Default Colors in Google Calendar: previously 11, now 24 (eff. Jun 2026)

[Bullitt]

There are now 24 default colors (effective Jun 2026)

(11 yellow arrows = previous 11 default colors)

(11x (←) = previous 11 default colors)

⏵ RADICCHIO
⏵ CHERRY BLOSSOM
⏵ FLAMINGO ←
⏵ TOMATO ←
⏵ TANGERINE ←
⏵ PUMPKIN
⏵ MANGO
⏵ BANANA ←
⏵ CITRON
⏵ AVOCADO
⏵ PISTACHIO
⏵ BASIL ←
⏵ SAGE ←
⏵ EUCALYPTUS
⏵ PEACOCK ←
⏵ COBALT
⏵ LAVENDER ←
⏵ BLUEBERRY ←
⏵ WISTERIA
⏵ AMETHYST
⏵ GRAPE ←
⏵ COCOA
⏵ GRAPHITE ←
⏵ BIRCH

Reference:
➜ https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/06/custom-event-colors-in-google-calendar.html ■

[Bullitt]

Turns out that back on 2023-03-30, I screen captured the 11 default colors then available.

➜ 2023-03-30 11 Google calendar colors - Album on Imgur ■

[Misnomer]

Ooooo, interesting! Thanks!

But now I have to fight the urge to revisit all of the colors associated with the 15 categories I’ve defined…