How To Change The Color Of The Photoshop Interface?

Have you wondered why the Photoshop interface or workspace looks dark in some online screenshots and light in others? Want to know how you can change the interface colour?

It’s really easy to change and can be done using Photoshop keyboard shortcuts or by using Photoshop Preferences.

Changing Photoshop interface colour with keyboard shortcuts

Press Ctrl + Shift + F1 (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + F1 (Mac) to make the interface darker.

Press Ctrl + Shift + F2 (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + F2 (Mac) to make the interface lighter.

Changing interface colour using Photoshop Preferences

Straight out of the box, the background in Photoshop is dark, but you can change it to very dark, mid grey or very light grey. To change the interface choose Edit >  Preferences > Interface (Windows) or Photoshop CC > Preferences > Interface (Mac).

Once inside the preferences, click on the colour theme you want. Then click OK.

Photoshop Preferences - Change Interface Colour 1

You can see the effect of changing the colour theme on the interface below.

Photoshop Preferences - Change Interface Colour Lightest
Photoshop Preferences - Change Interface Colour Mid Grey
Photoshop Preferences - Change Interface Colour Dark Grey
Photoshop Preferences - Change Interface Colour Darkest

And that’s it! Hope you found it useful. Please share.

How To Change The Colour Of The Photoshop Interface
Jennifer Farley

Jennifer Farley

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My name is Jennifer Farley. I'm an Irish author, illustrator, designer, and design educator. I've been teaching and working in the design field for over 20 years. I help people learn Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator and Graphic Design.

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