colored Organics
There’s no code to enter. My old discount code (ELISABETHMCKNIGHT15) has been retired. Instead, I have an affiliate link that automatically takes 20% off your order — you just have to start your shopping from it.
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That’s a better deal than the old code, and better than most of what you’ll find floating around on coupon sites (which, if you’ve tried them, are usually expired).
Is there a Colored Organics promo code?
Not one I can give you, no. Colored Organics doesn’t hand out many public promo codes, and the ones you’ll find on coupon aggregator sites are almost always dead (believe me, I’ve tried stacking them). What they do run are seasonal sales — their sale section is usually worth a look, and right now there are sets marked down 30–45%.
The link above is the best way to save. It stacks the 20% on top of whatever’s already discounted.
The discount isn’t showing up — what do I do?
A few things to check:
- Start from the link, don’t paste products in. Click through first, then browse and add to your cart.
- Turn off your ad blocker for the site. Ad blockers frequently break affiliate tracking and, in this case, can remove the discount code.
- Don’t shop in incognito. Same reason.
- Try a different browser if it still isn’t working.
The discount should apply at checkout without you doing anything.
Is Colored Organics Legit?
Yes. Colored Organics is a legitimate organic children’s clothing company. Their garments are GOTS certified organic, made in GOTS certified facilities in India, and they’re stocked by real retailers including Target, Amazon, and Maisonette.
I looked into what GOTS certification actually means, because “organic” on its own is a word anyone can print on a tag: GOTS covers both the fiber and the factory. It requires no child labor, capped working hours, fair wages, and safe conditions, plus restrictions on what can be used to dye and finish the fabric. Colored Organics uses AZO and heavy-metal-free water-based dyes and nickel- and lead-free snaps.
I’ve placed more than five orders over four years. Everything arrived, everything was as described, and returns have been straightforward.
Our Favorite Thing: The Matching Play Sets
If you buy one thing from Colored Organics, make it a matching set.
These are the pieces I keep re-buying: a coordinating tee with either shorts or leggings, in matching colors or prints. My daughter wears them as play clothes during the day and is happy to wear them again to bed, which sounds lazy but is one of the small things that has made my life easier. Usually we don’t sleep in the same clothes we play in but I love that we COULD. More often, I’ll put her in them after the evening bath if I don’t want to have to get her dressed in the morning.
The reason they work so well is the color palette. Colored Organics does muted, slightly dusty tones — fern, petal pink, chestnut, taupe, mushroom, ivory, dune — instead of the saturated bright colors that dominate the baby and kids clothing aisle. Everything in a given collection is designed to coordinate, so you can order four pieces and end up with six outfits. And they photograph beautifully, which matters more than I’d like to admit.
They drop new arrivals often — usually the same silhouettes in a new print or a new fabric — which is how the palette stays consistent from season to season. It also means last season’s pieces still coordinate with this season’s, so you’re not starting over every fall.
A few of the sets worth knowing about right now:
- Girls Fall Waffle Set — $66, in fern and petal pink
- Boy Fall Henley Waffle Set — $60, in ashen, fern, and ivory
- Louise Muslin Tank and Short Set — on sale around $34, down from $48
- Girl Pique Set — on sale around $49, down from $72
You can also just build your own set, which is what I do most often. Start with a short sleeve tee (from $24, often on sale in the $16–20 range), then add shorts for summer or the Jay Leggings ($28) for the rest of the year. The shorts run $18–22 on sale — the Fay Ruffle Waist Shorts are the pair we have bought in multiple sizes over the years – and the Dane Shorts would be my pick for a boy. The leggings come in seven colors so they go with essentially every top they make.
Sets run roughly 6–12M through 5T/6, and bonus points if you have two kids in those sizes because these make for the cutest coordinating sibling outfits. There are good gender-neutral options too, which helps if pieces are going to move on to another baby later.
→ Browse all the bundles + sets here
Wearing them as play clothes and pajamas
Colored Organics play sets are sold as play clothes, not as sleepwear (but they do also have great pajamas)— and there’s a regulatory reason for that. In the US, anything sold as children’s sleepwear in sizes 9 months through 14 has to be either flame-resistant or snug-fitting. Loose, 100% cotton pieces don’t meet that standard, so they get sold as playwear instead.
We use them for bed often. I’m just telling you what the distinction is so you can decide for yourself. If you specifically want pieces sold as sleepwear, Colored Organics makes those too — their 2 piece jammie sets are $37 and come in prints like Janice Floral, Basket, and Field Dog (and I think they’re cute enough to just be play clothes, too).
The Peyton Sleeper: Our Most-Repurchased Piece
If the matching sets are what my big kids live in, the Peyton Zipper Sleeper ($36) is what the baby lives in. It’s their best seller, and I understand why — we’ve bought it over and over.
What makes it the one I keep coming back to:
- Two-way zipper. You can unzip from the bottom for a middle-of-the-night diaper change without stripping the whole baby down. If you’ve ever fought a row of snaps at 3am, this is the entire ballgame (it’s pictured above in the snap version but each repurchase I’ve always bought the zippered version) .
- Fold-over mitt cuffs in newborn and 0-3M, so you’re not hunting for scratch mittens.
- Footed with grips, which matters the second they start pulling up on furniture.
- Eighteen colors — wisteria, stone, thyme, ginger, harbor, clay, truffle, chai, ballet, and more. All in that same muted range, so sleepers coordinate with the play clothes for photos.
Sizes run NB through 24M. It’s also what I bring to baby showers (along with the Goumi Grow With You Footie, the other sleeper we love to gift with the same two way zipper and foldover mitts).
I passed our Peyton sleepers along to my sister’s family a few years ago. I just saw my nephew wearing one — the same sleeper his older sister wore before him and my daughter before that. A+ for hand-me-down potential.
Quality After 4 Years of Wear
The fabric gets softer, not worse. My original hesitation with Colored Organics was that the first Peyton sleeper I ordered didn’t feel as soft as the bamboo pieces we’d been living in. That’s still true out of the package….cotton doesn’t feel like bamboo on day one. But after a handful of washes, the cotton softened up and then stayed soft, while bamboo tends to peak early and go downhill.
No fading, no pilling, no stretching out. We are NOT gentle on clothes around here and our CO pieces have gone through rough outdoor play and regular laundering. The pieces my daughter outgrew went on to my sister’s family, and they still look good enough that I’d put them on for photos.
They make good hand-me-downs. This is my real measure of kids’ clothing value, and it’s where the price stops mattering as much. A $36 sleeper worn by three babies costs $12 a baby. A $15 sleeper that’s pilled and stretched out after one kid costs $15 a baby — and you have to go buy another one. They’re noticeably higher quality than Carter’s or Old Navy, and in the same conversation as Hanna Andersson — which is high praise from me (but, honestly, Colored Organics outshines Hanna in the color and style department).
Care: machine wash cold on delicate, tumble dry low or hang dry. There can be slight shrinkage with their cotton pieces.
Colored Organics Sizing and Fit
Do Colored Organics run true to size?
Yes, true to size. Their sizing lines up with standard baby brands — my daughter wears the same size in Colored Organics that she wears in Carter’s. If your child is between sizes, size up, since 100% cotton can shrink slightly in the wash.
Colored Organics size chart
Colored Organics runs newborn through 5T/6, with baby sizes in 3-month increments up to 24 months and toddler sizes in 2T through 5T/6. They don’t make bigger kids’ sizes or adult pieces.
Colored Organics Prices: What Things Actually Cost
| Item | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Short sleeve tees | $24–$28 |
| Shorts | $26–$32 (often $18–22 on sale) |
| Peyton zipper sleeper | $36 |
| Leggings | $28 |
| Long sleeve tees & henleys | $28 |
| Pants & joggers | $28–$30 |
| Long sleeve tops (girls) | $30–$34 |
| 2-piece jammie set | $37 |
| Dresses | $42 |
| Matching sets (2 pieces) | $60–$70 |
Shipping: free on continental US orders $50 and up. Orders typically arrive in 5–8 business days after 2–4 days of processing.
Returns: 30 days for a refund, minus a $7 return fee. Exchanges are free within 45 days (one free exchange per order). Final sale items can’t be returned.
They also run a rewards program — CO Coins — that earns points on every dollar, which is worth signing up for if you’re going to be a repeat customer.
Colored Organics vs. Other Organic Kids Brands
| Colored Organics | Hanna Andersson | Carter’s | Primary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified organic | GOTS, all pieces | Some organic lines | Limited | Some organic |
| Aesthetic | Muted, coordinated | Bright, playful, Scandi | Character prints | Solid colors |
| Legging price | ~$28 | ~$30–36 | ~$12 | ~$16 |
| Matching sets | Core strength | Family pajamas | Some | Mix-and-match solids |
| Sizes | NB–5T/6 | NB–16 | NB–14 | NB–12 |
| Durability | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Good |
Choose Colored Organics if you want coordinated, muted pieces that work as both play clothes and photo clothes, and you care about GOTS certification across the whole line.
Choose Hanna Andersson if you need sizes past 6, or you’re after their classic striped family pajamas. I’ve written a full 11-year, four-kid review of Hanna if you’re weighing the two.
Choose Carter’s if budget is the priority and you’re fine replacing things more often. Carters has stepped up their game in the last two years and has some cute options at budget-friendly prices.
What I Love / What I’d Change
What I love:
- The muted color palette — everything coordinates, nothing clashes in photos
- Matching sets that work as play clothes and pajamas
- GOTS certified across the entire line, not just one collection
- Holds up: no fading, pilling, or stretching after multiple seasons of wear
- Great hand-me-downs — ours are on their third baby, which brings the real cost way down
- Solid gender-neutral options
What I’d change:
- Sizes stop at 5T/6 — I’d love to keep buying past that
- Cotton isn’t as soft as bamboo straight out of the package (it improves, but the first impression is underwhelming)
- Free shipping threshold is $50, which is higher than it used to be
- $7 return fee, though free exchanges soften that
- Popular prints and sizes sell out and don’t always come back
Where to Buy Colored Organics
- Colored Organics website — largest selection, and where the 20% off applies. Start with new arrivals if you want the current season’s coordinating colors.
- Colored Organics on Amazon — prices usually run a few dollars higher, but useful if you have gift card balance
- Colored Organics at Target — a smaller curated selection, roughly $19–34, often on sale (just add one to your next Target order and see how cute + soft they are!)
- Colored Organics at Maisonette — good for registries
If you’re building out a whole wardrobe, I’ve also rounded up 30 places to buy cute baby boy clothes.
Colored Organics FAQ
Yes. It’s a GOTS certified organic children’s clothing brand, made in GOTS certified facilities in India and carried by Target, Amazon, and Maisonette.
There’s no public code right now, but you can get 20% off automatically by shopping through my affiliate link — no code to enter.
Yes. They fit like standard baby brands such as Carter’s. Size up if your child is between sizes, since cotton can shrink slightly.
Newborn through 5T/6. Baby sizes run in 3-month increments to 24 months, then 2T through 5T/6.
In GOTS certified, sweatshop-free facilities in India.
Yes — GOTS certified, which covers both the cotton and the factory conditions. They also use AZO and heavy-metal-free water-based dyes and nickel- and lead-free snaps.
Most individual pieces run $24–$42. Two-piece matching sets are typically $60–$70, and sale sets often land in the $34–$49 range.
Yes, on continental US orders of $50 or more.
Returns within 30 days for a refund minus a $7 fee. Free exchanges within 45 days, one per order. Final sale items are not returnable.
Slightly. Wash cold on delicate and tumble dry low or hang dry. If your child is between sizes, size up.
They’re sold as playwear, not sleepwear, because loose 100% cotton doesn’t meet US flame-resistance or snug-fit sleepwear rules. Plenty of parents (me included) use them for both. If you want pieces sold as sleepwear, their jammie sets are made for it.
For a baby, the Peyton zipper sleeper ($36) — two-way zipper, footed, 18 colors, and it’s their best seller for good reason. For a toddler, a matching set, or a short sleeve tee plus the Jay Leggings.
The Peyton zipper sleeper. It’s the piece new parents actually use every night, it comes in 18 muted colors, and it holds up well enough to keep going to the next baby.
If you’ll use the pieces as hand-me-downs, yes. Our Peyton sleeper is on its third baby and still looks good, which puts the cost per child well under what a cheaper sleeper works out to once you’ve replaced it twice.
The Bottom Line
Colored Organics makes the clothes my youngest actually lives in — when I buy her something new, it’s almost always from here. The matching sets are the standout — beautiful muted colors, genuinely durable organic cotton, and versatile enough to cover play clothes, pajamas, and photos without me buying three separate wardrobes.
Four years in, I’m still ordering.
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