diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPickerPopover.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPickerPopover.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7438a206ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPickerPopover.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { mount, ReactWrapper } from 'enzyme';
+import { ColorPickerPopover } from './ColorPickerPopover';
+import { ColorsPalette, BasicGreen, BasicBlue } from '../../utils/namedColorsPalette';
+import { ColorSwatch } from './NamedColorsGroup';
+import { flatten } from 'lodash';
+import { GrafanaTheme } from '../../types';
+
+const allColors = flatten(Array.from(ColorsPalette.values()));
+
+describe('ColorPickerPopover', () => {
+  describe('rendering', () => {
+    it('should render provided color as selected if color provided by name', () => {
+      const wrapper = mount(<ColorPickerPopover color={BasicGreen.name} onChange={() => {}} />);
+      const selectedSwatch = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).findWhere(node => node.key() === BasicGreen.name);
+      const notSelectedSwatches = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).filterWhere(node => node.prop('isSelected') === false);
+
+      expect(selectedSwatch.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(notSelectedSwatches.length).toBe(allColors.length - 1);
+      expect(selectedSwatch.prop('isSelected')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should render provided color as selected if color provided by hex', () => {
+      const wrapper = mount(<ColorPickerPopover color={BasicGreen.variants.dark} onChange={() => {}} />);
+      const selectedSwatch = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).findWhere(node => node.key() === BasicGreen.name);
+      const notSelectedSwatches = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).filterWhere(node => node.prop('isSelected') === false);
+
+      expect(selectedSwatch.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(notSelectedSwatches.length).toBe(allColors.length - 1);
+      expect(selectedSwatch.prop('isSelected')).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('named colors support', () => {
+    const onChangeSpy = jest.fn();
+    let wrapper: ReactWrapper;
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.unmount();
+      onChangeSpy.mockClear();
+    });
+
+    it('should pass hex color value to onChange prop by default', () => {
+      wrapper = mount(
+        <ColorPickerPopover color={BasicGreen.variants.dark} onChange={onChangeSpy} theme={GrafanaTheme.Light} />
+      );
+      const basicBlueSwatch = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).findWhere(node => node.key() === BasicBlue.name);
+
+      basicBlueSwatch.simulate('click');
+
+      expect(onChangeSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onChangeSpy).toBeCalledWith(BasicBlue.variants.light);
+    });
+
+    it('should pass color name to onChange prop when named colors enabled', () => {
+      wrapper = mount(
+        <ColorPickerPopover
+          enableNamedColors
+          color={BasicGreen.variants.dark}
+          onChange={onChangeSpy}
+          theme={GrafanaTheme.Light}
+        />
+      );
+      const basicBlueSwatch = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).findWhere(node => node.key() === BasicBlue.name);
+
+      basicBlueSwatch.simulate('click');
+
+      expect(onChangeSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onChangeSpy).toBeCalledWith(BasicBlue.name);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/NamedColorsGroup.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/NamedColorsGroup.tsx
index f2bcdeec66d..7aa6aeb25dd 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/NamedColorsGroup.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/NamedColorsGroup.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface ColorSwatchProps extends Themeable, React.DOMAttributes<HTMLDivElement
   isSelected?: boolean;
 }
 
-const ColorSwatch: FunctionComponent<ColorSwatchProps> = ({
+export const ColorSwatch: FunctionComponent<ColorSwatchProps> = ({
   color,
   label,
   variant = ColorSwatchVariant.Small,
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const NamedColorsGroup: FunctionComponent<NamedColorsGroupProps> = ({
     <div {...otherProps} style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       {primaryColor && (
         <ColorSwatch
+          key={primaryColor.name}
           isSelected={primaryColor.name === selectedColor}
           variant={ColorSwatchVariant.Large}
           color={getColorForTheme(primaryColor, theme)}
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ const NamedColorsGroup: FunctionComponent<NamedColorsGroupProps> = ({
             !color.isPrimary && (
               <div key={color.name} style={{ marginRight: '4px' }}>
                 <ColorSwatch
+                  key={color.name}
                   isSelected={color.name === selectedColor}
                   color={getColorForTheme(color, theme)}
                   onClick={() => onColorSelect(color)}
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/NamedColorsPalette.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/NamedColorsPalette.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0015e2a557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ColorPicker/NamedColorsPalette.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { mount, ReactWrapper } from 'enzyme';
+import { NamedColorsPalette } from './NamedColorsPalette';
+import { ColorSwatch } from './NamedColorsGroup';
+import { BasicGreen } from '../../utils';
+import { GrafanaTheme } from '../../types';
+
+describe('NamedColorsPalette', () => {
+  describe('theme support for named colors', () => {
+    let wrapper: ReactWrapper, selectedSwatch;
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.unmount();
+    });
+
+    it('should render provided color variant specific for theme', () => {
+      wrapper = mount(<NamedColorsPalette color={BasicGreen.name} theme={GrafanaTheme.Dark} onChange={() => {}} />);
+      selectedSwatch = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).findWhere(node => node.key() === BasicGreen.name);
+      expect(selectedSwatch.prop('color')).toBe(BasicGreen.variants.dark);
+
+      wrapper.unmount();
+      wrapper = mount(<NamedColorsPalette color={BasicGreen.name} theme={GrafanaTheme.Light} onChange={() => {}} />);
+      selectedSwatch = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).findWhere(node => node.key() === BasicGreen.name);
+      expect(selectedSwatch.prop('color')).toBe(BasicGreen.variants.light);
+    });
+
+    it('should render dar variant of provided color when theme not provided', () => {
+      wrapper = mount(<NamedColorsPalette color={BasicGreen.name} onChange={() => {}} />);
+      selectedSwatch = wrapper.find(ColorSwatch).findWhere(node => node.key() === BasicGreen.name);
+      expect(selectedSwatch.prop('color')).toBe(BasicGreen.variants.dark);
+    });
+  });
+});