diff --git a/demo/src/plot_demo.rs b/demo/src/plot_demo.rs
index a7825e0..50a4ce6 100644
--- a/demo/src/plot_demo.rs
+++ b/demo/src/plot_demo.rs
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ impl ChartsDemo {
                 .map(|(x, f)| Bar::new(x, f * 10.0).width(0.1))
                 .collect(),
         )
-        .color(Color32::LIGHT_BLUE);
+        .default_color(Color32::LIGHT_BLUE);
 
         if !self.vertical {
             chart = chart.horizontal();
diff --git a/egui_plot/src/items/mod.rs b/egui_plot/src/items/mod.rs
index ce7533c..5af263b 100644
--- a/egui_plot/src/items/mod.rs
+++ b/egui_plot/src/items/mod.rs
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ pub struct BarChart {
     base: PlotItemBase,
 
     pub(super) bars: Vec<Bar>,
-    pub(super) default_color: Color32,
+    default_color: Color32,
 
     /// A custom element formatter
     pub(super) element_formatter: Option<Box<dyn Fn(&Bar, &BarChart) -> String>>,
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ impl BarChart {
     /// It can be overridden at the bar level (see [[`Bar`]]).
     /// Default is `Color32::TRANSPARENT` which means a color will be auto-assigned.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn color(mut self, color: impl Into<Color32>) -> Self {
+    pub fn default_color(mut self, color: impl Into<Color32>) -> Self {
         let plot_color = color.into();
         self.default_color = plot_color;
         for b in &mut self.bars {
@@ -1398,8 +1398,7 @@ pub struct BoxPlot {
     base: PlotItemBase,
 
     pub(super) boxes: Vec<BoxElem>,
-    pub(super) default_color: Color32,
-    pub(super) name: String,
+    default_color: Color32,
 
     /// A custom element formatter
     pub(super) element_formatter: Option<Box<dyn Fn(&BoxElem, &BoxPlot) -> String>>,
@@ -1412,7 +1411,6 @@ impl BoxPlot {
             base: PlotItemBase::new(name.into()),
             boxes,
             default_color: Color32::TRANSPARENT,
-            name: String::new(),
             element_formatter: None,
         }
     }
@@ -1422,7 +1420,7 @@ impl BoxPlot {
     /// It can be overridden at the element level (see [`BoxElem`]).
     /// Default is `Color32::TRANSPARENT` which means a color will be auto-assigned.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn color(mut self, color: impl Into<Color32>) -> Self {
+    pub fn default_color(mut self, color: impl Into<Color32>) -> Self {
         let plot_color = color.into();
         self.default_color = plot_color;
         for box_elem in &mut self.boxes {
@@ -1478,10 +1476,6 @@ impl PlotItem for BoxPlot {
         // nothing to do
     }
 
-    fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        self.name.as_str()
-    }
-
     fn color(&self) -> Color32 {
         self.default_color
     }
diff --git a/egui_plot/src/plot_ui.rs b/egui_plot/src/plot_ui.rs
index dfa05d7..8d7fabd 100644
--- a/egui_plot/src/plot_ui.rs
+++ b/egui_plot/src/plot_ui.rs
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ impl<'a> PlotUi<'a> {
         }
 
         // Give the elements an automatic color if no color has been assigned.
-        if box_plot.default_color == Color32::TRANSPARENT {
-            box_plot = box_plot.color(self.auto_color());
+        if box_plot.color() == Color32::TRANSPARENT {
+            box_plot = box_plot.default_color(self.auto_color());
         }
         self.items.push(Box::new(box_plot));
     }
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ impl<'a> PlotUi<'a> {
         }
 
         // Give the elements an automatic color if no color has been assigned.
-        if chart.default_color == Color32::TRANSPARENT {
-            chart = chart.color(self.auto_color());
+        if chart.color() == Color32::TRANSPARENT {
+            chart = chart.default_color(self.auto_color());
         }
         self.items.push(Box::new(chart));
     }