Light and dark theme

Designer supports light and dark chrome (and may follow system theme). Toggle theme to see whether your form remains readable.

Toggle theme

Red arrow pointing to the Toggle theme button in the header.Red arrow pointing to the Toggle theme button in the header.
  1. Find the theme toggle in the header (sun/moon icon, tooltip Toggle theme).
  2. Switch themes and review the canvas and Preview.

What theme affects

  • Designer panels, menus, and chrome colors
  • May affect default field appearance on the canvas depending on component library

End-user theme in production is controlled by your host application, not only this toggle.

Author checklist

  • Labels readable in both themes
  • Error states visible on fields
  • Buttons have enough contrast

Developers: Theme APIs for embedded apps: FAQ: theme manipulation.

Summary

Use header theme toggle to sanity-check contrast. Production theming is configured in your app.

See also