Change an object’s wireframe color

You can assign different wireframe colors to objects to make them easier to keep track of in the view panels. The wireframe color can be assigned per object, or per display layer, as shown here.

Changes to wireframe color appear on objects in the viewport only when Wireframe display (4) is the active shading display in the Panel Toolbar's shading buttons. Also be sure that the object is not selected, or you will see the selection color instead.

To change the color of a selected object from the default bright green, assign a new color to the Lead Object setting in the Color Settings window's Active Tab.

Note: There is a known issue where the wireframe color may lighten when keying deformer attributes if GPU Override and Color Management are enabled. This problem only affects the wireframe color, it does not affect animation or deformation. To stop this from occurring, turn off GPU Override in the Animation (Settings) Preferences or Color Management in the Color Management Preferences.

Occasionally the wireframe color may appear lighter; this does not affect performance

To... Do this

Change an object’s wireframe color.

Select the object(s) and select Display > Wireframe Color.

In the Wireframe Color window, choose Index from the drop-down list to select a preset color from the palette, or RGB to assign full RGB colors to the object's wireframe.

Change the wireframe color of all objects in a layer

In the Display Layer Editor, click the color button beside a layer name to open the Edit Layer window.

Choose RGB from the drop-down list to assign full RGB colors to the object's wireframe, or select Index and select a preset color from the palette.

The layer's wireframe color overrides that of the individual objects in that layer.

Change the colors available in the wireframe color palette.

Select Display > Wireframe Color and double-click a color swatch.

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Select Window > Settings/Preferences > Color Settings. On the General tab, open the User Defined section.

Make an object use the default wireframe color.

Select the object(s) and select Display > Wireframe Color, then click Default.

Reduce the opacity of a wireframe color

Select Windows > Settings/Preferences > Color Settings, and choose a setting that has an A (Alpha) slider.

Color Settings that have an Alpha slider can be made transparent so the wireframe color doesn't interfere. See Set wireframe transparency to view which settings have Alpha sliders.

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Parent topic: Change the display of objects