Colton is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton and Halton Moor to the west, Whitkirk to the north-west and Austhorpe to the north-east.

The first element is the personal name Cola (which originated as a nickname deriving from Old English col 'coal', referring to black hair or dark complexion), and the second is the word tūn ('estate, farm').

The area is 4 miles to the east of Leeds city centre, and is close to the A63 dual carriageway and M1 motorway.

At the centre of the estate, there is a cricket club, with a bar, a cricket pitch, two tennis courts, crown green bowling club and a football pitch.

Much of the open space in Colton has been built upon, making it a much more urban area.