diff --git a/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.ex b/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.ex
index 5eeeb36a..512e2ef2 100644
--- a/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.ex
+++ b/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.ex
@@ -55,4 +55,13 @@ defmodule CanneryWeb.TagLive.FormComponent do
         {:noreply, socket |> assign(changeset: changeset)}
     end
   end
+
+  @doc """
+  Returns a random tag color in `#ffffff` hex format
+  """
+  @spec random_color() :: String.t()
+  def random_color() do
+    ["#cc0066", "#ff6699", "#6666ff", "#0066cc", "#00cc66", "#669900", "#ff9900", "#996633"]
+    |> Enum.random()
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.html.leex b/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.html.leex
index 0c4f448a..acd4f0e8 100644
--- a/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.html.leex
+++ b/lib/cannery_web/live/tag_live/form_component.html.leex
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@
   </span>
 
   <%= label f, :bg_color, class: "title text-lg text-primary-500" %>
-  <%= color_input f, :bg_color, class: "mx-auto col-span-2" %>
+  <span class="mx-auto col-span-2" phx-update="ignore">
+    <%= color_input f, :bg_color, value: random_color() %>
+  </span>
   <span class="col-span-3">
     <%= error_tag f, :bg_color %>
   </span>
 
   <%= label f, :text_color, class: "title text-lg text-primary-500" %>
-  <%= color_input f, :text_color, class: "mx-auto col-span-2" %>
+  <span class="mx-auto col-span-2" phx-update="ignore">
+    <%= color_input f, :text_color, value: "#ffffff" %>
+  </span>
   <span class="col-span-3">
     <%= error_tag f, :text_color %>
   </span>