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

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 5, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433 "2026-07-05T13:21:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433/1 "2026-07-05T13:21:46Z")

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There are now 24 default colors (effective Jun 2026)

(11 yellow arrows = previous 11 default colors)

[![](https://i.imgur.com/Lgs6dSB.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Lgs6dSB.jpg)

[![](https://i.imgur.com/VnFvGD7.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/VnFvGD7.jpg)

(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` ■

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433/2 "2026-07-05T13:45:57Z")

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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](https://imgur.com/a/NBjwTU5) ■

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433/3 "2026-07-05T13:58:46Z")

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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… 😂