# Customize your theme

Although this is a template, we don't want everyone's site to look exactly the same. In the file `_styles/-theme.scss` you'll find a palette of variables that are repeatedly used throughout the template's styling to achieve a consistent look.&#x20;

Try customizing these values to distinguish your site from others built on the template:

<table><thead><tr><th width="189">Property</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>primary</code></p><p>etc...</p></td><td><p>The "theme" colors for your site. Two variations for each, light mode and dark mode.</p><p></p><p>Primary = links, buttons, etc.<br>Seconary = tags, etc.<br>Background = background color of sections, tooltips, etc.<br>Background alt= same as background, but applied to every other section<br>Light gray = dividers, icons, etc.<br>Gray = secondary text, icons, etc.<br>Overlay = transparent shadow</p></td></tr><tr><td><code>title</code><br>etc...</td><td>Fonts for certain types of text. Recommended: use quoted font name from <a href="https://fonts.google.com/">Google Fonts</a>. Alternative: include a font file in your repo, make a <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face">font face</a> for it, and name it here.<br><br>Title = logo text<br>Heading = headings, buttons, cards, features, etc.<br>Body = default body text, paragraphs, lists, etc.<br>Code = Code blocks and inline code</td></tr><tr><td><code>spacing</code></td><td>Line spacing in paragraphs of text. 1 = single spaced, 2 = double space, etc.</td></tr><tr><td><code>rounded</code></td><td>Border radius on buttons, cards, etc. 0 = completely square.</td></tr><tr><td><code>shadow</code></td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/box-shadow">Drop shadow</a> around images, cards, etc.</td></tr></tbody></table>

In other files in `_styles`, you'll occasionally see Sass variables at the top that you can customize, like screen width wrapping points, image sizes, and more.

## Picking colors

Picking good colors, especially ones that work well together is surprisingly hard, so don't do it without help! Here are some amazing color palettes we highly recommend:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tailwind</td><td><a href="https://tailwindcolor.com/">tailwindcolor.com</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://857947447-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOVRYWFTkA6N3vPMBFYk9%2Fuploads%2FAx4jmakEK8ZKyA6qoHh1%2Ftailwind.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=8735568e-f53b-40ba-a6b8-bf4ea02fbf60">tailwind.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td>Material UI</td><td><a href="https://www.materialpalette.com/colors">materialpalette.com/colors</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://857947447-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOVRYWFTkA6N3vPMBFYk9%2Fuploads%2F77T76s96Wf4RdyV0b4Q1%2Fmaterial.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=8670f365-e804-45b4-a611-26889b01af07">material.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td>Coolor.co</td><td><a href="https://coolors.co/palettes/trending">coolors.co/palettes</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://857947447-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOVRYWFTkA6N3vPMBFYk9%2Fuploads%2F3Z0xPL5N2T23M44wjBy2%2Fcoolors.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=bd1f025d-b51f-49e5-88e6-2b3dd49f11fa">coolors.jpg</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
