How to Color Folders in a Document Library or List

SharePoint Online and OneDrive allows users to colorize folders in list and document library with a preset of 16 colors:

• Yellow (Default)
• Grey
• Dark/Light Red
• Dark/Light Orange
• Dark/Light Green
• Dark/Light Teal
• Dark/Light Blue
• Dark/Light Purple
• Dark/Light Pink

The List Filter Online web part supports colored folder feature. This step-by-step guide describes how to change color of a folder the List Filter Online web part to better visual organization.

• 1. List Filter Online Web Part

  

  Open a page on which the List Filter Online Web Part is located.

• 2. Select a folder

  

  Right-click on the folder and select Folder color from the context menu.

• 3. Select a color

  

  Select one of the 16 colors available from the palette.
  Once you change the color, both the List Filter Web Part and the native SharePoint document library will display the chosen color.

  📝 Note
  Subfolders do not inherit the color from their parent.