Google Calendar gets custom event colors: more than 200 shades

Google Calendar picked up a genuinely handy update on June 17, 2026. It now supports more than 200 event colors, with 24 default options plus custom shades on the web, Google says.

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Previously, the palette stopped at 11 colors. Now there are 24 built in, and on the web version of Google Calendar you can go further with an RGB picker, which means you can make just about any shade you want for work, personal plans, family schedules, or separate projects.

There is one catch: you can only create those custom colors on the web. The Google Calendar mobile app still tops out at the 24 default choices.

Still, colors you create on desktop will sync to your phone, according to Google. If Calendar is something you use every day, this is the kind of update you’ll notice. Better color-coding makes a packed schedule faster to scan, helps separate events that look too similar at a glance, gives companies a closer match to their branding, improves contrast for some colorblind users, and cuts down on the usual workarounds, like making extra calendars or relying on browser extensions.

Google announced the change at the same time as Google Voice‘s new Gemini-powered “Take notes for me” feature for enterprise users. The rollout started on June 17, 2026 for Rapid Release domains, Google says.

Google says Workspace customers will get it over the next few weeks.

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Author: Daniel Jude "DJ" Anilao

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