Title: Need help changing colors
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Need help changing colors

 *  [sohowp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sohowp/)
 * (@sohowp)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-changing-colors/)
 * Hi, can someone help me change the theme color on my website?
    Site is [http://www.pantageshair.com](http://www.pantageshair.com)
   I would like to change the green at the top to a darker green and the brown background
   to a darker brown.
 * This means my font also needs to change to white to be visible to the darker 
   background. Can someone help please?

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 *  [Robin W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robin-w/)
 * (@robin-w)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-changing-colors/#post-4274899)
 * This is all changeable, but you really need to create a child theme to put these
   changes in or they’ll be lost on a theme upgrade.
 * If you’re not familiar watch this video first
 * [http://www.expand2web.com/blog/create-wordpress-child-themes-video/](http://www.expand2web.com/blog/create-wordpress-child-themes-video/)
 * In your case the “template” on line 5 of your child theme will be “appointway”
   and suggest you call your directory and theme “appointwaychild”
 * Then where he adds code, you’ll be looking to add
 * For the header color
 *     ```
       .header_container {
           background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #467D08;
       }
       ```
   
 * You’ll need to change the #467D08 to whatever colour you need.
 * If you don’t know an easy way to find out the number you need for your colour–
   download colorcop to your PC – this will let you chose the right color, and then
   show you the code for it
 * [http://colorcop.net/](http://colorcop.net/)
 * Then for the background color add
 *     ```
       body {
           background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #CC9966 !important;
       }
       ```
   
 *  and change #CC9966 to the colour you want
 * Then your first heading text color is
 *     ```
       .page_info h1 {
           color: #010101;
           font-size: 28px;
           line-height: 35px;
           margin-bottom: 20px;
           text-align: center;
       }
       ```
   
 * so to change this to white alter to #ffffff
 * Finally your second header is
 *     ```
       .page_info h3 {
           color: #5C5C5C;
           font-size: 20px;
           margin-bottom: 0;
           text-align: center;
       }
       ```
   
 * Again if you want this text white change #5C5C5C to #ffffff
 * You’ll probably need to play a bit to get all that to work – I’ve just skimmed
   some code across and not tested it
 * Have fun
 *  [Robin W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robin-w/)
 * (@robin-w)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-changing-colors/#post-4274900)
 * PS installing a firefox browser and installing firebug will really help you work
   out where code is being used, and what to change.
 * The style panel shows what css code is being used that you will want to cut and
   change in your child theme style.css
 * watch this video to get you started on this part
 *  Thread Starter [sohowp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sohowp/)
 * (@sohowp)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-changing-colors/#post-4274979)
 * Thanks Robin. In this theme, there is an option to input Custom CSS.
    This is
   what I input into this Custom CSS box:
 * _body {
    background: #8F5B2B ! important; }
 * It worked for the background. Very simple. So how can I input another code into
   this Custom CSS box for the top and font?
 *  [Robin W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robin-w/)
 * (@robin-w)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-changing-colors/#post-4274984)
 * Does the code I had above not work?

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 * [theme color](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/theme-color/)

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