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title: How can I specify certain color swatches for the Color Picker field? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: You can configure a Color Picker question to add or remove swatches from the preset list of options.
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How can I specify certain color swatches for the Color Picker field?
### Field Types

[Color Picker questions](https://paperform.co/help/articles/color-picker-form-field/) allow the submitter to select a color. You can give them a choice from some preset *swatches* and/or let them choose a custom color themselves.

To change the swatches available for a Color Picker question:

 1. Click on the Color Picker question in the editor.
 1. Navigate to the "Swatches" setting.

![Screenshot of from a Color Picker question's configuration: "Swatches" (including space to add, select, and delete colors.)](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/question-panel-swatches-section.png)
 1. You can delete any existing swatches by clicking on them individually.

![Navigating to the Question Panel and removing colors on the swatch by clicking on the swatches.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/remove-color-picker-swatches.gif)
 1. Select the color for a new swatch. Do to this, you can:

 - Click and drag the hue slider to the right, then select the shade from the canvas.
 - Enter a hex code, including the `#` symbol. Three-character shorthand is allowed, so both `#FFFFFF` and `#FFF` would be accepted.
 - Enter an `RGB()` value, e.g. `RGB(256, 256, 256)`.
 1. Once you're happy with the color, click the "Add swatch" button.

![Adding colors to the Color Picker swatch](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/adding-colors-to-swatch.gif)

If you'd like to limit the options to specific swatches rather than letting the submitter choose a custom color, toggle on "Allow swatches only."

Alternatively, you could delete all of the swatches if you *only* want to show the custom color slider and canvas with no preset options.

### Related Articles
  [How does the color picker work and what does it look like?  On a blank line, type "/color" and select "Color Picker" from the popup menu, or click "Add questions" and select "Color Picker" from the question dropdown.](/help/articles/color-picker-form-field/)
[Can I restrict which colors a submitter can pick with the color picker?  Yes, toggle "Allow swatches only" on in the question's configuration panel.](/help/articles/can-i-restrict-which-colors-a-respondent-can-pick/)