I have a custom field ‘AREA’ which shows which area of the business the task is related to. It is a single-select drop-down field. Items are colour coded and I use this across all my work. In my board view, I’d like the cards to be coloured by this field. Is it possible? [image]

Hi @Christine_New , this isn’t currently available but the good news is that it is marked as in-development here: [image] Color Coded Tasks/Sections Product Feedback Would love to be able to color code tasks in the list and board views. Would help me organize …

Board view, colour cards by custom field?

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Richard_Sather 25 September 2025 23:57 2

Hi @Christine_New , this isn’t currently available but the good news is that it is marked as in-development here:

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