# Node-RED 5.0.6 Dark Theme is removing custom color settings from groups

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-6-dark-theme-is-removing-custom-color-settings-from-groups/101717>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [2 September 2026 04:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-6-dark-theme-is-removing-custom-color-settings-from-groups/101717 "2026-09-02T04:55:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![DiverRich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/diverrich/32/64523_2.png) [@DiverRich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DiverRich)\
**Post date:** [2 September 2026 04:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-6-dark-theme-is-removing-custom-color-settings-from-groups/101717/1 "2026-09-02T04:55:10Z")

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I just updated today and I don't remember this being a thing, but the dark theme setting is removing custom group colors, group name font colors and group border colors. Switching to the light theme restores them. I'm seeing this in both Chrome and Safari.

 ![Screenshot 2026-09-01 at 9.51.20 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/c/1cf8231de31d9292c31c4b9b4a422909fd870f40.jpeg)  
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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [2 September 2026 08:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-6-dark-theme-is-removing-custom-color-settings-from-groups/101717/2 "2026-09-02T08:58:59Z")

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Can you raise an issue on github for this? There was a fix in 5.0.6 related to group colours and dark mode - but this wasn't the expected result.

> <https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5878>
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> \- \[x\] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
> \- \[\] New feature (non-…breaking change which adds functionality)
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> \## Proposed changes
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> Fix the values for \`$group-default-fill\` and \`$group-default-fill-opacity\`.
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> Having a color with opacity in \`$group-default-fill\` or \`$group-default-stroke\` causes weird behavior in the color picker. Even though a \`rgba\` color is displayed correctly in the workspace, the color picker sometimes shows \`none\` as the color value.
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> \## Checklist
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> \- \[x\] I have read the \[contribution guidelines\](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
> \- \[\] For non-bugfix PRs, I have discussed this change on the forum/slack team.
> \- \[\] I have run \`npm run test\` to verify the unit tests pass
> \- \[\] I have added suitable unit tests to cover the new/changed functionality

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**Author:** ![mbonani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mbonani/32/10631_2.png) [@mbonani](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mbonani)\
**Post date:** [2 September 2026 11:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-6-dark-theme-is-removing-custom-color-settings-from-groups/101717/3 "2026-09-02T11:52:56Z")

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Weird, that fix shouldn't affect existing groups with custom colors, only newly added ones.

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**Author:** ![DiverRich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/diverrich/32/64523_2.png) [@DiverRich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DiverRich)\
**Post date:** [2 September 2026 18:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-6-dark-theme-is-removing-custom-color-settings-from-groups/101717/4 "2026-09-02T18:29:37Z")

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Issue raised. [Node-RED 5.0.6 Dark Theme is removing custom color settings from groups · Issue #5922 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/5922)

Also, I believe my initial assessment was incorrect. Group label font colors and group border colors seem unaffected by this.