Bug 515100 - Illegible button icons with Oxygen desktop theme
Summary: Illegible button icons with Oxygen desktop theme
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Oxygen
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs
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Reported: 2026-01-26 09:35 UTC by Filip Fila
Modified: 2026-01-28 23:04 UTC (History)
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Illegible button icons (16.12 KB, image/png)
2026-01-26 09:35 UTC, Filip Fila
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Description Filip Fila 2026-01-26 09:35:00 UTC
Created attachment 188901 [details]
Illegible button icons

SUMMARY
The icons inside Oxygen's desktop theme are rendered white-ish, while the button background is also about the same. That results in illegible icons (fix incoming). We'd want to have light buttons, but dark content inside them.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download qtodolist addon
2. Add a list item
3. Observe the buttons

OBSERVED RESULT
Light icon in light button.

EXPECTED RESULT
Dark icon in dark button.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The theme hasn't been touched in a while so the bug is present in master and older versions.
Comment 1 Filip Fila 2026-01-26 09:44:49 UTC
Git commit 73ce18d183097991b4083b8d2105d66c58f076c0 by Filip Fila.
Committed on 26/01/2026 at 09:42.
Pushed by filipf into branch 'fix-illegible-button-icons'.

oxygen: Fix illegible icons in Oxygen desktop theme buttons

This patch fixes the icon color in the Oxygen desktop theme. The icon used to light, but the
button is light itself, resulting in illegible icon buttons.

The patch now makes the icons black.

M  +1    -1    desktoptheme/oxygen/colors

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/oxygen/-/commit/73ce18d183097991b4083b8d2105d66c58f076c0
Comment 2 Filip Fila 2026-01-28 23:01:20 UTC
Git commit 07bee924d7dc6af67c36b81f0417526a364229ac by Filip Fila.
Committed on 28/01/2026 at 23:01.
Pushed by filipf into branch 'master'.

oxygen: Fix illegible icons in Oxygen desktop theme buttons

This patch fixes the icon color in the Oxygen desktop theme. The icon used to light, but the
button is light itself, resulting in illegible icon buttons.

The patch now makes the button darker grey, matching is with the theme's button SVG, while text is light. Good contrast exists now.

M  +6    -6    desktoptheme/oxygen/colors

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/oxygen/-/commit/07bee924d7dc6af67c36b81f0417526a364229ac
Comment 3 Filip Fila 2026-01-28 23:04:10 UTC
Git commit caa2b3868c2d0107d6f892685860e0f86ba652e6 by Filip Fila.
Committed on 28/01/2026 at 23:02.
Pushed by filipf into branch 'Plasma/6.6'.

oxygen: Fix illegible icons in Oxygen desktop theme buttons

This patch fixes the icon color in the Oxygen desktop theme. The icon used to light, but the
button is light itself, resulting in illegible icon buttons.

The patch now makes the button darker grey, matching is with the theme's button SVG, while text is light. Good contrast exists now.

M  +6    -6    desktoptheme/oxygen/colors

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/oxygen/-/commit/caa2b3868c2d0107d6f892685860e0f86ba652e6