Systems and methods for using a mobile device to manage the color of a digital display on the mobile device are disclosed. The mobile device has a display architecture which it can self-manage. The mobile device can display test patterns that are then sensed by a color sensor, which may be with the mobile device or separate from the mobile device. The mobile device then analyzes the color attributes of the test patterns and generates color management data that includes adjustments to be made to the display architecture. The mobile device may then receive the color management data and adjust its display architecture accordingly.