Named Colors
Named Colors
The Adwaita stylesheet provides a number of predefined colors that can be used from applications.
UI Colors
These colors are used throughout the UI. They can differ between the light and dark styles.
Many colors are grouped as background/foreground pairs. These colors are always meant to be used together as the background and foreground color, for example:
my-widget {
background-color: @accent_bg_color;
color: @accent_fg_color;
}
Some colors also have standalone versions. They are similar to the background version, but provide better contrast when used as foreground colors on top of a neutral background - for example, colorful text in a window.
my-widget {
color: @accent_color;
}
Standalone colors are typically darker than the corresponding background color for the light style, and lighter than the background for the dark style.
Applications can override any of these colors by re-declaring them, for example:
@define-color accent_color #c01c28;
@define-color accent_bg_color #e01b24;
Accent Colors
The accent color is used across many different widgets, often to indicate that a widget is important, interactive, or currently active. Try to avoid using it on large surfaces, or on too many items on the same view.
The .accent style class allows to use it for
widgets such as GtkLabel.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @accent_color | #1c71d8 | #78aeed | ||
| @accent_bg_color | #3584e4 | #3584e4 | ||
| @accent_fg_color | #ffffff | #ffffff |
Destructive Colors
The destructive color indicates a dangerous action, such as deleting a file.
It’s used by GtkButton with the
.destructive-action style class.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @destructive_color | #c01c28 | #ff7b63 | ||
| @destructive_bg_color | #e01b24 | #c01c28 | ||
| @destructive_fg_color | #ffffff | #ffffff |
Success Colors
This color is used with the .success style class,
or in a GtkLevelBar with the GTK_LEVEL_BAR_OFFSET_HIGH offset.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @success_color | #1b8553 | #8ff0a4 | ||
| @success_bg_color | #2ec27e | #26a269 | ||
| @success_fg_color | #ffffff | #ffffff |
Warning Colors
This color is used with the .warning style class,
or in a GtkLevelBar with the GTK_LEVEL_BAR_OFFSET_LOW offset.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @warning_color | #9c6e03 | #f8e45c | ||
| @warning_bg_color | #e5a50a | #cd9309 | ||
| @warning_fg_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) |
Error Colors
This color is used with the .error style class.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @error_color | #c01c28 | #ff7b63 | ||
| @error_bg_color | #e01b24 | #c01c28 | ||
| @error_fg_color | #ffffff | #ffffff |
Window Colors
These colors are used on GtkWindow, as well as with the
.background style class.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @window_bg_color | #fafafa | #242424 | ||
| @window_fg_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | #ffffff |
View Colors
These colors are used in a variety of widgets such as GtkTextView, as
well as with the .view style class.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @view_bg_color | #ffffff | #1e1e1e | ||
| @view_fg_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | #ffffff |
Header Bar Colors
These colors are used for GtkHeaderBar, as well as widgets that are
meant to be visually attached to it, such as GtkSearchBar or
AdwTabBar, unless they have the
.inline style class.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @headerbar_bg_color | #ebebeb | #303030 | ||
| @headerbar_fg_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | #ffffff | ||
| @headerbar_border_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | #ffffff | ||
| @headerbar_backdrop_color | #fafafa | #242424 | ||
| @headerbar_shade_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07) | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36) |
@headerbar_border_color has the same default value as
@headerbar_fg_color, but doesn’t change along with it. This can
be useful if a light window has a dark header bar with light text; in this case
it may be desirable to keep the border dark. This variable is only used for
vertical borders - for example, separators between the 2 header bars in a split
header bar layout.
@headerbar_backdrop_color is used instead of
@headerbar_bg_color when the window is not focused. By default
it’s an alias of @window_bg_color and changes
together with it. When overriding header bar colors, make sure to set it to a
value matching your @headerbar_bg_color.
@headerbar_shade_color is used to provide a dark border for
header bars and similar widgets. This color should always be partially
transparent black.
Card Colors
These colors are used for cards and boxed lists.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @card_bg_color | #ffffff | rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) | ||
| @card_fg_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | #ffffff | ||
| @card_shade_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07) | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36) |
@card_shade_color is used to provide separators between
boxed list rows and similar widgets. This color should always be partially
transparent black, with the opacity tuned to be well visible on top of
@card_bg_color.
Dialog Colors
These colors are used for AdwMessageDialog.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @dialog_bg_color | #fafafa | #383838 | ||
| @dialog_fg_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | #ffffff |
Since: 1.2
Popover Colors
These colors are used for GtkPopover.
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @popover_bg_color | #ffffff | #383838 | ||
| @popover_fg_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) | #ffffff |
Miscellaneous Colors
| Name | Light | Dark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @shade_color | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07) | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36) | ||
| @scrollbar_outline_color | #ffffff | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) |
@shade_color is used by AdwTabBar with the
.inline style class, as well
as the transitions in AdwLeaflet and AdwFlap and GtkInfoBar
borders. This color should always be partially transparent black, with the
opacity tuned to be well visible on top of @window_bg_color.
@scrollbar_outline_color is used by GtkScrollbar to
ensure that overlay scrollbars are visible regardless of the content color. It
should always be the opposite of the scrollbar color - light with a dark
scrollbar and dark with a light scrollbar.
Helper Colors
The following colors are derived from the current foreground color
(currentColor) and change between regular and high contrast modes. They should
be used to support the high contrast mode automatically.
| Name | Regular | High contrast |
|---|---|---|
| @borders | alpha(currentColor, 0.15) | alpha(currentColor, 0.5) |
Palette Colors
The stylesheet provides the full GNOME color palette as the following set of named colors:
| Name | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| @blue_1 | #99c1f1 | |
| @blue_2 | #62a0ea | |
| @blue_3 | #3584e4 | |
| @blue_4 | #1c71d8 | |
| @blue_5 | #1a5fb4 | |
| @green_1 | #8ff0a4 | |
| @green_2 | #57e389 | |
| @green_3 | #33d17a | |
| @green_4 | #2ec27e | |
| @green_5 | #26a269 | |
| @yellow_1 | #f9f06b | |
| @yellow_2 | #f8e45c | |
| @yellow_3 | #f6d32d | |
| @yellow_4 | #f5c211 | |
| @yellow_5 | #e5a50a | |
| @orange_1 | #ffbe6f | |
| @orange_2 | #ffa348 | |
| @orange_3 | #ff7800 | |
| @orange_4 | #e66100 | |
| @orange_5 | #c64600 | |
| @red_1 | #f66151 | |
| @red_2 | #ed333b | |
| @red_3 | #e01b24 | |
| @red_4 | #c01c28 | |
| @red_5 | #a51d2d | |
| @purple_1 | #dc8add | |
| @purple_2 | #c061cb | |
| @purple_3 | #9141ac | |
| @purple_4 | #813d9c | |
| @purple_5 | #613583 | |
| @brown_1 | #cdab8f | |
| @brown_2 | #b5835a | |
| @brown_3 | #986a44 | |
| @brown_4 | #865e3c | |
| @brown_5 | #63452c | |
| @light_1 | #ffffff | |
| @light_2 | #f6f5f4 | |
| @light_3 | #deddda | |
| @light_4 | #c0bfbc | |
| @light_5 | #9a9996 | |
| @dark_1 | #77767b | |
| @dark_2 | #5e5c64 | |
| @dark_3 | #3d3846 | |
| @dark_4 | #241f31 | |
| @dark_5 | #000000 |
Compatibility Colors
A number of colors has been available in Adwaita in GTK3. They are aliases of UI colors or otherwise derived from them:
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| @theme_bg_color | @window_bg_color |
| @theme_fg_color | @window_fg_color |
| @theme_base_color | @view_bg_color |
| @theme_text_color | @view_fg_color |
| @theme_selected_bg_color | @accent_bg_color |
| @theme_selected_fg_color | @accent_fg_color |
| @insensitive_bg_color | mix(@window_bg_color, @view_bg_color, 0.4) |
| @insensitive_fg_color | alpha(@window_fg_color, 0.5) |
| @insensitive_base_color | @view_bg_color |
| @theme_unfocused_bg_color | @window_bg_color |
| @theme_unfocused_fg_color | @window_fg_color |
| @theme_unfocused_base_color | @view_bg_color |
| @theme_unfocused_text_color | @view_fg_color |
| @theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color | @accent_bg_color |
| @theme_unfocused_selected_fg_color | @accent_fg_color |
| @unfocused_insensitive_color | @insensitive_bg_color |
| @unfocused_borders | @borders |