How to Change Site Colors: A Complete Guide to Website Color Customization

How to Change Site Colors: A Complete Guide to Website Color Customization

By Michael Chen

December 10, 2024 at 02:09 AM

Changing colors on your site can transform its appearance and enhance user experience. Here's how to effectively manage colors across different site elements:

Site-Wide Color Changes

  1. Access Site Styles panel and click Colors
  2. Choose a color palette:
  • Preset palettes
  • Generate from image (uses 3 dominant colors)
  • Create from single color
  • Custom palette using color picker

Section Color Management

  1. View current theme:
  • Open Site Styles > Colors
  • Look for section theme labels
  1. Change section colors:
  • Open Pages panel
  • Select page and click Edit
  • Click Edit Section
  • Choose theme in Colors tab

Theme Types

Type 1 Themes:

  • Lightest/Light/Dark/Darkest 1: Black/white text with colored backgrounds
  • Best for standard layouts

Type 2 Themes:

  • Lightest/Light/Dark/Darkest 2: Colored text with contrasting backgrounds
  • Ideal for creative designs

Special Areas

  • Announcement Bar: Follows header theme
  • Mobile Menu: Set in header
  • Integrated Pages (404, cart, etc.): Use template's default theme

Customizing Colors

  1. Open Site Styles > Colors
  2. Select theme to modify
  3. Choose element to change
  4. Pick color using:
  • Palette colors
  • Custom color picker
  • Color values (HEX, RGB, HSL)
  • Opacity slider for transparency

Block Background Colors

Available for:

  • Accordion Blocks
  • Form Blocks
  • Newsletter Blocks
  • Quote Blocks
  • Summary Blocks
  • Text Blocks

Version 7.0 Specific Changes

  1. Access Design > Site Styles
  2. Select page to modify
  3. Choose element
  4. Pick new color
  5. Adjust opacity if needed
  6. Save changes

Remember: Color changes in Site Styles apply site-wide, while section colors can be customized individually for unique layouts.

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