diff --git a/backend/apps/workflows/models.py b/backend/apps/workflows/models.py
index 2c4238f1..93a6f98e 100644
--- a/backend/apps/workflows/models.py
+++ b/backend/apps/workflows/models.py
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ class Workflow(BaseModel):
     title: str = "Untitled workflow"
     description: str = ""
     icon: str = ""
+    # User-chosen swatch (hex). None falls back to the id-hash color in the UI.
+    color: Optional[str] = None
     system_prompt: Optional[str] = None
     use_synced_prompt: bool = True
     steps: list[WorkflowStep] = Field(default_factory=list)
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ class WorkflowCreate(BaseModel):
     unsaved: bool = False
     description: str = ""
     icon: str = ""
+    color: Optional[str] = None
     system_prompt: Optional[str] = None
     use_synced_prompt: bool = True
     steps: list[WorkflowStep] = Field(default_factory=list)
@@ -246,6 +249,7 @@ class WorkflowUpdate(BaseModel):
     auto_named: Optional[bool] = None
     description: Optional[str] = None
     icon: Optional[str] = None
+    color: Optional[str] = None
     system_prompt: Optional[str] = None
     use_synced_prompt: Optional[bool] = None
     steps: Optional[list[WorkflowStep]] = None
diff --git a/backend/apps/workflows/workflows.py b/backend/apps/workflows/workflows.py
index f5cfae7a..44c4e865 100644
--- a/backend/apps/workflows/workflows.py
+++ b/backend/apps/workflows/workflows.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ async def create_workflow(body: WorkflowCreate):
         title=body.title,
         description=body.description,
         icon=body.icon,
+        color=body.color,
         system_prompt=body.system_prompt,
         use_synced_prompt=body.use_synced_prompt,
         steps=body.steps,
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/ColorSwatch.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/ColorSwatch.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2eb9d3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/ColorSwatch.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useWC, WORKFLOW_PALETTE } from './uiKit';
+
+// Small swatch button that opens a palette popover. Self-rendered (no portal)
+// so it survives the canvas compositor, same reasoning as RepeatField.
+const ColorSwatch: React.FC<{ value: string; onChange: (hex: string) => void; size?: number }> = ({ value, onChange, size = 14 }) => {
+  const WC = useWC();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    const onDoc = (e: MouseEvent) => { if (ref.current && !ref.current.contains(e.target as Node)) setOpen(false); };
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', onDoc);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', onDoc);
+  }, [open]);
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={ref} style={{ position: 'relative', flex: 'none' }}>
+      <div
+        onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
+        title="Workflow color"
+        style={{ width: size, height: size, borderRadius: 4, cursor: 'pointer', background: value, boxShadow: `0 0 0 1px rgba(${WC.inkRGB},0.14)` }}
+      />
+      {open && (
+        <div style={{ position: 'absolute', top: size + 11, left: 0, zIndex: 45, background: WC.paper, border: `1px solid ${WC.line2}`, borderRadius: WC.radius.lg, boxShadow: WC.shadow.md, padding: 9, display: 'flex', gap: 7 }}>
+          {WORKFLOW_PALETTE.map((hex) => {
+            const active = hex.toLowerCase() === value.toLowerCase();
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={hex}
+                onClick={() => { onChange(hex); setOpen(false); }}
+                style={{ width: 18, height: 18, borderRadius: 5, cursor: 'pointer', background: hex, boxShadow: active ? `0 0 0 2px ${WC.paper}, 0 0 0 3.5px ${hex}` : `0 0 0 1px rgba(${WC.inkRGB},0.12)` }}
+              />
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ColorSwatch;
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/state/workflowsSlice.ts b/frontend/src/shared/state/workflowsSlice.ts
index b1370e4c..da35f243 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/state/workflowsSlice.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/state/workflowsSlice.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ export interface Workflow {
   title: string;
   description: string;
   icon: string;
+  /** User-chosen swatch (hex). Null/undefined falls back to the id-hash color. */
+  color?: string | null;
   system_prompt: string | null;
   use_synced_prompt: boolean;
   steps: WorkflowStep[];