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# How to Use Conditional Colour Without Overusing It
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/use-conditional-colour-well/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:37:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:37:50.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **use conditional colour well**, apply it to the few things that should change someone's behaviour. Colour applied everywhere carries no information at all.

## How colour stops working

Each rule is added for a reason and collectively they cancel out.

- Every field given its own colour scheme
- Five colours in use with no shared meaning
- Green and red used inconsistently across boards
- Nothing standing out, because everything does

## Rules worth applying

| Signal                     | Where                       |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Past target**            | Indicators and card covers  |
| **High value or priority** | Card covers, by threshold   |
| **Waiting on us**          | Conversation cards          |
| **Blocked**                | Cards in an exception phase |

## How to configure it in Jestor

1. Agree one colour meaning across every board and panel in **Jestor**.
2. Apply conditional colour to indicators so status is visible without reading figures.
3. Apply colour conditionals on **Kanban** card covers for priority or value thresholds.
4. Use title highlight sparingly, on the two or three figures that drive decisions.
5. Leave everything else neutral, so the coloured items retain meaning.

## Why choose Jestor for readable interfaces?

**Jestor** applies the same styling engine to simple and composite indicators, so a colour language established once carries across a whole panel without reconfiguration.

Colour conditionals work on any field value or numeric threshold, not only on status — which means high-value work can be highlighted without adding a field to mark it.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How many colour rules should a board have?

Few — colour everywhere carries no information. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Can colour depend on a number?

Yes, on any value or threshold.

### What is title highlight for?

Emphasizing the two or three figures that drive decisions.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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