diff --git a/config/database/hsql/create-schemas.sql b/config/database/hsql/create-schemas.sql
index 8c59238b..d98d4694 100644
--- a/config/database/hsql/create-schemas.sql
+++ b/config/database/hsql/create-schemas.sql
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ CREATE TABLE MINDMAP (
 
 CREATE TABLE LABEL (
   id              INTEGER            NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY IDENTITY,
-  title           VARCHAR(255),
+  title           VARCHAR(30),
   creator_id      INTEGER            NOT NULL,
-  parent_label_id INTEGER
+  parent_label_id INTEGER,
+  color           VARCHAR(7)         NOT NULL
   --FOREIGN KEY (creator_id) REFERENCES USER (colaborator_id)
 );
 
diff --git a/config/database/mysql/create-schemas.sql b/config/database/mysql/create-schemas.sql
index 11ec6ca3..56b27217 100644
--- a/config/database/mysql/create-schemas.sql
+++ b/config/database/mysql/create-schemas.sql
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ CREATE TABLE MINDMAP (
 
 CREATE TABLE LABEL (
   id              INTEGER            NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-  title           VARCHAR(255)
+  title           VARCHAR(30)
                   CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL,
   creator_id      INTEGER            NOT NULL,
   parent_label_id INTEGER,
+  color           VARCHAR(7)         NOT NULL,
   FOREIGN KEY (creator_id) REFERENCES USER (colaborator_id),
   FOREIGN KEY (parent_label_id) REFERENCES LABEL (id)
     ON DELETE CASCADE
diff --git a/config/database/postgres/create-schemas.sql b/config/database/postgres/create-schemas.sql
index 52b30da3..1c52115c 100644
--- a/config/database/postgres/create-schemas.sql
+++ b/config/database/postgres/create-schemas.sql
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ CREATE TABLE LABEL (
   id              INTEGER            NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
   title           VARCHAR(255),
   creator_id      INTEGER            NOT NULL,
-  parent_label_id INTEGER
+  parent_label_id INTEGER,
+  color           VARCHAR(7)         NOT NULL
   --FOREIGN KEY (creator_id) REFERENCES USER (colaborator_id)
 );
 
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Label.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Label.java
index ccc04f90..22542da0 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Label.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Label.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class Label {
     @NotNull private String title;
     @NotNull private User creator;
     @Nullable private Label parent;
+    @NotNull private String color;
 
     public void setParent(@Nullable Label parent) {
         this.parent = parent;
@@ -46,4 +47,13 @@ public class Label {
     public void setId(int id) {
         this.id = id;
     }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public String getColor() {
+        return color;
+    }
+
+    public void setColor(@NotNull String color) {
+        this.color = color;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestLabel.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestLabel.java
index 6b26f2de..8ec67d3a 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestLabel.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestLabel.java
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ public class RestLabel {
         label.setTitle(title);
     }
 
+    public void setColor(@NotNull final String color) {
+        label.setColor(color);
+    }
+
+    @NotNull public String getColor() {
+        return label.getColor();
+    }
+
     @JsonIgnore
     public Label getDelegated() {
         return label;
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Label.hbm.xml b/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Label.hbm.xml
index 71ff0bc9..11602ec6 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Label.hbm.xml
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Label.hbm.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
             <generator class="increment"/>
         </id>
         <property name="title"/>
+        <property name="color"/>
         <many-to-one name="parent" column="parent_label_id" not-null="false"/>
         <many-to-one name="creator" column="creator_id" unique="true" not-null="false" lazy="proxy"/>
     </class>
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/jsp/mindmapList.jsp b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/jsp/mindmapList.jsp
index 82cc365c..c3834bd1 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/jsp/mindmapList.jsp
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/jsp/mindmapList.jsp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
     <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="js/jquery-1.7.2.min.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="bootstrap/js/bootstrap-colorpicker.js"></script>
+
     <script src="js/less.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 
     <!--jQuery DataTables-->
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@
                 bStateSave:true
             });
 
+            $('#colorGroup').colorpicker();
+
             // Customize search action ...
             $('#mindmapListTable_filter').appendTo("#tableActions");
             $('#mindmapListTable_filter input').addClass('input-medium search-query');
@@ -313,10 +317,17 @@
     <div class="modal-body">
         <div class="errorMessage"></div>
         <form class="form-horizontal">
+            <fieldset>
                 <div class="control-group">
                     <label class="control-label" for="newLabelTitle"><spring:message code="NAME"/>:</label>
                     <input class="control" name="title" id="newLabelTitle" type="text" required="required"
-                           placeholder="<spring:message code="LABEL_NAME_HINT"/>" autofocus="autofocus" maxlength="255"/>
+                           placeholder="<spring:message code="LABEL_NAME_HINT"/>" autofocus="autofocus" maxlength="30"/>
+                </div>
+                <div id="colorGroup" class="input-group">
+                    <label class="control-label" for="colorChooser"><spring:message code="CHOOSE_COLOR"/>:</label>
+                    <input class="form-control" name="color" id="colorChooser" type="text" style="width: 70px" required="required"/>
+                    <!--hack, maybe there is a compatibility problem with bootstrap-->
+                    <span class="input-group-addon" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; top: 5px"><i></i></span>
                 </div>
                 <!--div class="control-label">
                     <input id="parentLblCheckbox" type="checkbox">
@@ -329,7 +340,7 @@
                     <option value="3">-> Child2</option>
                     <option value="4">Dummy</option>
                 </select-->
-
+            </fieldset>
         </form>
     </div>
     <div class="modal-footer">