Configure the organization's colors

Configure the options available on color pickers throughout KaiNexus and determine the default Card header colors.

By default, a little over a dozen default colors appear in color pickers throughout KaiNexus — such as when picking colors for Charts or Card headers — along with Hex, RGB, and HSVA fields and sliders so that users can pick colors beyond those defaults. Your organization can:

• Configure different default colors
• Require users to use those default colors (removing the Hex, RGB, and HSVA fields and sliders from the color pickers)
• Configure the default colors for Card headers

Who can configure the organization's colors?

Anyone with the "System Administrator" can access the General administration page and configure the organization's colors.

Configure the organization's default colors

To configure the organization's default colors, navigate to the General administration page, then:

• If it is currently unchecked, click the Configure Organization Colors checkbox to check it.

• To add a new default color, expand the drop-down under Add Organization Color.
  • Use the fields and sliders to choose the color you want to add.
  • Click OK and the chosen will color appear in the drop-down.
  • Click the plus button next to the drop-down and the new color will appear in the list of Organization Colors.

• To remove an existing default color, click the color you want to remove in the list of Organization Colors.
  • Click the x button that appears to the right of the list of Organization Colors.

• Click Save. You will need to sign out and then sign back into the system to see this change take effect.

Require users to use the default colors

Typically, color pickers in KaiNexus include Hex, RGB, and HSVA fields and sliders as well as the default colors, allowing users to select any color they want. You can remove those fields and sliders, however, requiring users to only choose from the list of default colors.

To do so, navigate to the General administration page, then:

• Check the Must Use Organization Colors checkbox.

• Click Save. You will need to sign out and then sign back into the system to see this change take effect.

Configure the default colors for Card headers

You can configure the default header colors for all Cards on any Boards in KaiNexus. These colors will be made the default Card header colors for all new Boards and any existing Boards that haven't already had their defaults configured independently. Any Cards that have already had their headers configured independently won't be affected by this change.

To configure the default Card header colors, navigate to the General administration page, then:

• Check the Configure Card Headers Colors checkbox and the "Primary Header" and "Secondary Header" panels will appear beneath it.

• Primary Header: A Card's primary header is the header that is automatically added to each Card upon creation. It displays the title of the Card and can only appear at the top of the Card.
  • Text Color: Expand the drop-down to select the color in which the primary header's text should be displayed by default. Click Save on the drop-down to confirm your selection.
  • Background Color: Expand the drop-down to select the default color of the primary header's background. Click Save on the drop-down to confirm your selection.
  • Click Swap to quickly switch the current default text color with the primary header's current default background color and vice versa.
  • The Enable Gradient checkbox: When enabled, the "Gradient Color" drop-down will appear beneath the checkbox, allowing a gradient to be applied to the primary header's default background.
    • Gradient Color: Expand the drop-down to select the color that should be blended with the primary header's background color to form a gradient by default.
  • Secondary Header: A card's secondary header is an optional header that must be manually added to an existing Card.
    
    • Text Color: Expand the drop-down to select the color in which the secondary header's text should be displayed by default. Click Save on the drop-down to confirm your selection.
    • Background Color: Expand the drop-down to select the default color of the secondary header's background. Click Save on the drop-down to confirm your selection.
    • Click Swap to quickly switch the current default text color with the secondary header's current default background color and vice versa.
    • The Enable Gradient checkbox: When enabled, the "Gradient Color" drop-down will appear beneath the checkbox, allowing a gradient to be applied to the secondary header's default background.
      
      • Gradient Color: Expand the drop-down to select the color that should be blended with the secondary header's background color to form a gradient by default.
• Click Save. You will need to sign out and then sign back into the system to see this change take effect.