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An example of a Color Picker question as it is displayed to submitters.

This feature is available on Pro and Agency plans.

To add a Color Picker to your form, follow our step-by-step instructions below:

Using slash commands

  1. On a blank line in the form editor, type /color and select "Color Picker" from the popup menu.
  2. Enter details for the question title and description.
  3. Click the Configure (cogwheel) icon to the right of the question to set up question-specific behavior, such as choosing swatches and Conditional Logic.

On a blank line, type "/color" and select "Color Picker" from the popup menu.

Using action buttons

  1. In the form editor, click the line where you want to add an appointment field. Click the "Add questions" icon to the left or the "Add Question" button below an existing question. Select a blank line, and click the Add questions icon from the popup menu on the left, or click the Add Question icon below a previous question.
  2. Select "Color Picker" from the question type dropdown on the right of the new question.
  3. Enter details for the question title and description.
  4. Click the Configure (cogwheel) icon to the right of the question to set up question-specific behavior, such as choosing swatches and Conditional Logic.

Configuration Options

Swatches

Swatches allow you to define specific colors for quick and easy selection. You can add a new swatch by using the color picker or entering a hex color code and clicking "Add swatch." Click on any swatch to delete it.

Allow swatches only

Restrict responses to the swatches only, instead of choosing any color with the color picker.

Setting a Default answer

In your question configuration, you can set a default color for your Color Picker field. Click "Pick a color" and choose the desired default color. You can change this anytime by selecting a new color or remove the default entirely by clicking "REMOVE DEFAULT ANSWER."

You can configure Color Picker fields to customize available swatches, allow swatches only, and set a default answer.

Gotchas

  • Responses to this question will be displayed as a hex color code rather than a swatch displaying the color. For example, "#F7B520".

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How can I specify certain color swatches for the Color Picker field?
You can configure a Color Picker question to add or remove swatches from the preset list of options.