diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 425784341..a31c11f4c 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
                     "packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/stack.js",
                     "packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js",
                     "packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/toggleButton.js",
+                    "packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/colorPicker.js",
                     "packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/actions.js",
                     "packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js",
                     "packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
index dfe38b5d1..a5254661b 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
             "back": "Back",
             "next": "Next",
             "clone": "Clone project",
-            "cont": "Continue"
+            "cont": "Continue",
+            "stroke": "Stroke",
+            "fill": "Fill"
         },
         "type": {
             "string": "string",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
index 9ca7a10b9..a98fb9cd5 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -825,99 +825,6 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
         searchInput.trigger("focus");
     }
 
-    function createColorPicker(colorRow, color) {
-
-        var colorButton = $('<button type="button" class="red-ui-button red-ui-editor-node-appearance-button">').appendTo(colorRow);
-        $('<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>').appendTo(colorButton);
-
-        var colorDisp = $('<div>',{class:"red-ui-search-result-node"}).appendTo(colorButton);
-
-        var selector = $("<input/>", {
-            id: "red-ui-editor-node-color",
-            type: "text",
-            value: color
-        }).css({
-            marginLeft: "10px",
-            width: "150px",
-        }).appendTo(colorRow);
-
-        selector.on("change", function (e) {
-            var color = selector.val();
-            $(".red-ui-editor-node-appearance-button .red-ui-search-result-node").css({
-                "background-color": color
-            });
-        });
-        selector.trigger("change");
-        colorButton.on("click", function (e) {
-            var recommendedColors = [
-                "#DDAA99",
-                "#3FADB5", "#87A980", "#A6BBCF",
-                "#AAAA66", "#C0C0C0", "#C0DEED",
-                "#C7E9C0", "#D7D7A0", "#D8BFD8",
-                "#DAC4B4", "#DEB887", "#DEBD5C",
-                "#E2D96E", "#E6E0F8", "#E7E7AE",
-                "#E9967A", "#F3B567", "#FDD0A2",
-                "#FDF0C2", "#FFAAAA", "#FFCC66",
-                "#FFF0F0", "#FFFFFF"
-            ].map(function(c) {
-                var r = parseInt(c.substring(1, 3), 16) / 255;
-                var g = parseInt(c.substring(3, 5), 16) / 255;
-                var b = parseInt(c.substring(5, 7), 16) / 255;
-                return {
-                    hex: c,
-                    r: r,
-                    g: g,
-                    b: b,
-                    l: 0.3 * r + 0.59 * g + 0.11 * b
-                }
-            });
-            // Sort by luminosity.
-            recommendedColors.sort(function (a, b) {
-                return a.l - b.l;
-            });
-
-            var numColors = recommendedColors.length;
-            var width = 30;
-            var height = 30;
-            var margin = 2;
-            var perRow = 6;
-            var picker = $("<div/>", {
-                class: "red-ui-color-picker"
-            }).css({
-                width: ((width+margin+margin)*perRow)+"px",
-                height: Math.ceil(numColors/perRow)*(height+margin+margin)+"+px"
-            });
-            var count = 0;
-            var row = null;
-            recommendedColors.forEach(function (col) {
-                if ((count % perRow) == 0) {
-                    row = $("<div/>").appendTo(picker);
-                }
-                var button = $("<button/>", {
-                }).css({
-                    width: width+"px",
-                    height: height+"px",
-                    margin: margin+"px",
-                    backgroundColor: col.hex,
-                    "border-style": "solid",
-                    "border-width": "1px",
-                    "border-color": col.luma<0.92?col.hex:'#ccc'
-                }).appendTo(row);
-                button.on("click",  function (e) {
-                    e.preventDefault();
-                    colorPanel.hide();
-                    selector.val(col.hex);
-                    selector.trigger("change");
-                });
-                count++;
-            });
-            var colorPanel = RED.popover.panel(picker);
-            colorPanel.show({
-                target: colorButton
-            })
-        });
-    }
-
     function buildAppearanceForm(container,node) {
         var dialogForm = $('<form class="dialog-form form-horizontal" autocomplete="off"></form>').appendTo(container);
 
@@ -1003,7 +910,30 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                 class: "form-row"
             }).appendTo(dialogForm);
             $("<label/>").text(RED._("editor.color")).appendTo(colorRow);
-            createColorPicker(colorRow, color);
+
+            var recommendedColors = [
+                "#DDAA99",
+                "#3FADB5", "#87A980", "#A6BBCF",
+                "#AAAA66", "#C0C0C0", "#C0DEED",
+                "#C7E9C0", "#D7D7A0", "#D8BFD8",
+                "#DAC4B4", "#DEB887", "#DEBD5C",
+                "#E2D96E", "#E6E0F8", "#E7E7AE",
+                "#E9967A", "#F3B567", "#FDD0A2",
+                "#FDF0C2", "#FFAAAA", "#FFCC66",
+                "#FFF0F0", "#FFFFFF"
+            ]
+
+            RED.colorPicker.create({
+                id: "red-ui-editor-node-color",
+                value: color,
+                palette: recommendedColors,
+                sortPalette: function (a, b) {return a.l - b.l;}
+            }).appendTo(colorRow);
+
+            $("#red-ui-editor-node-color").on('change', function(ev) {
+                // Horribly out of scope...
+                nodeDiv.css('backgroundColor',$(this).val());
+            })
         }
 
 
@@ -2607,7 +2537,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                         }
                         editing_node.dirty = true;
                         RED.tray.close();
-                        RED.view.redraw(true); 
+                        RED.view.redraw(true);
                     }
                 }
             ],
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
index d29a30565..8810f44b7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
@@ -22,18 +22,46 @@ RED.group = (function() {
             '<input type="text" id="node-input-name" data-i18n="[placeholder]common.label.name">'+
         '</div>'+
 
-        '<div class="form-row">'+
-            '<label for="node-input-style-stroke" data-i18n="[append]editor:group.label.stroke">Stroke</label>'+
-            '<input type="text" id="node-input-style-stroke">'+
+        '<div class="form-row" id="node-input-row-style-stroke">'+
+            '<label for="node-input-style-stroke" data-i18n="editor:common.label.stroke"></label>'+
         '</div>'+
 
-        '<div class="form-row">'+
-            '<label for="node-input-style-fill" data-i18n="[append]editor:group.label.fill">Fill</label>'+
-            '<input type="text" id="node-input-style-fill">'+
+        '<div class="form-row" id="node-input-row-style-fill">'+
+            '<label for="node-input-style-fill" data-i18n="editor:common.label.fill"></label>'+
         '</div>'+
 
         '</script>';
 
+    var colorPalette = [
+        "#ff0000",
+        "#ffC000",
+        "#ffff00",
+        "#92d04f",
+        "#0070c0",
+        "#001f60",
+        "#6f2fa0",
+        "#000000",
+        "#777777"
+    ]
+    var colorSteps = 3;
+    var colorCount = colorPalette.length;
+    for (var i=0,len=colorPalette.length*colorSteps;i<len;i++) {
+        var ci = i%colorCount;
+        var j = Math.floor(i/colorCount)+1;
+        var c = colorPalette[ci];
+        var r = parseInt(c.substring(1, 3), 16);
+        var g = parseInt(c.substring(3, 5), 16);
+        var b = parseInt(c.substring(5, 7), 16);
+        var dr = (255-r)/(colorSteps+((ci===colorCount-1) ?0:1));
+        var dg = (255-g)/(colorSteps+((ci===colorCount-1) ?0:1));
+        var db = (255-b)/(colorSteps+((ci===colorCount-1) ?0:1));
+        r = Math.min(255,Math.floor(r+j*dr));
+        g = Math.min(255,Math.floor(g+j*dg));
+        b = Math.min(255,Math.floor(b+j*db));
+        colorPalette.push('#'+((r<<16) + (g<<8) + b).toString(16).padStart(6,'0'));
+    }
+
+
     var groupDef = {
         defaults:{
             name:{value:""},
@@ -43,14 +71,37 @@ RED.group = (function() {
         category: "config",
         oneditprepare: function() {
             var style = this.style || {};
-            $("#node-input-style-stroke").val(style.stroke || "#eeeeee")
-            $("#node-input-style-fill").val(style.fill || "none")
+            RED.colorPicker.create({
+                id:"node-input-style-stroke",
+                value: style.stroke || "#c0c0c0",
+                palette: colorPalette,
+                cellPerRow: colorCount,
+                cellWidth: 16,
+                cellHeight: 16,
+                cellMargin: 3,
+                none: true,
+                opacity: style['stroke-opacity'] || 1.0
+            }).appendTo("#node-input-row-style-stroke");
+            RED.colorPicker.create({
+                id:"node-input-style-fill",
+                value: style.fill || "#c0c0c0",
+                palette: colorPalette,
+                cellPerRow: colorCount,
+                cellWidth: 16,
+                cellHeight: 16,
+                cellMargin: 3,
+                none: true,
+                opacity: style['fill-opacity'] || 1.0
+            }).appendTo("#node-input-row-style-fill");
         },
         oneditresize: function(size) {
         },
         oneditsave: function() {
             this.style.stroke = $("#node-input-style-stroke").val();
             this.style.fill = $("#node-input-style-fill").val();
+            this.style["stroke-opacity"] = $("#node-input-style-stroke-opacity").val();
+            this.style["fill-opacity"] = $("#node-input-style-fill-opacity").val();
+
         },
         set:{
             module: "node-red"
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index 9dfe06992..9ebd61c03 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -4154,9 +4154,10 @@ if (DEBUG_EVENTS) { console.warn("nodeMouseDown", mouse_mode,d); }
                         .attr("width",d.w)
                         .attr("height",d.h)
                         .style("stroke",function(d) { /*if (d.selected) { return "#ff7f0e" } */return d.style.stroke || "none"})
+                        .style("stroke-opacity", function(d) { return d.style.hasOwnProperty('stroke-opacity') ? d.style['stroke-opacity'] : 1})
                         .style("stroke-dasharray", function(d) { return (d.active||d.hovered)?"10 4":"none"})
                         .style("fill", function(d) { return d.style.fill || "none"})
-                        .style("fill-opacity", 1)
+                        .style("fill-opacity", function(d) { return d.style.hasOwnProperty('fill-opacity') ? d.style['fill-opacity'] : 1})
 
                     // g.selectAll(".red-ui-flow-group-handle-0")
                     //     .style("opacity",function(d) { return d.selected?1:0})
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/editor.scss b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/editor.scss
index b13941f22..1ef5fd295 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/editor.scss
@@ -410,7 +410,84 @@ button.red-ui-button.red-ui-editor-node-appearance-button {
 
     }
 }
+.red-ui-color-picker {
+    input[type="text"] {
+        border-radius:0;
+        width: 100%;
+        margin-bottom: 0;
+        border: none;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid $form-input-border-color;
+    }
+    small {
+        color: $secondary-text-color;
+        margin-left: 5px;
+        margin-right: 4px;
+        display: inline-block;
+        min-width: 35px;
+        text-align: right;
+    }
+    background: $primary-background;
+}
+.red-ui-color-picker-cell {
+    padding: 0;
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: $secondary-border-color;
+}
+.red-ui-color-picker-swatch {
+    position: absolute;
+    top:0;right:0;left:0;bottom:0;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
 
+.red-ui-color-picker-cell-none {
+    height: 100%;
+    background-color: #FFF;
+    background-size: 100% 100%;
+    background-position: 0 0, 50% 50%;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 45%, $secondary-border-color 45%, $secondary-border-color 55%,  transparent 55%, transparent),linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 45%, $secondary-border-color 45%, $secondary-border-color 55%,  transparent 55%, transparent)
+}
+.red-ui-search-result-node .red-ui-color-picker-cell-none {
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-size: 50% 50%;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #eee 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, #eee 75%, #eee), linear-gradient(45deg, #eee 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, #eee 75%, #eee);
+}
+
+.red-ui-color-picker-opacity-slider {
+    position:relative;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: calc(100% - 50px);
+    height: 14px;
+    margin: 6px 3px 8px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    background-color: white;
+    background-image:
+        linear-gradient(45deg, #eee 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, #eee 25%),
+        linear-gradient(-45deg, #eee 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, #eee 25%);
+    background-size: 6px 6px;
+}
+.red-ui-color-picker-opacity-slider-overlay {
+    position: absolute;
+    top:0;right:0;left:0;bottom:0;
+    background-image:linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #f00 100%);
+    background-size: 100% 100%;
+    border: 1px solid $primary-border-color;
+}
+
+div.red-ui-button-small.red-ui-color-picker-opacity-slider-handle {
+    z-Index: 10;
+    top: -4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    min-width: 0;
+    width: 10px;
+    height: 22px;
+    padding: 0;
+    border: 1px solid $primary-border-color;
+    border-radius: 1px;
+    background: $secondary-background;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
 .red-ui-icon-picker {
     select {
         box-sizing: border-box;