Hi @Tyrone_Van_Bakel, thanks for sharing your feedback with us!
Have you tried using custom fields to add more details to the tasks? You could add a Yellow, Orange and Red drop-down field and you will be able to easily identify the tasks from all your views. You could also try using Approvals!
In regards to your second request, I believe you are creating this tasks in your Calendar view for My Tasks. In this case, if the newly created tasks don’t belong to a project, you can color code them using Tags so you can give them some priority using colors in Calendar view. We have also recently launched the 7 day Calendar view for my Tasks, you can see more details here: Plan your week with the new 7 Day Calendar View in My Tasks! 📅
Hope this helps!