jQuery("#awp_background_color").val(jQuery("#awp_background_color").val()); jQuery("#awp_background_color").spectrum({ color: jQuery("#awp_background_color").val(), // will it not mess up the chosen colors, if you are always doning this? preferredFormat: "hex6", clickoutFiresChange: true, showInput: true, allowEmpty:true, showInitial: true, chooseText: "Set Background Color", change: function(color,c) { } }); jQuery("#awp_section_color").val(jQuery("#awp_section_color").val()); jQuery("#awp_section_color").spectrum({ // color: jQuery("#sec_color").val(), color: jQuery("#awp_section_color").val(), preferredFormat: "hex6", clickoutFiresChange: true, showInput: true, allowEmpty:true, showInitial: true, chooseText: "Set Section Color", change: function(color,c) { // jQuery('.c_awp_section h1').css('color', jQuery(this).val()); } }); jQuery("#awp_headline_color").val(jQuery("#awp_headline_color").val()); jQuery("#awp_headline_color").spectrum({ // color: jQuery("#hdl_color").val(), color: jQuery("#awp_headline_color").val(), preferredFormat: "hex6", clickoutFiresChange: true, showInput: true, allowEmpty: true, showInitial: true, chooseText: "Set Headline Color", change: function(color,c) { // jQuery('.c_awp_headline').css('color', jQuery(this).val()); } });