Configure logo, colors, and system defaults for Core UI

  • 릴리스 버전: Australia
  • 업데이트 날짜 2026년 03월 12일
  • 소요 시간: 10분
  • You can use the Basic Configuration Core UI module to brand your instance with your company logo and colors and set basic system defaults. This place is the best starting point if you are setting up your instance for the first time or if you have recently enabled Core UI.

    시작하기 전에

    Gather the following:
    • Obtain the company banner image to use in the header. The image can be high resolution, but when it displays it’s scaled based on the aspect ratio. It scales to a maximum of 20 px high.
    • Get the brand color hex or RGB numbers of your company, typically from your marketing department. Use them to decide how to configure the UI background colors.

    Role required: admin

    이 태스크 정보

    Each color selection option provides a color picker to select a color. The text box beside the color picker lets you enter the value of the color as any of the following CSS formats:
    • Name: predefined color names, such as red, green, or blue
    • RGB decimal: RGB (102, 153, 204)
    • RGB hex: #223344
    Refer to HTML Color Names (W3CSchools) for information about HTML color names.
    주:
    This information is applicable to Core UI. For theming information for Next Experience, see Working with themes in Next Experience.

    프로시저

    1. Navigate to All > System Properties > Basic Configuration UI16.
    2. Complete the configuration by changing any of the following settings:
      표 1. Basic system configuration properties
      Label Property Description
      Page header caption glide.product.description Change the text that appears next to your logo.
      Browser tab title glide.product.name Change the text that appears on the browser tab.
      System timezone for all users unless overridden in the user's record glide.sys.default.tz Select the time zone in the list.

      Select Configure available time zones to select the time zones that your users can select from in user preferences.

      Banner image for Core UI glide.product.image.light Select + next to the image and upload your logo.
      Date format

      Time format

      glide.sys.date_format

      glide.sys.time_format

      Select the date and time format from the choice lists.
      Header background color css.$navpage-header-bg Select or enter the color.
      Header background
      This color is also used as part of the theme preview on the Themes tab under system settings.
      Banner text color css.$navpage-header-color Select or enter the color.
      Banner text color
      This color is also used as part of the theme preview on the Themes tab under system settings.
      Header divider stripe color css.$navpage-header-divider-color Select or enter the color.
      Header divider striper
      Navigation header/footer css.$navpage-nav-bg Select or enter the color.
      Navigation
      Navigation background expanded items css.$subnav-background-color Select or enter the color.
      Application with expanded modules to show the difference in color
      Module text color for the Core UI application navigator css.$navpage-nav-color-sub Select or enter the color.
      Favorites, Connect list
      Navigation selected tab background color css.$navpage-nav-selected-bg Select or enter the color.
      Selected tab
      Navigation selected tab divider bar color css.$nav-highlight-bar-active
      Application navigator with the All Applications tab selected and an arrow indicating the fact that the line under the tab is blue
      This color is also used as part of the theme preview on the Themes tab under system settings.
      Navigation unselected tab divider bar color css.$nav-highlight-bar-inactive
      Application navigator with the All Applications tab selected and an arrow point to the other tabs to indicate that the line is a different color
      Navigation separator color css.$nav-hr-color Select or enter the color.
      Separators
      Background for navigator and sidebars css.$navpage-nav-bg-sub Select or enter the color.
      Navigator, sidebars
      Currently selected Navigation tab icon color for Core UI css.$navpage-nav-selected-color Select or enter the color.
      Navigation icon
      Unselected navigation tab icon and favorite icons color css.$navpage-nav-unselected-color Select or enter the color.

      Unselected favorites icon

      Border color for Core UI css.$navpage-nav-border Select or enter the color. Also affects the border of the Filter conversations search box in the Connect Chat sidebar.
      Filter navigator
      Selected base theme glide.ui.base_theme.selected_theme Switches the main content (everything other than the application navigator and the header) between the La Jolla and Cobalt themes.
      For most of the settings, as you make changes, the page refreshes with a preview of the change. Only you see these changes. Some settings require you to log out and log back in again to see the change.
    3. Select Save at the top or bottom of the page.

    결과

    After you save the configuration changes, all users who select the System theme in their UI personalization options see the new configuration colors.

    La Jolla and cobalt theme comparison

    The La Jolla theme is the new brand theme for ServiceNow. When you upgrade to Madrid, your theme is automatically upgraded to the La Jolla theme. Any customizations you have made to the system theme will not be upgraded. Use the styles in the list below to upgrade or revert any styles to the new or old theme.

    Make changes to any of these styles by navigating to System Properties > Basic Configuration UI16.

    표 2. La Jolla and Cobalt theme styles
    Property La Jolla style Cobalt style
    Header background color

    css.$navpage-header-bg

    #ffffff #303a46
    Header divider stripe color

    css.$navpage-header-divider-color

    #5a7f71 #455464
    Navigation header/footer

    css.$navpage-nav-bg

    #293e40 #303A46
    Navigation background expanded items

    css.$subnav-background-color

    #213234 #303a46
    Module text color for UI16

    css.$navpage-nav-color-sub

    #bec1c6 #bec1c6
    Navigation selected tab background color

    css.$navpage-nav-selected-bg

    #2f4fe #4b545f
    Navigation selected tab divider bar color

    css.$nav-highlight-bar-active

    #82c9b8 #278efc
    Navigation unselected tab divider bar color

    css.$nav-highlight-bar-inactive

    #213234 #81878e
    Navigation separator color

    css.$nav-hr-color

    #293e40 #303a46
    Background for navigator and sidebars

    css.$navpage-nav-bg-sub

    #293e40 #455464
    Currently selected Navigation tab icon color for UI16

    css.$navpage-nav-selected-color

    #82c9b8 #ffffff
    Unselected navigation tab icon and favorite icons color

    css.$navpage-nav-unselected-color

    #bec1c6 #bec1c6
    Border color for UI16

    css.$navpage-nav-border

    #7a828a #ddd
    Selected Base Theme

    glide.ui.base_theme.selected_theme

    La Jolla SysID: c92c1ee153002300dda1ddeeff7b125b Cobalt SysID: 6f3c9ae153002300dda1ddeeff7b124a