What are the best cheap stickers in each color?
Here is the short list. Every pick had at least 50 cash listings in our snapshot, so you can buy four or five copies for a craft without chasing the last one.
| Color | Cheapest pick | Best value non-team pick | Step-up pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | Rare Atom | Shanghai 2024, $0.03 | Terrorist-Tech, $0.10 | Bolt Strike (Foil), $1.15 |
| Green | Imperial Esports | Budapest 2025, $0.02 | Boom Blast (Glitter), $0.06 | On An Eco (Foil), $1.73 |
| Blue | Team Liquid | Paris 2023, about 1 cent | Hydro Geyser, $0.03 | Web Stuck (Holo), $0.96 |
| Red | MOUZ | Paris 2023, under 1 cent | Scorch Loop (Reverse), $0.09 | Ruby Stream (Lenticular), $2.23 |
| Gold and yellow | Vitality | Shanghai 2024, under 1 cent | Bolt Energy, $0.03 | Coiled Strike, $0.50 |
| White | Complexity Gaming | Paris 2023, under 1 cent | Raven Guard, $0.29 | Raptors, $1.00 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026. Prices are the lowest cash listing across the five cash markets we track.
The sections below give more options per color, with Steam Market prices and listing counts. If you are building a full craft, our sticker craft guide shows how to plan and price one.
How did we sort stickers by color?
Our price data has no color field for stickers, so we measured it. We took every sticker priced at $10 or less with at least 30 cash listings, 2,809 stickers in all, and measured the share of each color in the sticker's image. A sticker counts as "mostly purple" (or green, or red) when that color covers more than half of the image. Then we checked every pick in this guide by eye.
Two limits are worth knowing:
- Images are flat. Holo, foil and lenticular stickers shift with light in game. Since October 2024, you can preview any sticker on your own weapon from its Market listing, so check the real look before you buy.
- Prices move. These are 2 October 2026 prices. Cheap stickers move by cents, but the ranking can change.
Which sticker colors are hardest to find?
Purple, white and pink. Of the 2,809 cheap stickers we measured, only a handful were mostly one of those colors.
| Main color | Stickers where it covers over half the image |
|---|---|
| Yellow and gold | 386 |
| Red | 175 |
| Blue | 160 |
| Green | 77 |
| Orange | 73 |
| White | 31 |
| Purple | 18 |
| Pink | 4 |
Source: CSRated analysis of 2,809 stickers priced at $10 or less with 30 or more cash listings, 2 October 2026.
That scarcity is why people search for purple stickers. If you want a purple craft, expect fewer choices and buy all the copies you need at once.
What are the best cheap purple stickers?
| Sticker | Finish | Cash price | Steam price | Cash listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Atom | Shanghai 2024 | Paper | $0.03 | $0.05 | 289 |
| Terrorist-Tech | Paper | $0.10 | $0.14 | 73 |
| One Sting | Paper | $0.15 | $0.21 | 78 |
| Gold Web | Paper | $0.53 | $0.85 | 2,356 |
| Bolt Strike (Foil) | Foil | $1.15 | $1.80 | 1,077 |
| Bolt Charge (Foil) | Foil | $1.32 | $1.80 | 1,014 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026.
Gold Web is a dark purple design from the Shattered Web Sticker Collection, and with over 2,300 listings it is the easiest purple sticker to buy in bulk. The two Bolt foils are the cleanest solid purple in the list.
If your skin leans pink rather than purple, Ribbon Tie ($0.43, 1,544 listings) and Bolt Energy (Foil) ($0.49, 1,792 listings) are the most liquid pink options we found.
What are the best cheap green stickers?
| Sticker | Finish | Cash price | Steam price | Cash listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Esports | Budapest 2025 | Paper | $0.02 | $0.03 | 1,031 |
| Boom Blast (Glitter) | Glitter | $0.06 | $0.09 | 7,737 |
| Boom Trail (Glitter) | Glitter | $0.14 | $0.19 | 4,814 |
| Lurker | Paper | $0.27 | $0.47 | 135 |
| The Awper | Paper | $0.54 | $0.81 | 152 |
| On An Eco (Foil) | Foil | $1.73 | $2.67 | 78 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026.
Boom Blast is the standout: a bright green glitter sticker at 6 cents and one of the most listed stickers we checked. Four of them on an AWP | Pit Viper make a full green craft for about $1.30.
What are the best cheap blue stickers?
| Sticker | Finish | Cash price | Steam price | Cash listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Liquid | Paris 2023 | Paper | about $0.01 | $0.03 | 1,118 |
| Hydro Geyser | Paper | $0.03 | $0.05 | 8,708 |
| Hydro Wave | Paper | $0.13 | $0.18 | 1,437 |
| Counter-Tech | Paper | $0.16 | $0.21 | 72 |
| Froggles (Holo) | Holo | $0.44 | $0.63 | 402 |
| Web Stuck (Holo) | Holo | $0.96 | $1.29 | 1,618 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026.
Hydro Geyser and Hydro Wave are bright water-blue designs. Froggles (Holo) is the best cheap blue holo, and it suits icy skins like the AK-47 | Ice Coaled.
What are the best cheap red stickers?
| Sticker | Finish | Cash price | Steam price | Cash listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUZ | Paris 2023 | Paper | under $0.01 | $0.03 | 1,246 |
| Scorch Loop (Reverse) | Paper | $0.09 | $0.12 | 4,937 |
| Clown Nose | Paper | $0.23 | $0.39 | 2,446 |
| The Fragger | Paper | $0.47 | $0.89 | 81 |
| Red Shades (Foil) | Foil | $1.08 | $1.41 | 452 |
| Ruby Stream (Lenticular) | Lenticular | $2.23 | $3.47 | 1,173 |
| Battle Scarred | Paper | $3.16 | $4.92 | 835 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026.
Red has the most choice of any color. Clown Nose is a simple red ball that works on almost any red skin. Battle Scarred, a set of red claw marks from the Broken Fang Sticker Collection, is a pricier pick that suits black and red skins like the AK-47 | Redline.
What are the best cheap gold and yellow stickers?
"Gold stickers" means two things in CS2. It can mean a gold-colored design, or the Gold finish. Gold is a finish Valve uses for Major stickers, next to paper, holo and foil, as the 2021 Major announcement describes.
| Sticker | Finish | Cash price | Steam price | Cash listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality | Shanghai 2024 | Paper | under $0.01 | $0.03 | 270 |
| Bolt Energy | Paper | $0.03 | $0.05 | 15,319 |
| Bolt Charge | Paper | $0.16 | $0.24 | 13,017 |
| BLAST.tv (Gold) | Paris 2023 | Gold | $0.44 | $0.75 | 213 |
| Have Fun | Paper | $0.46 | $0.72 | 95 |
| Coiled Strike | Paper | $0.50 | $0.86 | 541 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026.
Bolt Energy had the most listings of any sticker in this guide, over 15,000. The BLAST.tv (Gold) is the cheapest real Gold-finish sticker with more than 100 listings. Most Gold-finish stickers cost far more: the median was $6.90.
What are the best cheap white stickers?
| Sticker | Finish | Cash price | Steam price | Cash listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complexity Gaming | Paris 2023 | Paper | under $0.01 | $0.03 | 705 |
| paiN Gaming | Paris 2023 | Paper | $0.02 | $0.03 | 1,449 |
| Raven Guard | Paper | $0.29 | $0.39 | 87 |
| Silver Skulls | Paper | $0.35 | $0.50 | 62 |
| Raptors | Paper | $1.00 | $1.31 | 153 |
| Ultramarines | Paper | $2.29 | $3.05 | 55 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026.
The four non-team picks are clean white emblems from the Warhammer 40,000 Adeptus Astartes Sticker Capsule. They suit black and white skins like the Desert Eagle | Printstream. Listings are thinner here, so check you can get all the copies you need.
Does the sticker finish change the price?
Yes, a lot. We grouped every priced sticker by finish, using the finish in the CSGO-API sticker data.
| Finish | Priced stickers | Median cash price |
|---|---|---|
| Embroidered | 196 | $0.11 |
| Glitter | 760 | $0.20 |
| Paper (no special finish) | 3,168 | $0.27 |
| Holo | 1,851 | $1.34 |
| Lenticular | 25 | $3.65 |
| Gold | 1,557 | $6.90 |
| Foil | 1,662 | $9.54 |
Source: CSRated price snapshot, 2 October 2026.
Medians hide the spread. The cheapest liquid holo, foil and glitter stickers all cost under 10 cents, because recent Majors made those finishes in large numbers. Old Major foils and golds pull their medians up. So a holo craft does not have to be expensive. It only needs a recent holo in the right color.
Why are some colorful stickers so cheap?
Two reasons stand out in the data.
Recent Major stickers. Paper team stickers from Paris 2023 to Budapest 2025 sat at around 1 cent on cash markets, with hundreds to thousands of listings each. On the Steam Market they sat at $0.03. That is the floor: Steam charges a 5% fee and a 10% game fee, each with a $0.01 minimum, per the Community Market FAQ, so the cheapest possible listing is $0.03.
Former Armory stickers. Many of the best value picks (Boom Blast, Hydro Geyser, Scorch Loop, Bolt Energy, Ruby Stream) are from the Elemental Craft collection, which Valve removed from the Armory in July 2026. Clown Nose, Red Shades and Ribbon Tie are from Character Craft, removed in October 2025. Both were available in the Armory, and most of their stickers now have thousands of listings each. No new copies come from the Armory now, but that has not made them expensive so far.
Major stickers and their capsules follow their own price path after the event. Our guide on how sticker capsules behave after Majors covers it.
How do you get the best price on cheap stickers?
- Compare cash markets and Steam. For every sticker above, the Steam lowest listing was higher than the cheapest cash listing, often by a third or more on stickers under a dollar.
- Buy all copies in one go. A 4x craft needs four of the same sticker. Thin listings (under 100) can run out at the cheap end.
- Preview first. The in-game preview is free and shows the sticker on your actual skin.
- Do not expect to resell. Once applied, a sticker is part of the skin. At a few cents, that is fine. At a few dollars, read our sticker value guide first.
- Price your whole inventory. The inventory value checker prices stickers at the lowest cash listing if you want to see what yours are worth.
For most colors, a full five-sticker set costs less than a dollar. Pick the color from your skin, check the preview, and buy the set.