diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/colors.dm b/code/__DEFINES/colors.dm
index cb6328110c3..119473eecf1 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/colors.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/colors.dm
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define COLOR_OLIVE						"#808000"
 #define COLOR_VIBRANT_LIME				"#00FF00"
 #define COLOR_LIME						"#32CD32"
+#define COLOR_DARK_LIME					"#00aa00"
 #define COLOR_VERY_PALE_LIME_GREEN		"#DDFFD3"
 #define COLOR_VERY_DARK_LIME_GREEN		"#003300"
 #define COLOR_GREEN						"#008000"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
 #define COLOR_DARK_CYAN					"#00A2FF"
 #define COLOR_TEAL						"#008080"
 #define COLOR_BLUE						"#0000FF"
+#define COLOR_STRONG_BLUE				"#1919c8"
 #define COLOR_BRIGHT_BLUE				"#2CB2E8"
 #define COLOR_MODERATE_BLUE				"#555CC2"
 #define COLOR_BLUE_LIGHT				"#33CCFF"
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
 #define COLOR_BLUE_GRAY					"#75A2BB"
 
 #define COLOR_PINK						"#FFC0CB"
+#define COLOR_LIGHT_PINK				"#ff3cc8"
 #define COLOR_MOSTLY_PURE_PINK			"#E4005B"
 #define COLOR_MAGENTA					"#FF00FF"
 #define COLOR_STRONG_MAGENTA			"#B800B8"
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@
 #define COLOR_STRONG_VIOLET				"#6927c5"
 
 #define COLOR_ORANGE					"#FF9900"
+#define COLOR_MOSTLY_PURE_ORANGE		"#ff8000"
 #define COLOR_TAN_ORANGE				"#FF7B00"
 #define COLOR_BRIGHT_ORANGE				"#E2853D"
 #define COLOR_LIGHT_ORANGE				"#ffc44d"
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm b/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm
index 8cb70bb2669..32b7523cbd4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 		if(last)
 			if(get_dist(last, user) == 1) //hacky, but it works
 				var/turf/T = get_turf(user)
-				if(T.intact || !T.can_have_cabling())
+				if(!T.can_have_cabling())
 					last = null
 					return
 				if(get_dir(last, user) == last.d2)
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@
 					return //If we've run out, display message and exit
 			else
 				last = null
-		loaded.pipe_cleaner_color = colors[current_color_index]
+		loaded.color = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors[colors[current_color_index]]
+		loaded.update_icon()
 		last = loaded.place_turf(get_turf(src), user, turn(user.dir, 180))
 		is_empty(user) //If we've run out, display message
 	update_icon()
@@ -223,13 +224,13 @@
 		return
 
 	T = get_turf(user)
-	if(T.intact || !T.can_have_cabling())
+	if(!T.can_have_cabling())
 		return
 
 	for(var/obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/C in T)
 		if(!C)
 			continue
-		if(C.pipe_cleaner_color != GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors[colors[current_color_index]])
+		if(C.color != GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors[colors[current_color_index]])
 			continue
 		if(C.d1 == 0)
 			return C
@@ -280,10 +281,11 @@
 		return
 
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(user)
-	if(T.intact || !T.can_have_cabling())
+	if(!T.can_have_cabling())
 		return
 
-	loaded.pipe_cleaner_color = colors[current_color_index]
+	loaded.color = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors[colors[current_color_index]]
+	loaded.update_icon()
 
 	var/obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/linkingCable = findLinkingCable(user)
 	if(linkingCable)
@@ -316,7 +318,8 @@
 		var/cwname = colors[current_color_index]
 		to_chat(user, "Color changed to [cwname]!")
 		if(loaded)
-			loaded.pipe_cleaner_color = colors[current_color_index]
+			loaded.color = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors[colors[current_color_index]]
+			loaded.update_icon()
 		if(wiring_gui_menu)
 			wiringGuiUpdate(user)
 	else if(istype(action, /datum/action/item_action/rcl_gui))
diff --git a/code/modules/power/pipecleaners.dm b/code/modules/power/pipecleaners.dm
index 444a72dee1a..ee389e0e5d0 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/pipecleaners.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/pipecleaners.dm
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(pipe_cleaner_colors, list(
-	"yellow" = "#ffff00",
-	"green" = "#00aa00",
-	"blue" = "#1919c8",
-	"pink" = "#ff3cc8",
-	"orange" = "#ff8000",
-	"cyan" = "#00ffff",
-	"white" = "#ffffff",
-	"red" = "#ff0000"
+	"blue" = COLOR_STRONG_BLUE,
+	"cyan" = COLOR_CYAN,
+	"green" = COLOR_DARK_LIME,
+	"orange" = COLOR_MOSTLY_PURE_ORANGE,
+	"pink" = COLOR_LIGHT_PINK,
+	"red" = COLOR_RED,
+	"white" = COLOR_WHITE,
+	"yellow" = COLOR_YELLOW
 	))
 
 //This is the old cable code, but minus any actual powernet logic
@@ -42,40 +42,34 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 	layer = WIRE_LAYER //Above hidden pipes, GAS_PIPE_HIDDEN_LAYER
 	anchored = TRUE
 	obj_flags = CAN_BE_HIT | ON_BLUEPRINTS
-	var/d1 = 0   // pipe_cleaner direction 1 (see above)
-	var/d2 = 1   // pipe_cleaner direction 2 (see above)
+	color = COLOR_RED
+	/// Pipe_cleaner direction 1 (see above)
+	var/d1 = 0
+	/// pipe_cleaner direction 2 (see above)
+	var/d2 = 1
+	/// Internal cable stack
 	var/obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/stored
 
-	var/pipe_cleaner_color = "red"
-	color = "#ff0000"
-
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/yellow
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "yellow"
-	color = "#ffff00"
+	color = COLOR_YELLOW
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/green
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "green"
-	color = "#00aa00"
+	color = COLOR_DARK_LIME
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/blue
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "blue"
-	color = "#1919c8"
+	color = COLOR_STRONG_BLUE
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/pink
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "pink"
-	color = "#ff3cc8"
+	color = COLOR_LIGHT_PINK
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/orange
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "orange"
-	color = "#ff8000"
+	color = COLOR_MOSTLY_PURE_ORANGE
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/cyan
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "cyan"
-	color = "#00ffff"
+	color = COLOR_CYAN
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/white
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "white"
-	color = "#ffffff"
+	color = COLOR_WHITE
 
 // the power pipe_cleaner object
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/Initialize(mapload, param_color)
@@ -87,14 +81,15 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 	d2 = text2num(copytext(icon_state, dash + length(icon_state[dash])))
 
 	if(d1)
-		stored = new/obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil(null,2,pipe_cleaner_color)
+		stored = new/obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil(null, 2, color)
 	else
-		stored = new/obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil(null,1,pipe_cleaner_color)
+		stored = new/obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil(null, 1, color)
 
-	var/list/pipe_cleaner_colors = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors
-	pipe_cleaner_color = param_color || pipe_cleaner_color || pick(pipe_cleaner_colors)
-	if(pipe_cleaner_colors[pipe_cleaner_color])
-		pipe_cleaner_color = pipe_cleaner_colors[pipe_cleaner_color]
+	color = param_color || color
+	if(!color)
+		var/list/pipe_cleaner_colors = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors
+		var/random_color = pick(pipe_cleaner_colors)
+		color = pipe_cleaner_colors[random_color]
 	update_icon()
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/Destroy()					// called when a pipe_cleaner is deleted
@@ -120,8 +115,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/update_icon()
 	icon_state = "[d1]-[d2]"
-	color = null
-	add_atom_colour(pipe_cleaner_color, FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
+	add_atom_colour(color, FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 
 // Items usable on a pipe_cleaner :
 //   - Wirecutters : cut it duh !
@@ -150,15 +144,14 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/user, params)
 	handlecable(W, user, params)
 
-
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/singularity_pull(S, current_size)
 	..()
 	if(current_size >= STAGE_FIVE)
 		deconstruct()
 
-/obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/proc/update_stored(length = 1, colorC = "red")
+/obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/proc/update_stored(length = 1, colorC = COLOR_RED)
 	stored.amount = length
-	stored.pipe_cleaner_color = colorC
+	stored.color = colorC
 	stored.update_icon()
 
 /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner/AltClick(mob/living/user)
@@ -203,16 +196,37 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 	usesound = 'sound/items/deconstruct.ogg'
 	cost = 1
 	source = /datum/robot_energy_storage/pipe_cleaner
-	/// Currently set cable color
-	var/pipe_cleaner_color = COLOR_RED
+	color = COLOR_RED
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cyborg/attack_self(mob/user)
-	var/selected_color = input(user, "Pick a pipe cleaner color.", "Cable Color") as null|anything in list("blue", "cyan", "green", "orange", "pink", "red", "white", "yellow")
+	var/list/pipe_cleaner_colors = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors
+	var/list/possible_colors = list()
+	for(var/color in pipe_cleaner_colors)
+		var/image/pipe_icon = image(icon = src.icon, icon_state = src.icon_state)
+		pipe_icon.color = pipe_cleaner_colors[color]
+		possible_colors += list("[color]" = pipe_icon)
+
+	var/selected_color = show_radial_menu(user, src, possible_colors, custom_check = CALLBACK(src, .proc/check_menu, user), radius = 40, require_near = TRUE)
 	if(!selected_color)
 		return
-	pipe_cleaner_color = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors[selected_color]
+	color = pipe_cleaner_colors[selected_color]
 	update_icon()
 
+/**
+ * Checks if we are allowed to interact with a radial menu
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * * user The mob interacting with the menu
+ */
+/obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cyborg/proc/check_menu(mob/user)
+	if(!istype(user))
+		return FALSE
+	if(!user.is_holding(src))
+		return FALSE
+	if(user.incapacitated())
+		return FALSE
+	return TRUE
+
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/suicide_act(mob/user)
 	if(locate(/obj/structure/chair/stool) in get_turf(user))
 		user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] is making a noose with [src]! It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide!</span>")
@@ -223,10 +237,11 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/Initialize(mapload, new_amount = null, param_color = null)
 	. = ..()
 
-	var/list/pipe_cleaner_colors = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors
-	pipe_cleaner_color = param_color || pipe_cleaner_color || pick(pipe_cleaner_colors)
-	if(pipe_cleaner_colors[pipe_cleaner_color])
-		pipe_cleaner_color = pipe_cleaner_colors[pipe_cleaner_color]
+	color = param_color || color
+	if(!color)
+		var/list/pipe_cleaner_colors = GLOB.pipe_cleaner_colors
+		var/random_color = pick(pipe_cleaner_colors)
+		color = pipe_cleaner_colors[random_color]
 
 	pixel_x = base_pixel_x + rand(-2, 2)
 	pixel_y = base_pixel_y + rand(-2, 2)
@@ -236,12 +251,10 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 // General procedures
 ///////////////////////////////////
 
-
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/update_icon()
 	icon_state = "[initial(inhand_icon_state)][amount < 3 ? amount : ""]"
 	name = "pipe cleaner [amount < 3 ? "piece" : "coil"]"
-	color = null
-	add_atom_colour(pipe_cleaner_color, FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
+	add_atom_colour(color, FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/attack_hand(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
@@ -249,7 +262,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 		return
 	var/obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/new_pipe_cleaner = ..()
 	if(istype(new_pipe_cleaner))
-		new_pipe_cleaner.pipe_cleaner_color = pipe_cleaner_color
+		new_pipe_cleaner.color = color
 		new_pipe_cleaner.update_icon()
 
 //add pipe_cleaners to the stack
@@ -260,15 +273,13 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 		amount += extra
 	update_icon()
 
-
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Cable laying procedures
 //////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/proc/get_new_pipe_cleaner(location)
 	var/path = /obj/structure/pipe_cleaner
-	return new path(location, pipe_cleaner_color)
+	return new path(location, color)
 
 // called when pipe_cleaner_coil is clicked on a turf
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/proc/place_turf(turf/T, mob/user, dirnew)
@@ -395,7 +406,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 		C.d2 = nd2
 
 		//updates the stored pipe_cleaner coil
-		C.update_stored(2, pipe_cleaner_color)
+		C.update_stored(2, color)
 
 		C.add_fingerprint(user)
 		C.update_icon()
@@ -409,40 +420,31 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 /////////////////////////////
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/red
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "red"
-	color = "#ff0000"
+	color = COLOR_RED
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/yellow
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "yellow"
-	color = "#ffff00"
+	color = COLOR_YELLOW
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/blue
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "blue"
-	color = "#1919c8"
+	color = COLOR_STRONG_BLUE
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/green
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "green"
-	color = "#00aa00"
+	color = COLOR_DARK_LIME
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/pink
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "pink"
-	color = "#ff3ccd"
+	color = COLOR_LIGHT_PINK
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/orange
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "orange"
-	color = "#ff8000"
+	color = COLOR_MOSTLY_PURE_ORANGE
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cyan
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "cyan"
-	color = "#00ffff"
+	color = COLOR_CYAN
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/white
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "white"
+	color = COLOR_WHITE
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/random
-	pipe_cleaner_color = null
-	color = "#ffffff"
-
+	color = null
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/random/five
 	amount = 5
@@ -460,36 +462,28 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 	update_icon()
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/red
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "red"
-	color = "#ff0000"
+	color = COLOR_RED
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/yellow
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "yellow"
-	color = "#ffff00"
+	color = COLOR_YELLOW
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/blue
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "blue"
-	color = "#1919c8"
+	color = COLOR_STRONG_BLUE
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/green
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "green"
-	color = "#00aa00"
+	color = COLOR_DARK_LIME
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/pink
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "pink"
-	color = "#ff3ccd"
+	color = COLOR_LIGHT_PINK
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/orange
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "orange"
-	color = "#ff8000"
+	color = COLOR_MOSTLY_PURE_ORANGE
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/cyan
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "cyan"
-	color = "#00ffff"
+	color = COLOR_CYAN
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/white
-	pipe_cleaner_color = "white"
+	color = COLOR_WHITE
 
 /obj/item/stack/pipe_cleaner_coil/cut/random
-	pipe_cleaner_color = null
-	color = "#ffffff"
+	color = null