# Color scheme outputs unexpected colors

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-scheme-outputs-unexpected-colors/90008
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [15.Июнь.2018 21:59:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-scheme-outputs-unexpected-colors/90008 "2018-06-15T21:59:39Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [15.Июнь.2018 22:21:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-scheme-outputs-unexpected-colors/90008/3 "2018-06-15T22:21:46Z")

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> [@Color Scheme Contest (with Prizes!)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-scheme-contest-with-prizes/89432/24):
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> Admin panel isn’t a good gauge of how a theme looks

I know. But we started investigating this and it turned out the text was in a color that wasn’t even in the color scheme, and that made me wonder how these colors are determined.

> [@Color Scheme Contest (with Prizes!)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-scheme-contest-with-prizes/89432/24):
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> nor does it auto-load on any changes

It did. Yes, that was new for me too. Usually one can hit F5 once you’re in /admin and then you get rid of all the weirdness, but this time we got a very light blue and we couldn’t get rid of it until we removed the color scheme.

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