# Color Schemes for Color Deficient Users

**URL:** <https://cylc.discourse.group/t/color-schemes-for-color-deficient-users/1036>\
**Category:** Cylc Support\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/color-schemes-for-color-deficient-users/1036 "2024-10-08T20:07:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chrispsu455](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@chrispsu455](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/chrispsu455)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/color-schemes-for-color-deficient-users/1036/1 "2024-10-08T20:07:27Z")

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Hello,

I find it very difficult to distinguish between the default colors when I type “cylc mon -o \<suite\_name” using version 7.9.3. Is there any way to change the colors to ones that are more friendly to color deficient users?

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**Author:** ![hilary.j.oliver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/cylc.discourse.group/hilary.j.oliver/32/4_2.png) [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/color-schemes-for-color-deficient-users/1036/2 "2024-10-08T22:48:51Z")

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Hi @chrispsu455

Cylc 7 is very old and it won’t be getting any feature updates anymore. You should upgrade to Cylc 8. The Cylc 8 GUI has one color scheme for color-deficient users already and more could easily be added.

If you are stuck with Cylc 7 for some reason, note that the Cylc 7 desktop GUI did have several color schemes and was customizable in that respect. The in-terminal `cylc monitor` utility was a pretty primitive thing and could only be customized indirectly by messing with your terminal color palette.

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**Author:** ![chrispsu455](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@chrispsu455](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/chrispsu455)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/color-schemes-for-color-deficient-users/1036/3 "2024-10-08T23:35:17Z")

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Thanks for your quick response! Unfortunately, I am stuck with Cylc 7 but will try the desktop GUI.