diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal.go b/bolt/internal/internal.go
index 8d79dde745..e64dc6264c 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal.go
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal.go
@@ -199,6 +199,17 @@ func MarshalDashboard(d chronograf.Dashboard) ([]byte, error) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		colors := make([]*Color, len(c.CellColors))
+		for j, color := range c.CellColors {
+			colors[j] = &Color{
+				ID:    color.ID,
+				Type:  color.Type,
+				Hex:   color.Hex,
+				Name:  color.Name,
+				Value: color.Value,
+			}
+		}
+
 		axes := make(map[string]*Axis, len(c.Axes))
 		for a, r := range c.Axes {
 			axes[a] = &Axis{
@@ -221,6 +232,7 @@ func MarshalDashboard(d chronograf.Dashboard) ([]byte, error) {
 			Queries: queries,
 			Type:    c.Type,
 			Axes:    axes,
+			Colors:  colors,
 		}
 	}
 	templates := make([]*Template, len(d.Templates))
@@ -285,6 +297,17 @@ func UnmarshalDashboard(data []byte, d *chronograf.Dashboard) error {
 			}
 		}
 
+		colors := make([]chronograf.CellColor, len(c.Colors))
+		for j, color := range c.Colors {
+			colors[j] = chronograf.CellColor{
+				ID:    color.ID,
+				Type:  color.Type,
+				Hex:   color.Hex,
+				Name:  color.Name,
+				Value: color.Value,
+			}
+		}
+
 		axes := make(map[string]chronograf.Axis, len(c.Axes))
 		for a, r := range c.Axes {
 			// axis base defaults to 10
@@ -316,15 +339,16 @@ func UnmarshalDashboard(data []byte, d *chronograf.Dashboard) error {
 		}
 
 		cells[i] = chronograf.DashboardCell{
-			ID:      c.ID,
-			X:       c.X,
-			Y:       c.Y,
-			W:       c.W,
-			H:       c.H,
-			Name:    c.Name,
-			Queries: queries,
-			Type:    c.Type,
-			Axes:    axes,
+			ID:         c.ID,
+			X:          c.X,
+			Y:          c.Y,
+			W:          c.W,
+			H:          c.H,
+			Name:       c.Name,
+			Queries:    queries,
+			Type:       c.Type,
+			Axes:       axes,
+			CellColors: colors,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -434,8 +458,5 @@ func UnmarshalUser(data []byte, u *chronograf.User) error {
 // UnmarshalUserPB decodes a user from binary protobuf data.
 // We are ignoring the password for now.
 func UnmarshalUserPB(data []byte, u *User) error {
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(data, u); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return proto.Unmarshal(data, u)
 }
diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go b/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go
index 02d757fdc9..e5704af71e 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ It has these top-level messages:
 	Source
 	Dashboard
 	DashboardCell
+	Color
 	Axis
 	Template
 	TemplateValue
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ type DashboardCell struct {
 	Type    string           `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=type,proto3" json:"type,omitempty"`
 	ID      string           `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
 	Axes    map[string]*Axis `protobuf:"bytes,9,rep,name=axes" json:"axes,omitempty" protobuf_key:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" protobuf_val:"bytes,2,opt,name=value"`
+	Colors  []*Color         `protobuf:"bytes,10,rep,name=colors" json:"colors,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *DashboardCell) Reset()                    { *m = DashboardCell{} }
@@ -117,6 +119,26 @@ func (m *DashboardCell) GetAxes() map[string]*Axis {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *DashboardCell) GetColors() []*Color {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Colors
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type Color struct {
+	ID    string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	Type  string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Type,proto3" json:"Type,omitempty"`
+	Hex   string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Hex,proto3" json:"Hex,omitempty"`
+	Name  string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
+	Value string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=Value,proto3" json:"Value,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (m *Color) Reset()                    { *m = Color{} }
+func (m *Color) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*Color) ProtoMessage()               {}
+func (*Color) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{3} }
+
 type Axis struct {
 	LegacyBounds []int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,rep,name=legacyBounds" json:"legacyBounds,omitempty"`
 	Bounds       []string `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=bounds" json:"bounds,omitempty"`
@@ -130,7 +152,7 @@ type Axis struct {
 func (m *Axis) Reset()                    { *m = Axis{} }
 func (m *Axis) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Axis) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*Axis) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{3} }
+func (*Axis) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{4} }
 
 type Template struct {
 	ID      string           `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
@@ -144,7 +166,7 @@ type Template struct {
 func (m *Template) Reset()                    { *m = Template{} }
 func (m *Template) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Template) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*Template) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{4} }
+func (*Template) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{5} }
 
 func (m *Template) GetValues() []*TemplateValue {
 	if m != nil {
@@ -169,7 +191,7 @@ type TemplateValue struct {
 func (m *TemplateValue) Reset()                    { *m = TemplateValue{} }
 func (m *TemplateValue) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*TemplateValue) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*TemplateValue) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{5} }
+func (*TemplateValue) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{6} }
 
 type TemplateQuery struct {
 	Command     string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=command,proto3" json:"command,omitempty"`
@@ -183,7 +205,7 @@ type TemplateQuery struct {
 func (m *TemplateQuery) Reset()                    { *m = TemplateQuery{} }
 func (m *TemplateQuery) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*TemplateQuery) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*TemplateQuery) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{6} }
+func (*TemplateQuery) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{7} }
 
 type Server struct {
 	ID       int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
@@ -198,7 +220,7 @@ type Server struct {
 func (m *Server) Reset()                    { *m = Server{} }
 func (m *Server) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Server) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*Server) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{7} }
+func (*Server) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{8} }
 
 type Layout struct {
 	ID          string  `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
@@ -211,7 +233,7 @@ type Layout struct {
 func (m *Layout) Reset()                    { *m = Layout{} }
 func (m *Layout) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Layout) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*Layout) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{8} }
+func (*Layout) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{9} }
 
 func (m *Layout) GetCells() []*Cell {
 	if m != nil {
@@ -237,7 +259,7 @@ type Cell struct {
 func (m *Cell) Reset()                    { *m = Cell{} }
 func (m *Cell) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Cell) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*Cell) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{9} }
+func (*Cell) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{10} }
 
 func (m *Cell) GetQueries() []*Query {
 	if m != nil {
@@ -267,7 +289,7 @@ type Query struct {
 func (m *Query) Reset()                    { *m = Query{} }
 func (m *Query) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Query) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*Query) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{10} }
+func (*Query) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{11} }
 
 func (m *Query) GetRange() *Range {
 	if m != nil {
@@ -284,7 +306,7 @@ type Range struct {
 func (m *Range) Reset()                    { *m = Range{} }
 func (m *Range) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Range) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*Range) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{11} }
+func (*Range) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{12} }
 
 type AlertRule struct {
 	ID     string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
@@ -296,7 +318,7 @@ type AlertRule struct {
 func (m *AlertRule) Reset()                    { *m = AlertRule{} }
 func (m *AlertRule) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*AlertRule) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*AlertRule) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{12} }
+func (*AlertRule) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{13} }
 
 type User struct {
 	ID   uint64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
@@ -306,12 +328,13 @@ type User struct {
 func (m *User) Reset()                    { *m = User{} }
 func (m *User) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*User) ProtoMessage()               {}
-func (*User) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{13} }
+func (*User) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{14} }
 
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*Source)(nil), "internal.Source")
 	proto.RegisterType((*Dashboard)(nil), "internal.Dashboard")
 	proto.RegisterType((*DashboardCell)(nil), "internal.DashboardCell")
+	proto.RegisterType((*Color)(nil), "internal.Color")
 	proto.RegisterType((*Axis)(nil), "internal.Axis")
 	proto.RegisterType((*Template)(nil), "internal.Template")
 	proto.RegisterType((*TemplateValue)(nil), "internal.TemplateValue")
@@ -328,70 +351,73 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("internal.proto", fileDescriptorInternal) }
 
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diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal.proto b/bolt/internal/internal.proto
index 9cd762d39d..ef37ceea60 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal.proto
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal.proto
@@ -23,15 +23,24 @@ message Dashboard {
 }
 
 message DashboardCell {
-	int32 x                = 1; // X-coordinate of Cell in the Dashboard
-	int32 y                = 2; // Y-coordinate of Cell in the Dashboard
-	int32 w                = 3; // Width of Cell in the Dashboard
-	int32 h                = 4; // Height of Cell in the Dashboard
-	repeated Query queries = 5; // Time-series data queries for Dashboard
-	string name            = 6; // User-facing name for this Dashboard
-	string type            = 7; // Dashboard visualization type
-	string ID              = 8; // id is the unique id of the dashboard. MIGRATED FIELD added in 1.2.0-beta6
-	map<string, Axis> axes = 9; // Axes represent the graphical viewport for a cell's visualizations
+	int32 x                     = 1; // X-coordinate of Cell in the Dashboard
+	int32 y                     = 2; // Y-coordinate of Cell in the Dashboard
+	int32 w                     = 3; // Width of Cell in the Dashboard
+	int32 h                     = 4; // Height of Cell in the Dashboard
+	repeated Query queries      = 5; // Time-series data queries for Dashboard
+	string name                 = 6; // User-facing name for this Dashboard
+	string type                 = 7; // Dashboard visualization type
+	string ID                   = 8; // id is the unique id of the dashboard. MIGRATED FIELD added in 1.2.0-beta6
+	map<string, Axis> axes      = 9; // Axes represent the graphical viewport for a cell's visualizations
+	repeated Color colors       = 10; // Colors represent encoding data values to color
+}
+
+message Color {
+	string ID                   = 1; // ID is the unique id of the cell color
+	string Type                 = 2; // Type is how the color is used. Accepted (min,max,threshold)
+	string Hex                  = 3; // Hex is the hex number of the color
+	string Name                 = 4; // Name is the user-facing name of the hex color
+	string Value                = 5; // Value is the data value mapped to this color
 }
 
 message Axis {
diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal_test.go b/bolt/internal/internal_test.go
index 244dd471cb..562dc004df 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal_test.go
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal_test.go
@@ -176,6 +176,22 @@ func Test_MarshalDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				Type: "line",
+				CellColors: []chronograf.CellColor{
+					{
+						ID:    "myid",
+						Type:  "min",
+						Hex:   "#234567",
+						Name:  "Laser",
+						Value: "0",
+					},
+					{
+						ID:    "id2",
+						Type:  "max",
+						Hex:   "#876543",
+						Name:  "Solitude",
+						Value: "100",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		Templates: []chronograf.Template{},
@@ -217,6 +233,22 @@ func Test_MarshalDashboard_WithLegacyBounds(t *testing.T) {
 						LegacyBounds: [2]int64{0, 5},
 					},
 				},
+				CellColors: []chronograf.CellColor{
+					{
+						ID:    "myid",
+						Type:  "min",
+						Hex:   "#234567",
+						Name:  "Laser",
+						Value: "0",
+					},
+					{
+						ID:    "id2",
+						Type:  "max",
+						Hex:   "#876543",
+						Name:  "Solitude",
+						Value: "100",
+					},
+				},
 				Type: "line",
 			},
 		},
@@ -250,6 +282,22 @@ func Test_MarshalDashboard_WithLegacyBounds(t *testing.T) {
 						Scale:  "linear",
 					},
 				},
+				CellColors: []chronograf.CellColor{
+					{
+						ID:    "myid",
+						Type:  "min",
+						Hex:   "#234567",
+						Name:  "Laser",
+						Value: "0",
+					},
+					{
+						ID:    "id2",
+						Type:  "max",
+						Hex:   "#876543",
+						Name:  "Solitude",
+						Value: "100",
+					},
+				},
 				Type: "line",
 			},
 		},
@@ -292,6 +340,22 @@ func Test_MarshalDashboard_WithEmptyLegacyBounds(t *testing.T) {
 						LegacyBounds: [2]int64{},
 					},
 				},
+				CellColors: []chronograf.CellColor{
+					{
+						ID:    "myid",
+						Type:  "min",
+						Hex:   "#234567",
+						Name:  "Laser",
+						Value: "0",
+					},
+					{
+						ID:    "id2",
+						Type:  "max",
+						Hex:   "#876543",
+						Name:  "Solitude",
+						Value: "100",
+					},
+				},
 				Type: "line",
 			},
 		},
@@ -325,6 +389,22 @@ func Test_MarshalDashboard_WithEmptyLegacyBounds(t *testing.T) {
 						Scale:  "linear",
 					},
 				},
+				CellColors: []chronograf.CellColor{
+					{
+						ID:    "myid",
+						Type:  "min",
+						Hex:   "#234567",
+						Name:  "Laser",
+						Value: "0",
+					},
+					{
+						ID:    "id2",
+						Type:  "max",
+						Hex:   "#876543",
+						Name:  "Solitude",
+						Value: "100",
+					},
+				},
 				Type: "line",
 			},
 		},