# Workspace background color

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workspace-background-color/13912>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [2 August 2019 01:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workspace-background-color/13912 "2019-08-02T01:15:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![greenembrace](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/greenembrace/32/42414_2.png) [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2019 01:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workspace-background-color/13912/1 "2019-08-02T01:15:03Z")

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Hi, I'm sure someone has asked this, but unable to find anything:

How to change the background color of the workspace, (not the dashboard) the editor area. I find the white to bright late at night.

cheers daniel

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2019 07:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workspace-background-color/13912/2 "2019-08-02T07:41:18Z")

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Maybe here ? [A Dark-Theme for Node-RED here!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-dark-theme-for-node-red-here/1669)

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**Author:** ![greenembrace](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/greenembrace/32/42414_2.png) [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 00:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workspace-background-color/13912/3 "2019-08-03T00:44:44Z")

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Thanks dceejay,

Actually I have that running already! (a good product) and it darkens all but the main grid area. thanks for replying I shall keep digging.

cheers daniel

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**Author:** ![greenembrace](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/greenembrace/32/42414_2.png) [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 03:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workspace-background-color/13912/4 "2019-08-03T03:40:43Z")

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Update....

I continued to fiddle with settings including those of "Dark Reader" eventually all went dark and there was a quite in the room....

So i'm presuming it was me somewhere, hail to "Dark Reader".