# Different color unspecified in color scheme appearing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-color-unspecified-in-color-scheme-appearing/94244
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [8월 8, 2018, 8:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-color-unspecified-in-color-scheme-appearing/94244 "2018-08-08T20:41:13Z")
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### Author: ![nexo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nexo/32/106384_2.png) [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)
#### Post date: [8월 8, 2018, 8:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-color-unspecified-in-color-scheme-appearing/94244/1 "2018-08-08T20:41:13Z")

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Hi, I was creating a new color scheme and this dark blue suddenly appeared in most elements and title colors but I have not specified this exact color anywhere in the color scheme. I’m utterly confused.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/f/2f95d2555e071bb012c4b1130b1c3a97922529ca.png)

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [8월 8, 2018, 9:03오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-color-unspecified-in-color-scheme-appearing/94244/2 "2018-08-08T21:03:26Z")

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While we have 10 base colors you can define in the color scheme menu, we actually generate 22 more colors from those that are used throughout Discourse ([you can see all the colors here](https://theme-creator.discourse.org/styleguide/atoms/colors), this page was generated by our [Styleguide plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-official-discourse-styleguide-plugin/67405)).

In this case specifically, your `primary` color `#f8f8ff` is slightly blue, and it’s being darkened to create suitable contrast so it stands out against `secondary` (the site’s background) while `primary` colored text is still also readable on top of it.

You can experiment a little to see the effects. If you change `primary` slightly to #eff1f4, for example you get

 ![03%20PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/e/ce6a726de6e95dc07e006fe8ad45f87f71397421.png)

or if you remove the blue from your `primary` and make it `#f8f8f8` you get

 ![49%20PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/d/6df1dbcac38204710d35ff9ebfb42f8eabdc809c.png)

If you want to dictate specific colors for every element, custom CSS is the way to go.

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### Author: ![nexo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nexo/32/106384_2.png) [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)
#### Post date: [8월 8, 2018, 9:12오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-color-unspecified-in-color-scheme-appearing/94244/3 "2018-08-08T21:12:53Z")

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Ohh I get it, thank you so much for an amazing explanation! 😄

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [9월 7, 2018, 9:14오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-color-unspecified-in-color-scheme-appearing/94244/5 "2018-09-07T21:14:58Z")

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