How to enable color theme based on new tab image on Chrome

Google Chrome now sets a color theme based on the new tab wallpaper, and here's how to enable the feature.

Chrome new tab color theme

Google plans to bring to Chrome a new feature that automatically picks a color scheme from the current wallpaper image in the new tab page. 

The feature is currently available on the Canary release of Chrome (version 110), but you need to enable it manually by turning on a couple of experimental settings on the “flags” page. 

In previous versions, it was possible to change the color theme of the browser, but it involved selecting the color scheme manually. Although this feature is still available, you can now select a wallpaper image for the new tab page, and the browser will extract the primary colors and configure a color scheme automatically.

This guide will teach you the steps to enable automatically color themes based on the new tab page image for Google Chrome.

Enable color theme from new tab wallpaper on Chrome

To set the color theme on Google Chrome automatically based on the new tab wallpaper, use these steps:

  1. Open Google Chrome.

  2. Type the following path in the address bar to open the “flags” experimental settings in the specific setting and press Enter:

    chrome://flags/#customize-chrome-color-extraction
  3. Use the “Customize Chrome Color Extraction” drop-down menu on the right and select the Enabled option.

  4. Type the following path in the address bar to open the “flags” experimental settings in the specific setting and press Enter:

    chrome://flags/#ntp-comprehensive-theming
  5. Use the “NTP Comprehensive Theming” drop-down menu on the right and select the Enabled option.

    Chrome enable color theme based on new tab image

  6. Click the Relaunch button.

Once you complete the steps, the next time you open the browser, you will notice that the tabs, address bar, and bookmarks interface will now use a color scheme based on the new tab background image.

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Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].