diff --git a/.tkb b/.tkb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9130988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tkb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "scope": "Workspace",
+  "tasks": {
+    "task-MMVBTdvRS-hXujgWL4gLW": {
+      "id": "task-MMVBTdvRS-hXujgWL4gLW",
+      "description": "Create new tasks\n\nTask can also contain lists\n\n- list item 1\n\n- list item 2",
+      "columnId": "column-todo"
+    }
+  },
+  "columns": [
+    {
+      "id": "column-todo",
+      "title": "To do",
+      "tasksIds": [
+        "task-MMVBTdvRS-hXujgWL4gLW"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "column-doing",
+      "title": "Doing",
+      "tasksIds": []
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "column-done",
+      "title": "Done",
+      "tasksIds": []
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf3e06b..dac9a51 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Trello Kanban Board
 
+## 0.7.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 9ea8bcd: You can now select custom colors for your taks and columns.
+
 ## 0.6.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/extension/interface.ts b/extension/interface.ts
index a8efdfa..548a2e5 100644
--- a/extension/interface.ts
+++ b/extension/interface.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ export interface TaskType {
   id: string;
   description: string;
   columnId: string;
+  color?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ColumnType {
   id: string;
   title: string;
+  color?: string;
   description?: string;
   archived?: boolean;
   tasksIds: string[];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff801d9..855a904 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "trello-kanban-task-board",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "version": "0.7.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --port 3000",
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "nextjs-themes": "^2.1.1",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-beautiful-dnd": "^13.1.1",
+    "react-color-palette": "^7.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-markdown": "^9.0.1",
     "react-toastify": "^9.1.3",
diff --git a/src/App.test.tsx b/src/App.test.tsx
index dfdb4af..0e9661e 100644
--- a/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe("Test Board", () => {
   test("Edit task", async ({ expect }) => {
     const columnEl = screen.getByTestId("column-0");
     const taskEl = columnEl.getElementsByClassName(taskStyles.task)[0];
-    const editBtn = taskEl.getElementsByTagName("button")[0];
+    const editBtn = taskEl.getElementsByTagName("button")[1];
     act(() => fireEvent.click(editBtn));
     const inputEl = taskEl.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[0];
     act(() => fireEvent.input(inputEl, { target: { value: "Task 1" } }));
@@ -170,4 +170,21 @@ describe("Test Board", () => {
     expect(el).toBeDefined();
     act(() => fireEvent.click(el));
   });
+
+  test("Set Column color renders", () => {
+    const columnEl = screen.getByTestId("column-0");
+    const colorBtn = columnEl
+      .getElementsByClassName(columnListStyles.headerContent)[0]
+      .getElementsByTagName("button")[0];
+    act(() => fireEvent.click(colorBtn));
+    act(() => fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Ok")));
+  });
+
+  test("Set Task color renders", () => {
+    const columnEl = screen.getByTestId("column-0");
+    const taskHEaderEl = columnEl.getElementsByClassName(taskStyles.task)[0].getElementsByTagName("header")[0];
+    const colorBtn = taskHEaderEl.getElementsByTagName("button")[0];
+    act(() => fireEvent.click(colorBtn));
+    act(() => fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Ok")));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/color-selector.tsx b/src/components/color-selector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f0e080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/color-selector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { ColorPicker, useColor } from "react-color-palette";
+import "react-color-palette/css";
+
+export function ColorSelector(props: { color?: string; setColor: (color: string) => void; onClose: () => void }) {
+  const [color, setColor] = useColor(props.color || "gray");
+  return (
+    <div className="modal">
+      <div className="content">
+        <ColorPicker hideInput={["rgb", "hsv"]} color={color} onChange={setColor} />
+        <button onClick={() => props.setColor(color.hex)}>Ok</button>
+        <button onClick={props.onClose}>Cancel</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/column-list/column-header.tsx b/src/components/column-list/column-header.tsx
index 082fa8f..9b365e4 100644
--- a/src/components/column-list/column-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/column-list/column-header.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import { HTMLProps, useId, useState } from "react";
 import styles from "./column-list.module.scss";
 import { useGlobalState } from "utils/context";
 import { vscode } from "utils/vscode";
+import { ColorSelector } from "components/color-selector";
 
 export default function ColumnHeader(props: HTMLProps<HTMLElement> & { column: ColumnType }) {
   const { state, setState } = useGlobalState();
   const { column, ...rest } = props;
   const [text, setText] = useState(column.title);
+  const [showColorSelector, setShowColorSelector] = useState(false);
   const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
   const id = useId();
   const onBlur = () => {
@@ -25,25 +27,37 @@ export default function ColumnHeader(props: HTMLProps<HTMLElement> & { column: C
     setState({ ...state, columns: state.columns.filter((c) => c !== column), tasks });
     vscode.toast(`"${column.title}" column and ${column.tasksIds.length} tasks deleted!`, "warn");
   };
+  const setColor = (color: string) => {
+    column.color = color;
+    setState({ ...state, columns: [...state.columns] });
+    setShowColorSelector(false);
+  };
   return (
-    <header {...rest} className={styles.header}>
-      <label htmlFor={id} onClick={() => setIsEditing(true)}>
-        <input
-          type="text"
-          id={id}
-          value={text}
-          onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
-          onBlur={onBlur}
-          placeholder="Add column title..."
-          hidden={!isEditing}
-        />
-        <div hidden={isEditing} className={styles.headerContent}>
-          {column.title || <span className={styles.placeholder}>Add column title</span>}{" "}
-          <span className={styles.close} onClick={removeColumn}>
-            ✖
-          </span>
-        </div>
-      </label>
-    </header>
+    <>
+      <header {...rest} className={styles.header}>
+        <label htmlFor={id} onClick={() => setIsEditing(true)}>
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            id={id}
+            value={text}
+            onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
+            onBlur={onBlur}
+            placeholder="Add column title..."
+            hidden={!isEditing}
+          />
+          <div hidden={isEditing} className={styles.headerContent}>
+            {column.title || <span className={styles.placeholder}>Add column title</span>}
+            <div className="grow"></div>
+            <button onClick={() => setShowColorSelector(true)}>🖌</button>
+            <button className={styles.close} onClick={removeColumn}>
+              ✖
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </label>
+      </header>
+      {showColorSelector && (
+        <ColorSelector color={column.color} setColor={setColor} onClose={() => setShowColorSelector(false)} />
+      )}
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/column-list/column-list.module.scss b/src/components/column-list/column-list.module.scss
index 933dfa7..e86a375 100644
--- a/src/components/column-list/column-list.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/column-list/column-list.module.scss
@@ -23,15 +23,28 @@
   background: var(--bg);
 }
 .header {
-  &:hover .close {
+  button {
+    all: unset;
+    display: none;
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  &:hover button {
     display: inline-block;
   }
+  button:hover {
+    color: orange;
+  }
+
+  .close:hover {
+    color: red;
+  }
 }
 .headerContent {
   cursor: grab;
   display: flex;
   padding: 0 5px;
-  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
 }
 .placeholder {
   opacity: 0.5;
@@ -56,10 +69,3 @@
   padding: 0 10px;
   margin: 0 -10px;
 }
-.close {
-  display: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  &:hover {
-    color: red;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/components/column-list/column.tsx b/src/components/column-list/column.tsx
index d1292d6..c9857d3 100644
--- a/src/components/column-list/column.tsx
+++ b/src/components/column-list/column.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function Column({ column, index }: { column: ColumnType; index: n
       // listRef.current?.scrollTo({ top: listRef.current.scrollHeight, behavior: "smooth" });
       const newTaskElement = listRef.current?.children[listRef.current.children.length - 1] as HTMLLabelElement;
       newTaskElement?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center", inline: "center" });
-      newTaskElement?.getElementsByTagName("button")[0].click();
+      newTaskElement?.getElementsByTagName("button")[1].click();
       setTimeout(() => {
         newTaskElement?.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[0].focus();
         newTaskElement?.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[0].click();
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function Column({ column, index }: { column: ColumnType; index: n
           <Droppable droppableId={column.id} direction="vertical">
             {(provided1) => (
               <div ref={provided1.innerRef} {...provided1.droppableProps} className={styles.columnDropzone}>
-                <div className={styles.column}>
+                <div className={styles.column} style={{ background: column.color }}>
                   <ColumnHeader column={column} {...provided.dragHandleProps} />
                   <hr />
                   <ul className={styles.taskList} ref={listRef}>
diff --git a/src/components/task/index.tsx b/src/components/task/index.tsx
index d0d03dd..415e396 100644
--- a/src/components/task/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/task/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
 import { useGlobalState } from "utils/context";
 import styles from "./task.module.scss";
 import { vscode } from "utils/vscode";
+import { ColorSelector } from "components/color-selector";
 
 function resizeTextArea(textareaRef: RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement>) {
   const target = textareaRef.current;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ function resizeTextArea(textareaRef: RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement>) {
 export default function Task({ task, index }: { task: TaskType; index: number }) {
   const { state, setState } = useGlobalState();
   const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
+  const [showColorSelector, setShowColorSelector] = useState(false);
   const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
   const id = useId();
 
@@ -32,58 +34,75 @@ export default function Task({ task, index }: { task: TaskType; index: number })
     setState({ ...state, tasks, columns });
     vscode.toast("Task deleted!", "success");
   };
+
+  const setColor = (color: string) => {
+    task.color = color;
+    setState({ ...state, tasks: { ...state.tasks } });
+    setShowColorSelector(false);
+  };
   return (
-    <Draggable draggableId={task.id} index={index}>
-      {(provided, snapshot) => {
-        if (snapshot.isDragging && provided.draggableProps.style?.transform)
-          provided.draggableProps.style.transform += " rotate(5deg)";
-        return (
-          <label
-            htmlFor={id}
-            ref={provided.innerRef}
-            {...provided.draggableProps}
-            className={[styles.task, isEditing ? styles.active : ""].join(" ")}>
-            <header {...provided.dragHandleProps}>
-              <span>∘∘∘</span>
-              <button
-                onClick={() => {
-                  setIsEditing(true);
-                  if (textareaRef.current?.value) {
-                    textareaRef.current.value = "hk";
-                    textareaRef.current.value = task.description;
-                  }
-                  setTimeout(() => resizeTextArea(textareaRef), 100);
-                }}>
-                🖉
-              </button>
-              <button className={styles.close} onClick={removeTask}>
-                ✖
-              </button>
-            </header>
-            <textarea
-              id={id}
-              value={task.description}
-              ref={textareaRef}
-              onChange={(e) => {
-                task.description = e.target.value.replace(/ +/, " ").replace(/\n\n+/g, "\n\n");
-                setState({ ...state, tasks: { ...state.tasks } });
-                resizeTextArea(textareaRef);
-              }}
-              onBlur={() => setIsEditing(false)}
-              placeholder="Enter task description in Markdown format"
-              hidden={!isEditing}
-            />
-            {!isEditing &&
-              (task.description.trim() ? (
-                <ReactMarkdown rehypePlugins={[rehypeRaw]} remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>
-                  {task.description.replace(/\n+/g, "\n\n")}
-                </ReactMarkdown>
-              ) : (
-                <p className={styles.placeholder}>Enter task description in Markdown format.</p>
-              ))}
-          </label>
-        );
-      }}
-    </Draggable>
+    <>
+      <Draggable draggableId={task.id} index={index}>
+        {(provided, snapshot) => {
+          if (snapshot.isDragging && provided.draggableProps.style?.transform)
+            provided.draggableProps.style.transform += " rotate(5deg)";
+
+          return (
+            <div ref={provided.innerRef} {...provided.draggableProps}>
+              <label
+                htmlFor={id}
+                className={[styles.task, isEditing ? styles.active : ""].join(" ")}
+                style={{ background: task.color }}>
+                <header {...provided.dragHandleProps}>
+                  <span>∘∘∘</span>
+                  <button onClick={() => setShowColorSelector(true)}>🖌</button>
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      setIsEditing(true);
+                      if (textareaRef.current?.value) {
+                        textareaRef.current.value = "hk";
+                        textareaRef.current.value = task.description;
+                      }
+                      setTimeout(() => {
+                        textareaRef.current && textareaRef.current.focus();
+                        resizeTextArea(textareaRef);
+                      }, 100);
+                    }}>
+                    🖉
+                  </button>
+                  <button className={styles.close} onClick={removeTask}>
+                    ✖
+                  </button>
+                </header>
+                <textarea
+                  id={id}
+                  value={task.description}
+                  ref={textareaRef}
+                  onChange={(e) => {
+                    task.description = e.target.value.replace(/ +/, " ").replace(/\n\n+/g, "\n\n");
+                    setState({ ...state, tasks: { ...state.tasks } });
+                    resizeTextArea(textareaRef);
+                  }}
+                  onBlur={() => setIsEditing(false)}
+                  placeholder="Enter task description in Markdown format"
+                  hidden={!isEditing}
+                />
+                {!isEditing &&
+                  (task.description.trim() ? (
+                    <ReactMarkdown rehypePlugins={[rehypeRaw]} remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>
+                      {task.description.replace(/\n+/g, "\n\n")}
+                    </ReactMarkdown>
+                  ) : (
+                    <p className={styles.placeholder}>Enter task description in Markdown format.</p>
+                  ))}
+              </label>
+            </div>
+          );
+        }}
+      </Draggable>
+      {showColorSelector && (
+        <ColorSelector color={task.color} setColor={setColor} onClose={() => setShowColorSelector(false)} />
+      )}
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/task/task.module.scss b/src/components/task/task.module.scss
index 70c590f..53a2345 100644
--- a/src/components/task/task.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/task/task.module.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     position: relative;
     button {
       all: unset;
+      display: none;
       position: absolute;
       right: 24px;
       top: 0;
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@
       }
     }
 
+    button:first-of-type {
+      right: 48px;
+    }
+
     .close {
       right: 2px;
       &:hover {
@@ -35,6 +40,10 @@
       }
     }
   }
+
+  &:hover button {
+    display: inline-block;
+  }
   textarea {
     width: calc(100% - 10px);
     resize: none;
diff --git a/src/index.scss b/src/index.scss
index 4cd3090..fd6bf1f 100644
--- a/src/index.scss
+++ b/src/index.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "nextjs-themes/styles";
+
 :root {
   font-family: Inter, system-ui, Avenir, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
   line-height: 1.5;
@@ -63,3 +64,39 @@ a {
   --bg: var(--vscode-editor-background);
   --fg: var(--vscode-editor-foreground);
 }
+
+.grow {
+  flex-grow: 1;
+}
+
+.modal {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  height: 100vh;
+  width: 100vw;
+  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  z-index: 100;
+  overflow: auto;
+  .content {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 10px currentColor;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    text-align: right;
+    background: #121212;
+  }
+  .rcp-root {
+    position: relative;
+    width: 400px;
+    label {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  }
+  button {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 55f5012..b58271a 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
       provider: "v8",
       reporter: ["text", "json", "html", "clover"],
       include: ["src/**/*.{ts,tsx}"],
-      exclude: ["src/**/main.tsx", "src/**/vscode.ts", "src/**/*.d.ts"],
+      // canvas tests not supported, external library
+      exclude: ["src/**/main.tsx", "src/**/color-selector.tsx", "src/**/vscode.ts", "src/**/*.d.ts"],
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/vitest.setup.ts b/vitest.setup.ts
index a540809..dc5f9b8 100644
--- a/vitest.setup.ts
+++ b/vitest.setup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import { useState } from "react";
 import { vi } from "vitest";
 
 export const scrollIntoViewMock = vi.fn();
@@ -19,3 +20,5 @@ Object.defineProperty(window, "matchMedia", {
 });
 
 vi.mock("react-webgl-trails", () => ({ MouseTrail: () => null }));
+
+vi.mock("react-color-palette", () => ({ ColorPicker: () => null, useColor: useState }));