A collection of schematic colour themes for KiCAD, designed for long design sessions and be easy on the eyes. The light and dark themes are inspired by popular code editor palettes (Nord Arctic, Gruvbox Warm Dark, Tokyo Night, Rosé Pine Moon, Monokai Vivid), industry EDA tools (Altium, DesignSpark, Eagle, Multisim, OrCAD and PADS), and original designs of my own making — all carefully crafted to ensure every schematic element is clearly visible against its background.
Close KiCAD if it's open, then copy any .json file into your KiCAD colours directory:
- Linux: ~/.config/kicad//colors/
- Windows: %APPDATA%\kicad<version>\colors\
- macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/kicad//colors/
Run KiCAD then select the theme under Preferences → Preferences → Schematic Editor → Colors
Themes were all tested on KiCAD 9.0.8 and 10.0
Altium Midnight Blue
Altium Soft Slate
Cadence Soft Ember
Cadence Steel Noir
Cosmo Deep Jade
Cosmo Gold
Cosmo Soft Gold
Eagle Soft Amber
Fusion Slate Amber
Gruvbox Warm Dark
Monokai Vivid
Nord Arctic
PADS Dark Navy
PADS Soft Twilight
Rose Pine Moon
Tokyo Night
Altium Designer Light
DesignSpark PCB Light
Eagle Light
NI Multisim Light
OrCAD Light
PADS Light
