How to Change Google Chrome’s Color Scheme
Google Chrome’s color scheme determines the color of the tab bar, URL toolbar, and background. By default, Chrome opts for either black or white as the default theme, usually based on your device’s settings.
However, you don’t have to stick with the same color scheme in Google’s flagship browser. These are some different ways you could change Chrome’s color scheme.
How to Change Google Chrome’s Colors by Adding a New Theme
A theme is a type of extension that changes Chrome’s appearance by altering its color scheme and New Tab page background image. Adding a new theme to Chrome will usually change the color of that browser’s tab bar, toolbar, and bookmark bar. The colors a theme applies will match its background image.
The Chrome Web Store includes a multitude of themes you can add to Google’s flagship browser. Ourbest Chrome themes guidetells you about some of the superior ones available there. This is how you can change Chrome’s color scheme with themes:
The theme will immediately change the color of Chrome’s tab bar and URL toolbar. If you don’t like its color scheme, you can try out another by returning to theAppearancetab as instructed above and clickingReset to default. Then click theThemeoption again to select a different one.
How to Change Google Chrome’s Colors With the Color and Theme Settings
Another way to change Google Chrome’s color scheme is to utilize that browser’s built-in customization settings. Chrome’sNew Tabpage includes a customization tab to change the browser’s color scheme. This is how you can modify Chrome’s color scheme from that tab:
Each circle option has a left and right half color. The left half color is applied to Chrome’s URL and bookmarks bars, along with the background. However, that color only applies to the Classic Chrome background. The right half color is for the browser’s tab bar.
TheCustom coloroption enables you to set a color with a palette. ClickCustom colorto bring up its RGB palette bar. Drag the slider along the bar to change the palette’s color. Then drag the circle to choose a specific RGB value.
You can also set a solid color for Chrome’sNew Tabpage. To do so, clickCustomize Chrome>Backgroundto view the wallpaper options; clickClassic Chromeif that background isn’t already set. Then scroll down and select theSolid colorsoption. Choose one of the colors there and selectDoneto apply it to the Classic Chrome background.
How to Change Google Chrome’s Colors by Tweaking the New Tab Page Wallpaper
Changing theNew Tabpage’s wallpaper with Chrome’s built-in settings doesn’t alter the tab bar’s and URL toolbar’s colors. However, Chrome includes a hidden flag that when enabled sets the browser’s theme color to one extracted from the background image selected within theNew Tabpage.
Thus, enabling that flag will give you a new way to change Chrome’s color scheme. You can turn on that flag setting with the following steps:
Changing the background image will now also alter the color of the tab bar and URL toolbar. OpenNew Tabin Chrome and clickCustomize this pageto access the personalization settings.
Click one of the wallpaper options (such asEarth,Art, andSeascapes) on theBackgroundtab. Choose a different wallpaper to set a new tab bar/toolbar color scheme based on one of the background’s predominant colors.
If you’re fond of dark themes, you’re able to now set one with theSolid coloroption preset in Chrome. SelectingBlackthere will apply it to the background on theNew Tabpage, URL toolbar, and tab bar. You can go even further than that by enabling theAuto Dark Mode for Web Contentflag, whichapplies a dark mode to websitesin Chrome.
If you can’t find theCustomize Chrome Color Extractionflag, you’re probably utilizing an older version of Chrome that doesn’t have that experimental setting. So, you’ll need to update the browser. Try updating the browser with the following steps:
How to Change Google Chrome’s Color Scheme With the Windows Settings App
If you’re using a Windows 11 or Windows 10 device, Chrome actually uses the system accent color. You can reconfigure its color scheme with the Settings app in Windows. Changing the system accent color modifies Chrome’s tab bar to match. These are the steps for changing Chrome’s color scheme with Settings:
Customize Chrome With Your Favorite Color
So, you can set Chrome’s color scheme to anything you fancy with the customization methods above. However, note that the color scheme you set won’t be applied to Chrome’s menus andSettingstab background. They’ll remain the same irrespective of how you configure the browser’s color scheme with the methods in this guide.
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