diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
index da508f31d..8fcb64cda 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ SQL;
             if (!empty($show["background_color"])) {
                 $event["color"] = "#" . $show["background_color"];
             } else {
-                $event["color"] = "#" . DEFAULT_SHOW_COLOR;
+                $event["color"] = "#" . self::getDefaultBackgroundColor($startsDT);//DEFAULT_SHOW_COLOR;
             }
 
             foreach ($options as $key => $value) {
@@ -1054,6 +1054,22 @@ SQL;
         return $events;
     }
 
+    /** Get a palettized colour for the show. */
+    private static function getDefaultBackgroundColor($date) {
+
+        $palette = [['42d5a1', '56bd99', '65ab93', '7b938b'],
+                    ['42a4d5', '569bbd', '6594ab', '7b8b93'],
+                    ['4264d5', '566fbd', '6576ab', '7b8193']];
+
+        //$hashValue = (md5($date->format('d'))[0] % $cols) + ((intval($date->format('h'))/24) % $rows);
+        $row = intval($date->format('d')) % sizeof($palette);
+        $foo = $date->format('H');
+        $col = intval(intval($date->format('H'))/24.0 * sizeof($palette[0]));
+        //$color = $palette[$hashValue % sizeof($palette)];
+        $color = $palette[$row][$col];
+        return $color;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Calculates the percentage of a show scheduled given the start and end times in date/time format
      * and the time_filled as the total time the schow is scheduled for in time format.
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/css/fullcalendar.css b/airtime_mvc/public/css/fullcalendar.css
index 95f8427e0..2ce2e3a52 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/css/fullcalendar.css
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/css/fullcalendar.css
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ table.fc-border-separate {
 	width: 100%;
 	height: 100%;
 	background: #fff;
-	opacity: .3;
+	opacity: 0.3;
 	filter: alpha(opacity=30);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
index d9a8887ed..326bf9a14 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
@@ -75,10 +75,17 @@ function setupStartTimeWidgets() {
             $('#add_show_start_date').removeProp('disabled');
             $('#add_show_start_time').removeProp('disabled');
         }
-
     }
 }
 
+function calculateShowColor() {
+    var bgColorEle = $("#add_show_background_color");
+    var textColorEle = $("#add_show_color");
+    var colorCode = stringToColor($('#add_show_start_time').val());//$(this).val());
+    //bgColorEle.val(colorCode);
+    //textColorEle.val(getContrastYIQ(colorCode));
+}
+
 //$el is DOM element #add-show-form
 //form is the new form contents to append to $el
 function redrawAddShowForm($el, form) {
@@ -226,7 +233,10 @@ function intToRGB(i){
 
 function stringToColor(s)
 {
-    var palette = ['d56f42', 'aad542', '7242d5', '42d563', 'd542be'];
+    var palette = ['42d5a1', '56bd99', '65ab93', '7b938b',
+        '42a4d5', '569bbd', '6594ab', '7b8b93',
+    '4264d5', '566fbd', '6576ab', '7b8193'];
+    //var palette = ['d56f42', 'aad542', '7242d5', '42d563', 'd542be'];
     return palette[Math.abs(hashCode(s)) % palette.length];
     //return intToRGB(hashCode(s));
 }
@@ -943,13 +953,12 @@ function setAddShowEvents(form) {
     
     // Since Zend's setAttrib won't apply through the wrapper, set accept=image/* here
     $("#add_show_logo").prop("accept", "image/*");
-    var bgColorEle = $("#add_show_background_color");
-    var textColorEle = $("#add_show_color");
-    $('#add_show_name').bind('input', 'change', function(){
-        var colorCode = stringToColor($(this).val());
-        bgColorEle.val(colorCode);
-        textColorEle.val(getContrastYIQ(colorCode));
+
+    //$('#add_show_name').bind('input', 'change', function(){
+    $('#add_show_start_time').bind('input', 'change', function(){
+        calculateShowColor();
     });
+
 }
 
 function showErrorSections() {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/full-calendar-functions.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/full-calendar-functions.js
index 62e0f4f0f..2ead8e7ea 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/full-calendar-functions.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/full-calendar-functions.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ function dayClick(date, allDay, jsEvent, view){
                 $("#add_show_start_time").val(startTime_string)
                 $("#add_show_end_time").val(endTimeString)
             }
+            calculateShowColor();
             $("#schedule-show-when").show();
 
             openAddShowForm();