Theme stuck in dark mode

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Musa_H reported their Discourse site https://forum.rihla.education/ being stuck in dark mode despite selecting the mint-light color palette. Moin suggested checking the browser or OS system-wide dark mode setting, which Musa_H confirmed was the cause — toggling system light mode restored correct colors (green where intended). However, Musa_H noted inconsistent color rendering in dark mode (e.g., unexpected blue areas). Moin advised disabling the default dark mode color scheme id site setting or adjusting personal preferences at /my/preferences/interface, linking to meta.discourse.org for more info. NateDhaliwal further asked if the ‘Dark mode’ dropdown in preferences differed from the default scheme. After applying the suggestions, Musa_H confirmed the issue was resolved, thanking NateDhaliwal for the help. The root cause was OS-level dark mode overriding site color schemes, and the fix involved aligning site settings or user preferences with desired display behavior.

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How can I change my website from being dark? It’s stuck in dark mode even if I select mint-light for color palettes

Here’s the website:
https://forum.rihla.education/

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Did you choose dark mode in your browser’s or device’s settings?

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Oh strange. So that worked for me. So changing system settings really affects the display mode of the website. How can I change that?

I also noticed that some colors don’t transfer from light to dark mode when the browser or OS automatically selects the display mode. Like I have dark mode on system-wide, and the color palette is selected in my Discourse Preferences, but the website is dark and the color is blue in a lot of places. (See below)

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But when I switch to light mode system-wide, everything is the correct colors and green where they are supposed to be. (see below)

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How can I fix this?

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I think you need to disable the default dark mode color scheme id site setting if you don’t want to offer a dark mode by default or change the choosen color schemes in your preferences /my/preferences/interface to change it just for you
Explanation of dark mode, how to select it, and how to enable switching

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Okay, thank you! Do you happen to know why the color changes between display modes, and if I could do something to fix that somehow?

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If you look in your preferences, is the ‘Dark mode’ dropdown different than the default color scheme?

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Thank you, it works now

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Happy to help!