Color labels in finder

Maverick OS doesn't seem to have the option to color label files v.s. color tag. Is there a way to bring that back?

Here is a follow-up. Same answer — no. However, if you set a color tag on Mavericks, that color information is stored within the file object (document, package, folder). When that file object is accessed on Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow Leopard (10.8.n, 10.7.n, or 10.6.n) operating systems, it is automatically presented as a traditional colored label style. When labeled file objects from earlier OS X releases are placed on Mavericks, there is automatic style conversion to tags with original color preservation.
On Mavericks, placing a tagged file object on iCloud preserves the Mavericks tag style. If one is on Mountain Lion, this tag information is not shown when viewed on iCloud. If you drag this tagged file object from iCloud onto the Mountain Lion desktop, it will undergo automatic label style conversion and appear with original color preserved. The reverse is true.
If you log into iCloud and launch Pages for iCloud, no tag/label information is shown (or can be set) for any document. If you open Pages (in my case, v4.3 on Mavericks) to iCloud, then the iCloud panel will show documents with tags.
So, the bottom-line is that Apple changed the label presentation style (and organization) in Mavericks. The presentation style and color are backwards compatible to older versions of OS X.

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