---
title: "Theming"
description: "The CSS variables every LaralCN-UI component reads, in light and dark."
---

# Theming

`php artisan ui:init` writes this block into your `resources/css/app.css` between sentinel comments, so re-running it updates the theme in place. Components only ever read these tokens, so changing a value here restyles every component at once.

```css
/*
 * LaralCN-UI theme tokens. Tailwind v4, CSS-first, OKLCH (shadcn parity).
 * These variables are consumed by components (bg-primary, text-muted-foreground,
 * rounded-md, ...). Edit the values to theme your project, do NOT edit component
 * files. Channel B users: copy this whole block into your app stylesheet once.
 */

:root {
    --radius: 0.625rem;
    --background: oklch(1 0 0);
    --foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
    --card: oklch(1 0 0);
    --card-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
    --popover: oklch(1 0 0);
    --popover-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
    --primary: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --secondary: oklch(0.97 0 0);
    --secondary-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --muted: oklch(0.97 0 0);
    --muted-foreground: oklch(0.556 0 0);
    --accent: oklch(0.97 0 0);
    --accent-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --destructive: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
    --destructive-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --border: oklch(0.922 0 0);
    --input: oklch(0.922 0 0);
    --ring: oklch(0.708 0 0);
    --chart-1: oklch(0.646 0.222 41.116);
    --chart-2: oklch(0.6 0.118 184.704);
    --chart-3: oklch(0.398 0.07 227.392);
    --chart-4: oklch(0.828 0.189 84.429);
    --chart-5: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.08);
    --sidebar: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --sidebar-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
    --sidebar-primary: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --sidebar-primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --sidebar-accent: oklch(0.97 0 0);
    --sidebar-accent-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --sidebar-border: oklch(0.922 0 0);
    --sidebar-ring: oklch(0.708 0 0);
}

.dark {
    --background: oklch(0.145 0 0);
    --foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --card: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --card-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --popover: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --popover-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --primary: oklch(0.922 0 0);
    --primary-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --secondary: oklch(0.269 0 0);
    --secondary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --muted: oklch(0.269 0 0);
    --muted-foreground: oklch(0.708 0 0);
    --accent: oklch(0.269 0 0);
    --accent-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --destructive: oklch(0.704 0.191 22.216);
    --destructive-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --border: oklch(1 0 0 / 10%);
    --input: oklch(1 0 0 / 15%);
    --ring: oklch(0.556 0 0);
    --chart-1: oklch(0.488 0.243 264.376);
    --chart-2: oklch(0.696 0.17 162.48);
    --chart-3: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.08);
    --chart-4: oklch(0.627 0.265 303.9);
    --chart-5: oklch(0.645 0.246 16.439);
    --sidebar: oklch(0.205 0 0);
    --sidebar-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --sidebar-primary: oklch(0.488 0.243 264.376);
    --sidebar-primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --sidebar-accent: oklch(0.269 0 0);
    --sidebar-accent-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
    --sidebar-border: oklch(1 0 0 / 10%);
    --sidebar-ring: oklch(0.556 0 0);
}

@theme inline {
    --radius-sm: calc(var(--radius) - 4px);
    --radius-md: calc(var(--radius) - 2px);
    --radius-lg: var(--radius);
    --radius-xl: calc(var(--radius) + 4px);
    --color-background: var(--background);
    --color-foreground: var(--foreground);
    --color-card: var(--card);
    --color-card-foreground: var(--card-foreground);
    --color-popover: var(--popover);
    --color-popover-foreground: var(--popover-foreground);
    --color-primary: var(--primary);
    --color-primary-foreground: var(--primary-foreground);
    --color-secondary: var(--secondary);
    --color-secondary-foreground: var(--secondary-foreground);
    --color-muted: var(--muted);
    --color-muted-foreground: var(--muted-foreground);
    --color-accent: var(--accent);
    --color-accent-foreground: var(--accent-foreground);
    --color-destructive: var(--destructive);
    --color-destructive-foreground: var(--destructive-foreground);
    --color-border: var(--border);
    --color-input: var(--input);
    --color-ring: var(--ring);
    --color-chart-1: var(--chart-1);
    --color-chart-2: var(--chart-2);
    --color-chart-3: var(--chart-3);
    --color-chart-4: var(--chart-4);
    --color-chart-5: var(--chart-5);
    --color-sidebar: var(--sidebar);
    --color-sidebar-foreground: var(--sidebar-foreground);
    --color-sidebar-primary: var(--sidebar-primary);
    --color-sidebar-primary-foreground: var(--sidebar-primary-foreground);
    --color-sidebar-accent: var(--sidebar-accent);
    --color-sidebar-accent-foreground: var(--sidebar-accent-foreground);
    --color-sidebar-border: var(--sidebar-border);
    --color-sidebar-ring: var(--sidebar-ring);
}

/*
 * Tailwind v4 defaults border-color to currentColor, so a bare `border` on a
 * card or an accordion row paints black instead of the token. Point every
 * element at --border, exactly as shadcn does. Utilities (border-input,
 * border-transparent, ...) still win, this is only the default.
 */
@layer base {
    *,
    ::after,
    ::before,
    ::backdrop,
    ::file-selector-button {
        border-color: var(--border);
    }
}
```