diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/common/ext/ColorExt.kt b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/common/ext/ColorExt.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87ce226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/common/ext/ColorExt.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package be.ugent.sel.studeez.common.ext
+
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import kotlin.random.Random
+
+fun Color.Companion.generateRandomArgb(): Long {
+    val random = Random
+    val mask: Long = (0x000000FFL shl random.nextInt(0, 3)).inv()
+    return random.nextLong(0xFF000000L, 0xFFFFFFFFL) and mask
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/subjects/form/SubjectFormViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/subjects/form/SubjectFormViewModel.kt
index e927a13..eb7ee6f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/subjects/form/SubjectFormViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/subjects/form/SubjectFormViewModel.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package be.ugent.sel.studeez.screens.subjects.form
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.MutableState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import be.ugent.sel.studeez.common.ext.generateRandomArgb
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.data.SelectedSubject
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.data.local.models.task.Subject
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.domain.LogService
@@ -10,7 +12,6 @@ import be.ugent.sel.studeez.navigation.StudeezDestinations
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.screens.StudeezViewModel
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import javax.inject.Inject
-import kotlin.random.Random
 
 abstract class SubjectFormViewModel(
     protected val subjectDAO: SubjectDAO,
@@ -43,12 +44,9 @@ class SubjectCreateFormViewModel @Inject constructor(
     override val uiState = mutableStateOf(SubjectFormUiState())
 
     fun onCreate(openAndPopUp: (String, String) -> Unit) {
-        val random = Random
-        val mask: Long = (0x000000FFL shl random.nextInt(0, 3)).inv()
-        val randomColor = random.nextLong(0xFF000000L, 0xFFFFFFFFL) and mask
         val newSubject = Subject(
             name = name,
-            argb_color = randomColor,
+            argb_color = Color.generateRandomArgb(),
         )
         subjectDAO.saveSubject(
             newSubject