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Color Picker Field

Easily select and manage colors in HEX, RGB, or CMYK formats, ensuring consistent branding and flexible design choices.

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Written by Emma Montgomery
Updated over a week ago

Plan Availability

All plan types

Permissions

Workspace Admins, Solution Creators and Solution Managers: Can create, modify, delete, and manage Color Picker fields in their solutions.

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Overview

The Color Picker field is designed to help you track colors related to records. It’s especially useful for:

  • Mapping brand colors

  • Product line colors

  • Standardizing marketing assets

Adding a Color Picker Field

From Grid View

  1. Click the + menu icon after the last column header, or open the Column Menu by clicking the dropdown icon on a column header.

  2. Select Add Field to the Right.

  3. Choose Color Picker from the options. A configuration window will open for setup.

  4. Use the search bar to find it quickly if needed.

From Record View

  1. Open any record.

  2. Click the + sign next to a current field to add a new field below it.

  3. Watch the example below for how to add a Color Picker field in Edit Record View.


Customizing the Field

You can configure the Color Picker field to suit your needs. Options include:

  • Selecting Colors: Choose colors manually or by entering values.

  • Supported Formats:

    • HEX

    • RGB

    • CMYK

  • Optional Naming: Assign names to colors, which will display in the field instead of the raw color value.


Display Formats & Options

Solution Managers can configure the following settings:

  • Choose display formats: HEX, RGB, or CMYK.

  • Allow single or multiple color values.

  • Mark the field as required, if needed.

Tip: Check out SmartSuite’s articles on Setting Default Field Values and Adding Help Text to fields.


Practical Scenarios and Use Cases

1. Brand Standardization

Scenario: The Design team needs to ensure all marketing materials use the correct brand colors.
Solution: Use the Color Picker field to map and enforce brand color guidelines across assets.

2. Product Line Organization

Scenario: A product manager tracks color-coded categories for a product range.
Solution: Create a Color Picker field to associate each product with its designated color for quick visual identification.

3. Campaign Asset Planning

Scenario: The Marketing team needs a way to assign specific color themes to seasonal campaigns.
Solution: Add a Color Picker field to your project workspace to standardize campaign visuals.

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