private void radGridView1_CellEditorInitialized(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridViewCellEventArgs e) { GridColorPickerEditor colorEditor = e.ActiveEditor as GridColorPickerEditor; if (colorEditor!=null) { GridColorPickerElement colorPicker = colorEditor.EditorElement as GridColorPickerElement; colorPicker.ReadOnly = true; } } Please refer to the attached gif file. Workaround: private void radGridView1_EditorRequired(object sender, EditorRequiredEventArgs e) { if (e.EditorType == typeof(GridColorPickerEditor)) { e.Editor = new GridColorPickerEditor(); } }