# Perspective LED Display default colors **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [October 18, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641 "2023-10-18T13:25:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/davido/32/53092_2.png) [@DavidO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/1 "2023-10-18T13:25:36Z")
Hello everyone! Trying to change the color of a LED display (background, On Off colors) upon an event. This is not a problem, but I am unable to see the default color code (for reverting): ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/9/d92b1b7f2cb703a6cd45f21199cbd040b2e4b8ee.png) The "color boxes" are undefined. Tried changing the colors and they are not #3A3A3A (bg) and #00FF00 (on) as stated in the manual: [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+LED+Display](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+LED+Display) Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/2 "2023-10-18T14:41:04Z")
> [@DavidO](#): > > Any ideas? Yes, those were cool in the 1970s. HMIs have moved on. Why use them when high definition vector fonts are available and so much more readable. There's a lot of effort going into High Performance HMIs these days. Unless you're building a HMI for a certain DeLorean upgrade? ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/3 "2023-10-18T14:43:17Z")
I hate 'em too (and using green = run, red = stop), but they customer is always right šŸ™ƒ ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/davido/32/53092_2.png) [@DavidO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/4 "2023-10-18T15:54:43Z")
Iā€™m trying to learn Ignition Perspective. Thanks for the relevant input šŸ™„ (Actually doing the Delorean as a demo/learning project) ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/5 "2023-10-18T16:23:23Z")
Green: `#1EC963` Black: `#161616` ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/6 "2023-10-18T18:29:43Z")
> [@amarks](#): > > I hate 'em too (and using green = run, red = stop) Useless for someone with red-green color-blindness. (I know you know.) ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/davido/32/53092_2.png) [@DavidO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/7 "2023-10-19T12:10:39Z")
> [@cmallonee](#): > > `#161616` Thanks cmallonee! You wouldn't happen to know the reason for this behaviour in the Designer? I notice the same thing for other components (icons, progress bar, etc). Same thing in the style popout menu. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/8/88965f0db2757aba1ed5c8494f368c31dbf0ea49.png) B.R. David ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/8 "2023-10-19T16:01:21Z")
If we were to supply the actual `#161616` value in the property tree as part of the component schema, then the component will no longer honor the theming files and/or stylesheet.css as you are directly specifying a value which would override anything else. Since the rules for applying colors/styling are based on a combination of inheritance and specificity, the `props.bar.color` value would be more specific than any other setting. ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/davido/32/53092_2.png) [@DavidO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-led-display-default-colors/80641/9 "2023-10-20T06:05:55Z")
And there is my answer! šŸ˜Š Found all the color codes in the variables.css and theme override files. Thanks a million!