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PowerPoint Color Theme Generator

Craft cohesive 12-slot color schemes for PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Keynote slides. Customize tints, test high-contrast readability, and download ready-to-import XML theme schemes instantly.

Base Color

Enter your brand color to compute an authentic 12-slot harmonious palette.

Curated Color Palettes (Appiqa Originals)Click a preset to load

Theme Name

Office DrawingML 12-Color Palette Slots

12 of 12 slots configured

Dark 1

Light 1

Dark 2

Light 2

Accent 1

Accent 2

Accent 3

Accent 4

Accent 5

Accent 6

Hyperlink

Followed Hyperlink

Live PowerPoint Slide Contrast Preview

Visualizing Light 1 background with Dark 1 & Accent 1-3

Accent 1: Strategic Presentation

Designing High-Converting Slides with Custom Appiqa Theme

DrawingML palettes ensure that every typography element, accent badge, and graph bar harmonizes flawlessly across Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote.

85%Accent 1 Stat

12.4kAccent 2 Stat

$48MAccent 3 Stat

Primary Hyperlink (#0284c7)Visited Link (#7c3aed)

How to Install in Microsoft PowerPoint

Click Download .xml Theme above to save your customized color scheme.
In Windows: Copy the file to %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates\Document Themes\Theme Colors
In Mac: Copy the file to ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Theme Colors
Open PowerPoint > Go to Design tab > Variants > Colors > Select your custom theme.