Colorado changes COVID-19 dial, allowing Denver and other large counties 50% capacity Denver7 and last updated 2021-02-05 17:51:59-05 DENVER â Colorado officials on Friday unveiled changes to the state's COVID-19 dial, bringing less restrictions for most Colorado counties, including Denver, but also putting in place measures that can more quickly increase restrictions if cases rise. The levels on the dial â green, blue, yellow, red and purple â remain the same. But a widening of metrics for each level will bump many counties from Level Orange to Level Yellow when the new dial goes into effect 9 a.m. Saturday. To put it simply: Denver restaurants and businesses will be allowed to expand capacity limits to 50%, or up to 50, whichever is fewer. Larger spaces may expand up to 150 people, using the state's social distancing calculator.