diff --git a/apps/api/serializers.py b/apps/api/serializers.py
index b261242..8c8352f 100644
--- a/apps/api/serializers.py
+++ b/apps/api/serializers.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class DepartmentSerializer(DynamicModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = Department
         fields = [
-            "uuid", "title", "icon"
+            "uuid", "title", "colour", "backgroundcolour", "order"
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/apps/authentication/admin.py b/apps/authentication/admin.py
index 458cc78..56761cb 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/admin.py
+++ b/apps/authentication/admin.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class UserAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 class DepartmentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
-    list_display = ["uuid", "title", "icon", "get_user_count"]
+    list_display = ["uuid", "title", "colour", "backgroundcolour", "order", "get_user_count"]
 
     @admin.display(description="Users")
     def get_user_count(self, obj):
diff --git a/apps/authentication/fixtures/department.json b/apps/authentication/fixtures/department.json
index 632f8be..dfc66ba 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/fixtures/department.json
+++ b/apps/authentication/fixtures/department.json
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
     "pk": "4e245769-6b67-4a6e-b804-54a3ceb3b8c0",
     "fields": {
         "title": "Development",
-        "icon": null
+        "colour": "#1976d2",
+        "backgroundcolour": "#bbdefb",
+        "order": 4
     }
 },
 {
@@ -12,7 +14,9 @@
     "pk": "85b46ae8-0a19-48b7-8a21-a01abd78a470",
     "fields": {
         "title": "Marketing",
-        "icon": null
+        "colour": "#7b1fa2",
+        "backgroundcolour": "#e1bee7",
+        "order": 1
     }
 },
 {
@@ -20,7 +24,9 @@
     "pk": "a6517555-0bcc-4baa-8e2f-798916562b1c",
     "fields": {
         "title": "Management",
-        "icon": null
+        "colour": "#689f38",
+        "backgroundcolour": "#dcedc8",
+        "order": 0
     }
 },
 {
@@ -28,7 +34,9 @@
     "pk": "bae35c7a-a929-4465-b70f-03254b0774e0",
     "fields": {
         "title": "Sales",
-        "icon": null
+        "colour": "#e64a19",
+        "backgroundcolour": "#ffccbc",
+        "order": 2
     }
 },
 {
@@ -36,7 +44,9 @@
     "pk": "c2bbabd7-05ac-4bc8-97a3-15bafdb478d9",
     "fields": {
         "title": "Business Strategy",
-        "icon": null
+        "colour": "#c2185b",
+        "backgroundcolour": "#f8bbd0",
+        "order": 3
     }
 }
 ]
diff --git a/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 5318556..7d5328f 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2024-01-20 19:15
+# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2024-01-22 14:39
 
 import apps.authentication.models
 from django.db import migrations, models
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             fields=[
                 ('uuid', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
                 ('title', models.CharField(max_length=150)),
-                ('icon', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=32, null=True)),
+                ('colour', models.CharField(max_length=7)),
+                ('backgroundcolour', models.CharField(max_length=7)),
+                ('order', models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)),
             ],
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
diff --git a/apps/authentication/models.py b/apps/authentication/models.py
index 5447fe4..42d6082 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/models.py
+++ b/apps/authentication/models.py
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class Department(models.Model):
     uuid = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid4, editable=False)
 
     title = models.CharField(max_length=150)
-    icon = models.CharField(max_length=32, null=True, blank=True)
+    colour = models.CharField(max_length=7)
+    backgroundcolour = models.CharField(max_length=7)
+    order = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0, blank=False, null=False)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.title
diff --git a/apps/home/views.py b/apps/home/views.py
index d19dc39..1a20e6d 100644
--- a/apps/home/views.py
+++ b/apps/home/views.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TicketView(TemplateView):
     def get(self, request):
         priorities = TicketPriority.objects.all().order_by("order")
         tags = TicketTag.objects.all().order_by("order")
-        departments = Department.objects.all()
+        departments = Department.objects.all().order_by("order")
 
         context = {
             "priorities": priorities,