# How to change color of the gauge node?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [11 December 2025 17:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930 "2025-12-11T17:23:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![AloisBachmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aloisbachmeier/32/82319_2.png) [@AloisBachmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AloisBachmeier)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2025 17:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/1 "2025-12-11T17:23:48Z")

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Hi all:  
I'm using typ Gauge of the node and want to change the colors depending on some conditions befor the node.  
E.g. temp1\>temp2 ... all colors are red  
temp1 \<=temp2 .... all colors are gray

Any idea hoe to implement?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2025 18:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/2 "2025-12-11T18:06:40Z")

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Are you using the old (now deprecated node-red-dashboard) or the newer @flowfuse/node-red-dashboard? For the new one the help text for the node tells you how to change the segment colours by sending in a message, assuming that is what you are describing. I don't know whether it is possible on the old dashboard.

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**Author:** ![AloisBachmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aloisbachmeier/32/82319_2.png) [@AloisBachmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AloisBachmeier)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 14:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/3 "2025-12-12T14:12:03Z")

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Hi Colin, indeed all may flows are based on _node-red-dashboard_ instead of _@flowfuse/node-red-dashboard_. So I installed it and learnd to run both in parallel does not work. I found the information when I simply replace _node-red-dashboard_ then some nodes will not work anymore.  
I'm afraid I will distroy my extensiv and complicated flows \>\>\> for the moment ... no way.  
Too bad ☹

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 14:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/4 "2025-12-12T14:14:18Z")

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> [@AloisBachmeier](#):
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> when I simply replace _node-red-dashboard_ then some nodes will not work anymore.

That is not correct. They should run together without problems. I run both at the same time, and others have done that while moving to the new one. What errors are you seeing?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/5 "2025-12-12T14:15:21Z")

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> [@AloisBachmeier](#):
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> I'm afraid I will distroy my extensiv and complicated flows

Hopefully you have got everything backed up securely, so the worst is that you would have to restore the files.

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**Author:** ![AloisBachmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aloisbachmeier/32/82319_2.png) [@AloisBachmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AloisBachmeier)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/6 "2025-12-12T14:37:49Z")

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Have everything backed up!

What I have experienced:

- I've moved the gauge-node into the work area.
- Tryed to allocate it to a Tab/Group
- However none of my groups popped up in the group window.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 14:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/7 "2025-12-12T14:42:19Z")

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Did you notice that you have to use a different url for the new dashboard. The default is IP:1880/dashboard for the new one. The two dashboards are completely separate.

It is IP:1880/ui for the old one.

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**Author:** ![AloisBachmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aloisbachmeier/32/82319_2.png) [@AloisBachmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AloisBachmeier)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/8 "2025-12-12T14:44:07Z")

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will try .... thanks!

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 14:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/9 "2025-12-12T14:52:44Z")

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Also the widgets are completely seperate. You cannot copy or move a DB1 gauge onto the DB2 dashboard.

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**Author:** ![AloisBachmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aloisbachmeier/32/82319_2.png) [@AloisBachmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AloisBachmeier)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2025 16:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/10 "2025-12-12T16:18:48Z")

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So far it works ... thanks for help.  
Means I have to build a complete new dashboard .... will keep me busy the winter time 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2026 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930/11 "2026-01-11T16:19:22Z")

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