# Create a complete color scheme based on one seed color
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [5월 15, 2014, 2:44오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673 "2014-05-15T14:44:06Z")
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [5월 15, 2014, 2:44오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/1 "2014-05-15T14:44:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from [What about an easier styling/theming system?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-an-easier-styling-theming-system/12346):
I recently discovered this very handy Bootstrap utility:
> **[1pxdeep | A flat Bootstrap 3 theme that changes color](http://rriepe.github.io/1pxdeep/)**
It lets you set a single “seed color” and from that it makes you a complete color scheme. I think “anyone can be a designer” features like these could be really valuable for a forum, as it makes it very easy for anyone to style their forum to their liking - in accordance with style standards determined by Discourse - which in turn reduces the “every Discourse forum looks the same” effect.
The color theming system is a great first step, but your average forum admin will not have the design sense (or patience) to make a good looking _and_ readable forum design.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [5월 15, 2014, 6:44오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/2 "2014-05-15T18:44:48Z")
We are planning for @awesomerobot to come up with a set of about 5 default built in color schemes for people to choose from, using the EZ themer.
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### Author:  [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)
#### Post date: [11월 16, 2014, 4:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/3 "2014-11-16T16:41:36Z")
Any update to this? There still is only 1 color scheme built-in.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [11월 16, 2014, 10:24오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/4 "2014-11-16T22:24:55Z")
Sure, if anyone has any color theme sets to contribute, post them here – that’s the first step!
Here is a starting point
[http://www.colourlovers.com/lover/mapadelphia](http://www.colourlovers.com/lover/mapadelphia)
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### Author:  [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)
#### Post date: [11월 18, 2014, 11:36오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/5 "2014-11-18T11:36:44Z")
Tried out a Green-Beige color scheme:
Secondary: #f0ece4
Tertiary: #E2AA32
Header Background: #17A768
Header Primary: #111111
To get black header icons instead of grey ones and a pretty link color I used this in the custom CSS:
```plaintext
.d-header .icons .icon {
color: #383838;
}
.d-dropdown a {
color: #17A768;
}
.a {
color: #0DAD46;
}
```
What I still need to change is the color of the “Star” “Share” etc buttons to maybe a white.
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### Author:  [@Greg11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg11)
#### Post date: [7월 3, 2016, 10:43오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/7 "2016-07-03T10:43:21Z")
[http://www.design-seeds.com/blog/](http://www.design-seeds.com/blog/)
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### Author:  [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)
#### Post date: [1월 18, 2017, 9:51오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/8 "2017-01-18T09:51:37Z")
There are a ton of online tools that do this. [https://coolors.co/](https://coolors.co/) is one that generates 5 color sets.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [12월 4, 2025, 11:14오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-complete-color-scheme-based-on-one-seed-color/15673/9 "2025-12-04T11:14:23Z")