# Configuring custom color palettes Admins can define **custom color palettes** for [styling maps in Builder](https://docs.carto.com/maps/layers#fill-color). This feature allows organizations to set up their own predefined color schemes, removing the need to manually add custom colors in each new map. Custom color palettes can range from **3 to 20 steps** and can be of any type: diverging, sequential, qualitative or singlehue. ## Managing custom color palettes To create a custom color palette, head to the *Customizations* section of the Settings, where you will find the custom color palette editor:

Custom color palette editor in the Settings

Custom color palettes **can't be modified**, but they can be duplicated and deleted. If a custom palette is deleted, the maps where it is applied will not be altered, but users will not be able to apply the palette again. ## Applying custom color palettes Once created, custom palettes can be used in Builder if the required palette **type** matches and the number of color **steps** is less than or equal to the number of steps in the saved custom palette.