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Issue with colors after "save changes to theme"

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Description

When I create a child theme with Create Block Theme and then define an additional custom color (green), and then click on “Save changes to theme,” only the additional color (green) is saved, but the other colors are no longer defined.

I would have expected green to be offered as an additional (!) option. I have observed this issue frequently. I have usually solved it by making the appropriate changes in theme.json.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue using Create Block Theme by creating a child theme, adding green, and selecting “Save changes to theme”; inspect the resulting theme.json and the save flow. Done means the existing theme colors remain defined while green is added as an additional option.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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