ADHD Friendly — Google Calendar Palette

    ADHD Friendly is engineered for instant recognition: red, teal, amber, dark slate, violet, and cyan are spread across the color wheel so no two categories can be confused, even peripherally. Urgent red is used for genuinely urgent things only, which preserves its power as a signal.

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    Preview in a calendar week

    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Urgent
    Routine
    Urgent
    Health
    Personal
    Work
    Urgent
    Social
    Urgent
    Personal
    Work
    Routine
    Urgent
    Social
    Health
    Work

    Hex codes

    CategoryColorHex
    Urgent#E63946
    Work#264653
    Routine#2A9D8F
    Personal#F4A261
    Social#9B5DE5
    Health#00B4D8

    When to use this palette

    Best for ADHD brains that rely on the calendar as external memory — recognition happens by color before reading, which lowers the cost of every glance. Also excellent for anyone managing many categories.

    Use ADHD Friendly in Google Calendar

    Google Calendar's built-in picker doesn't include these exact colors. With the CalPalette Chrome extension you can enter each hex code once, save the whole ADHD Friendly palette, and reuse it on any event.

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    ADHD Friendly palette — FAQ

    How do I use the ADHD Friendly palette in Google Calendar?

    Install the CalPalette Chrome extension, open any event in Google Calendar, and click the "+" button next to the default colors. Enter the hex codes from this page (#E63946, #264653, #2A9D8F, #F4A261, #9B5DE5, #00B4D8) to build the palette, then save it so every color is one click away on future events.

    Can I use these hex codes without an extension?

    Google Calendar's standard picker only offers its built-in colors, so these exact hex values aren't available natively. You can pick the closest built-in colors by eye, or use CalPalette to apply the exact hex codes.

    What categories does the ADHD Friendly palette cover?

    It maps 6 colors to common calendar categories: Urgent (#E63946), Work (#264653), Routine (#2A9D8F), Personal (#F4A261), Social (#9B5DE5), Health (#00B4D8). You can rename the categories to fit your own system — the colors are what matter.

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