Look and Feel tab
Customize the appearance of your Gantt chart by applying conditional colors to tasks based on Jira field values. Color rules help teams quickly identify priorities, risks, resources, statuses, and other important project information.
What you can configure
The Look and Feel tab allows you to:
Create conditional task color rules.
Color tasks based on Jira field values.
Highlight important tasks, priorities, or risks.
Combine multiple conditions into logical groups.
Prioritize rules by changing their order.
Conditional task colors
Conditional colors are applied automatically when a task matches the configured rule.
Each rule consists of:
A Jira field.
A comparison operator.
A value.
A color.
When a task matches a rule, the selected color is displayed on the Gantt chart.
Note: If a task matches multiple rules, only the first matching rule is applied. The order of the rules therefore determines their priority.
Example use cases
Conditional coloring can be used to highlight:
Tasks assigned to a particular team member.
Unassigned tasks.
High-priority issues.
Tasks in a specific workflow status.
Project risks.
Tasks belonging to a specific project, component, or label.
For example:
Display all tasks assigned to John Smith in purple.
Highlight all unassigned tasks in orange.
Color all High Priority issues in red.
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Managing color rules
Existing rules can be modified at any time.
You can:
Edit an existing rule.
Delete a rule.
Change the order of rules.
To give a rule higher priority, drag it higher in the list and save the configuration.
Since the first matching rule is applied, placing more specific rules above more general ones helps achieve the expected coloring.
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Grouping multiple conditions
Sometimes a color should be applied only when several conditions are true.
Use the Group field to combine multiple conditions into a single logical rule.
All conditions with the same group name become part of the same group.
Within a group, conditions are combined using the AND operator, meaning all conditions must be satisfied before the color is applied.
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Group behavior
Groups follow these rules:
A group name can contain any text, including special characters.
All conditions within the same group share the same color.
Changing the color of one condition automatically updates the color for all conditions in the group.
A group can contain one or multiple conditions.
Removing or changing a group's name removes that condition from the group.
Best practices
Use colors consistently throughout your organization.
Place more specific rules above broader ones.
Group related conditions when multiple criteria must be met.
Avoid creating too many color rules, as excessive coloring can reduce readability.
Use conditional colors to draw attention to information that requires action, such as overdue tasks, risks, or high-priority work.