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title: "Alert type (field colors)"
slug: "alert-type-field-colors"
updated: 2026-10-27T12:18:28Z
published: 2026-10-27T12:18:28Z
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# Alert type (field colors)

## Overview

An **alert type** refers to the color of a form field. This color helps the field stand out in your form and convey a certain meaning. Adding color to certain form fields also helps you create a more organized, visually appealing, and user-friendly form. There are four alert types (form field colors) available in the Legacy Form Builder:

1. **Green** - Success
2. **Blue** - Info
3. **Yellow** - Warning
4. **Red** - Error

As shown above, each color has a name (*Success*, *Info*, *Warning*, *Error*) that represents a scenario in which the color might be used within your form.

**Non-Colored Example**

![Form fields without alert type colors applied](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/360050708512?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T06%3A26%3A50Z&se=2026-10-31T07%3A26%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OIS%2FSay0TQeF9p5to6vFsTbnxjEtOzHqmBxxDD%2F90eM%3D)

**Colored Example**

![Form fields with alert type colors applied](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/360050708492?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T06%3A26%3A50Z&se=2026-10-31T07%3A26%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OIS%2FSay0TQeF9p5to6vFsTbnxjEtOzHqmBxxDD%2F90eM%3D)

## How to add an alert type (field color)

Field colors can be applied while building a form in the Legacy Form Builder:

1. Select the **field** you would like to color.
2. In the **General Settings** menu on the right, select **Color**.
3. You will now see a drop-down menu, where you can select your desired **alert type/color** for that field.
4. Once you select the color, **Save** and **Publish** your form to update the in-app version of the form.

## Limitations of alert types

- When you color a field, it ONLY affects the in-app experience. It does not change the color of the fields in the Legacy Form Builder, nor does it change the color of the field in the reports.
- The specific shades of the colors cannot be changed.