diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/enums.py b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/enums.py
index 7c70f92e6..08cf09dcb 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/enums.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/enums.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
+# TODO: REMOVE
 class TagColor(enum.IntEnum):
     DEFAULT = 1
     BLACK = 2
@@ -42,12 +43,19 @@ class TagColor(enum.IntEnum):
     COOL_GRAY = 36
     OLIVE = 37
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_color_from_str(color_name: str) -> "TagColor":
-        for color in TagColor:
-            if color.name == color_name.upper().replace(" ", "_"):
-                return color
-        return TagColor.DEFAULT
+#class TSStandardColors(enum.IntEnum):
+#    RED=1,
+#    YELLOW=2,
+#    CYAN=3,
+#    BLUE=4
+#    #etc..
+
+#    @staticmethod
+#    def get_color_from_str(color_name: str) -> "TagColor":
+#        for color in TagColor:
+#            if color.name == color_name.upper().replace(" ", "_"):
+#                return color
+#        return TagColor.DEFAULT
 
 
 class SearchMode(enum.IntEnum):
diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py
index 16d5f9c3c..fec38a6fd 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     _FieldID,
 )
 from .joins import TagField, TagSubtag
-from .models import Entry, Folder, Preferences, Tag, TagAlias, ValueType
+from .models import Entry, Folder, Preferences, Tag, TagAlias, ValueType, Color, ColorNamespace
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ def get_default_tags() -> tuple[Tag, ...]:
     return archive_tag, favorite_tag
 
 
+def get_default_colors(namespace: ColorNamespace) -> list[Color]:
+    colors: list[Color] = [
+        #TODO: make this the full tagstudio standard color set
+        Color(slug='red', hex_value="#e22c3c", name="RED", namespace_id=namespace.id),
+        Color(slug='yellow', hex_value="#ffd63d", name="YELLOW", namespace_id=namespace.id),
+    ]
+
+    return colors
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class SearchResult:
     """Wrapper for search results.
@@ -256,6 +266,7 @@ def open_sqlite_library(
 
             if add_default_data:
                 tags = get_default_tags()
+
                 try:
                     session.add_all(tags)
                     session.commit()
@@ -263,6 +274,27 @@ def open_sqlite_library(
                     # default tags may exist already
                     session.rollback()
 
+                #the default namespace shouldnt exist yet but we will check anyway
+                ts_std_namespace_name = "tagstudio_std" #TODO: move this elsewhere maybe
+                statement = select(ColorNamespace).where(ColorNamespace.name == ts_std_namespace_name)
+                ts_std_namespace = session.scalar(statement)
+
+                if ts_std_namespace is None:
+                    ts_std_namespace = ColorNamespace(name=ts_std_namespace_name)
+                    session.add(ts_std_namespace)
+                    session.commit()
+
+                try:
+                    colors = get_default_colors(ts_std_namespace)
+                    session.add_all(
+                        colors
+                    )
+                    session.commit()
+                except IntegrityError:
+                    #colors already exist
+                    session.rollback()
+
+
             # dont check db version when creating new library
             if not is_new:
                 db_version = session.scalar(
diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/models.py b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/models.py
index 8da0c4708..195710568 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/models.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from sqlalchemy import JSON, ForeignKey, Integer, event
+from sqlalchemy import JSON, ForeignKey, Integer, event, UniqueConstraint
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
 
 from ...constants import TAG_ARCHIVED, TAG_FAVORITE
@@ -211,6 +211,21 @@ def remove_tag(self, tag: Tag, field: TagBoxField | None = None) -> None:
         for tag_box_field in self.tag_box_fields:
             tag_box_field.tags.remove(tag)
 
+#TODO: maybe make this a general namespace to be used for colors, tags, etc?
+class ColorNamespace(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "color_namespaces"
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
+    colors: Mapped[list["Color"]] = relationship()
+
+class Color(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "colors"
+
+    slug: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    namespace_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("color_namespaces.id"), primary_key = True)
+
+    hex_value: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
+    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
 
 class ValueType(Base):
     """Define Field Types in the Library.
diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/palette.py b/tagstudio/src/core/palette.py
index 422b35f7c..23855bb16 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/palette.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/palette.py
@@ -27,346 +27,348 @@ class UiColor(IntEnum):
     GREEN = 4
     PURPLE = 5
 
+# keeping tag_colors and ui_colors around for future reference during migration to new Color model
+# but they should be deleted eventually
 
-TAG_COLORS: dict[TagColor, dict[ColorType, Any]] = {
-    TagColor.DEFAULT: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#1e1e1e",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#333333",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#FFFFFF",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#222222",
-    },
-    TagColor.BLACK: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#111018",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#18171e",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#b7b6be",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#03020a",
-    },
-    TagColor.DARK_GRAY: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#24232a",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#2a2930",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#bdbcc4",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#07060e",
-    },
-    TagColor.GRAY: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#53525a",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#5b5a62",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cbcad2",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#191820",
-    },
-    TagColor.LIGHT_GRAY: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#aaa9b0",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#b6b4bc",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cbcad2",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#191820",
-    },
-    TagColor.WHITE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f2f1f8",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#fefeff",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#ffffff",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#302f36",
-    },
-    TagColor.LIGHT_PINK: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ff99c4",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#ffaad0",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#ffcbe7",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6c2e3b",
-    },
-    TagColor.PINK: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ff99c4",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#ffaad0",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#ffcbe7",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6c2e3b",
-    },
-    TagColor.MAGENTA: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f6466f",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#f7587f",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fba4bf",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#61152f",
-    },
-    TagColor.RED: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#e22c3c",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#b21f2d",
-        # ColorType.BORDER: '#e54252',
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f39caa",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#440d12",
-    },
-    TagColor.RED_ORANGE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#e83726",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#ea4b3b",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f5a59d",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#61120b",
-    },
-    TagColor.SALMON: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f65848",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#f76c5f",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fcadaa",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6f1b16",
-    },
-    TagColor.ORANGE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ed6022",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#ef7038",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f7b79b",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#551e0a",
-    },
-    TagColor.YELLOW_ORANGE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#fa9a2c",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#fba94b",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fdd7ab",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#66330d",
-    },
-    TagColor.YELLOW: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ffd63d",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        #    ColorType.BORDER: '#ffe071',
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#e8af31",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fff3c4",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#754312",
-    },
-    TagColor.MINT: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#4aed90",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#79f2b1",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#c8fbe9",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#164f3e",
-    },
-    TagColor.LIME: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#92e649",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#b2ed72",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#e9f9b7",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#405516",
-    },
-    TagColor.LIGHT_GREEN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#85ec76",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#a3f198",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#e7fbe4",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#2b5524",
-    },
-    TagColor.GREEN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#28bb48",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#43c568",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#93e2c8",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#0d3828",
-    },
-    TagColor.TEAL: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#1ad9b2",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#4de3c7",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#a0f3e8",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#08424b",
-    },
-    TagColor.CYAN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#49e4d5",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#76ebdf",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#bff5f0",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#0f4246",
-    },
-    TagColor.LIGHT_BLUE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#55bbf6",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#70c6f7",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#bbe4fb",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#122541",
-    },
-    TagColor.BLUE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#3b87f0",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#4e95f2",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#aedbfa",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#122948",
-    },
-    TagColor.BLUE_VIOLET: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#5948f2",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#6258f3",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#9cb8fb",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#1b1649",
-    },
-    TagColor.VIOLET: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#874ff5",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#9360f6",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#c9b0fa",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3a1860",
-    },
-    TagColor.PURPLE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#bb4ff0",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#c364f2",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#dda7f7",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#531862",
-    },
-    TagColor.PEACH: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f1c69c",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#f4d4b4",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fbeee1",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#613f2f",
-    },
-    TagColor.BROWN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#823216",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#8a3e22",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cd9d83",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3a1804",
-    },
-    TagColor.LAVENDER: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ad8eef",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#b99ef2",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#d5c7fa",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#492b65",
-    },
-    TagColor.BLONDE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#efc664",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#f3d387",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#faebc6",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6d461e",
-    },
-    TagColor.AUBURN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#a13220",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#aa402f",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#d98a7f",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3d100a",
-    },
-    TagColor.LIGHT_BROWN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#be5b2d",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#c4693d",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#e5b38c",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#4c290e",
-    },
-    TagColor.DARK_BROWN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#4c2315",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#542a1c",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#b78171",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#211006",
-    },
-    TagColor.COOL_GRAY: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#515768",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#5b6174",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#9ea1c3",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#181a37",
-    },
-    TagColor.WARM_GRAY: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#625550",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#6c5e57",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#c0a392",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#371d18",
-    },
-    TagColor.OLIVE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#4c652e",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#586f36",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#b4c17a",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#23300e",
-    },
-    TagColor.BERRY: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#9f2aa7",
-        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#aa43b4",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cc8fdc",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#41114a",
-    },
-}
+#TAG_COLORS: dict[TagColor, dict[ColorType, Any]] = {
+#    TagColor.DEFAULT: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#1e1e1e",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#333333",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#FFFFFF",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#222222",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.BLACK: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#111018",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#18171e",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#b7b6be",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#03020a",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.DARK_GRAY: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#24232a",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#2a2930",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#bdbcc4",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#07060e",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.GRAY: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#53525a",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#5b5a62",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cbcad2",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#191820",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.LIGHT_GRAY: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#aaa9b0",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#b6b4bc",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cbcad2",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#191820",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.WHITE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f2f1f8",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#fefeff",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#ffffff",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#302f36",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.LIGHT_PINK: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ff99c4",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#ffaad0",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#ffcbe7",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6c2e3b",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.PINK: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ff99c4",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#ffaad0",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#ffcbe7",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6c2e3b",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.MAGENTA: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f6466f",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#f7587f",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fba4bf",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#61152f",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.RED: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#e22c3c",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#b21f2d",
+#        # ColorType.BORDER: '#e54252',
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f39caa",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#440d12",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.RED_ORANGE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#e83726",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#ea4b3b",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f5a59d",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#61120b",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.SALMON: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f65848",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#f76c5f",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fcadaa",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6f1b16",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.ORANGE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ed6022",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#ef7038",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f7b79b",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#551e0a",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.YELLOW_ORANGE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#fa9a2c",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#fba94b",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fdd7ab",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#66330d",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.YELLOW: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ffd63d",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        #    ColorType.BORDER: '#ffe071',
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#e8af31",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fff3c4",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#754312",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.MINT: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#4aed90",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#79f2b1",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#c8fbe9",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#164f3e",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.LIME: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#92e649",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#b2ed72",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#e9f9b7",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#405516",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.LIGHT_GREEN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#85ec76",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#a3f198",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#e7fbe4",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#2b5524",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.GREEN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#28bb48",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#43c568",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#93e2c8",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#0d3828",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.TEAL: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#1ad9b2",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#4de3c7",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#a0f3e8",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#08424b",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.CYAN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#49e4d5",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#76ebdf",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#bff5f0",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#0f4246",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.LIGHT_BLUE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#55bbf6",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#70c6f7",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#bbe4fb",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#122541",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.BLUE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#3b87f0",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#4e95f2",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#aedbfa",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#122948",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.BLUE_VIOLET: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#5948f2",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#6258f3",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#9cb8fb",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#1b1649",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.VIOLET: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#874ff5",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#9360f6",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#c9b0fa",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3a1860",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.PURPLE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#bb4ff0",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#c364f2",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#dda7f7",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#531862",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.PEACH: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#f1c69c",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#f4d4b4",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#fbeee1",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#613f2f",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.BROWN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#823216",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#8a3e22",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cd9d83",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3a1804",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.LAVENDER: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#ad8eef",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#b99ef2",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#d5c7fa",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#492b65",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.BLONDE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#efc664",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#f3d387",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#faebc6",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#6d461e",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.AUBURN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#a13220",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#aa402f",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#d98a7f",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3d100a",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.LIGHT_BROWN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#be5b2d",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.DARK_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#c4693d",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#e5b38c",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#4c290e",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.DARK_BROWN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#4c2315",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#542a1c",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#b78171",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#211006",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.COOL_GRAY: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#515768",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#5b6174",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#9ea1c3",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#181a37",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.WARM_GRAY: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#625550",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#6c5e57",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#c0a392",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#371d18",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.OLIVE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#4c652e",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#586f36",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#b4c17a",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#23300e",
+#    },
+#    TagColor.BERRY: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#9f2aa7",
+#        ColorType.TEXT: ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT,
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#aa43b4",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#cc8fdc",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#41114a",
+#    },
+#}
 
-UI_COLORS: dict[UiColor, dict[ColorType, Any]] = {
-    UiColor.DEFAULT: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#333333",
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#555555",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#FFFFFF",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#1e1e1e",
-    },
-    UiColor.RED: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#e22c3c",
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#e54252",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f39caa",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#440d12",
-    },
-    UiColor.GREEN: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#28bb48",
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#43c568",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#DDFFCC",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#0d3828",
-    },
-    UiColor.PURPLE: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#C76FF3",
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#c364f2",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#EFD4FB",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3E1555",
-    },
-    UiColor.THEME_DARK: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#333333",
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#555555",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#FFFFFF",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#1e1e1e",
-    },
-    UiColor.THEME_LIGHT: {
-        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#FFFFFF",
-        ColorType.BORDER: "#333333",
-        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#999999",
-        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#888888",
-    },
-}
+#UI_COLORS: dict[UiColor, dict[ColorType, Any]] = {
+#    UiColor.DEFAULT: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#333333",
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#555555",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#FFFFFF",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#1e1e1e",
+#    },
+#    UiColor.RED: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#e22c3c",
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#e54252",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#f39caa",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#440d12",
+#    },
+#    UiColor.GREEN: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#28bb48",
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#43c568",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#DDFFCC",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#0d3828",
+#    },
+#    UiColor.PURPLE: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#C76FF3",
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#c364f2",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#EFD4FB",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#3E1555",
+#    },
+#    UiColor.THEME_DARK: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#333333",
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#555555",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#FFFFFF",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#1e1e1e",
+#    },
+#    UiColor.THEME_LIGHT: {
+#        ColorType.PRIMARY: "#FFFFFF",
+#        ColorType.BORDER: "#333333",
+#        ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT: "#999999",
+#        ColorType.DARK_ACCENT: "#888888",
+#    },
+#}
 
 
-def get_tag_color(color_type: ColorType, color_id: TagColor) -> str:
-    """Return a hex value given a tag color name and ColorType.
-
-    Args:
-        color_type (ColorType): The ColorType category to retrieve from.
-        color_id (ColorType): The color name enum to retrieve from.
-
-    Return:
-        A hex value string representing a color with a leading "#".
-    """
-    try:
-        if color_type == ColorType.TEXT:
-            text_account: ColorType = TAG_COLORS[color_id][color_type]
-            return get_tag_color(text_account, color_id)
-
-        return TAG_COLORS[color_id][color_type]
-    except KeyError:
-        traceback.print_stack()
-        logger.error("[PALETTE] Tag color not found.", color_id=color_id)
-        return "#FF00FF"
-
-
-def get_ui_color(color_type: ColorType, color_id: UiColor) -> str:
-    """Return a hex value given a UI color name and ColorType.
-
-    Args:
-        color_type (ColorType): The ColorType category to retrieve from.
-        color_id (UiColor): The color name enum to retrieve from.
-
-    Return:
-        A hex value string representing a color with a leading "#".
-    """
-    try:
-        return UI_COLORS[color_id][color_type]
-    except KeyError:
-        traceback.print_stack()
-        logger.error("[PALETTE] UI color not found", color_id=color_id)
-        return "#FF00FF"
+#def get_tag_color(color_type: ColorType, color_id: TagColor) -> str:
+#    """Return a hex value given a tag color name and ColorType.
+#
+#    Args:
+#        color_type (ColorType): The ColorType category to retrieve from.
+#        color_id (ColorType): The color name enum to retrieve from.
+#
+#    Return:
+#        A hex value string representing a color with a leading "#".
+#    """
+#    try:
+#        if color_type == ColorType.TEXT:
+#            text_account: ColorType = TAG_COLORS[color_id][color_type]
+#            return get_tag_color(text_account, color_id)
+#
+#        return TAG_COLORS[color_id][color_type]
+#    except KeyError:
+#        traceback.print_stack()
+#        logger.error("[PALETTE] Tag color not found.", color_id=color_id)
+#        return "#FF00FF"
+#
+#
+#def get_ui_color(color_type: ColorType, color_id: UiColor) -> str:
+#    """Return a hex value given a UI color name and ColorType.
+#
+#    Args:
+#        color_type (ColorType): The ColorType category to retrieve from.
+#        color_id (UiColor): The color name enum to retrieve from.
+#
+#    Return:
+#        A hex value string representing a color with a leading "#".
+#    """
+#    try:
+#        return UI_COLORS[color_id][color_type]
+#    except KeyError:
+#        traceback.print_stack()
+#        logger.error("[PALETTE] UI color not found", color_id=color_id)
+#        return "#FF00FF"
diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/utils/color.py b/tagstudio/src/core/utils/color.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c82d624d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/utils/color.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from src.core.library.alchemy.models import Color, ColorNamespace
+from src.core.palette import ColorType
+
+def get_hex_color(color: Color, color_type: ColorType) -> str:
+    #TODO: everything
+    if color_type == ColorType.PRIMARY:
+        return color.hex_value
+    elif color_type == ColorType.TEXT:
+        return color.hex_value
+    elif color_type == ColorType.BORDER:
+        return color.hex_value
+    elif color_type == ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT:
+        return color.hex_value
+    elif color_type == ColorType.DARK_ACCENT:
+        return color.hex_value
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