Wolverine's suit is largely based on his Red and Brown outfit, but the color scheme is a dark black and gray. Lending a bit of menace to the ensemble are the red eye lenses. First appearance:X-Men #139 After John Byrne arrived on the X-Men series, he designed a new costume for Wolverine, the colors were now brown and gold and both the shoulder pads and the tiger stripes were gone.
This Wolverine's suit proved to be really popular to the point Logan kept it during the majority of the 80s and up until the early 90s. Wolverine's costume used the Ultimate X-men colors of yellow and black (or navy, depending on the colorist) and included some tiger stripe detailing. Unlike a lot of Wolverine's other costumes, his Ultimate look was a T.
21 I don't know about canonical (as in Wolverine, the character, choosing the colors), but according to the Wolverine Costume Guide: Wolverine's original costume introduced his signature blue and yellow color scheme and other apparel that would become hallmarks of the character's look. The original Wolverine costume would provide the general look and color scheme of many of his outfits, from its distinctive mask to its stripes. But the original concept of Wolverine was a bit.
Wolverine's showy yellow-and-blue costume wouldn't exactly fit this sort of work, so Wolverine went with much darker colors that would let him blend in with the shadows: black and grey. Field Gear All Wolverine Costumes Throughout Marvel History - Field Gear On a mission to Africa with the X-Men, Wolverine opted for a more casual attire, consisting of a yellow shirt adorned with black stripes, a coordinating yellow cap, black mittens, and khaki pants. This choice was made to blend in and avoid alarming the locals.
Brown and Tan In UNCANNY X-MEN #139, John Byrne introduced a new version of Wolverine's costume. While it retained the basic design from the mask down to the boots, Byrne opted for a different color scheme, and the yellow and blue became brown and tan. The first Wolverine actually looked wolverine-ish but didn't look nearly as intimidating as the bat-like ears that were added to Wolverine's mask.
Later Wolverines added much more body hair.