Light Theme with Pywal

Your shell, Kitty terminal, Hyprland, and Caelestia are now fully integrated with pywal!

How to Switch Between Light and Dark Themes

Dark Theme (Default)

# Generate dark theme from wallpaper
wal -i /path/to/wallpaper.png && ~/pywal.sh

Light Theme

# Generate light theme from wallpaper (use -l flag)
wal -i /path/to/wallpaper.png -l && ~/pywal.sh

Examples with Your Wallpapers

Light Theme Examples

# Bright wallpapers work best for light themes
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/nix-white.png -l && ~/pywal.sh
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/clouds.jpg -l && ~/pywal.sh
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/blue_mountains.JPG -l && ~/pywal.sh
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/mountain_snow_white_clouds_fog.jpg -l && ~/pywal.sh

Dark Theme Examples

# Dark wallpapers work best for dark themes
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/windows-11-dark.jpg && ~/pywal.sh
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/black-hole-wallpaper.png && ~/pywal.sh
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/berserk-manga.png && ~/pywal.sh

What Gets Themed

When you run ~/pywal.sh, colors are applied to:

✓ Kitty Terminal - Background, foreground, and all 16 terminal colors ✓ Bash Shell - Terminal colors via sequences ✓ Hyprland - Window borders (active and inactive) ✓ Caelestia Shell - Complete Material Design 3 color scheme

Testing Light Mode Right Now

Try this with a bright wallpaper:

wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/nix-white.png -l && ~/pywal.sh

Your terminal should switch to a light theme with dark text on light background!

Switching Back to Dark

If you want to go back to dark theme:

# Restore from cache (last used theme)
wal -R && ~/pywal.sh

# Or pick a dark wallpaper
wal -i ~/.config/hypr/wallpapers/windows-11-dark.jpg && ~/pywal.sh

Backend Options for Better Colors

Pywal has different backends that can generate different color palettes:

# Try different backends for better light theme colors
wal -i /path/to/wallpaper.png -l --backend colorz && ~/pywal.sh
wal -i /path/to/wallpaper.png -l --backend colorthief && ~/pywal.sh
wal -i /path/to/wallpaper.png -l --backend haishoku && ~/pywal.sh

Pro Tips

Light wallpapers → Use -l flag
Dark wallpapers → Don't use -l flag
Kitty colors reload instantly - No need to restart terminal!
Shell colors apply on new terminal - Open a new terminal or run: cat ~/.cache/wal/sequences
Want consistent theme on login? Add to your ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf:
```
exec-once = wal -R && ~/pywal.sh
```

Adjusting Kitty Opacity for Light Themes

If the light theme is too transparent, you can adjust opacity in ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf:

# For light themes, you might want less transparency
background_opacity 0.95

# Or make it fully opaque
background_opacity 1.0

Then reload: killall -SIGUSR1 kitty

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