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Calendar Colours

5 minutes

Introduction

The calendar shows three kinds of quiet background: time when a stylist is not on the roster, approved leave, and time blocks. You can choose a colour and a style for each. The style is striped or solid.

Nothing changes until you pick something. Every salon starts with the default look.

Who this is for: Owners and Admins.

Time to complete: 5 minutes

Prerequisites

  • Owner or Admin role in Luminate

Step 1: Open the Calendar settings

  1. Go to Salon Settings.
  2. Open General.
  3. Select the Calendar tab.

You see three cards: Non-rostered time, Leave and Staff columns.

Step 2: Choose a colour and a style

The Non-rostered time and Leave cards work the same way.

  1. Pick a colour from the swatches. You can only pick from this set of calm colours.
  2. Under Style, choose Striped or Solid.
  3. Check the Preview bar. It uses the same look as the calendar.
  4. Select Update Salon at the bottom of the page.

To go back to the default, select Reset to default, then select Update Salon. No swatch is selected when the default is in use.

Step 3: Hide staff who are not working

The day view shows one column for each stylist. You can hide the column of a stylist who has no shift that day.

  1. In the Staff columns card, switch on Hide staff who are not working.
  2. Select Update Salon.

A stylist keeps the column if they have an appointment or a time block that day. A stylist on approved leave with no shift has no column. If nobody has a shift that day, the day view shows everyone. The setting is off by default. The week view does not change.

Step 4: Set a look for a time block type

Each time block type has its own fill.

  1. Go to Salon Settings, then Staff, then Time Blocks.
  2. Select Edit next to a type. Built-in types have an Edit button too.
  3. Under Colour, pick a fill colour. Pick Reset to default to keep the grey stripes.
  4. Choose Striped or Solid.
  5. Select Save.

A time block type saves on its own. You do not need Update Salon for it.

The Label colour of a custom type is separate. It colours the left border and the pill. Built-in types keep their name and label colour. You can only change their fill.

You can also set the fill when you add a custom type. The Add Category form has the same Colour, Style and Preview fields. See Tutorial 5.4.

Good to know

  • A solid fill shows the time block text in white or dark, whichever is easier to read.
  • The colours apply on the appointments calendar. The roster page keeps the default look.
  • Appointments always stay clear on top of these backgrounds.

Last Updated: November 2026