GitHub Dark (Primer)
GitHub's Primer "dark" color scheme — the canonical dark palette used across github.com when "Dark" theme is selected. Includes canvas, fg, border, and semantic accent tokens.
17 swatches 18 light roles 18 dark roles
Swatches
canvas-default
#0D1117
canvas-subtle
#161B22
canvas-inset
#010409
canvas-overlay
#161B22
border-default
#30363D
border-muted
#21262D
fg-default
#E6EDF3
fg-muted
#7D8590
fg-subtle
#6E7681
fg-on-emphasis
#FFFFFF
accent
#2F81F7
success
#3FB950
attention
#D29922
severe
#DB6D28
danger
#F85149
done
#A371F7
sponsors
#DB61A2
Mode role mappings
Light mode (18 roles)
accent
→ accent annotation
→ severe background
→ fg-default cta
→ accent error
→ danger info
→ accent outline
→ border-default primary
→ accent primary-hover
→ accent secondary-accent
→ done special
→ sponsors success
→ success surface
→ fg-muted surface-elevated
→ border-default text-primary
→ canvas-default text-secondary
→ canvas-subtle text-tertiary
→ border-default warning
→ attention Dark mode (18 roles)
accent
→ accent annotation
→ severe background
→ canvas-default cta
→ accent error
→ danger info
→ accent outline
→ border-default primary
→ accent primary-hover
→ accent secondary-accent
→ done special
→ sponsors success
→ success surface
→ canvas-subtle surface-elevated
→ canvas-overlay text-primary
→ fg-default text-secondary
→ fg-muted text-tertiary
→ fg-subtle warning
→ attention Provenance
- Source
- https://github.com/primer/primitives
- License
MIT- Attribution
- GitHub Primer Primitives, Copyright GitHub Inc. (primer/primitives)
- Imported
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2026-05-17