# Trying to remove persistent gradient site background

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-remove-persistent-gradient-site-background/97184>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [21 May 2025 10:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-remove-persistent-gradient-site-background/97184 "2025-05-21T10:08:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikkythomeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@mikkythomeon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikkythomeon)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2025 10:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-remove-persistent-gradient-site-background/97184/1 "2025-05-21T10:08:05Z")

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Hi, I have been using Node Red for a while and its a fantastic tool.

The issue I have is that I have a site-wide gradient background that was added to Node-Red and its awful. When I change themes in Node red, the side bar changes and the menu changes as expected, but the garish gradient background remains.

Where do I find the CSS to remove the gradient? I just want the default Node-Red dark theme.

Thanks in advance  
Mike

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2025 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-remove-persistent-gradient-site-background/97184/2 "2025-05-21T12:21:25Z")

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Welcome to the forum @mikkythomeon

Are you talking about a background in the dashboard or the editor? If it's the dashboard, which dashboard component are you using? (You should be able to identify it from the list shown in Manage Palette)

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**Author:** ![mikkythomeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@mikkythomeon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikkythomeon)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2025 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-remove-persistent-gradient-site-background/97184/3 "2025-05-21T12:22:12Z")

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Ah, I have inspected one of the flows that someone else had created.  
They had a UI template node in there that messed up the normal Red Node defaults!..

Sorted 🙂

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**Author:** ![mikkythomeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@mikkythomeon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikkythomeon)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2025 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-remove-persistent-gradient-site-background/97184/4 "2025-05-21T12:23:16Z")

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Thanks for your reply jbudd 💪

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [4 June 2025 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-remove-persistent-gradient-site-background/97184/5 "2025-06-04T12:24:09Z")

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