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[GH-ISSUE #7256] [Feature] Contrasting background color of upcoming transactions #52146
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Originally created by @j67nn5s67s-afk on GitHub (Mar 21, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/7256
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Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?
When I open my account, the transactions seem to run together. Having all transactions having the same background, makes it harder to tell at a glance which transactions I’ve already dealt with, and which ones are coming up.
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I think if the background color of the upcoming transactions were a little darker it would help them be separate but still visible.
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It would just naturally be noticeable
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@db-src commented on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026):
Are these scheduled or just future dated transactions? Screenshot of what you see? Changing theme or adding custom CSS may be able to help.
@j67nn5s67s-afk commented on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026):
Yes, scheduled transactions.
@Juulz commented on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026):
You can add a custom color to those transaction with the variable tableTextInactive.
See here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/6607#issuecomment-3923497037
@j67nn5s67s-afk commented on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026):
I'm not sure how to do that. Do I add "tableTextInactive" to a field somewhere?
@Juulz commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
Set your theme to the Light theme. Then click on custom theme and paste the following in the box labeled "or paste CSS directly:"
This will turn your upcoming transactions to blue (#2d56d2). Use a different color code for a different color. Starting with the next release, you can do this to modify any of the custom themes, but for now, you can only modify the internal themes.
@j67nn5s67s-afk commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
My only choices are
Light, Dark, Midnight & System Default
I do not have a Custom Theme Setting
@Juulz commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
You will need to turn them on. In Settings, click on "Show advanced settings" then in the Experimental features box, click on "I understand the risks, show experimental features", then click the box next to "Custom themes". Then follow the instructions above.
@j67nn5s67s-afk commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
Perfect, thank you!
@j67nn5s67s-afk commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
Is it possible to make the (posted) split transactions to use all black letters? The parent line's payee and category are gray, and I would like them to be black also
@Juulz commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
That is a little bit tricky as it uses a more global color variable, pageTextSubdued.
You can add a line right under with the color, but you will find that it propagates to many parts of the software.
:root {
--color-tableTextInactive: #2d56d2;
--color-pageTextSubdued: #000000;
}
I like to use a desaturated brown, like #9e662e
@j67nn5s67s-afk commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
I think that works great. So when you say global, you're just saying that even the upcoming split transactions will also have black letters, correct? That's the only thing I noticed
@Juulz commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
I think you'll find it here and there on the budget page and in some of the buttons. If you really want to notice where it is used, change it to some really bold neon color like fuschia. 😀
@j67nn5s67s-afk commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
Thank you so much, you've been super helpful!