\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[margin=18mm]{geometry}
\usepackage[reference-date=2026-07-18]{kanban-board}

\pagestyle{empty}

% A custom palette may contain any positive number of xcolor values. The
% starred form pairs every heading background with its text color. Entries
% repeat cyclically when a board has more columns than palette colors.
\definecolor{facultyNavy}{HTML}{244A6C}
\definecolor{facultyGold}{HTML}{C69A32}
\definecolor{facultyBerry}{HTML}{843D60}
\kbdefinepalette*{faculty}{%
  facultyNavy/white,facultyGold/kanbanInk,facultyBerry/white}

\begin{document}

\section*{A custom color palette}

% The fourth column reuses facultyNavy, the first palette entry.
\begin{kanban}[
  columns={Proposed,Selected,In progress,Published},
  palette=faculty
]
  \kanbantask[deadline=12/31/2099]
    {Proposed}{Collect research questions}
  \kanbantask[prio=high,deadline=01/01/2000]
    {Selected}{Approve the study design}
  \kanbantask[author=Alice,due=07/18/2026]
    {In progress}{Complete the analysis}
  \kanbantask[completed]
    {Published}{Deposit the article}
\end{kanban}

\end{document}