Google Calendar now allows up to 200 custom event colors, replacing the previous 11-color limit, with a full RGB color picker on web. The update fulfills a long-standing user request and rolls out to Workspace and personal accounts.
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<p class="has-text-align-none">Running out of color options for events in Google Calendar shouldn't be an issue going forward. The previous limit of 11 predefined colors has now been expanded to give users <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/06/custom-event-colors-in-google-calendar.html">access to up to 200 custom colors</a> for individual events across the native Calendar web and mobile apps, and the Calendar API.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-none">This started rolling out yesterday for users on Google's <a href="https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/releases/choose-when-users-get-new-features?visit_id=639173822494683025-2042584171&rd=1">rapid release domains</a>, with an extended rollout for more users starting on June 29th, though the update may take a few weeks to reach everyone. It's available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts, and it will be enable …</p>
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# Google Calendar finally has more color options for events
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Running out of color options for events in Google Calendar shouldn’t be an issue going forward\. The previous limit of 11 predefined colors has now been expanded to give users[access to up to 200 custom colors](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/06/custom-event-colors-in-google-calendar.html)for individual events across the native Calendar web and mobile apps, and the Calendar API\.
This started rolling out yesterday for users on Google’s[rapid release domains](https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/releases/choose-when-users-get-new-features?visit_id=639173822494683025-2042584171&rd=1), with an extended rollout for more users starting on June 29th, though the update may take a few weeks to reach everyone\. It’s available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts, and it will be enabled by default, according to Google’s announcement\.
There are now 24 default colors to choose from, but Calendar users on the web \(or via the API\) can define additional colors using a full RGB color picker\. Google says this update “fulfills a long\-standing feature request” for more color options, as it’s pretty easy to blast through the previous 11 color presets — especially if you use Calendar for both personal and work events\. Now each event can have its own color instead of being shared with other unrelated events, making them easier to scan at a glance\.
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