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Modern light themes (white on white) suck. What is your favourite Plasma Theme?

The Plague Of Modern Light Themes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95dYgp3f-7w

Everyone complains about how much light themes suck but I don't think that's actually the case, I think the real problem is that modern light thems absolutel...

I agree with @BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online a lot here.

I think a color scheme solves a lot, but the color gradients etc. are still gone.

What is your favourite non-white light theme, best for Plasma 6?

Please add a screenshot!

11 comments

smileyhead

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This was the peak of light themes. Nothing is pure white except the parts with lots of text that needs to be very clear.

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Pantherina

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Agreed. Anyone got a KDE screenshot from that era?

konqueror

I have to say I like this one

Dolphin

Early KDE design was so weird, like transparency and Windows 95-ish rest? For sure!

strange

Zeus

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I have to say I like this one ::: spoiler image :::

kde can still look like that too:

kde oxygen theme, plasma 5.27

i really hope oxygen does get ported to plasma 6, and not dropped like the air theme has been

i must say though, as much as i prefer the look of light themes usually, i think dark themes are objectively¹ better unless you're in bright sunlight: images and video aren't affected by themes, so dark themes put the focus on the media, whereas light themes can wash them out

::: spoiler (current theme setup)