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Last Updated: 02 Jul 2026 12:12 by ADMIN
Casper
Created on: 23 Jul 2019 11:28
Category: Reporting
Type: Feature Request
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Define reusable color palette

It would be great if you could introduce the ability to create custom reusable color palettes in Telerik Report Designer, so I don't have to declare the same set of colors for each chart I need them.

If you have a lot of graphs in your report then it is more convenient to change the color palette one place.

9 comments
ADMIN
Dimitar
Posted on: 02 Jul 2026 12:12

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your viewpoint on the matter!

We will keep this in mind while planning the feature. Let me mention, in case you are not already using them, that we already support external stylesheets, albeit not including the aforementioned graph color palettes, that can be reused among reports - Telerik Reporting Styling Style Sheets - Telerik Reporting.

Please do not hesitate to share any additional feedback that you may have about the feature.

Regards,
Dimitar
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Chris
Posted on: 01 Jul 2026 15:51

Dimitar,

 

I think having the palette exist outside the report as a stylesheet managed in the Telerik Report Designer. That way you could set the palette up once, and then use it for any of your reports in the future. This would be especially handy for creating multiple brand specific reports through the standalone designer.

ADMIN
Dimitar
Posted on: 01 Jul 2026 15:23

Hello Chris,

Thank you for your patience, and I want to acknowledge the frustration caused by the long delay and the repeated manual effort you've had to invest. I understand how this impacts your confidence in the process, and I appreciate you continuing to work with us.

While the feature is not currently planned for implementation, I'll validate the current status and priority of this request with our team internally to ensure they are aware of the customer impact and can reassess its prioritization. While I can't promise a change in roadmap or timing, I can assure you that your feedback and use case will be shared internally.

I'll continue to monitor this case, and if there are any updates regarding the request or its status, I'll let you know as soon as I have more information. In the meantime, I would appreciate it if you could share your desired implementation for the feature.

For example, do you think that it will be better if there were a collection of color palettes that could be defined in a report, or should that be part of an external stylesheet that can be shared between many reports, or perhaps you have something else in mind?

Thank you again for your patience and for taking the time to share your feedback.

Regards,
Dimitar
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Chris
Posted on: 26 Jun 2026 19:22
Sad to see this hasn't moved in 7 years. I'm creating a report for our board of directors with over 15 graphs. Having to change the color palette for every single one is not a great experience. 
Pawan
Posted on: 15 May 2026 09:49

For those faced with this challege. I am using a autohotkey macro to create the palette manually for each graph. Once you select graph -> ColorPalette-> Collection ->Ellipsis. Hit F8.

You can define your palette colort in the colors collection 

 

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
colors := [
    "#0D0887",
    "#41049D",
    "#6A00A8",
    "#8F0DA4",
    "#B12A90",
    "#CC4778",
    "#E16462",
    "#F2844B",
    "#FCA636",
    "#FCCE25",
    "#dfdfdf"
]
F8:: {
    for index, color in colors {
        Send "!a"
        Sleep 10
        if (index = 1) {
            Send "{Tab 7}"
        } else {
            Send "{Tab}"
        }
        Sleep 10
        A_Clipboard := color
        Send "^v"
        Send "{Enter}"
        Sleep 10
    }
}
ADMIN
Dimitar
Posted on: 20 Oct 2022 12:57

Hi Jeroen,

Through the report designers, it is not possible, however, a custom function could be set up that returns the same ColorPalette and that function may be reused in multiple reports.

Please refer to the Set Graph ColorPalette with User Function | Telerik Reporting KB article for more information.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,
Dimitar
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Jeroen
Posted on: 13 Oct 2022 14:32

At the moment this feature is not into the product, I really like if this comes in.

But in the mean time, is it possible to copy the color palette from one graph to another?

ADMIN
Dimitar
Posted on: 23 Apr 2021 08:15

Hello Steven,

The feature's status is currently Unplanned which means that we have reviewed it and it has been approved but is not currently planned for a release.

I suggest voting for the feature, if you haven't already, this way you will receive a notification when there is a status update.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards,
Dimitar
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Steven
Posted on: 16 Apr 2021 10:09

Hi There! 

Has this feature already been created? If yes, where can I find it? 

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