Customizing Color System

Variables

The following table lists the available variables for customization.

NameTypeDefault valueComputed value
$kendo-colorsMap$_default-colors(app-surface: #ffffff, on-app-surface: #3d3d3d, subtle: #666666, surface: #fafafa, surface-alt: #ffffff, border: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), border-alt: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16), base-subtle: #ebebeb, base-subtle-hover: #e0e0e0, base-subtle-active: #d6d6d6, base: #f5f5f5, base-hover: #ebebeb, base-active: #d6d6d6, base-emphasis: #c2c2c2, base-on-subtle: #3d3d3d, on-base: #3d3d3d, base-on-surface: #3d3d3d, primary-subtle: #ffeceb, primary-subtle-hover: #ffdedb, primary-subtle-active: #ffc8c4, primary: #ff6358, primary-hover: #ea5a51, primary-active: #d45349, primary-emphasis: #ff9d97, primary-on-subtle: #5c201c, on-primary: #ffffff, primary-on-surface: #ff6358, secondary-subtle: #fafafa, secondary-subtle-hover: #f5f5f5, secondary-subtle-active: #ebebeb, secondary: #666666, secondary-hover: #525252, secondary-active: #3d3d3d, secondary-emphasis: #e0e0e0, secondary-on-subtle: #141414, on-secondary: #ffffff, secondary-on-surface: #292929, tertiary-subtle: #d8f1fd, tertiary-subtle-hover: #c5eafc, tertiary-subtle-active: #a3dffb, tertiary: #03a9f4, tertiary-hover: #039ae0, tertiary-active: #028ccb, tertiary-emphasis: #61c9f9, tertiary-on-subtle: #023f5c, on-tertiary: #ffffff, tertiary-on-surface: #028ccb, info-subtle: #d2e2fb, info-subtle-hover: #bdd4f8, info-subtle-active: #80acf4, info: #0058e9, info-hover: #0052d6, info-active: #004ac2, info-emphasis: #6098f2, info-on-subtle: #002259, on-info: #ffffff, info-on-surface: #004ac2, success-subtle: #dcf0d3, success-subtle-hover: #cbe9bf, success-subtle-active: #b7e1a5, success: #37b400, success-hover: #32a500, success-active: #2d9600, success-emphasis: #81d15f, success-on-subtle: #1c5a00, on-success: #ffffff, success-on-surface: #2d9600, warning-subtle: #fff4d3, warning-subtle-hover: #ffeebd, warning-subtle-active: #ffe79e, warning: #ffc000, warning-hover: #eaaf00, warning-active: #d49f00, warning-emphasis: #ffd760, warning-on-subtle: #5e4700, on-warning: #3d3d3d, warning-on-surface: #ffc000, error-subtle: #fcddda, error-subtle-hover: #fbc8c3, error-subtle-active: #f98b80, error: #f31700, error-hover: #df1600, error-active: #ca1400, error-emphasis: #f76f60, error-on-subtle: #7a0c00, on-error: #ffffff, error-on-surface: #ca1400, light-subtle: #fafafa, light-subtle-hover: #f5f5f5, light-subtle-active: #ebebeb, light: #ebebeb, light-hover: #e0e0e0, light-active: #d6d6d6, light-emphasis: #d6d6d6, light-on-subtle: #141414, on-light: #000000, light-on-surface: #e0e0e0, dark-subtle: #c2c2c2, dark-subtle-hover: #adadad, dark-subtle-active: #999999, dark: #3d3d3d, dark-hover: #292929, dark-active: #1f1f1f, dark-emphasis: #666666, dark-on-subtle: #1f1f1f, on-dark: #ffffff, dark-on-surface: #141414, inverse-subtle: #c2c2c2, inverse-subtle-hover: #adadad, inverse-subtle-active: #999999, inverse: #3d3d3d, inverse-hover: #292929, inverse-active: #1f1f1f, inverse-emphasis: #666666, inverse-on-subtle: #1f1f1f, on-inverse: #ffffff, inverse-on-surface: #141414, series-a: #ff6358, series-a-bold: #bf4a42, series-a-bolder: #80322c, series-a-subtle: #ffb1ac, series-a-subtler: #ff8a82, series-b: #ffe162, series-b-bold: #bfa94a, series-b-bolder: #807131, series-b-subtle: #fff0b1, series-b-subtler: #ffe989, series-c: #4cd180, series-c-bold: #399d60, series-c-bolder: #266940, series-c-subtle: #a6e8c0, series-c-subtler: #79dda0, series-d: #4b5ffa, series-d-bold: #3847bc, series-d-bolder: #26307d, series-d-subtle: #a5affd, series-d-subtler: #7887fb, series-e: #ac58ff, series-e-bold: #8142bf, series-e-bolder: #562c80, series-e-subtle: #d6acff, series-e-subtler: #c182ff, series-f: #ff5892, series-f-bold: #bf426e, series-f-bolder: #802c49, series-f-subtle: #ffacc9, series-f-subtler: #ff82ae)
Description
The global default Colors map.
$kendo-color-primaryColor#ff6358#ff6358
Description
The color that focuses the user attention.
Used for primary buttons and for elements of primary importance across the theme.
$kendo-color-primary-contrastColork-contrast-legacy($kendo-color-primary)white
Description
The color used along with the primary color denoted by $kendo-color-primary.
Used to provide contrast between the background and foreground colors.
$kendo-color-secondaryColor#666666#666666
Description
The secondary color of the theme.
$kendo-color-secondary-contrastColork-contrast-legacy($kendo-color-secondary)white
Description
The color used along with the secondary color denoted by $kendo-color-secondary.
Used to provide contrast between the background and foreground colors.
$kendo-color-tertiaryColor#03a9f4#03a9f4
Description
The tertiary color of the theme.
$kendo-color-tertiary-contrastColork-contrast-legacy($kendo-color-tertiary)white
Description
The color used along with the tertiary color denoted by $kendo-color-tertiary.
Used to provide contrast between the background and foreground colors.
$kendo-color-infoColor#0058e9#0058e9
Description
The color for informational messages and states.
$kendo-color-successColor#37b400#37b400
Description
The color for success messages and states.
$kendo-color-warningColor#ffc000#ffc000
Description
The color for warning messages and states.
$kendo-color-errorColor#f31700#f31700
Description
The color for error messages and states.
$kendo-color-darkColor#424242#424242
Description
The dark color of the theme.
$kendo-color-lightColor#ebebeb#ebebeb
Description
The light color of the theme.
$kendo-color-inverseColorif($kendo-is-dark-theme, $kendo-color-light, $kendo-color-dark)#424242
Description
Inverse color of the theme. Depending on the theme luminance dark or light, it will be light or dark

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