Change SP2013 Central Admin theme color

Changing the theme color for Central Admin can be a safe way to make Prod look different to give admins peace of mind knowing thy are not on prod or to keep them on there tows and extra careful.

Seems simple enough, however, Central Admin does not have the “change the look” button which Team Sites have.

You can still get there by typing the in the URL to launch Change The Look.

/_layouts/15/designgallery.aspx

Or alternatively

/_layouts/themeweb.aspx

Make your changes as per usual, click “try” and then “keep.”

To not confuse others one can always keep prod on the default look and feel and changing QA and Dev to perhaps yellow and green.