Install
@react-md/theme
This package is used for creating a color theme within react-md. It also exposes
some utility Components and mixins for updating the theme at runtime through CSS
Variables.
Installation
This package can be installed through npm if you want access to all the SCSS
variables, functions, and mixins or by using the pre-compiled bundles hosted on
https://unpkg.com.
npm install --save @react-md/theme
Documentation
Full usage and documentation can be found on the main documentation site at the
theme page, but there will be a few
examples in this README.
Defining a theme
Starting with v2.0.0, react-md will use both SCSS and css variables to define
themes. This allows you to use the nice dynamic themes with css variables in
evergreen browsers but also support the older ones if needed.
The default theme is:
$rmd-theme-primary: $rmd-purple-500 !default;
$rmd-theme-secondary: $rmd-pink-a-400 !default;
// the background color for your app. Normally applied to the base <html> tag
$rmd-theme-background: #fafafa !default;
// the background color for "surfaces" (things like dialogs, menus, cards, etc)
$rmd-theme-surface: #fff !default;
This can be overridden by setting these variables to new colors that are
included in react-md, or a custom color by re-defining these values before
importing the main theme file.
Using the default dark theme
If you override the $rmd-theme-light variable to be false, the default theme
will be:
$rmd-theme-primary: $rmd-purple-500 !default;
$rmd-theme-secondary: $rmd-pink-a-400 !default;
// the background color for your app. Normally applied to the base <html> tag
$rmd-theme-background: #303030 !default;
// the background color for "surfaces" (things like dialogs, menus, cards, etc)
$rmd-theme-surface: $md-grey-800 !default;
With a material design color
If the theme colors are one of the material design colors, you can use some of
the existing SCSS variables to update your theme.
Example:
@import "@react-md/theme/dist/color-palette";
$rmd-theme-primary: $rmd-blue-500;
$rmd-theme-secondary: $rmd-orange-a-400;
@import "@react-md/theme/dist/mixins";
@include react-md-theme;
Note that the theme variables were overridden before importing the main
theme file. You might have problems overriding the theme if you define them
after.
With any color
Since your company might have specific branding colors, it is also possible to
define a theme that does not have material design colors at all.
$my-awesome-company-purple: #9b59b6;
$my-awesome-company-orange: #e67e22;
$rmd-theme-primary: $my-awesome-company-purple;
$rmd-theme-secondary: $my-awesome-company-orange;
@import "@react-md/theme/dist/mixins";
@include react-md-theme;
Recommended base project files
To make including custom styles easy, it might be helpful to create the
following files in your project:
src/_branding.scss- A file that contains the color variables for your
company's brandingsrc/_react-md-overrides.scss- A file that contains the react-md variable
overrides with new valuessrc/_all.scss- A file that is used as a quick import to include all
available variables, mixins, and functions within any file in your app for
conveniencesrc/index.scss- A file that is used to generate your base styles
Example:
// in src/_branding.scss
$my-awesome-company-purple: #9b59b6;
$my-awesome-company-orange: #e67e22;
// in src/_react-md-overrides.scss
@import "branding";
$rmd-theme-primary: $my-awesome-company-purple;
$rmd-theme-secondary: $my-awesome-company-orange;
// in src/_all.scss
@import "my-awesome-company-branding";
@import "my-awesome-company-react-md-overrides";
@import "@react-md/theme/dist/mixins";
// in src/index.scss
@import "all";
@include react-md-theme;
