Why are my contacts in different colors on my S4 Mini?

[Neil Mathura]

why are my contacts in different colors on s4 Mini?

I noticed on my S4 Mini that my contact list comes in different colors and it is in no particular sequence, so I am curious to know the reason behind the colored list.

 

[GrantWilsonZIMBABWE]

The varying colors of the contacts is not random on my phone (Galaxy S5).
Each time I add a contact it selects the next color in the sequence...
Blue, Green, Orange, Orange
Blue, Green, Orange, Orange...

It just looks untidy in the Contacts list, and I see no way of changing it - apart from adding a contact a few times until it's the color you want, and deleting the unwanted ones. You could also create some simple color pictures to assign to each profile picture (if you don't have their photo)