Color variable support for card view templates

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title: Color variable support for card view templates
description: Learn how to use color variables to change theming in your mobile card views.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Color theme considerations, Configure theming, Next Experience theming, Configuring the Mobile Platform, Mobile Platform]
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# Color variable support for card view templates

Learn how to use color variables to change theming in your mobile card views.

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Card view templates use the values in the **Template JSON** field to determine the appearance of a card. Use the following properties to include color variables in your cards.

 -   Text: TextColorVariable
-   Background: ColorVariable
-   HTMLText: TextColorVariable
-   Standalone Icons: TextColorVariable
-   Viewgroup: BackgroundColorVariable
-   Onselect \(defined in root-view attribute JSON\): TextColorVariable and BackgroundColorVariable

 Use these properties to assign a color using color variables from the UX Theme Properties \[sys\_ux\_theme\_property\] table.

 For details creating card templates, see [Create a card template with Mobile Card Builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/mcb-create-template.md).

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\[Omitted image "color-var-example-5.png"\] Alt text: Color variable used in a card view template

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