# Ignition Perspective Theme variables.css Modifications Get Overwritten **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [July 29, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-theme-variables-css-modifications-get-overwritten/37198 "2020-07-29T17:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![sydney.bergeron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@sydney.bergeron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sydney.bergeron)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-theme-variables-css-modifications-get-overwritten/37198/4 "2020-07-29T17:48:00Z")
I will dig into that avenue. As far as you know, modifying the variables.css file is the right approach to add more color variables to themes? I just found an old forum post about 8.0.13 discouraging the modification of default themes. > [@\[NEW\] Theming Update: Major Visual Changes in Perspective](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-theming-update-major-visual-changes-in-perspective/34020/24): > > Yes. A lot of users approached Perspective Styles form the beginning as a way to define broad-scope settings across components because Perspective themes were not fully developed and fleshed-out. This approach worked to move users along, but from a maintenance and adaptability perspective, this is the wrong approach. Style settings and colors which are intended to be used throughout the project should be applied through a project’s theme, and Perspective Style Classes should be used in instanc… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-theme-variables-css-modifications-get-overwritten/37198)._