# Challenges creating a custom color palette
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/challenges-creating-a-custom-color-palette/349121
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/challenges-creating-a-custom-color-palette/349121 "2025-01-27T00:17:57Z")
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/challenges-creating-a-custom-color-palette/349121/8 "2025-01-29T01:47:09Z")
did you look at this?
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I’m not seeing anything obviously wrong with your about.json file so it may be something else with the way you have your theme configured. 🤔
specifically which variables are working and which aren’t?
have you read any of the theme dev topics? i think it is possible you may be missing other required theme files in your repo.
> [@Theme Developer Quick Reference Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-developer-quick-reference-guide/110448):
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> As themes grow more powerful, there’s more to remember about how they work. We have loads of detailed documentation under [#howto / #themes](https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/howto/themes), but if you just need something to jog your memory, this guide may help. General Resources [scroll Beginner’s guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966)[scroll Designer’s guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/designers-guide-to-discourse-themes/152002/1)[scroll Developer’s guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-s-guide-to-discourse-themes/93648)[paintbrush Theme Creator](http://theme-creator.discourse.org)[desktop_computer Theme CLI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-theme-cli-console-app-to-help-you-build-themes/82950)[notebook_with_decorative_cover Theme Directory](https://meta.discourse.org/c/customization/theme/61/none)[jigsaw Component Directory](https://meta.discourse.org/c/customization/theme-component/120)[wrench Theme Modifiers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-modifiers-a-brief-introduction/150605)[wrench Themeable site…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/374376)
> [@Structure of themes and theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structure-of-themes-and-theme-components/60848):
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> Discourse supports [native themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/native-theme-support/47494/26) that can be sourced from a .tar.gz archive or from a remote git repository including [private repositories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-source-a-theme-from-a-private-git-repository/82584). An example theme is at: [GitHub - discourse/discourse-simple-theme: Sam's simple discourse theme · GitHub](https://github.com/SamSaffron/discourse-simple-theme) The git repository will be checked for updates ([once a day](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/app/jobs/scheduled/check_out_of_date_themes.rb)), or by using the Check for Updates button. When changes are detected the Check for Updates button will change to the Update to Latest. [image] To create a theme you need to foll…
> [@Developing Discourse Themes & Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-developing-discourse-themes/93648):
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> Discourse Themes and Theme Components can be used to customize the look, feel and functionality of Discourse’s frontend. This section of the developer guides aims to provide all the reference materials you need to develop simple themes for a single site, right up to complex open-source theme components. This introduction aims to provide a map of all the tools and APIs for theme development. If you prefer a step-by-step tutorial for theme development, jump straight to: Themes vs. Theme Compon…
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