Theme guide Home Assistant themes in 2026
Soft for Home Assistant
Neumorphic cards that look pressed into the page rather than laid on it, in light and dark. A one-file theme that has not changed since 2021, so it is a look to borrow rather than a theme to depend on.
Updated 2 September 2026
Soft is a neumorphic theme: every card sits on a raised pad of the same colour as the page, defined by a pale highlight on one side and a shadow on the other, with no borders and no dividers. It comes as a single file with light and dark modes registered, so it follows the light and dark toggle in your profile. The accent is a single indigo, used for the header underline and the active slider.
The theme leans on card-mod for its rounded corners and card spacing, so install that first or you get the shadows without the shape. The catch is age. The file has not been touched since December 2021, and the author has since moved on to a Material You generator, so nothing here accounts for the 2026 component changes and toggles fall back to default colours. Treat it as a reference for the neumorphic look and lift the box-shadow values into a theme that is maintained.
Variants
Dark
Charcoal grey with a raised soft-shadow on every card. Kinder at night than a true black.
Light
Off-white with the same pressed-in card shape, for bright rooms and daytime panels.
Frequently asked questions
Does Soft need card-mod?
Yes for the full effect. The colours and shadows apply on their own, but the rounded corners, card margins and the highlighted tab colour are card-mod rules and do nothing without it installed from HACS.
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