diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 4611efed7..ddb8727ad 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const config = {
         '\\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|eot|otf|webp|svg|ttf|woff|woff2|mp4|webm|wav|mp3|m4a|aac|oga)$':
             '<rootDir>/__mocks__/fileMock.js',
         '.*\\.(css|less|scss)$': '<rootDir>/__mocks__/styleMock.js',
+        'config/color_palette.yaml': '<rootDir>/../config/color_palette.yaml',
     },
     moduleDirectories: [
         'node_modules', // This is required
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const config = {
     transform: {
         '^.+\\.(jsx|js|ts|tsx)$': 'babel-jest',
         '\\.m?js?$': 'jest-esm-transformer',
+        '\\.(yaml|yml)$': '<rootDir>/jest/yaml-transformer.js',
     },
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48f3dc04c..8522a0e2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
         "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "^2.0.0",
         "jest": "26.6.3",
         "jest-esm-transformer": "^1.0.0",
+        "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
         "postcss-loader": "^6.1.0",
         "postcss-preset-env": "6.7.0",
         "prettier": "2.7.1",
diff --git a/querybook/config/color_palette.yaml b/querybook/config/color_palette.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9609d0922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querybook/config/color_palette.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+- name: blue
+  color: '#35B5BB'
+  fillColor: rgba(53, 181, 187, 0.25)
+- name: pink
+  color: '#ff3975'
+  fillColor: rgba(255, 57, 117, 0.25)
+- name: grey
+  color: '#bfbfbf'
+  fillColor: rgba(191, 191, 191, 0.25)
+- name: gold
+  color: '#ffca00'
+  fillColor: rgba(255, 202, 0, 0.25)
+- name: picton blue
+  color: '#529dce'
+  fillColor: rgba(82, 157, 206, 0.25)
+- name: orange
+  color: '#ff9f42'
+  fillColor: rgba(255, 159, 66, 0.25)
+- name: creamy forest green
+  color: '#6ba097'
+  fillColor: rgba(107, 160, 151, 0.25)
+- name: chartreuse
+  color: '#aee800'
+  fillColor: rgba(174, 232, 0, 0.25)
+- name: baby pink
+  color: '#ff91c8'
+  fillColor: rgba(255, 145, 200, 0.25)
+- name: icy blue
+  color: '#85d0ce'
+  fillColor: rgba(133, 208, 206, 0.25)
+- name: fuscia
+  color: '#eb37ce'
+  fillColor: rgba(235, 55, 206, 0.25)
+- name: light purple
+  color: '#C792EA'
+  fillColor: rgba(199, 146, 234, 0.25)
+- name: salmon
+  color: '#ec7f77'
+  fillColor: rgba(236, 127, 119, 0.25)
+- name: olive
+  color: '#989801'
+  fillColor: rgba(152, 152, 1, 0.25)
+- name: beige
+  color: '#ecd1af'
+  fillColor: rgba(236, 209, 175, 0.25)
+- name: choco
+  color: '#b7652b'
+  fillColor: rgba(183, 101, 43, 0.25)
diff --git a/querybook/migrations/versions/ec2f32c25f34_add_more_metadata_support.py b/querybook/migrations/versions/ec2f32c25f34_add_more_metadata_support.py
index d877a0bca..839b031d5 100644
--- a/querybook/migrations/versions/ec2f32c25f34_add_more_metadata_support.py
+++ b/querybook/migrations/versions/ec2f32c25f34_add_more_metadata_support.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 """
 from alembic import op
 import sqlalchemy as sa
-from sqlalchemy.dialects import mysql
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
 revision = 'ec2f32c25f34'
diff --git a/querybook/server/const/color.py b/querybook/server/const/color.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2518bd76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querybook/server/const/color.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from typing import TypedDict
+
+
+class PaletteColor(TypedDict):
+    name: str
+    # color in hex format, e.g. #4287f5
+    color: str
+    fillColor: str
diff --git a/querybook/server/const/metastore.py b/querybook/server/const/metastore.py
index a299f357c..cdabe2ca1 100644
--- a/querybook/server/const/metastore.py
+++ b/querybook/server/const/metastore.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class DataTag(NamedTuple):
     # below properties will be stored in tag.meta
     type: str = None
     description: str = None
+    # color in hex format, e.g. #4287f5
     color: str = None
 
 
diff --git a/querybook/server/lib/utils/color.py b/querybook/server/lib/utils/color.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11d99ccbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querybook/server/lib/utils/color.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import math
+
+from const.color import PaletteColor
+from lib.config import get_config_value
+
+
+color_palette = get_config_value("color_palette")
+
+
+def convert_hex_to_rgb(hex_color: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
+    r = int(hex_color[1:3], 16)
+    g = int(hex_color[3:5], 16)
+    b = int(hex_color[5:7], 16)
+    return (r, g, b)
+
+
+def find_nearest_palette_color(hex_color: str) -> PaletteColor:
+    """Given a hex color, find the nearest color from the color palette."""
+    # Return the given color if it's in the color palette
+    exact_color = next(
+        (color for color in color_palette if color["color"] == "#529dce"), None
+    )
+    if exact_color:
+        return exact_color
+
+    # Convert the hex color to RGB
+    given_rgb_color = convert_hex_to_rgb(hex_color)
+
+    # Calculate the Euclidean distance between the given color and each color in the palette
+    min_distance = math.inf
+    nearest_color = None
+    for color in color_palette:
+        platte_hex_color = color["color"]
+        palette_rgb_color = convert_hex_to_rgb(platte_hex_color)
+        distance = (
+            (given_rgb_color[0] - palette_rgb_color[0]) ** 2
+            + (given_rgb_color[1] - palette_rgb_color[1]) ** 2
+            + (given_rgb_color[2] - palette_rgb_color[2]) ** 2
+        )
+        if distance < min_distance:
+            min_distance = distance
+            nearest_color = color
+
+    return nearest_color
diff --git a/querybook/server/lib/utils/json.py b/querybook/server/lib/utils/json.py
index 7ab7351c4..c8fb2250b 100644
--- a/querybook/server/lib/utils/json.py
+++ b/querybook/server/lib/utils/json.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def default(self, obj):  # pylint: disable=E0202
         if hasattr(obj, "to_dict"):
             return obj.to_dict()
+        # check for NamedTuple
+        elif isinstance(obj, tuple) and hasattr(obj, "_fields"):
+            return obj._asdict()
         elif isinstance(obj, datetime):
             return self.datetime_formatter(obj)
         elif isinstance(obj, date):
diff --git a/querybook/server/logic/tag.py b/querybook/server/logic/tag.py
index fb8296ecd..77c66d576 100644
--- a/querybook/server/logic/tag.py
+++ b/querybook/server/logic/tag.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from app.db import with_session
 from const.metastore import DataTag
+from lib.utils.color import find_nearest_palette_color
 from logic.metastore import update_es_tables_by_id
 from models.tag import Tag, TagItem
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def create_table_tags(
         meta = {
             "type": tag.type,
             "tooltip": tag.description,
-            "color": tag.color,
+            "color": find_nearest_palette_color(tag.color)["name"],
             "admin": True,
         }
         # filter out properties with none values
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ def create_column_tags(
         meta = {
             "type": tag.type,
             "tooltip": tag.description,
-            "color": tag.color,
+            "color": find_nearest_palette_color(tag.color)["name"],
             "admin": True,
         }
         # filter out properties with none values
diff --git a/querybook/server/models/admin.py b/querybook/server/models/admin.py
index cbfe7ebea..bb32488ca 100644
--- a/querybook/server/models/admin.py
+++ b/querybook/server/models/admin.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def to_dict(self):
             "id": self.id,
             "name": self.name,
             "config": loader_class.loader_config.to_dict(),
-            "owner_types": loader_class.get_table_owner_types(),
+            "owner_types": [t._asdict() for t in loader_class.get_table_owner_types()],
         }
 
     def to_dict_admin(self):
diff --git a/querybook/webapp/config.d.ts b/querybook/webapp/config.d.ts
index 9901e7d28..345d3a415 100644
--- a/querybook/webapp/config.d.ts
+++ b/querybook/webapp/config.d.ts
@@ -74,3 +74,12 @@ declare module 'config/query_error.yaml' {
     >;
     export default data;
 }
+
+declare module 'config/color_palette.yaml' {
+    const data: Array<{
+        name: string;
+        color: string;
+        fillColor: string;
+    }>;
+    export default data;
+}
diff --git a/querybook/webapp/const/chartColors.ts b/querybook/webapp/const/chartColors.ts
index 3f6856628..6c86355e0 100644
--- a/querybook/webapp/const/chartColors.ts
+++ b/querybook/webapp/const/chartColors.ts
@@ -1,54 +1,6 @@
-interface IColorPalette {
-    name: string;
-    color: string;
-    fillColor: string;
-}
-export const ColorPalette: IColorPalette[] = [
-    { name: 'blue', color: '#35B5BB', fillColor: 'rgba(53, 181, 187, 0.25)' },
-    { name: 'pink', color: '#ff3975', fillColor: 'rgba(255, 57, 117, 0.25)' },
-    { name: 'grey', color: '#bfbfbf', fillColor: 'rgba(191, 191, 191, 0.25)' },
-    { name: 'gold', color: '#ffca00', fillColor: 'rgba(255, 202, 0, 0.25)' },
-    {
-        name: 'picton blue',
-        color: '#529dce',
-        fillColor: 'rgba(82, 157, 206, 0.25)',
-    },
-    { name: 'orange', color: '#ff9f42', fillColor: 'rgba(255, 159, 66, 0.25)' },
-    {
-        name: 'creamy forest green',
-        color: '#6ba097',
-        fillColor: 'rgba(107, 160, 151, 0.25)',
-    },
-    {
-        name: 'chartreuse',
-        color: '#aee800',
-        fillColor: 'rgba(174, 232, 0, 0.25)',
-    },
-    {
-        name: 'baby pink',
-        color: '#ff91c8',
-        fillColor: 'rgba(255, 145, 200, 0.25)',
-    },
-    {
-        name: 'icy blue',
-        color: '#85d0ce',
-        fillColor: 'rgba(133, 208, 206, 0.25)',
-    },
-    { name: 'fuscia', color: '#eb37ce', fillColor: 'rgba(235, 55, 206, 0.25)' },
-    {
-        name: 'light purple',
-        color: '#C792EA',
-        fillColor: 'rgba(199, 146, 234, 0.25)',
-    },
-    {
-        name: 'salmon',
-        color: '#ec7f77',
-        fillColor: 'rgba(236, 127, 119, 0.25)',
-    },
-    { name: 'olive', color: '#989801', fillColor: 'rgba(152, 152, 1, 0.25)' },
-    { name: 'beige', color: '#ecd1af', fillColor: 'rgba(236, 209, 175, 0.25)' },
-    { name: 'choco', color: '#b7652b', fillColor: 'rgba(183, 101, 43, 0.25)' },
-];
+import colorPalette from 'config/color_palette.yaml';
+
+export const ColorPalette = colorPalette;
 
 // rgb for css vars - font
 export const fontColor = {
diff --git a/querybook/webapp/jest/yaml-transformer.js b/querybook/webapp/jest/yaml-transformer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd37f791f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querybook/webapp/jest/yaml-transformer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const yaml = require('js-yaml');
+
+module.exports = {
+    process: (src, filename) => {
+        if (filename.endsWith('.yaml') || filename.endsWith('.yml')) {
+            const data = yaml.load(src);
+            return `module.exports = ${JSON.stringify(data)};`;
+        }
+        return src;
+    },
+};