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# Milk: Light / dark options

By changing the base colour, you can choose whether your forum is light or dark in appearance. 

### Base colour previews

| Option name | Output                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Light       | <img src="https://1973628527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTA7pvCEDX33HvSpe5svL%2Fuploads%2Fp4waUx9NgkG4Pr52j0J1%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=1dadff52-ca7a-4817-a1a1-9fb1193bd579" alt="" data-size="original"> |
| Dark        | <img src="https://1973628527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTA7pvCEDX33HvSpe5svL%2Fuploads%2FnoPlqIQZ6ZYtbejvA4mN%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=c8b24d9c-0e7b-4c91-a0e6-40884e441ab8" alt="" data-size="original"> |

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### Choosing the base colour

1. Open the FlightDeck extension (control panel)
2. Find "Theme base colour"
3. Set as required
4. Submit

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### Modifying the dark stylesheet

If you want to modify the dark stylesheet, the colour values are stored in: `yourforum.com/styles/Milk_v2/theme/colours_dark.css`

See: [How to edit code files](/getting-started/how-to-edit-code-files.md)