Custom label colors

[Tr1kar]

Hello,
Is it possible to add custom colors to Trello labels? Original 10 colors are not enough for many.
I've found some Github code for Chrome extension here https://github.com/SimplexShotz/Trello-Colors-Extension

[christiankaindl]

Hi @Tr1kar, thanks for reaching out. There's a few questions about how this would work.

The first question is how the color is stored, and if it is persistent or not. The repo you linked encodes the color into the label name. That is a clever solution, but has the drawback of leaving you with odd labels if you ever decide to remove the extension or collaborate with others on the same board (others will see it as "#FF0000:MyLabel" for example).

Then there is the challenge of patching the labels to not go out of sync with any DOM updates Trello makes itself. The repo you linked "solves" this by adding an interval which runs every 50ms, which would not be an acceptable solution for Trello Super Powers.

The last question is the separator. My intuition is that a colon (":") is not good, as it is a valid label character and could lead to unwanted side-effects (regular text being interpreted as a color).

So as it stands this would need more thought to solve the issues described above, but feel free to chip in with any ideas you have.