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# Adding a Pop of Color to GNOME: Accent Colors Are on the Way
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-accent-colors/
- Published: 2023-03-23T11:30:39.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-23T11:37:21.000Z
- Description: GNOME users, were you waiting for this moment? Get ready to choose your color!
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Development Updates, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Support for accent colors has been on Ubuntu since [22.04 LTS](https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-22-04-release/), and people loved it. Sadly, GNOME never had that kind of support — yet.

Thanks to an **effort underway to introduce accent color support in GNOME,** that is changing.

**What is it?:** Recently, a proposal was sent out with a [merge request](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge%5Frequests/2715?ref=itsfoss.com) to add support for accent colors to GNOME, the development of which is being led by [Alexander Mikhaylenko](https://gitlab.gnome.org/exalm?ref=itsfoss.com).

In its current state, it's in a **very work-in-progress condition** with a lot of work pending as well as a few issues here and there which should be handled before the final release.

When looking at the code, it is clear that **initially support for 10 accent colors will be offered**, with the possibility of more options after release.

**Wondering how it might look?**

Well, in a [discussion](https://crab.garden/@jamie/110063105101806314?ref=itsfoss.com) on Mastodon, a few mockups made by Alexander were shared by a GNOME foundation member, [Jamie](https://crab.garden/@jamie?ref=itsfoss.com), that depicts two distinct colorways.

One is a green one.

![early look at gnome's upcoming color accent support](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/GNOME_Accent_Color_1.png)

Credits: Alexander Mikhaylenko

The other is blue.

![another early look at gnome's upcoming color accent support](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/GNOME_Accent_Color_2.png)

Credits: Alexander Mikhaylenko

I must say these look nice! 😃 Want some Fedora love on your non-Fedora distro? Turn it to blue and something else? Choices, choices!

📝

Do keep in mind that whatever you see above is subject to change before final release.

**When to expect?:** When asked by another user in the above-mentioned discussion, Alexander mentioned that we can **expect accent color support to arrive with GNOME 45**.

Seeing that GNOME 44 was recently released, we will have to wait a bit before we can actually see this being implemented.

**Suggested Read** 📖

[GNOME 44 is Here With New Tricks Up its SleeveGNOME 44 is finally here with revamped settings, updated quick settings, accessibility improvements, and more.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/gnome-44-release.jpg)](https://itsfoss.com/gnome-44-release/)

But, it is good to know that there is a possibility of it happening soon after!

I do like that GNOME is finally getting support for accent colors, and I hope the wait is worth it.

**Via**: [omg!linux](https://www.omglinux.com/gnome-accent-colors-are-coming/?ref=itsfoss.com)

*💬 If you ask me, I would love having the Green accent color on my GNOME system. What about you?*