How to Set the Primary Color in Sparkforge Forms, Surveys & Quizzes

By Sparkforge Support Team ·Last reviewed May 3, 2026

The Primary Color setting in Sparkforge Forms, Surveys, and Quizzes applies your brand color to hover, focus, and selected states across fields, dropdowns, checkboxes, and date pickers. Optionally map it to button color too.

The Primary Color setting in Sparkforge Forms, Surveys, and Quizzes applies your brand color to hover, focus, and selected states across interactive elements. It keeps forms on-brand without manual styling on every field.

Where the Primary Color shows up

The Primary Color appears only when users interact with the form: hovering, clicking, typing, selecting, or choosing a date. Without a Primary Color set, forms use the default neutral styling.

  • Form fields: border highlights on hover and focus.
  • Dropdowns: options and borders reflect the color when opened or selected.
  • Checkboxes and radio buttons: selected options fill with the color.
  • Date picker: the active or selected date is highlighted.
  • File uploads and signature fields: borders and sketch colors use the Primary Color.

How to change the Primary Color

  1. Open the Form, Survey, or Quiz in the builder.
  2. Go to Style and Options → Styles.
  3. Scroll to Primary Color under Colors and Background.
  4. Pick a color or enter a hex code.
  5. Optional: toggle Map Primary color to Button color to apply the same color to buttons.
  6. Click Save.

Why use Primary Color

  • Brand consistency: the same accent color across Forms, Surveys, and Quizzes.
  • Usability: hover and active states make it clearer where users are typing or what they selected.
  • Less manual styling: set once, applied to every interactive element.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will changing the Primary Color affect all my forms?
Yes. Forms using default styling update automatically when you change the Primary Color.
Can I set a different Primary Color for one form?
Not currently. The Primary Color applies across all forms in your account.
Can I turn off the hover or focus effects?
No. These states are built in to keep forms accessible and clear.
Do mobile devices show the same hover effects?
Yes. The highlights carry over to mobile.
Can I keep button colors different from the Primary Color?
Yes. Leave the Map Primary color to Button color toggle off and style buttons via your theme.

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