What are the recommended ways to customize Bootstrap 5 colors with Sass variables?

Asked on Jun 01, 2025

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Customizing Bootstrap 5 colors using Sass variables is an efficient way to maintain consistency and flexibility in your design. You can override Bootstrap's default color variables by defining your own values before importing Bootstrap's Sass files.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        // Step 1: Define your custom color variables
        $primary: #ff5733;
        $secondary: #33c3ff;
        $success: #28a745;

        // Step 2: Import Bootstrap's Sass
        @import 'node_modules/bootstrap/scss/bootstrap';
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

Additional Comment:

Define your custom color variables before importing Bootstrap's Sass files to ensure they are applied correctly.
Use the same variable names as Bootstrap's default ones (e.g., $primary, $secondary) to override them.
Ensure you have the necessary setup to compile Sass into CSS, such as using a build tool like Webpack or Gulp.
After compiling, your custom colors will be applied throughout your Bootstrap components.

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