Style Overrides

Use the Style Override tool in the Style ribbon group of the Display tab to override the layer color for solids, surfaces, faces, and curves. The color of solids, surfaces, and components are normally determined by the layer color; however, you can override the layer colors for objects. By default, all objects are placed on Layer0. You can modify the color of edges, faces and bodies when selecting an object.

See Layers to change the layer color or move an object to a different layer.

If you change the color when nothing is selected, the color will become the default for new objects. This allows you to set the color for things you haven't created yet, without using layers and default layer colors.