diff --git a/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_roles_default_color.sql b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_roles_default_color.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b15fb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_roles_default_color.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- update roles.color default to 0
+ALTER TABLE roles
+  ALTER COLUMN color SET DEFAULT 0;
+
+-- update all existing guild default roles to
+-- color=0
+UPDATE roles
+  SET color = 0
+WHERE roles.id = roles.guild_id;
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index b912fe3..bb35d8b 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS roles (
     guild_id bigint REFERENCES guilds (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
 
     name text NOT NULL,
-    color int DEFAULT 1,
+    color int DEFAULT 0,
     hoist bool DEFAULT false,
     position int NOT NULL,
     permissions int NOT NULL,