How to ADJUST the dark theme?

[Glenny2lappies]

Dark theme, it's a bit meh. I find it too dark, especially when looking for "highlights". For example doing a <cmd><tab> there's sod all difference between a selected application and all the others. (It's a bit bleeding obvious why... it's dark -- looks out of the window, yes -- so the display's brightness is tweaked back (automatically as it happens) -- and thus the dark grey highlights look like the black background).

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to tweak this to have a decent "highlight" colour.

Please let us know the spell to caste. (ooh, a colour pun)

 

[Glenny2lappies]

So I take it that you can't adjust any of the colour schemes. Apple are so perfect that there's no need to change anything.

 

[fisherking]

have you seen any indication there are options? it's dark or light. and most people are fine using one, the other, or both (ie transitioning to dark at night). apple=not perfect, and not much for customization. so it goes...

 

[Glenny2lappies]

Not seen that there's any options to change this, hence asking the question.

Can only speak for myself, but I do find the dark scheme too dark and would like to tweak certain aspects (in the same way as I tweak BBEdit's colour schemes), so increasing the 'grey' selected colour for example.

 

[Glenny2lappies]

Are there any tools for adjusting the colour scheme on OSX?

 

[martyjmclean]

Are there any tools for adjusting the colour scheme on OSX?

Not since the Tiger days.
Try turning on increased contrast. I have no issue seeing the highlight around the app switcher, even with MacRumours in the background—and I'm blinder than a bat without glasses.

 

[Glenny2lappies]

It's a personal thing, but I find the dark theme just too dark and struggle to read when using it. I do get it for some applications, but the mail application isn't so good -- especially with 'formatted' emails insisting on white backgrounds, etc.