Color Themes

Chamilo 2.0 introduces a color theme system that lets you customize the visual appearance of the platform.

How Themes Work

Color themes define the palette used across the Chamilo interface — primary colors, accent colors, backgrounds, and text colors. A theme is associated to an access URL: in a single-URL portal it effectively becomes the global theme, and in a multi-URL setup each URL can have its own.

Applying a Theme

The color themes page showing available themes with preview swatches and an Apply button

1. From the administration panel, navigate to Color themes

2. Browse the available themes

3. Select a theme and click Apply

4. The theme is immediately applied to the platform

Per-URL Themes

In a multi-URL setup, each access URL can have its own color theme. This allows different portals to have distinct visual identities while sharing the same Chamilo installation.

Tips

• Match your brand — Choose or customize a theme that matches your organization's brand colors

• Test readability — After applying a theme, check that text is readable against background colors, especially in high-contrast situations

• Consider accessibility — Ensure sufficient color contrast for users with visual impairments