{"id":14478,"date":"2026-01-13T04:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=14478"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:06:45","slug":"mc1187401-updated-microsoft-dark-themes-for-sharepoint-sites-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2026-01-13-mc1187401-updated-microsoft-dark-themes-for-sharepoint-sites-2","title":{"rendered":"MC1187401 | (Updated) Microsoft dark themes for SharePoint sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC1187401 | (Updated) Microsoft dark themes for SharePoint sites<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>stayInformed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>01\/12\/2026 18:03:04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>11\/17\/2025 23:55:46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>03\/30\/2026 08:00:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Updated December 18, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>[Introduction]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>Coming soon to SharePoint: Site owners and admins will be able to apply two new Microsoft-designed multi-color dark themes. These official themes offer modern dark color palettes with multiple colors combinations, enabling richer visual experiences and consistent   branding across sites. Both themes are available out-of-the-box and can be configured via site settings.<\/p>\n<p>This message is associated with Roadmap ID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/roadmap?filters=&amp;searchterms=526788\" target=\"_blank\">  526788<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p><b>[When this will happen:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li><b>Targeted Release (Worldwide):<\/b>&nbsp;Rollout begins early January 2026 (previously mid-December 2025), completes January 2026 (previously early January)<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li><b>General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD):<\/b>&nbsp;Rollout begins late January 2026 (previously early February), completes February 2026 (previously early February)<\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>[How this affects your organization:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li><b>Who is affected:<\/b>&nbsp;SharePoint Site owners and SharePoint admins across all Microsoft 365 environments (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD)<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li><b>What will happen:<\/b><br \/> \n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>Two new Microsoft-designed dark themes (Dark Teal, Dark Blue) will be available out-of-the-box<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Themes can be applied via \u201cChange the look\u201d in site settings<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>The themes update site headers, footers, section design, Text web part, and Design Ideas<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Designed for low-light environments and compliant with Microsoft accessibility standards<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>No impact to existing themes or site functionality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>  <\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Previously applied PowerShell settings that disable all out-of-box themes from Microsoft remain effective, and the PowerShell command can still be used to manage the Microsoft theme availability.<\/p>\n<p><b>[What you can do to prepare:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>No admin action is required prior to rollout. After rollout:<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>Notify site owners and users about the new dark themes<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Encourage exploration of the new options for improved branding and visual comfort<\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/sharepoint\/site-theme\" target=\"_blank\">Site theme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/module\/microsoft.online.sharepoint.powershell\/set-spohidedefaultthemes?view=sharepoint-ps\" target=\"_blank\">Set-SPOHideDefaultThemes<\/a><\/font><\/li>\n<ul>  <\/ul>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>[Compliance considerations:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC1187401 | (Updated) Microsoft dark themes for SharePoint sites Classification stayInformed Last Updated 01\/1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14478\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}