diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/Cocoa/Extensions/ColorWell/ColorWell.md b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/Cocoa/Extensions/ColorWell/CWColorWell.md
similarity index 100%
rename from Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/Cocoa/Extensions/ColorWell/ColorWell.md
rename to Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/Cocoa/Extensions/ColorWell/CWColorWell.md
diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorPanelMode/ColorPanelMode.md b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorPanelMode/ColorPanelMode.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3623862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorPanelMode/ColorPanelMode.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# ``ColorWellKit/ColorPanelMode``
+
+## Topics
+
+### Color panel mode types
+
+- ``GrayscaleColorPanelMode``
+- ``RGBColorPanelMode``
+- ``CMYKColorPanelMode``
+- ``HSBColorPanelMode``
+- ``CustomPaletteColorPanelMode``
+- ``ColorListColorPanelMode``
+- ``ColorWheelColorPanelMode``
+- ``CrayonPickerColorPanelMode``
+
+### Creating a color panel mode
+
+- ``ColorPanelMode/gray``
+- ``ColorPanelMode/rgb``
+- ``ColorPanelMode/cmyk``
+- ``ColorPanelMode/hsb``
+- ``ColorPanelMode/customPalette``
+- ``ColorPanelMode/colorList``
+- ``ColorPanelMode/wheel``
+- ``ColorPanelMode/crayon``
diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorWellView.md b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorWell.md
similarity index 98%
rename from Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorWellView.md
rename to Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorWell.md
index d3a17e2..dd7c840 100644
--- a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorWellView.md
+++ b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Documentation.docc/SwiftUI/Extensions/ColorWell.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ The example above will print the text "color well was pressed" to the console in
 - ``colorWellStyle(_:)``
 - ``colorWellSwatchColors(_:)``
 - ``colorWellSecondaryAction(_:)``
+- ``colorPanelMode(_:)``
 
 ### Getting a color well's content view
 
@@ -93,3 +94,4 @@ The example above will print the text "color well was pressed" to the console in
 ### Supporting Types
 
 - ``ColorWellStyle``
+- ``ColorPanelMode``
diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/Cocoa/CWColorWell.swift b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/Cocoa/CWColorWell.swift
index 2f7ebde..2d804cc 100644
--- a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/Cocoa/CWColorWell.swift
+++ b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/Cocoa/CWColorWell.swift
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ public class CWColorWell: _CWColorWellBaseControl {
     /// the color area execute your custom action method instead.
     public var secondaryTarget: AnyObject?
 
+    /// The mode to switch the color panel to when the color well activates.
+    public var colorPanelMode: NSColorPanel.Mode?
+
     /// The color well's color.
     ///
     /// Setting this value immediately updates the visual state of the color
@@ -133,6 +136,9 @@ public class CWColorWell: _CWColorWellBaseControl {
                     segment.updateForCurrentActiveState(shouldActivate)
                 }
                 if shouldActivate {
+                    if let colorPanelMode {
+                        NSColorPanel.shared.mode = colorPanelMode
+                    }
                     NSColorPanel.shared.orderFront(self)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ColorPanelMode.swift b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ColorPanelMode.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34128c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ColorPanelMode.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+//
+//  ColorPanelMode.swift
+//  ColorWellKit
+//
+
+#if canImport(SwiftUI)
+import SwiftUI
+
+// MARK: - ColorPanelModeConfiguration
+
+/// Values that configure the system color panel's mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct _ColorPanelModeConfiguration {
+    /// The underlying color panel mode.
+    let mode: NSColorPanel.Mode
+}
+
+// MARK: - ColorPanelMode
+
+/// A type that specifies a mode for the system color panel.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public protocol ColorPanelMode {
+    /// Values that configure the system color panel's mode.
+    var _configuration: _ColorPanelModeConfiguration { get }
+}
+
+// MARK: - GrayscaleColorPanelMode
+
+/// The grayscale color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct GrayscaleColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .gray)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the grayscale color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == GrayscaleColorPanelMode {
+    /// The grayscale color panel mode.
+    public static var gray: GrayscaleColorPanelMode {
+        GrayscaleColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - RGBColorPanelMode
+
+/// The red-green-blue color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct RGBColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .RGB)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the red-green-blue color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == RGBColorPanelMode {
+    /// The red-green-blue color panel mode.
+    public static var rgb: RGBColorPanelMode {
+        RGBColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - CMYKColorPanelMode
+
+/// The cyan-magenta-yellow-black color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct CMYKColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .CMYK)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the cyan-magenta-yellow-black color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == CMYKColorPanelMode {
+    /// The cyan-magenta-yellow-black color panel mode.
+    public static var cmyk: CMYKColorPanelMode {
+        CMYKColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - HSBColorPanelMode
+
+/// The hue-saturation-brightness color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct HSBColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .HSB)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the hue-saturation-brightness color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == HSBColorPanelMode {
+    /// The hue-saturation-brightness color panel mode.
+    public static var hsb: HSBColorPanelMode {
+        HSBColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - CustomPaletteColorPanelMode
+
+/// The custom palette color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct CustomPaletteColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .customPalette)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the custom palette color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == CustomPaletteColorPanelMode {
+    /// The custom palette color panel mode.
+    public static var customPalette: CustomPaletteColorPanelMode {
+        CustomPaletteColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - ColorListColorPanelMode
+
+/// The color list color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct ColorListColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .colorList)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the color list color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == ColorListColorPanelMode {
+    /// The color list color panel mode.
+    public static var colorList: ColorListColorPanelMode {
+        ColorListColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - ColorWheelColorPanelMode
+
+/// The color wheel color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct ColorWheelColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .wheel)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the color wheel color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == ColorWheelColorPanelMode {
+    /// The color wheel color panel mode.
+    public static var wheel: ColorWheelColorPanelMode {
+        ColorWheelColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - CrayonPickerColorPanelMode
+
+/// The crayon picker color panel mode.
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+public struct CrayonPickerColorPanelMode: ColorPanelMode {
+    public let _configuration = _ColorPanelModeConfiguration(mode: .crayon)
+
+    /// Creates an instance of the crayon picker color panel mode.
+    public init() { }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension ColorPanelMode where Self == CrayonPickerColorPanelMode {
+    /// The crayon picker color panel mode.
+    public static var crayon: CrayonPickerColorPanelMode {
+        CrayonPickerColorPanelMode()
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ColorWellRepresentable.swift b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ColorWellRepresentable.swift
index cad452c..b98f16f 100644
--- a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ColorWellRepresentable.swift
+++ b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ColorWellRepresentable.swift
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ struct ColorWellRepresentable: NSViewRepresentable {
         {
             colorWell.swatchColors = swatchColors
         }
+        if colorWell.colorPanelMode != context.environment.colorPanelModeConfiguration?.mode {
+            colorWell.colorPanelMode = context.environment.colorPanelModeConfiguration?.mode
+        }
         if let secondaryActionDelegate = context.environment.colorWellSecondaryActionDelegate {
             colorWell.secondaryAction = #selector(secondaryActionDelegate.performAction)
             colorWell.secondaryTarget = secondaryActionDelegate
diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues.swift b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues.swift
index 5e338ed..e8f4469 100644
--- a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues.swift
+++ b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues.swift
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ private struct ColorWellSecondaryActionDelegateKey: EnvironmentKey {
     static let defaultValue: ColorWellSecondaryActionDelegate? = nil
 }
 
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+private struct ColorPanelModeConfigurationKey: EnvironmentKey {
+    static var defaultValue: _ColorPanelModeConfiguration?
+}
+
 @available(macOS 10.15, *)
 extension EnvironmentValues {
     var colorWellStyleConfiguration: _ColorWellStyleConfiguration {
@@ -44,4 +49,12 @@ extension EnvironmentValues {
         set { self[ColorWellSecondaryActionDelegateKey.self] = newValue }
     }
 }
+
+@available(macOS 10.15, *)
+extension EnvironmentValues {
+    var colorPanelModeConfiguration: _ColorPanelModeConfiguration? {
+        get { self[ColorPanelModeConfigurationKey.self] }
+        set { self[ColorPanelModeConfigurationKey.self] = newValue }
+    }
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ViewModifiers.swift b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ViewModifiers.swift
index 08bb534..9f53ed4 100644
--- a/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ViewModifiers.swift
+++ b/Sources/ColorWellKit/Views/SwiftUI/ViewModifiers.swift
@@ -60,5 +60,16 @@ extension View {
             delegate = ColorWellSecondaryActionDelegate(action: action)
         }
     }
+
+    /// Sets the color panel mode for color wells in this view.
+    ///
+    /// When a color well with this modifier applied activates,
+    /// the system color panel will switch to the provided mode.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameter mode: The color panel mode to apply to color
+    ///   wells in this view.
+    public func colorPanelMode<M: ColorPanelMode>(_ mode: M) -> some View {
+        environment(\.colorPanelModeConfiguration, mode._configuration)
+    }
 }
 #endif