Create risk color styles

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Create a library of risk color styles to use for different assessment types and matrixes. A risk color style is a combination of a background color and a text color. The color styles help maintain consistency when you configure risk assessments.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_risk.admin

    About this task

    ServiceNow® provides preconfigured color styles. You can either modify the preconfigured colors or create your own color styles.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Advanced Risk Assessment > Administration > Risk Color Styles.
    2. Select New.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Risk Color Style form
      Field Description
      Color style Name of the text and color code combination. For example, High Risk.
      Next experience color styles
      Note:
      The default color for the customized risk color style is set to Critical, with the variant set to Primary. You can manually change the color and variant based on the requirement.
      Color Color that appears as the background color. It's the fundamental hue from which different shades variants are derived.
      Variant Variant refers to different shades or tints of the base color. The options are as follows:
      • Primary: Standard or base shade of the color. It’s typically the most pure or neutral version of the color.
      • Secondary: Lighter shade of the primary color.
      • Tertiary: Lightest shade of the primary color.
      Preview Visual representation of how the selected color and its variants appear in the interface.
      Classic color styles
      Rating color Color that appears as the background color.
      Text color Color that appears as the text color.
    4. Select Submit.

    Result

    The risk color style is ready to use.