Quick summary
In ClickUp, you can change task colors by editing the status color through the task's ellipsis menu and the Edit Statuses panel. This lets teams visually organize workflows by assigning distinct colors to each task status.
Steps
- Navigate to the Space, Folder, or List where the task is located.
- Click the ellipsis icon beside the task status.
- Click Edit statuses from the dropdown menu.
- Click on the color swatch of the status you want to change.
- Choose and set a new color for the status.
- Click Apply changes to save and confirm the update.
- Your task color is now updated via the status toolbar in ClickUp.


