diff --git a/crates/mcp/src/ui_catalog.rs b/crates/mcp/src/ui_catalog.rs
index 734731158..c6cf12857 100644
--- a/crates/mcp/src/ui_catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/mcp/src/ui_catalog.rs
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ pub const UI_COMMANDS: &[(&str, &str, &str, &str)] = &[
         "ui.colorPanel",
         "Color Panel Options",
         "",
-        "{mode?: grayscale|rgb|hsb|cmyk|websafe, options?: bool} pick the Color panel's mode as its panel menu does (the active color converts to the mode's model as one undo step), and Show Options (true) or Hide Options (false); both are kept with the preferences; RGB, HSB, Web Safe RGB and hex values use the working RGB space (ui.inspect: ui.color_mode, ui.color_hide_options) → {mode (null: none picked yet), options, shown: the mode the panel shows the color in, or tint for a tint of a global or spot swatch}",
+        "{mode?: grayscale|rgb|hsb|cmyk|websafe, options?: bool, recentColors?: bool} pick the Color panel's mode as its panel menu does (the active color converts to the mode's model as one undo step), Show Options (true) or Hide Options (false), and check (true) or uncheck (false) Show Recent Colors, which shows or hides the panel's Recent Colors row (applied colors still join the list while it is hidden; the Swatches panel keeps its row); all three are kept with the preferences; RGB, HSB, Web Safe RGB and hex values use the working RGB space (ui.inspect: ui.color_mode, ui.color_hide_options, ui.color_show_recent_colors) → {mode (null: none picked yet), options, recentColors, shown: the mode the panel shows the color in, or tint for a tint of a global or spot swatch}",
     ),
     (
         "ui.savePdfDialog",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
index 2d8bffbf9..24f16e179 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
@@ -3143,6 +3143,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Малаялам
 	Show Modified	Показване на променените
 	Show Note	Показване на бележка
 	Show Options	Показване на опциите
+	Show Recent Colors	Показване на скорошните цветове
 	Show Original Path	Показване на оригиналния път
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Отваряне на този прозорец с тези настройки следващия път
 	Auto-Simplify	Автоматично опростяване
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
index e5b3c1276..83290bdbd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
@@ -1535,6 +1535,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malajalam
 	Roman Baseline	Latinična osnovna linija
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	Odaberite tekstualni objekat da uredite njegove atribute znakova.
 	Show Options	Prikaži opcije
+	Show Recent Colors	Prikaži nedavne boje
 	Color Panel Options	Opcije panela boja
 	Small Caps	Mala velika slova
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	Mala velika slova (u planu)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv
index 298f10b5f..717c2b59d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv
@@ -4079,6 +4079,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malaiàlam
 	Show Modified	Mostra els modificats
 	Show Note	Mostra la nota
 	Show Options	Mostra les opcions
+	Show Recent Colors	Mostra els colors recents
 	Show Original Path	Mostra el traçat original
 	Show Package	Mostra el paquet
 	Show Panel	Mostra el panell
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 7517fc8ae..216579443 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -1559,6 +1559,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malajálamské
 	Roman Baseline	Latinková účaří
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	Vyberte textový objekt, abyste mohli upravit atributy jeho znaků.
 	Show Options	Zobrazit možnosti
+	Show Recent Colors	Zobrazit nedávné barvy
 	Color Panel Options	Možnosti panelu Barva
 	Small Caps	Kapitálky
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	Kapitálky (v plánu)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
index 0d42626aa..2339ca27e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Roman Baseline	Romersk grundlinje
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	Markér et tekstobjekt for at redigere dets tegnattributter.
 	Show Options	Vis indstillinger
+	Show Recent Colors	Vis seneste farver
 	Small Caps	Kapitæler
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	Kapitæler (på vejkortet)
 	Standard Vertical Roman Alignment	Standard lodret romersk justering
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index 27fc28e49..e5ad28a0c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -3190,6 +3190,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Show Modified	Geänderte einblenden
 	Show Note	Notiz einblenden
 	Show Options	Optionen einblenden
+	Show Recent Colors	Zuletzt verwendete Farben einblenden
 	Show Original Path	Originalpfad einblenden
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Dieses Dialogfeld nächstes Mal mit diesen Einstellungen öffnen
 	Auto-Simplify	Automatisch vereinfachen
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
index c5b6c8023..c87ecb571 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -3690,6 +3690,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Μαλαγιάλαμ
 	Show Modified	Εμφάνιση τροποποιημένων
 	Show Note	Εμφάνιση σημείωσης
 	Show Options	Εμφάνιση επιλογών
+	Show Recent Colors	Εμφάνιση πρόσφατων χρωμάτων
 	Show Original Path	Εμφάνιση αρχικής διαδρομής
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Άνοιγμα αυτού του παραθύρου με αυτές τις ρυθμίσεις την επόμενη φορά
 	Auto-Simplify	Αυτόματη απλοποίηση
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 8ae685003..db8da4cc3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -3229,6 +3229,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayálam
 	Show Modified	Mostrar modificados
 	Show Note	Mostrar nota
 	Show Options	Mostrar opciones
+	Show Recent Colors	Mostrar colores recientes
 	Show Original Path	Mostrar trazado original
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Abrir este cuadro de diálogo con estos ajustes la próxima vez
 	Auto-Simplify	Simplificar automáticamente
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
index cb3c99ced..c3d7fcfb9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
@@ -1533,6 +1533,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malajalam
 	Roman Baseline	Latinalainen perusviiva
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	Valitse tekstiobjekti, jonka merkkimääritteitä haluat muokata.
 	Show Options	Näytä asetukset
+	Show Recent Colors	Näytä viimeisimmät värit
 	Small Caps	Kapiteelit
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	Kapiteelit (suunnitteilla)
 	Standard Vertical Roman Alignment	Tavallinen pystysuuntainen latinalainen tasaus
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 18e3e1d49..e557d273c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -3221,6 +3221,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Show Modified	Afficher les éléments modifiés
 	Show Note	Afficher la note
 	Show Options	Afficher les options
+	Show Recent Colors	Afficher les couleurs récentes
 	Show Original Path	Afficher le tracé d’origine
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Ouvrir cette boîte de dialogue avec ces réglages la prochaine fois
 	Auto-Simplify	Simplifier automatiquement
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv
index 3be9427cd..129dfeea3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv
@@ -4404,6 +4404,7 @@ antiAlias	Sharp	शार्प
 	Show Modified	संशोधित दिखाएँ
 	Show Note	नोट दिखाएं
 	Show Options	ऑप्शन्स दिखाएँ
+	Show Recent Colors	हाल के रंग दिखाएँ
 	Show Original Path	मूल पाथ दिखाएं
 	Show Package	पैकेज करें दिखाएँ
 	Show Panel	शो पैनल
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index 7b7d200d8..78c096b11 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -3863,6 +3863,7 @@ mark-style	Japanese	Japán
 	Show Modified	Módosultak megjelenítése
 	Show Note	Megjegyzés megjelenítése
 	Show Options	Beállítások megjelenítése
+	Show Recent Colors	Legutóbbi színek megjelenítése
 	Show Original Path	Eredeti útvonal megjelenítése
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Legközelebb ez a párbeszédablak nyíljon meg ezekkel a beállításokkal
 	Auto-Simplify	Automatikus egyszerűsítés
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
index d5d37dac4..002740e11 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Roman Baseline	Baseline Romawi
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	Pilih objek teks untuk mengedit atribut karakternya.
 	Show Options	Tampilkan opsi
+	Show Recent Colors	Tampilkan warna terbaru
 	Small Caps	Kapital kecil
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	Kapital kecil (masih dalam roadmap)
 	Standard Vertical Roman Alignment	Perataan Romawi vertikal standar
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index 8f12d5dfb..7f230b10f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -3266,6 +3266,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Show Modified	Mostra modificati
 	Show Note	Mostra nota
 	Show Options	Mostra opzioni
+	Show Recent Colors	Mostra colori recenti
 	Show Original Path	Mostra tracciato originale
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Apri questa finestra di dialogo con queste impostazioni la prossima volta
 	Auto-Simplify	Semplifica automaticamente
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index e26af9850..88c9013b2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -3084,6 +3084,7 @@ mark-style	Japanese	日本式
 	Show List View	リスト表示
 	Show Note	メモを表示
 	Show Options	オプションを表示
+	Show Recent Colors	最近使用したカラーを表示
 	Show Original Path	元のパスを表示
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	次回はこの設定でこのダイアログを開く
 	Auto-Simplify	自動単純化
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
index 9eb24e51d..4b7dfdcac 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
@@ -1405,6 +1405,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	მალაიალამური
 	Roman Baseline	ლათინური საბაზისო ხაზი
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	სიმბოლოების ატრიბუტების რედაქტირებისთვის მონიშნეთ ტექსტური ობიექტი.
 	Show Options	პარამეტრების ჩვენება
+	Show Recent Colors	ბოლოდროინდელი ფერების ჩვენება
 	Small Caps	პატარა მთავრული
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	პატარა მთავრული (სამომავლო გეგმაშია)
 	Standard Vertical Roman Alignment	სტანდარტული ვერტიკალური ლათინური სწორება
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index 59e5ab62a..ac3f3d0cf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -3073,6 +3073,7 @@ mark-style	Japanese	일본식
 	Show List View	목록 보기 표시
 	Show Note	메모 표시
 	Show Options	옵션 표시
+	Show Recent Colors	최근 색상 표시
 	Show Original Path	원래 패스 표시
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	다음에 이 설정으로 이 대화상자 열기
 	Auto-Simplify	자동 단순화
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
index 3bed722a2..062215695 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
@@ -1485,6 +1485,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Roman Baseline	Romeinse basislijn
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	Selecteer een tekstobject om de tekenkenmerken ervan te bewerken.
 	Show Options	Opties tonen
+	Show Recent Colors	Recente kleuren tonen
 	Small Caps	Kleine kapitalen
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	Kleine kapitalen (op de roadmap)
 	Standard Vertical Roman Alignment	Standaard verticale Romeinse uitlijning
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index baea8e14a..11dd0dc99 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malajalam
 	Roman Baseline	Linia bazowa łacińska
 	Select a text object to edit its character attributes.	Zaznacz obiekt tekstowy, aby edytować atrybuty znaków.
 	Show Options	Pokaż opcje
+	Show Recent Colors	Pokaż ostatnie kolory
 	Color Panel Options	Opcje panelu Kolor
 	Small Caps	Kapitaliki
 	Small Caps (on the roadmap)	Kapitaliki (w planach)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 0155affc0..62b2fa772 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -2706,6 +2706,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malaiala
 	Show List View	Mostrar Exibição de Lista
 	Show Note	Mostrar Nota
 	Show Options	Mostrar Opções
+	Show Recent Colors	Mostrar Cores Recentes
 	Show Original Path	Mostrar Caminho Original
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Abrir este diálogo com estas configurações na próxima vez
 	Auto-Simplify	Simplificar Automaticamente
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index f346b99a4..87c359b83 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -3261,6 +3261,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Малаялам
 	Show Modified	Показать изменённые
 	Show Note	Показать примечание
 	Show Options	Показать параметры
+	Show Recent Colors	Показать последние цвета
 	Show Original Path	Показать исходный контур
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Открывать это диалоговое окно с этими параметрами в следующий раз
 	Auto-Simplify	Автоматическое упрощение
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
index ada142712..92de527ff 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
@@ -3153,6 +3153,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Show Modified	Visa ändrade
 	Show Note	Visa anteckning
 	Show Options	Visa alternativ
+	Show Recent Colors	Visa senaste färger
 	Show Original Path	Visa ursprunglig bana
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Öppna den här dialogrutan med de här inställningarna nästa gång
 	Auto-Simplify	Förenkla automatiskt
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index 1ee0a6410..e2ec9c685 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -3057,6 +3057,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Show Modified	Değiştirilenleri Göster
 	Show Note	Notu Göster
 	Show Options	Seçenekleri Göster
+	Show Recent Colors	Son Renkleri Göster
 	Show Original Path	Orijinal Yolu Göster
 	Color Panel Options	Renk Paneli Seçenekleri
 	Show Package	Paketi Göster
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index deff98d6d..235a4d389 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -3258,6 +3258,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	Малаялам
 	Show Modified	Показати змінені
 	Show Note	Показати примітку
 	Show Options	Показати параметри
+	Show Recent Colors	Показати останні кольори
 	Show Original Path	Показати початковий контур
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Наступного разу відкривати це діалогове вікно з цими параметрами
 	Auto-Simplify	Автоматичне спрощення
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index 575507292..87d2c2262 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -3605,6 +3605,7 @@ mark-style	Japanese	Kiểu Nhật
 	Show Modified	Hiện đã sửa đổi
 	Show Note	Hiện ghi chú
 	Show Options	Hiện tùy chọn
+	Show Recent Colors	Hiện màu gần đây
 	Show Original Path	Hiện đường dẫn gốc
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	Lần sau mở hộp thoại này với các cài đặt này
 	Auto-Simplify	Tự động đơn giản hóa
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index ddc308ee7..eea8526b9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -3094,6 +3094,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	马拉雅拉姆数字
 	Show Modified	显示已修改
 	Show Note	显示注解
 	Show Options	显示选项
+	Show Recent Colors	显示最近使用的颜色
 	Show Original Path	显示原始路径
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	下次以这些设置打开此对话框
 	Auto-Simplify	自动简化
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index a2726f2d2..60cc2d1d4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -4216,6 +4216,7 @@ digits	Malayalam	馬來亞拉姆數字
 	Show Modified	顯示已修改
 	Show Note	顯示註解
 	Show Options	顯示選項
+	Show Recent Colors	顯示最近使用的顏色
 	Show Original Path	顯示原始路徑
 	Open this dialog with these settings next time	下次以這些設定開啟此對話方塊
 	Auto-Simplify	自動簡化
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/ui_commands.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/ui_commands.rs
index cc18554af..19a6a1da6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/ui_commands.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/ui_commands.rs
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ pub const UI_COMMANDS: &[(&str, &str, &str, &str)] = &[
         "ui.colorPanel",
         "Color Panel Options",
         "",
-        "{mode?: grayscale|rgb|hsb|cmyk|websafe, options?: bool} pick the Color panel's mode as its panel menu does (the active color converts to the mode's model as one undo step), and Show Options (true) or Hide Options (false); both are kept with the preferences; RGB, HSB, Web Safe RGB and hex values use the working RGB space (ui.inspect: ui.color_mode, ui.color_hide_options) → {mode (null: none picked yet), options, shown: the mode the panel shows the color in, or tint for a tint of a global or spot swatch}",
+        "{mode?: grayscale|rgb|hsb|cmyk|websafe, options?: bool, recentColors?: bool} pick the Color panel's mode as its panel menu does (the active color converts to the mode's model as one undo step), Show Options (true) or Hide Options (false), and check (true) or uncheck (false) Show Recent Colors, which shows or hides the panel's Recent Colors row (applied colors still join the list while it is hidden; the Swatches panel keeps its row); all three are kept with the preferences; RGB, HSB, Web Safe RGB and hex values use the working RGB space (ui.inspect: ui.color_mode, ui.color_hide_options, ui.color_show_recent_colors) → {mode (null: none picked yet), options, recentColors, shown: the mode the panel shows the color in, or tint for a tint of a global or spot swatch}",
     ),
     (
         "ui.savePdfDialog",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color.rs
index e58ca56f6..4e13f629a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 //! the inactive proxy when Alt is also held;
 //! Shift-dragging a slider moves the others in tandem; RGB and HSB show the out-of-gamut warning;
 //! Hide Options leaves just the proxy and the spectrum (the app keeps it between sessions too).
-//! `ui.colorPanel` picks a mode and shows or hides the options as the panel menu does.
+//! Unchecking Show Recent Colors hides the Recent Colors row while applied colors still join the
+//! list (the app keeps it between sessions too).
+//! `ui.colorPanel` picks a mode, shows or hides the options and checks or unchecks Show Recent
+//! Colors as the panel menu does.
 
 use egui::{Color32, Rect, Sense, Stroke, StrokeKind, Ui, vec2};
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
@@ -287,6 +290,14 @@ pub fn deserialize_hide_options<'de, D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Resul
     Ok(v.as_bool().unwrap_or_default())
 }
 
+/// Serde reader for the saved Show Recent Colors ([`crate::UiState::color_show_recent_colors`]):
+/// `false` hides the row and any other value shows it, so an unknown value doesn't lose the rest
+/// of the preferences.
+pub fn deserialize_show_recent_colors<'de, D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<bool, D::Error> {
+    let v = <Value as serde::Deserialize>::deserialize(d)?;
+    Ok(v.as_bool().unwrap_or(true))
+}
+
 /// The mode the panel shows `color` in: with nothing selected (the defaults for new art) the mode
 /// picked last, which the app keeps between sessions, else [`display_mode`].
 fn shown_mode(app: &VectorcraftApp, color: Option<&Color>) -> Mode {
@@ -511,16 +522,18 @@ fn recolor(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &Ui, tgt: &Target, invert: bool, behind
     }
 }
 
-/// `ui.colorPanel {mode?, options?}`: pick a mode as the panel menu does ([`set_mode`]), and Show
-/// Options (true) or Hide Options (false). → {mode, options, shown}: the mode picked last (null:
-/// none yet), whether the options show, and the mode the panel shows the color in (`tint` for a
-/// tint of a global or spot swatch).
+/// `ui.colorPanel {mode?, options?, recentColors?}`: pick a mode as the panel menu does
+/// ([`set_mode`]), Show Options (true) or Hide Options (false), and check (true) or uncheck
+/// (false) Show Recent Colors. → {mode, options, recentColors, shown}: the mode picked last (null:
+/// none yet), whether the options show, whether Show Recent Colors is checked, and the mode the
+/// panel shows the color in (`tint` for a tint of a global or spot swatch).
 pub(crate) fn command(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, p: &Value) -> Result<Value, String> {
     let mode = match p.get("mode") {
         None | Some(Value::Null) => None,
         Some(v) => Some(menu_mode(v).ok_or("`mode` must be grayscale, rgb, hsb, cmyk or websafe")?),
     };
     let options = crate::menus::opt_bool(p, "options")?;
+    let recent = crate::menus::opt_bool(p, "recentColors")?;
     let (fill, stroke) = app.session.proxy_mixed();
     let mixed = if app.session.fill_active { fill } else { stroke };
     if let Some(m) = mode {
@@ -529,12 +542,20 @@ pub(crate) fn command(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, p: &Value) -> Result<Value, Stri
     if let Some(shown) = options {
         app.ui.color_hide_options = !shown;
     }
+    if let Some(on) = recent {
+        app.ui.color_show_recent_colors = on;
+    }
     let tgt = target_with(app, mixed);
     let shown = match tgt.tint() {
         Some(_) => json!("tint"),
         None => json!(shown_mode(app, tgt.color().as_ref())),
     };
-    Ok(json!({"mode": app.ui.color_mode, "options": !app.ui.color_hide_options, "shown": shown}))
+    Ok(json!({
+        "mode": app.ui.color_mode,
+        "options": !app.ui.color_hide_options,
+        "recentColors": app.ui.color_show_recent_colors,
+        "shown": shown,
+    }))
 }
 
 /// Tint mode's rows: the swatch's chip and name, and the T slider and field. Returns a new tint
@@ -626,8 +647,12 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
         (Some(c), _) => components(mode, &c),
         (None, _) => vec![0.0; mode.labels().len()],
     };
-    let recent = super::recent_colors_row(app, ui);
-    widgets::divider(ui);
+    // Show Recent Colors draws the Recent Colors row; the Swatches panel's row does not read it.
+    let mut recent = None;
+    if app.ui.color_show_recent_colors {
+        recent = super::recent_colors_row(app, ui);
+        widgets::divider(ui);
+    }
     // An edit of the active colour with its displayed components (`new`), or a colour clicked with
     // Alt held for the inactive proxy (`behind`).
     let mut new: Option<(Color, Live, Vec<f32>)> = None;
@@ -770,6 +795,10 @@ pub fn menu(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     if menu_item(ui, if hidden { tl!("Show Options") } else { tl!("Hide Options") }, true, false) {
         command(app, &json!({ "options": hidden })).ok();
     }
+    let recent = app.ui.color_show_recent_colors;
+    if menu_item(ui, tl!("Show Recent Colors"), true, recent) {
+        command(app, &json!({ "recentColors": !recent })).ok();
+    }
     ui.separator();
     let tgt = target(app, ui);
     let color = tgt.color();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color/tests.rs
index 9f9b3c1dd..36acc60e4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color/tests.rs
@@ -599,6 +599,83 @@ fn hide_options_comes_back_after_a_restart() {
     }
 }
 
+/// The panel menu's Show Recent Colors hides the Recent Colors row and shows it again. Applied
+/// colors still join the list while the row is hidden, Hide Options hides the row either way, and
+/// the Swatches panel keeps its own row.
+#[test]
+fn show_recent_colors_hides_and_shows_the_row() {
+    let mut app = app();
+    app.run("paint.setFill", json!({"color": "#ff0000"})).unwrap();
+    let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+    crate::theme::install_fonts(&ctx);
+    let none = egui::Modifiers::NONE;
+    // The first recent chip's rect and the panel's height. The second frame's answer counts, since
+    // egui also answers for a widget the frame before drew.
+    let chip = |app: &mut VectorcraftApp| {
+        frame_with(app, &ctx, vec![], none, ("recent", 0usize));
+        frame_with(app, &ctx, vec![], none, ("recent", 0usize))
+    };
+    let (shown, full) = chip(&mut app);
+    assert!(shown.is_some(), "the row shows by default");
+    // The item is checked while the row shows.
+    click_menu_item(&mut app, &ctx, "✓ Show Recent Colors");
+    assert!(!app.ui.color_show_recent_colors);
+    let (hidden, short) = chip(&mut app);
+    assert!(hidden.is_none() && short < full, "the row is hidden: {short} / {full}");
+    // A color applied while the row is hidden still joins the list.
+    app.run("paint.setFill", json!({"color": "#00ff00"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(app.session.recent_colors.first().map(|c| c.to_hex()).as_deref(), Some("#00ff00"));
+    // The Swatches panel keeps its row (drawn in a context of its own, whose chip ids the Color
+    // panel's would share).
+    let mut swatch_chip = None;
+    let screen_rect = Some(Rect::from_min_size(egui::Pos2::ZERO, vec2(280.0, 700.0)));
+    let swatches = egui::Context::default();
+    let mut out = swatches.run_ui(egui::RawInput { screen_rect, ..Default::default() }, |ui| {
+        crate::panels::swatches::show(&mut app, ui);
+        swatch_chip = swatches.read_response(ui.scope_id().with(("recent", 0usize))).map(|r| r.rect);
+    });
+    out.textures_delta.clear();
+    assert!(swatch_chip.is_some(), "the Swatches panel still draws its recent colors");
+    // Show Options leaves the row hidden, and Hide Options hides it with the row checked too.
+    app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"options": false})).unwrap();
+    app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"options": true})).unwrap();
+    assert!(chip(&mut app).0.is_none(), "Show Options keeps Show Recent Colors unchecked");
+    click_menu_item(&mut app, &ctx, "Show Recent Colors");
+    assert!(chip(&mut app).0.is_some(), "checking the item shows the row again");
+    assert_eq!(app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"options": false})).unwrap()["recentColors"], true);
+    assert!(chip(&mut app).0.is_none(), "Hide Options hides the row");
+    assert!(app.ui.color_show_recent_colors, "Hide Options leaves Show Recent Colors checked");
+    let r = app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"options": true, "recentColors": false})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((&r["options"], &r["recentColors"]), (&json!(true), &json!(false)));
+    assert!(chip(&mut app).0.is_none());
+    app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"recentColors": true})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(chip(&mut app).1, full, "the panel is as tall as before");
+}
+
+/// Show Recent Colors is kept with the UI state, which the app saves with its preferences. A saved
+/// state without it, or with a value that isn't true or false, reads as checked, and the rest of the
+/// state still loads. A value that isn't true or false in the command answers an error and changes
+/// nothing.
+#[test]
+fn show_recent_colors_comes_back_after_a_restart() {
+    let mut app = app();
+    app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"recentColors": false})).unwrap();
+    let saved: crate::UiState = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::to_value(&app.ui).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    assert!(!saved.color_show_recent_colors);
+    assert_eq!(crate::control::inspect(&app, &egui::Context::default())["ui"]["color_show_recent_colors"], false);
+    let old: crate::UiState = serde_json::from_value(json!({"place_link": false})).unwrap();
+    assert!(old.color_show_recent_colors, "a state saved before the setting existed shows the row");
+    for v in [json!(7), json!("hide"), json!({}), Value::Null] {
+        let ui: crate::UiState = serde_json::from_value(json!({"color_show_recent_colors": v, "place_link": false})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!((ui.color_show_recent_colors, ui.place_link), (true, false), "{v}");
+    }
+    for v in [json!("no"), json!(0), json!([])] {
+        let e = app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"mode": "cmyk", "options": false, "recentColors": v})).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(e, "`recentColors` must be true or false", "{v}");
+    }
+    assert_eq!((app.ui.color_mode, app.ui.color_hide_options, app.ui.color_show_recent_colors), (None, false, false));
+}
+
 /// `ui.colorPanel {mode}` picks a mode as the panel menu does: HSB shows an RGB fill as H, S and
 /// B, and CMYK converts it as one undo step.
 #[test]
@@ -607,7 +684,7 @@ fn ui_color_panel_picks_a_mode_as_the_menu_does() {
     let ctx = egui::Context::default();
     app.run("paint.setFill", json!({"color": "#336699"})).unwrap();
     let r = app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({"mode": "hsb"})).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(r, json!({"mode": "hsb", "options": true, "shown": "hsb"}));
+    assert_eq!(r, json!({"mode": "hsb", "options": true, "recentColors": true, "shown": "hsb"}));
     assert_eq!(slider_labels(&mut app, &ctx), ["H", "S", "B"]);
     assert_eq!(crate::control::inspect(&app, &ctx)["ui"]["color_mode"], "hsb");
     assert_eq!(paints_hex(&app).0, "#336699", "HSB keeps the RGB color");
@@ -617,7 +694,7 @@ fn ui_color_panel_picks_a_mode_as_the_menu_does() {
     assert!(matches!(crate::panels::current_paints(&app).0.color(), Some(Color::Rgb { .. })), "undo restores it");
     assert_eq!(paints_hex(&app).0, "#336699");
     // `{}` reads the settings: CMYK stays picked, and the RGB fill shows in its own model.
-    assert_eq!(app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({})).unwrap(), json!({"mode": "cmyk", "options": true, "shown": "rgb"}));
+    assert_eq!(app.run("ui.colorPanel", json!({})).unwrap(), json!({"mode": "cmyk", "options": true, "recentColors": true, "shown": "rgb"}));
     // A tint of a global swatch shows Tint mode.
     app.run("swatch.new", json!({"name": "Ink", "color": {"c": 0, "m": 1, "y": 0, "k": 0}, "spot": true})).unwrap();
     app.run("paint.setFill", json!({"swatch": "Ink", "tint": 50})).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
index 4467dcec6..52e492d4d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ pub struct UiState {
     /// [`crate::panels::color::deserialize_hide_options`]).
     #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "crate::panels::color::deserialize_hide_options")]
     pub color_hide_options: bool,
+    /// Color panel: Show Recent Colors, which draws its Recent Colors row while the options show
+    /// (`ui.colorPanel`, [`crate::panels::color::deserialize_show_recent_colors`]). The list of
+    /// recent colors keeps filling while the row is hidden.
+    #[serde(default = "yes", deserialize_with = "crate::panels::color::deserialize_show_recent_colors")]
+    pub color_show_recent_colors: bool,
     /// The SVG Options chosen last (`svg` object of the export/save commands; null: never used).
     #[serde(default)]
     pub svg_options: Value,
@@ -1104,6 +1109,7 @@ impl Default for UiState {
             align_spacing: 0.0,
             color_mode: None,
             color_hide_options: false,
+            color_show_recent_colors: true,
             svg_options: Value::Null,
             place_link: true,
             dialog_file: None,
diff --git a/docs/control-protocol.md b/docs/control-protocol.md
index e302ce633..704ec14d6 100644
--- a/docs/control-protocol.md
+++ b/docs/control-protocol.md
@@ -236,12 +236,15 @@ Edit or Apply Colors runs `ui.recolorDialog {colors, library?}` with the harmony
 recolours as usual; with nothing selected the colours themselves are the rows and `ui.dialog.confirm` saves them as a
 new colour group (`swatch.newGroup`, named by the `groupName` field).
 
-Color panel options: `ui.colorPanel {mode?, options?}` picks the panel's mode as its panel menu does (`grayscale`,
-`rgb`, `hsb`, `cmyk` or `websafe`; the active color converts to the mode's model as one undo step) and shows
-(`options: true`) or hides (`false`) the options. It answers `{mode, options, shown}`: `mode` is null until a mode is
-picked, and `shown` is the mode the panel shows the color in, or `tint` for a tint of a global or spot swatch.
-Another mode, `lab` included, answers an error. The desktop app keeps both settings with its preferences, and
-`ui.inspect` reports them as `ui.color_mode` and `ui.color_hide_options`.
+Color panel options: `ui.colorPanel {mode?, options?, recentColors?}` picks the panel's mode as its panel menu does
+(`grayscale`, `rgb`, `hsb`, `cmyk` or `websafe`; the active color converts to the mode's model as one undo step),
+shows (`options: true`) or hides (`false`) the options, and checks (`recentColors: true`) or unchecks (`false`) Show
+Recent Colors, which shows or hides the panel's Recent Colors row. Applied colors still join the list while the row
+is hidden, and the Swatches panel keeps its own row. It answers `{mode, options, recentColors, shown}`: `mode` is null
+until a mode is picked, and `shown` is the mode the panel shows the color in, or `tint` for a tint of a global or spot
+swatch. Another mode, `lab` included, answers an error, as does an `options` or `recentColors` value that is not true
+or false. The desktop app keeps the three settings with its preferences, and `ui.inspect` reports them as
+`ui.color_mode`, `ui.color_hide_options` and `ui.color_show_recent_colors`.
 
 Color Themes panel (`window.panel {panel: "colorThemes"}`): its Create tab makes a theme on a harmony wheel and its
 My Themes tab lists the saved themes; every action runs a command (`colorTheme.save`, `colorTheme.delete`,
diff --git a/docs/mcp.md b/docs/mcp.md
index deb8abfcd..da260b682 100644
--- a/docs/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/mcp.md
@@ -480,7 +480,9 @@ objects' fills or strokes differ (`fillMixed` / `strokeMixed`, drawn as a "?" pr
 In the app's Color panel and Color Picker, RGB, HSB, hex and Web Safe RGB values describe the active working RGB
 space. RGB edits preserve the other native channels; HSB uses those same working RGB components. Colors outside
 display sRGB retain their native numeric values. `ui.colorPanel` selects the panel mode and `ui.colorPicker`
-opens the picker through `run_command` with the remote backend.
+opens the picker through `run_command` with the remote backend. `ui.colorPanel {"recentColors": false}` unchecks
+the panel menu's Show Recent Colors, which hides the Color panel's Recent Colors row, and `true` shows it again;
+applied colors still join the list while it is hidden.
 
 | Tool | Arguments | Notes |
 |---|---|---|
diff --git a/docs/target-app-parity.md b/docs/target-app-parity.md
index a7a90e008..cf4c0df1a 100644
--- a/docs/target-app-parity.md
+++ b/docs/target-app-parity.md
@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@ Moved from the ROADMAP's "Shipped so far" on 2026-10-10. Update it when a featur
   - **Colour:** a Color Picker (colour field, H/S/B/R/G/B channel slider, HSB/RGB/Lab/CMYK fields, hex, web-only snapping, out-of-gamut correction); the Color panel shows a selected colour in its own model and, with nothing selected, the new-art defaults in the mode picked last, which it keeps between sessions; Alt-click paints the other proxy; proxies look through groups and show "?" for mixed paint; Invert, Complement, Apply Last Color (`,`) and Apply Last Gradient (`.`) keep the colour model; every paint command feeds the recent colours. The Color Guide has 21 harmony rules, Steps and Variation options and Limit to Library. Adjust Color Balance (its Global mode shifts tints) and Saturate preview live; Edit Colors and Recolor also reach meshes, images and patterns. Recolor Artwork has colour reduction, five recolour methods, presets, Limit to Library, a colour-wheel Edit tab and Edit Color Group; a local Color Themes panel saves five-colour themes. Fill/Stroke chips open swatch and mixer popovers (the Properties panel has the Control bar's Fill and Stroke chips, Stroke link and weight spinner, with nothing selected too), panels have Illustrator's Window menu keys (Align Shift+F7, Transform Shift+F8, Pathfinder Cmd+Shift+F9, Layers F7, Character Cmd+T…; every panel can be given one in Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts), and Eyedropper Options pick up and apply chosen attributes (Alt and Shift+Alt, image pixels). An ICC CMYK profile converts straight into the RGB working space (not through sRGB, so a wider space such as Wide Gamut RGB keeps colours sRGB can't hold) with the colour settings' black-point compensation, on the canvas and in RGB exports alike (the built-in Generic CMYK compensates both ways, so RGB black separated to a rich black displays as black again). Fills and strokes can overprint (Attributes panel, Overprint Black options), and CMYK documents blend in inks on screen, in PDF and when flattening. Document Color Mode converts the art, symbols, pattern tiles and swatches through the colour settings: Gray stays Gray, RGB grays separate into light grays in cyan, magenta and yellow only, darker four-color grays and a rich black, or go on the black plate only with `grays: "black"` (also for `document.open {colorMode}`).
     Plain Comma and Period, and also Shift+Comma and Shift+Period, apply the last solid color and the last gradient to the active Fill or Stroke proxy in VectorCraft ([Default keyboard shortcuts](https://web.archive.org/web/20260726060015/https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html), "Select color fill mode" and "Select gradient fill mode").
     Recent Colors keeps the last 30 solid colors applied, newest first and each once, and the list stays the same when another document is opened or made active; a 31st color drops the oldest ([Select colors using the Color panel](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/manage-colors/select-and-adjust-colors/select-colors-using-the-color-panel.html)). The list lasts for the session. In the Color and Swatches panels the chips wrap onto further rows when the panel is too narrow for one row (`paint.recent`). Tests: `recent_colors_keep_thirty_colors_across_documents` in `crates/engine/src/tests/paintproxy.rs`, `all_thirty_recent_colors_wrap_into_a_narrow_panel` in `crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color/tests.rs`.
+    Unchecking Show Recent Colors in the Color panel's menu hides its Recent Colors row, and checking it shows the row again ([Select colors using the Color panel](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/manage-colors/select-and-adjust-colors/select-colors-using-the-color-panel.html)). In VectorCraft the item is checked by default and kept between sessions, applied colors still join the list while the row is hidden, Hide Options hides the row either way, and the Swatches panel keeps its row (`ui.colorPanel {recentColors}`). Tests: `show_recent_colors_hides_and_shows_the_row` in `crates/ui-egui/src/panels/color/tests.rs`.
     A Cmd/Ctrl-click on the Color panel's spectrum applies Complement and a Cmd/Ctrl+Shift-click applies Invert to the active Fill or Stroke (`paint.complement`, `paint.invert`); with Alt also held, the click recolors the inactive one, as the reference app's [Default keyboard shortcuts](https://web.archive.org/web/20260726060015/https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html) list them.
     View › Proof Setup › Color blindness – Tritanopia-type turns Proof Colors on and proofs the canvas with the tritanopia simulation of Brettel, Viénot and Mollon (1997). The Separations Preview panel's Proof Setup list offers the same target (`view.proofSetup {target: "tritanopia"}`). Grays keep their value.
     The Separations Preview panel's Gamut Check button reports one color outside the CMYK gamut in the singular and more in the plural, in English and in each language's plural forms (`gamut_check_status_takes_the_plural_form` in `crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tests.rs`).