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I can't seem to change map color when creating a custom sovereign faction. It brings up the color palette when I click on it but it doesn't change in the preview with all of the other colors.
If you mean 'custom race' as opposed to 'custom sovereign', I believe that the map color is taken from one of the other colors, and the square in the lower right hand corner does nothing.
I wish I could tell you which of the other colors is used, but I set them all to only two values and those are usually slightly different hues of the same color.
I agree, I told them of this pointless options some time ago (I think :)), silly to show it to me if there is the option affects nothing, or is not ment to be changed.
Sincerely
~ Kongdej
Mistakes happen 
I find my border colours are usually taken from the first chosen faction colour if it helps you.
Sincerely
~ Kongdej
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