Gary Pihl, Kimberley Dahme and Jeff Neal met as members of the band BOSTON and were asked to perform at a charity benefit. Color Three was born from that opportunity to help others, and to write, record and perform for charitable causes. Color Three released their only album, Paint by Number, on August 15, 2013 digitally, with a limited run of CDs. The album is no longer available.

The band had a website, colorthree.com, however it is no longer available. Snapshots of the site have been captured on archive.org.