diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da04dd2..58090a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- `@botharness/pixel-avatar` 0.10.2: bun and odango back hair take `backHairColor`. Their knots are drawn with the fringe, so in asset version 4 the bangs color painted them and the back hair color had nothing to paint. The knots now belong to the back hair piece. Only version 4 recipes that set `bangsColor` or `backHairColor` with `backHair: 'bun'` or `'odango'` render differently; every golden fixture is unchanged.
 - `@botharness/pixel-avatar` 0.10.1: opt-in `speechMouthVersion: 2` replaces the round fully open speech mouth with a flatter, gently curved opening. Half-open, closed and saved layers stay identical; default/version-1 speech output, recipes and golden fixtures are unchanged.
 - `@botharness/pixel-avatar` 0.10.0: animal species. `cat`, `dog`, `fox`, `rabbit` and `bear` (`AVATAR_ANIMAL_SPECIES`, asset version 4 only) draw a muzzle in a light fur tone, an animal nose instead of the human nose, and their own ears, with suggested fur colors in `AVATAR_SPECIES_SWATCHES`. The skin color is the fur color. An optional `pattern` (`solid`, `tabby`, `spots`, `patches`, `colorpoint`) is drawn in fur tones, so it follows recoloring, and the new `pattern` Custom Part slot (`patternPart`, asset version 4 only, so `PART_SLOTS` and `REPLACE_PART_SLOTS` gain `pattern`) replaces it with a drawn one. `pattern: 'solid'` canonicalizes to no pattern. On an animal, ear headpieces and ear accessories stay saved but are hidden (`hiddenChoices`). Version 2 seeds never pick an animal, so they are unchanged, as is every earlier recipe.
 - `@botharness/pixel-avatar` 0.9.0: asset version 4, every hair piece colored and built-in headpieces. `bangsColor`, `backHairColor` and `strandColor` join the side hair colors, each defaulting to `hairColor`. A new single `strand` (`ahoge`, `curl`, `double`) stands up from the crown. The headpiece slot holds a built-in headpiece (`catears`, `bunnyears`, `horseears`, `horns`, `halo`, `wings`) or a Custom Part, alongside any accessory. A headpiece's base sits behind the hair, the rest in front, and the far side hides when turned. `withPieces` raises a recipe to version 4 and moves a headpiece accessory into the empty headpiece slot; call it only when the Human edits. `withBuiltInHeadpiece` and `builtInHeadpiece` set and read the built-in headpiece, and `headpieceStart` flattens the worn headpiece into a Custom Part (base on the back layer) that renders identically facing front. Every earlier recipe renders unchanged.
diff --git a/packages/avatar/package.json b/packages/avatar/package.json
index 0e3239c..9165002 100644
--- a/packages/avatar/package.json
+++ b/packages/avatar/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@botharness/pixel-avatar",
-  "version": "0.10.1",
+  "version": "0.10.2",
   "description": "Seeded, editable 32×32 chibi pixel avatars with state symbols that morph in and out",
   "keywords": [
     "agent-ui",
diff --git a/packages/avatar/src/figure.ts b/packages/avatar/src/figure.ts
index aa42139..d1f3946 100644
--- a/packages/avatar/src/figure.ts
+++ b/packages/avatar/src/figure.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function hair(
   recipe: Recipe,
   s: number,
   b: number,
-): { back: Mask; front: Mask; ties?: Point[]; bands?: boolean } {
+): { back: Mask; front: Mask; ties?: Point[]; bands?: boolean; knots?: Mask } {
   const none: Mask = () => false;
   const cap = ellipse(C + s, 14, 11, 10.6);
   const tip = (x: number, depth = 1) => [0, depth, depth + 1, depth][(x + 40 - s) % 4]!;
@@ -261,11 +261,10 @@ function hair(
       return { back: longBack(25), front: bangs(13, 1, 24) };
     case 'long':
       return { back: longBack(31), front: bangs(13, 1, 26) };
-    case 'bun':
-      return {
-        back: none,
-        front: (x, y) => bangs(12, 1, 18)(x, y) || ellipse(C + s, 2.6, 4, 2.6)(x, y),
-      };
+    case 'bun': {
+      const knot = ellipse(C + s, 2.6, 4, 2.6);
+      return { back: none, front: (x, y) => bangs(12, 1, 18)(x, y) || knot(x, y), knots: knot };
+    }
     case 'pigtails':
       return {
         back: (x, y) =>
@@ -319,14 +318,11 @@ function hair(
         front: (x, y) =>
           cap(x, Math.min(y, 13)) && (y <= 12 || (Math.abs(x + 0.5 - C - s) >= 6.5 && y <= 24)),
       };
-    case 'odango':
-      return {
-        back: none,
-        front: (x, y) =>
-          bangs(12, 1, 18)(x, y) ||
-          ellipse(C + s - 8, 3.5, 3.3, 3)(x, y) ||
-          ellipse(C + s + 8, 3.5, 3.3, 3)(x, y),
-      };
+    case 'odango': {
+      const knots: Mask = (x, y) =>
+        ellipse(C + s - 8, 3.5, 3.3, 3)(x, y) || ellipse(C + s + 8, 3.5, 3.3, 3)(x, y);
+      return { back: none, front: (x, y) => bangs(12, 1, 18)(x, y) || knots(x, y), knots };
+    }
     case 'messy':
       return {
         back: none,
@@ -406,6 +402,11 @@ function detailedHair(
   sides?: [Mask, Mask];
   pieces?: Record<HairPartSlot, Mask>;
   strand?: Mask;
+  /**
+   * Bun and odango knots on top of the head. They are drawn with the fringe, but belong to the back
+   * hair style, so the back hair color owns them.
+   */
+  knots?: Mask;
 } {
   const of = (style: Recipe['hair'] | undefined) =>
     hair({ ...recipe, hair: style ?? 'none' }, s, b);
@@ -441,6 +442,9 @@ function detailedHair(
     back: behind,
     ...(back.ties ? { ties: back.ties } : {}),
     ...(back.bands ? { bands: back.bands } : {}),
+    ...(back.knots
+      ? { knots: (x: number, y: number) => back.knots!(x, y) && !bangs.front(x, y) }
+      : {}),
   };
 }
 
@@ -1525,8 +1529,14 @@ function renderFigure(
     const hairAt = (x: number, y: number) => head[y]?.[x] === hairColor && !over(x, y);
     const backAt = (x: number, y: number) =>
       back[y]?.[x] !== undefined && figure[y]![x] === back[y]![x];
+    // knots drawn with a built-in fringe; a drawn bangs part replaces that fringe
+    const knotAt = (x: number, y: number) =>
+      !drawnHair.some((drawn) => drawn.slot === 'bangs') && !!masks.knots?.(x, y) && hairAt(x, y);
     const owners: [string | undefined, Mask][] = [
-      [flower ? undefined : recipe.backHairColor, (x, y) => masks.back(x, y) && backAt(x, y)],
+      [
+        flower ? undefined : recipe.backHairColor,
+        (x, y) => (masks.back(x, y) && backAt(x, y)) || knotAt(x, y),
+      ],
       [
         recipe.leftSideHairColor,
         (x, y) => !!masks.sides?.[0](x, y) && (hairAt(x, y) || backAt(x, y)),
@@ -1537,7 +1547,7 @@ function renderFigure(
       ],
       [
         recipe.bangsColor,
-        (x, y) => (builtin.pieces ? piece('bangs')(x, y) : false) && hairAt(x, y),
+        (x, y) => (builtin.pieces ? piece('bangs')(x, y) : false) && hairAt(x, y) && !knotAt(x, y),
       ],
       [recipe.strandColor, (x, y) => (builtin.strand?.(x, y) ?? false) && hairAt(x, y)],
     ];
diff --git a/packages/avatar/test/pieces.test.ts b/packages/avatar/test/pieces.test.ts
index 7dcf7f5..1a4329f 100644
--- a/packages/avatar/test/pieces.test.ts
+++ b/packages/avatar/test/pieces.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,29 @@ describe('every hair piece colored and built-in headpieces (asset version 4)', (
     expect(hiddenChoices({ ...withSpecies(strand, 'flower') })).toContain('strand');
   });
 
+  it('colors bun and odango knots with the back hair color, not the bangs color', () => {
+    for (const backHair of ['bun', 'odango'] as const) {
+      const knotted = { ...long, backHair, bangs: 'crop' } as const;
+      const back = changed(knotted, { ...knotted, backHairColor: '#3fc1b8' });
+      expect(back.length).toBeGreaterThan(4);
+      expect(back.every((key) => Number(key.split(',')[1]) <= 7)).toBe(true);
+      const bangs = changed(knotted, { ...knotted, bangsColor: '#f06292' });
+      // only the dark outline on the seam between knot and fringe may take both colors
+      const base = cells(knotted);
+      const shared = bangs.filter((key) => back.includes(key));
+      expect(shared.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(4);
+      for (const key of shared)
+        expect(
+          Math.max(...[1, 3, 5].map((i) => parseInt(base.get(key)!.slice(i, i + 2), 16))),
+        ).toBeLessThan(0x40);
+      expect(changed({ ...knotted, backHairColor: knotted.hairColor }, knotted)).toEqual([]);
+      for (const yaw of [-30, 30])
+        expect(
+          changed(knotted, { ...knotted, backHairColor: '#3fc1b8' }, yaw).length,
+        ).toBeGreaterThan(4);
+    }
+  });
+
   it('flattens a built-in headpiece into a Custom Part that renders identically facing front', () => {
     for (const headpiece of AVATAR_HEADPIECES) {
       const wearing = withBuiltInHeadpiece({ ...human, accessory: 'hairclip' }, headpiece);