From the bug report , which also has a screen shot mock up "This would make it easier to identify the folders of diffrent mail accounts. This would also make sense for the top account nodes."
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@Otoro Which of the ideas you named is the same as https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/calendar-category-see-the-category-color-on-both-the-calendar/idi-p/28160, i.e. Bug 1362121 - Support new RFC-7986 COLOR property (calendar color) ?