Control Color Choices in TinyMCE for Consistent and Professional Content

iving users unlimited color options can quickly lead to inconsistent or hard-to-read content. TinyMCE allows you to define a custom color palette, so users stay within visual guidelines while still having creative freedom.

This is especially useful for platforms with shared feeds, collaborative writing, or brand-focused content.

Benefits of a custom color palette:

Consistent visual style
Better readability
Alignment with brand colors
Fewer design mistakes

How to define custom colors:
Use color_map to control which colors appear in the picker.

tinymce.init({
  selector: '#editor',
  plugins: 'lists link code',
  toolbar: 'undo redo | bold italic underline | forecolor backcolor | code',

  color_map: [
    '000000', 'Black',
    'FFFFFF', 'White',
    '1E293B', 'Dark Blue',
    '2563EB', 'Primary Blue',
    '16A34A', 'Green',
    'F59E0B', 'Orange',
    'DC2626', 'Red'
  ],

  color_cols: 4
});

Users will now see only these predefined colors, making content look more cohesive across the platform.

When to use this approach: