Google-docs – Edit the Custom Colors for Text Colors in Google Docs

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tl;dr the Google Docs color pallete has colors I want and other I do not want. How can I remove some colors?

In Google Docs, I cannot change a Custom Text Color. If I select Custom Colors for a Text Color, those selected Custom Colors cannot later be edited. Is there any way to unset previously picked Custom Colors in Text Color picker?

For example, given a new Google document,

  1. click Text Color

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  2. select Custom…

  3. pick some custom color

    pick some custom color

  4. click OK

  5. again, click Text Color
  6. select Custom… . How to edit the previously picked color?
    last color used

The problem is when I'm trying out different Custom Colors then the custom color palette fills with shades of colors I do not want to use.

For example, after looking for a shade of green I like, the custom color palette looks like:

too many leftover experiment colors

I'd like to remove the unused shades of green from the custom color palette (and keep the preferred shade of green).

Best Answer

For both Google Apps (Google Docs & Google Sheets) applies the following:

  • each custom color is saved in the separate free slot until the last one
  • if all slots are full, the last one will act as "editable" slot
  • none of custom color slots are editable. every edit is saved separately on next free slot
  • used (those which are in usage by some portion of document's text) chosen custom colors can't be removed from color picker (these are saved in a document on Google's side)
  • unused chosen custom colors are saved in cookies and can be removed by deleting cookies

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