# Base

The base command changes the base color of the application: the gray palette behind backgrounds, borders and text.

### Syntax

```
$ vela ui base <color>
```

```
$ vela ui base stone
```

This rewrites the color tokens in `src/app.css`, for light and dark mode, and records the base color in `components.json`.

Changing the base color also resets the accent to it. Run [`vela ui theme`](/ui/theme) afterwards to put an accent back on top.

### Colors

Vela supports the following colors:

```
neutral
stone
zinc
mauve
olive
mist
taupe
```

The list comes from the project's shadcn-svelte, so a newer version may offer more.