Themes and custom colors

Themes give you control and consistency of the colors used in your workspace.

Select your colors with the simple color picker - or get specific with a hex code, then give each color a name and choose light or dark text.

Set a default color theme

Your default theme will be applied to all new files created across the entire workspace.

Select the default theme under Templates and themes, which you'll find at the bottom of the sidebar. Click Edit theme to make changes:

Choose your new default colors, color names, and text colors then click Save:

Important:

Changing the default theme will affect all files in the workspace, including files in Private or Team folders for all members of the workspace.
You'll always see "Whimsical OG" in the list of themes - these are the default Whimsical colors, should you wish to bring them back after editing your default theme. 😉

Limit who can change the default theme

With our Org plan, you can prevent non-admins from editing your default theme.

Go to Workspace settings, and switch on this option:

Custom themes

Files with a custom theme will not be affected by changes made to the default theme. 👌

To create a custom theme, click New theme under Templates and themes. Then click Edit theme, do your magic, and Save:

Don't forget to give your theme a name so it's easier to find, and apply to files.

Pro tip: Use an extension like this one to find the hex codes of colors you like.

Apply a theme to a file

To apply a theme to an existing file, click Color theme from the file actions menu to the right of the file's name:

Then, click Apply from themes and choose your theme:

You can change the theme of a file as many times as you like; the last chosen theme will overwrite the previous one.

Note: Any updates made to an existing theme will update all files that use that theme, including files in Private or Team folders for all members of the workspace.

Change colors without creating a theme

You don't have to create a theme to change the colors of a file. Simply open an existing file, click Color theme from the file actions menu and change the colors there directly.

If you really like the colors you've chosen and want to reuse them in other files, save the theme by clicking Copy to Templates and themes:

Tip: If you're looking for a colorblind friendly theme, you can find one on this board in our community templates.

Note

Themes and Custom colors are not available on the Starter Plan. They are available when you upgrade to Pro