# channels.updateColor

Update the [accent color and background custom emoji »](/api/colors.md) of a channel.

```tl
updatesTooLong#e317af7e = Updates;
updateShortMessage#313bc7f8 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int user_id:long message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?long reply_to:flags.3?MessageReplyHeader entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
updateShortChatMessage#4d6deea5 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int from_id:long chat_id:long message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?long reply_to:flags.3?MessageReplyHeader entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
updateShort#78d4dec1 update:Update date:int = Updates;
updatesCombined#725b04c3 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq_start:int seq:int = Updates;
updates#74ae4240 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq:int = Updates;
updateShortSentMessage#9015e101 flags:# out:flags.1?true id:int pts:int pts_count:int date:int media:flags.9?MessageMedia entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
---functions---
channels.updateColor#d8aa3671 flags:# for_profile:flags.1?true channel:InputChannel color:flags.2?int background_emoji_id:flags.0?long = Updates;
```

### Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | :---: | --- |
| **flags** | [\#](/type/%23) | Flags, see [TL conditional fields](/mtproto/TL-combinators.md#conditional-fields) |
| **for\_profile** | [flags](/mtproto/TL-combinators.md#conditional-fields).1?[true](/constructor/true.md) | Whether to change the accent color emoji pattern of the profile page; otherwise, the accent color and emoji pattern of messages will be changed. \
Channels can change both message and profile palettes; supergroups can only change the profile palette, of course after reaching the [appropriate boost level](/api/colors.md). |
| **channel** | [InputChannel](/type/InputChannel.md) | Channel whose accent color should be changed. |
| **color** | [flags](/mtproto/TL-combinators.md#conditional-fields).2?[int](/type/int.md) | [ID of the accent color palette »](/api/colors.md) to use (not RGB24, see [here »](/api/colors.md) for more info); if not set, the default palette is used. |
| **background\_emoji\_id** | [flags](/mtproto/TL-combinators.md#conditional-fields).0?[long](/type/long.md) | Custom emoji ID used in the accent color pattern. |

### Result
[Updates](/type/Updates.md)

### Only users can use this method

### Possible errors

| Code | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | BOOSTS\_REQUIRED | The specified channel must first be [boosted by its users](/api/boost.md) in order to perform this action. |
| 400 | CHANNEL\_INVALID | The provided channel is invalid. |

### Related pages

#### [Accent colors](/api/colors.md)
Telegram users and channels can change the accent color and background pattern of their profile page and their messages!

#### [Channel and supergroup boosts](/api/boost.md)
Telegram Premium users can grant their favorite channels and supergroups additional features like the ability to post stories by giving them boos