Add a tenant theme to SharePoint Online

Summary

This example adds a tenant theme to the SharePoint. When working with themes, it is recommended to use the Theme Designer to get started and check for accessibility.

Note

For reference the themes can be generated at: https://aka.ms/themedesigner

Example Theme


$url = "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com"
$themeName = "Demo Branding (Red) PnP"

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Theme Palette  
# -------------------------------------------------------------

$themePalette = @{
    "themePrimary" = "#b21212";
    "themeLighterAlt" = "#fcf3f3";
    "themeLighter" = "#f3d0d0";
    "themeLight" = "#e8a9a9";
    "themeTertiary" = "#d16060";
    "themeSecondary" = "#bc2727";
    "themeDarkAlt" = "#a11010";
    "themeDark" = "#880e0e";
    "themeDarker" = "#640a0a";
    "neutralLighterAlt" = "#f8f8f8";
    "neutralLighter" = "#f4f4f4";
    "neutralLight" = "#eaeaea";
    "neutralQuaternaryAlt" = "#dadada";
    "neutralQuaternary" = "#d0d0d0";
    "neutralTertiaryAlt" = "#c8c8c8";
    "neutralTertiary" = "#c2c2c2";
    "neutralSecondary" = "#858585";
    "neutralPrimaryAlt" = "#4b4b4b";
    "neutralPrimary" = "#333333";
    "neutralDark" = "#272727";
    "black" = "#1d1d1d";
    "white" = "#ffffff";
    "bodyBackground" = "#ffffff";
    "bodyText" = "#333333";
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Connection  
# -------------------------------------------------------------

Write-Host "Connecting to " $url
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $url -Interactive

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Apply Theme  
# -------------------------------------------------------------

Add-PnPTenantTheme -Identity $themeName -Palette $themePalette -IsInverted $false -Overwrite

Write-Host "Done! :)" -ForegroundColor Green

Check out the PnP PowerShell to learn more at: https://aka.ms/pnp/powershell


$themeName = "Demo Branding (Red) CLI"

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Theme Palette  
# -------------------------------------------------------------

$themePalette = '{
    \"themePrimary\": \"#b21212\",
    \"themeLighterAlt\": \"#fcf3f3\",
    \"themeLighter\": \"#f3d0d0\",
    \"themeLight\": \"#e8a9a9\",
    \"themeTertiary\": \"#d16060\",
    \"themeSecondary\": \"#bc2727\",
    \"themeDarkAlt\": \"#a11010\",
    \"themeDark\": \"#880e0e\",
    \"themeDarker\": \"#640a0a\",
    \"neutralLighterAlt\": \"#f8f8f8\",
    \"neutralLighter\": \"#f4f4f4\",
    \"neutralLight\": \"#eaeaea\",
    \"neutralQuaternaryAlt\": \"#dadada\",
    \"neutralQuaternary\": \"#d0d0d0\",
    \"neutralTertiaryAlt\": \"#c8c8c8\",
    \"neutralTertiary\": \"#c2c2c2\",
    \"neutralSecondary\": \"#858585\",
    \"neutralPrimaryAlt\": \"#4b4b4b\",
    \"neutralPrimary\": \"#333333\",
    \"neutralDark\": \"#272727\",
    \"black\": \"#1d1d1d\",
    \"white\": \"#ffffff\",
    \"bodyBackground\": \"#ffffff\",
    \"bodyText\": \"#333333\"
}'


# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Connection  
# -------------------------------------------------------------

$m365Status = m365 status
if ($m365Status -eq "Logged Out") {
    m365 login
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Apply Theme  
# -------------------------------------------------------------

m365 spo theme set --name $themeName --theme $themePalette

Write-Host "Done! :)" -ForegroundColor Green

Check out the CLI for Microsoft 365 to learn more at: https://aka.ms/cli-m365


$adminSiteURL = "https://domain-admin.sharepoint.com/"
$userName = "chandani@domain.onmicrosoft.com"
$password = "********"
$secureStringPwd = $password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force 
$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $userName, $secureStringPwd
$themePalette = @{
    "themePrimary"         = "#b21212";
    "themeLighterAlt"      = "#fcf3f3";
    "themeLighter"         = "#f3d0d0";
    "themeLight"           = "#e8a9a9";
    "themeTertiary"        = "#d16060";
    "themeSecondary"       = "#bc2727";
    "themeDarkAlt"         = "#a11010";
    "themeDark"            = "#880e0e";
    "themeDarker"          = "#640a0a";
    "neutralLighterAlt"    = "#f8f8f8";
    "neutralLighter"       = "#f4f4f4";
    "neutralLight"         = "#eaeaea";
    "neutralQuaternaryAlt" = "#dadada";
    "neutralQuaternary"    = "#d0d0d0";
    "neutralTertiaryAlt"   = "#c8c8c8";
    "neutralTertiary"      = "#c2c2c2";
    "neutralSecondary"     = "#858585";
    "neutralPrimaryAlt"    = "#4b4b4b";
    "neutralPrimary"       = "#333333";
    "neutralDark"          = "#272727";
    "black"                = "#1d1d1d";
    "white"                = "#ffffff";
    "bodyBackground"       = "#ffffff";
    "bodyText"             = "#333333";
}
$themeName = "Demo Branding (Red) SPO"

Function Login() {
    [cmdletbinding()]
    param([parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] $creds)
    Write-Host "Connecting to Tenant Admin Site '$($adminSiteURL)'" -f Yellow   
    Connect-SPOService -Url $adminSiteURL -Credential $creds
    Write-Host "Connecting successfully!..." -f Green 
}

Function ApplyTheme {
    try {
        Write-Host "Applying theme..."  -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Add-SPOTheme -Identity $themeName -Palette $themePalette -IsInverted $false -Overwrite
        Write-Host "Done! :)"  -ForegroundColor Green	 						
    } 
    catch {
        Write-Host "Getting error in applying theme:" $_.Exception.Message -ForegroundColor Red                 
    } 
}	 
     
Function StartProcessing {
    Login($creds); 
    ApplyTheme         
}

StartProcessing

Check out the SPO Management Shell to learn more at: Introduction SharePoint Online Management Shell | Microsoft Docs

Contributors

Author(s)
Paul Bullock
Adam Wójcik
Chandani Prajapati

Disclaimer

THESE SAMPLES ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.