diff --git a/taiga/base/users/models.py b/taiga/base/users/models.py
index f7cb6287..e9d5dfec 100644
--- a/taiga/base/users/models.py
+++ b/taiga/base/users/models.py
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import UserManager, AbstractUser
 from taiga.base.utils.slug import slugify_uniquely
 from taiga.base.notifications.models import WatcherMixin
 
+import random
+
+
+def generate_random_hex_color():
+    return "#{:06x}".format(random.randint(0,0xFFFFFF))
+
 
 class User(AbstractUser, WatcherMixin):
-    color = models.CharField(max_length=9, null=False, blank=True, default="#669933",
+    color = models.CharField(max_length=9, null=False, blank=True, default=generate_random_hex_color,
                              verbose_name=_("color"))
     description = models.TextField(null=False, blank=True,
                                    verbose_name=_("description"))