I'm excited to share Admin Color Generator with you today.

WordPress powers millions of websites, yet almost every dashboard still looks the same. The built-in admin color schemes haven't meaningfully evolved in years, and whenever we wanted something better for ourselves or our clients, we ended up writing custom CSS over and over again.

So we decided to build a tool that makes designing the WordPress admin as easy as designing a website.

Here's how it works

🎨 Start with a preset—or create your own

Choose from beautifully crafted themes like Tokyo Night, Midnight, Coffee, Bubblegum, plus community favorites like Claude and Ghibli Studio. Or start with a blank canvas and build your own.

👀 See every change instantly

Every color update is reflected in a live WordPress admin preview. Navigate through Posts, Media, Settings, Users, Plugins, and more to make sure every screen looks exactly the way you want.

⚡ Customize more than just colors

You can personalize:

• Menu & submenu colors

• Buttons

• Notices

• Links

• Table row stripes

• Typography (Inter, Poppins, Montserrat, and more)

• Sidebar width

• Border radius

📦 Export as a standalone WordPress plugin

When you're happy with your design, click Download.

You'll receive a tiny standalone plugin that you simply upload and activate—your custom admin theme is applied instantly.

No dependencies.
No lock-in.
No ongoing subscription.

If you prefer writing code, you can also copy the generated PHP and CSS directly.

A few honest notes

• ✅ Completely free to use

• ✅ No signup required to start designing

• ✅ We only ask for your email when downloading so we can send a restore link for your exact design later

• ✅ The generated plugin is plain PHP and CSS—you can inspect every line before installing it

🎥 Video walkthrough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABdijbfsNEg

We'd genuinely love your feedback.

Which preset should we build next? Is there a design style or color palette you'd love to see included?

I'll be here throughout launch day answering every question. Thanks so much for checking it out! ❤️