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Changing label colors

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To change the color of a label:

  1. In your Labels list, click the square to the right of a label.
  2. Labels

    Note: If you don't have any labels yet, first create a label to see the options above.

  3. Select a color from the palette that appears. Changes will be instantly reflected in Gmail.

You can remove a color by selecting Remove color at the bottom of the color palette.

updated 8/19/2009

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