Themes

Theme Support

The orx CLI supports dark and light themes with auto-detection.

Auto-Detection

The CLI checks these sources in order:

$ORX_THEME environment variable (dark or light)
$COLORFGBG terminal variable (set by iTerm2, xterm, etc.)
Falls back to dark

Switching Themes

Via command

/theme          # Toggle current theme
/theme dark     # Switch to dark
/theme light    # Switch to light

Via environment variable

export ORX_THEME=light
orx

Color Palette

Both themes follow the orxhestra brand system — signal mint as the primary accent, whisper grey for muted text, and supporting colours for success / warning / error states.

Dark Theme (default)

Token	Color	Usage
Accent	`#3FE0A8`	Signal mint — headings, bullets, links, spinner
Muted	`#6B6872`	Whisper — tool responses, timestamps
Success	`#3FE0A8`	Signal mint — completed tasks
Warning	`#F5C06B`	Warm amber — in-progress tasks, approval prompts
Error	`#F5A0A0`	Soft coral — errors, dangerous commands
Info	`#8AB4F8`	Soft blue — informational messages
Subtle	`#2A2732`	Line — dividers and subtle separators

Light Theme

The light theme uses a deeper mint for the accent so it meets WCAG AA contrast (≥ 4.5:1) against white backgrounds — pure signal is too pastel for small terminal text on light surfaces.

Token	Color	Usage
Accent	`#0F8F66`	Deep mint — headings, bullets, links, spinner
Muted	`#737373`	Mid grey — tool responses, timestamps
Success	`#0F8F66`	Deep mint — completed tasks
Warning	`#A66A00`	Darker amber — in-progress tasks, approvals
Error	`#C4302B`	Crimson — errors, dangerous commands
Info	`#1F5BD9`	Muted blue — informational messages
Subtle	`#D4D0C7`	Warm grey — dividers and subtle separators

Markdown Styling

Rich Markdown elements (blockquotes, bullets, headings, links) use the theme accent color instead of terminal defaults.

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Theme Support

Auto-Detection

Switching Themes

Via command

Via environment variable

Color Palette

Dark Theme (default)

Light Theme

Markdown Styling

​Theme Support

​Auto-Detection

​Switching Themes

​Via command

​Via environment variable

​Color Palette

​Dark Theme (default)

​Light Theme

​Markdown Styling

Theme Support

Auto-Detection

Switching Themes

Via command

Via environment variable

Color Palette

Dark Theme (default)

Light Theme

Markdown Styling