# Where to find standard supported dark theme?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-standard-supported-dark-theme/291299
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 11, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-standard-supported-dark-theme/291299 "2024-01-11T12:48:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-standard-supported-dark-theme/291299/1 "2024-01-11T12:48:06Z")

</div>

I think I remember there was a dark standard theme and light theme. I had a problem with other themes and at one point the dark theme. So I created my own off the dark theme and made css changes and deleted it.

Now with the new changes I want to make sure the standard theme is working correctly still but I dont see where the standard dark theme is and how to add it back. Light theme is there but dont want to use it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![manuel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/manuel/32/468169_2.png) [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-standard-supported-dark-theme/291299/2 "2024-01-11T15:49:37Z")

</div>

On a new install, what you get right now is:

1. a default theme

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/1/8/818d7e5db456bd154a6793e8f48b283b7b4d7e7b.png)

1. various default color schemes:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/f/a/5fa09998adabd4c76f1a0addedd4ff46b4e3b86a.png)

So in my understanding, the default dark theme is the default theme & the default dark color scheme.

If you did adjustments already you might need to check the value of `default dark mode color scheme id` in your general admin settings:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/9/d/59dd569f6e80bb6e97d1fe6106ce9bfffff3347f.png)

Another small quirk to note is that there’s no default light color scheme listed on the backend. When you pick “+ New” to create a new color palette, the default light scheme is used as a basis though. So if you want to see the color values of the default light scheme on the backend you’d need to add it manually.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-standard-supported-dark-theme/291299/3 "2024-01-11T17:35:09Z")

</div>

Thanks. Where is the github to re-upload the default theme then so it can update as the site changes?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![manuel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/manuel/32/468169_2.png) [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-standard-supported-dark-theme/291299/4 "2024-01-11T17:40:16Z")

</div>

Someone please correct me if that’s wrong but I believe the “Default” theme is just an empty theme that doesn’t modify any style declarations from Discourse core.

So if you need a new empty theme, just create a new one:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/4/9/049234b838d402680654279baa4040a8ccdc07d7.png)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-standard-supported-dark-theme/291299/5 "2024-01-11T17:50:44Z")

</div>

That gives me “created by me” and doesnt link to anywhere. So if my other was based on a default then it shouldn’t give me warnings about compatibility with ember 5 and put me in [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true).

The warnings have since cleared and [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) but I wanted to make sure this is fixed before some other issue happens and Im not available to work on it.