Layer lights and brightness

Thumb clusters shipped after May 2024 have an RGB light that shows the active layer. You set its colors and brightness in Keybard.

Default colors

Layer	Color	Default use
0	Green	Base
1	Orange	NavNAS
2	Azure	Function
3	Coral
4	Yellow
5	Teal
6, 7	Red
8	Pink
9	Purple
10	Coral
11	Spring green
12	Teal
13	Turquoise
14	Yellow	Board settings
15	Magenta	Mouse layer

Change a layer’s color

1. Select the layer’s tab.
2. Click the color dot beside the layer name, above the keyboard. Its tooltip says Layer Color (or Default Layer on the default layer).
3. Pick a color. The board’s light changes right away.

Change the brightness

1. Click the color dot beside the layer name.
2. Click the gear button at the bottom of the color list (Custom layer color). The Colors for layer name dialog opens.
3. Make sure LED color is selected, not Key color.
4. Drag the Brightness slider (0 to 255). The board’s light changes as you drag.
5. Choose Apply. Cancel puts the light back.

Brightness applies to every layer. The default is 128.

In the same dialog, Key color sets the color Keybard uses for that layer’s keys on screen, separately from the LED.

Brightness keys

To change brightness from the keyboard, add Bright + and Bright - to keys on a layer. They are in Special Keys, under Backlight and RGB Keys. Each press changes brightness by 10. RGB Toggle turns the layer lights on and off.

If you printed the thumb cluster in a dark color, turn the brightness up, or print the diffuser in white.