diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/tags/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/tags/[id]/+page.svelte
index 3fb3ada..13e6e04 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/tags/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/tags/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 	let name = $state('');
 	let notes = $state('');
+	// A native <input type="color"> always holds a value, so a separate flag tracks
+	// whether the tag has a colour at all — letting it be cleared back to none.
+	let hasColor = $state(false);
 	let color = $state('#444455');
 	let categoryId = $state('');
 	let isPublic = $state(false);
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@
 
 				name = t.name ?? '';
 				notes = t.notes ?? '';
+				hasColor = !!t.color;
 				color = t.color ? `#${t.color}` : '#444455';
 				categoryId = t.category_id ?? '';
 				isPublic = t.is_public ?? false;
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@
 			await api.patch(`/tags/${tagId}`, {
 				name: name.trim(),
 				notes: notes.trim() || null,
-				color: color.slice(1),
+				color: hasColor ? color.slice(1) : null,
 				category_id: categoryId || null,
 				is_public: isPublic
 			});
@@ -139,8 +143,18 @@
 						/>
 					</div>
 					<div class="field color-field">
-						<label class="label" for="color">Color</label>
-						<input id="color" class="color-input" type="color" bind:value={color} />
+						<label class="label color-label">
+							<input type="checkbox" class="color-check" bind:checked={hasColor} />
+							Color
+						</label>
+						<input
+							id="color"
+							class="color-input"
+							type="color"
+							bind:value={color}
+							disabled={!hasColor}
+							aria-label="Tag color"
+						/>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
@@ -339,6 +353,18 @@
 		border-color: var(--color-accent);
 	}
 
+	.color-label {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 5px;
+		cursor: pointer;
+	}
+
+	.color-check {
+		cursor: pointer;
+		accent-color: var(--color-accent);
+	}
+
 	.color-input {
 		width: 50px;
 		height: 36px;
@@ -349,6 +375,11 @@
 		cursor: pointer;
 	}
 
+	.color-input:disabled {
+		opacity: 0.4;
+		cursor: not-allowed;
+	}
+
 	.textarea {
 		width: 100%;
 		box-sizing: border-box;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/tags/new/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/tags/new/+page.svelte
index 9cdf2fa..5ace8da 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/tags/new/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/tags/new/+page.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 	let name = $state('');
 	let notes = $state('');
+	// A native <input type="color"> always holds a value, so a separate flag tracks
+	// whether the tag should have a color at all. Off by default → no colour unless
+	// the user opts in (otherwise the tag falls back to its category / the default).
+	let hasColor = $state(false);
 	let color = $state('#444455');
 	let categoryId = $state('');
 	let isPublic = $state(false);
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@
 			await api.post('/tags', {
 				name: name.trim(),
 				notes: notes.trim() || null,
-				color: color.slice(1), // strip #
+				color: hasColor ? color.slice(1) : null, // strip #; null = no colour
 				category_id: categoryId || null,
 				is_public: isPublic
 			});
@@ -86,8 +90,18 @@
 					/>
 				</div>
 				<div class="field color-field">
-					<label class="label" for="color">Color</label>
-					<input id="color" class="color-input" type="color" bind:value={color} />
+					<label class="label color-label">
+						<input type="checkbox" class="color-check" bind:checked={hasColor} />
+						Color
+					</label>
+					<input
+						id="color"
+						class="color-input"
+						type="color"
+						bind:value={color}
+						disabled={!hasColor}
+						aria-label="Tag color"
+					/>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
@@ -235,6 +249,18 @@
 		border-color: var(--color-accent);
 	}
 
+	.color-label {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 5px;
+		cursor: pointer;
+	}
+
+	.color-check {
+		cursor: pointer;
+		accent-color: var(--color-accent);
+	}
+
 	.color-input {
 		width: 50px;
 		height: 36px;
@@ -245,6 +271,11 @@
 		cursor: pointer;
 	}
 
+	.color-input:disabled {
+		opacity: 0.4;
+		cursor: not-allowed;
+	}
+
 	.textarea {
 		width: 100%;
 		box-sizing: border-box;