PPTX.gallery
color-schemesbrandingapi

Overview

Color schemes control the palette used across every element of your presentation — headings, text, chart colors, boxes, and accents. Set a color scheme once and the API applies it consistently to every slide.

How Color Schemes Work

When you set design.colorScheme in your OPF document, the API maps the palette to all visual elements:

  • Accent colors fill chart bars, boxes, and highlights
  • Text colors adapt to light or dark backgrounds automatically
  • Background variants (light and dark) are available per scheme

You never need to specify individual colors — the scheme handles it.

Available Color Schemes

Example Schemes

Slug Name Vibe
burnt-orange Burnt Orange Warm, energetic, creative
slate-gray Slate Gray Professional, understated, corporate
bold-red Bold Red High-impact, urgent, powerful
forest-green Forest Green Natural, trustworthy, growth
golden-yellow Golden Yellow Optimistic, premium, attention-grabbing
pastel-red Pastel Red Soft, approachable, modern

More Published Schemes

Slug Name Vibe
cool-horizon Cool Horizon Clean, airy, tech-forward
boost Boost High-energy, startup, bold
vibes Vibes Trendy, creative, playful
luxury Luxury Premium, sophisticated, elegant

Setting a Color Scheme

Set the current color scheme ID in design.colorScheme:

Use this complete OPF document with the complete authenticated API recipe, which saves the response bytes as a .pptx file.

{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Brand Pitch",
  "slides": [
    {
      "layout": "cover",
      "title": "Our Brand Story",
      "subtitle": "March 2026",
      "design": {
        "titleAlignment": "center"
      }
    }
  ],
  "design": {
    "colorScheme": "burnt-orange",
    "fontScheme": "aptos"
  },
  "catalogs": {
    "default": {
      "source": "https://www.pptx.gallery",
      "colorSchemes": {
        "burnt-orange": {
          "name": "Burnt Orange",
          "summary": "Warm orange and red accents for energetic commercial decks.",
          "description": "A warm, high-contrast palette built around burnt orange, red, navy, and gold. It feels active without losing structure.",
          "accent1": "#F77F00",
          "accent2": "#D62828",
          "accent3": "#003049",
          "accent4": "#FCBF49",
          "accent5": "#EAE2B7",
          "accent6": "#BFBFBF",
          "dark1": "#000000",
          "dark2": "#341B00",
          "light1": "#FFFFFF",
          "light2": "#FFFBF7",
          "hyperlink": "#003049",
          "followedHyperlink": "#D62828",
          "tags": [
            "warm",
            "energetic",
            "approachable",
            "commercial",
            "attention-grabbing"
          ]
        }
      },
      "fontSchemes": {
        "aptos": {
          "name": "Aptos",
          "major": "Aptos Display",
          "minor": "Aptos",
          "type": "sans-serif",
          "app": "powerpoint",
          "languageFamily": "latin",
          "languages": [],
          "textSample": "Modern clean design",
          "description": "Aptos is a sans serif OPF font scheme for Latin presentations, using Aptos Display for headings with Aptos for body text."
        }
      },
      "layouts": {
        "cover": {
          "name": "Cover",
          "summary": "The opening slide: title, subtitle and an optional picture.",
          "tags": [
            "Openers and closers"
          ],
          "design": {
            "titleAlignment": "center",
            "contentAlignment": "center"
          },
          "direction": "row",
          "regions": [
            {
              "name": "title"
            },
            {
              "name": "media",
              "accepts": [
                "image",
                "video"
              ],
              "role": "media",
              "flow": "none",
              "bleed": true
            }
          ],
          "description": "Open a presentation with its subject and a short introduction. Add a picture when it helps establish the context.",
          "preview": {
            "vectorSrc": "https://www.pptx.gallery/layout-previews/cover.svg"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Choosing the Right Color Scheme

Presentation type Recommended schemes
Corporate / board deck slate-gray, forest-green
Sales pitch burnt-orange, bold-red
Product launch golden-yellow, boost
Creative brief pastel-red, vibes
Financial report slate-gray, cool-horizon
Marketing campaign burnt-orange, bold-red

Color Schemes vs. Themes

A color scheme controls only the palette. A theme bundles a color scheme with a font scheme and background style. If you want full control, set design.colorScheme and design.fontScheme separately. If you want a quick preset, use a theme instead.

Next Steps

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