[Deprecation Schedule] Remove deprecated palette functions by weronikaolejniczak · Pull Request #9296 · elastic/eui

weronikaolejniczak · 2026-01-07T16:43:40Z

Summary

Removed euiPaletteForLightBackground and euiPaletteForDarkBackground. Updated docs to use euiTheme.colors.vis.euiColorVisTextX.

Why are we making this change?

Related to #1469

Removal of the deprecated functions was planned for December 2025.

Screenshots #

Impact to users

🔴 This is a breaking change. It removes deprecated palette functions.

Kibana (0 usages):

Cloud UI (0 usages):

It can still affect other consumers.

QA

Specific checklist

Verify there is no regression on the Data viz > Sizing page (staging, prod)

General checklist

Browser QA
- Checked in both light and dark modes
- Checked in both MacOS and Windows high contrast modes
  - (emulate forced colors if you do not have access to a Windows machine.)
- Checked in mobile
- Checked in Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox
- Checked for accessibility including keyboard-only and screenreader modes
Docs site QA
- Added documentation
- Props have proper autodocs (using @default if default values are missing) and playground toggles
- Checked Code Sandbox works for any docs examples
Code quality checklist
- Added or updated jest and cypress tests
- Updated visual regression tests
Release checklist
- A changelog entry exists and is marked appropriately
- If applicable, added the breaking change issue label (and filled out the breaking change checklist)
- If the changes unblock an issue in a different repo, smoke tested carefully (see Testing EUI features in Kibana ahead of time)
Designer checklist
- If applicable, file an issue to update EUI's Figma library with any corresponding UI changes. (This is an internal repo, if you are external to Elastic, ask a maintainer to submit this request)

github-actions · 2026-01-07T16:43:52Z

This PR contains breaking changes. The opener of this pull request is asked to perform the following due diligence steps below, to assist EUI in our next Kibana upgrade:

If this PR contains prop/API changes:
- Search through Kibana for <EuiComponent usages (example search)
- In the PR description or in a PR comment, include a count or list with the number of component usages in Kibana that will need to be updated (if that amount is "none", include that information as well)
If this PR contains CSS changes:
- Search through Kibana for the changed EUI selectors, e.g. .euiComponent (example search)
- In the PR description or in a PR comment, include a count or list with the number of custom CSS overrides in Kibana that will need to be updated (if that amount is "none", include that information as well)
🔍 Tip: When searching through Kibana, consider excluding **/target, **/*.snap, **/*.storyshot files to reduce noise and only look at source code usages
⚠️ For extremely risky changes, the EUI team should potentially consider the following precautions:
- Using a pre-release release candidate to test Kibana CI ahead of time
- Using kibana-a-la-carte for manual QA, and to give other Kibana teams a staging server to quickly test against

Log | Bot Usage

mgadewoll

🟢 Change LGTM, and the updated docs don't have any regression. Thanks for the cleanup!

packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/9296.md

elasticmachine · 2026-01-08T09:08:45Z

💚 Build Succeeded

History

💚 Build #2336 succeeded 4cf1430

cc @weronikaolejniczak

elasticmachine · 2026-01-08T09:24:23Z

💚 Build Succeeded

Buildkite Build
Commit: 93cd3ae

History

💚 Build #5526 succeeded 4cf1430

cc @weronikaolejniczak

## Dependency updates - `@elastic/eui`: `v111.1.0` ⏩ `v112.0.0` - `@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui`: `v2.6.0` ⏩ `v2.7.0` --- ## Package updates ### `@elastic/eui` [v112.0.0](https://github.com/elastic/eui/releases/tag/v112.0.0) - Added `productDiscover` icon ([#9311](elastic/eui#9311)) - Updated `chartGauge` icon glyph ([#9311](elastic/eui#9311)) - Updated icon glyphs `endpoint` `eraser` `errorFill` `error` `eyeSlash` `faceHappy` `faceNeutral` `faceSad` `folder` `fullScreenExit` `fullScreen` `gradient` `grid` `heart` `home` `if` `image` `infinity` `inputOutput` `key` `keyboard` `lineBreakSlash` `lineBreak` `lineDash` `lineDot` `lineSolid` `logOut` `magnifyMinus` `magnifyPlus` `magnify` `mail` `map` `mapping` `menuLeft` `menuRight` `menu` `merge` `minusCircle` `minusSquare` `minus` `money` `moon` `move` `nested` `number` `package` `paintBucket` `palette` `paperClip` `partial` `pattern` `pause` `pencil` `percent` `pinFill` `pin` `pivot` `plusCircle` `plusSquare` `plus` `popper` `presentation` `processor` `productStreamsWired` `queryField` `queryOperand` `querySelector` `queryValue` `query` `question` `quote` `radar` `readOnly` `redo` `reporter` `return` `rocket` `scissors` `send` `shard` `share` `snowflake` `sortAscending` `sortDescending` `starFill` `star` `stop` `sun` `tableInfo` `tableTime` `textAlignCenter` `textAlignLeft` `textAlignRight` `textBold` `textHeading` `textItalic` `textStrike` `textUnderline` `thermometer` `thumbDown` `thumbUp` `timeline` `transitionLeftIn` `transitionLeftOut` `transitionTopIn` `transitionTopOut` `undo` `vectorSquare` `vectorTriangle` `videoPlayer` `warningFill` `waypoint` `wifiSlash` `wifi` ([#9303](elastic/eui#9303)) ([#9303](elastic/eui#9303)) - Added icons - `archive` `unarchive` `axisX` `axisYLeft` `axisYRight` `bulb` `cloud` `hourglass` `megaphone` `workflow` ([#9303](elastic/eui#9303)) - Added `headerVisibility` prop on `EuiDataGrid` to support rendering the datagrid header element optionally ([#9281](elastic/eui#9281)) - Updated 244 icon definitions to a more consistent naming convention. All 100 renamed icons include a backward-compatible alias in the icon map to support legacy references. ([#9279](elastic/eui#9279)) - Added icons `briefcase`, `productCloudInfra`, `productDashboard`, `productML` ([#9301](elastic/eui#9301)) - Updated glyphs `bullseye`, `bolt` ([#9301](elastic/eui#9301)) - Added `dismissButtonProps` prop to `EuiCallOut` ([#9285](elastic/eui#9285)) **Bug fixes** - Fixed `EuiFlyout` to properly forward refs when `session` prop is used. ([#9318](elastic/eui#9318)) - Fixed `EuiDataGrid` cells scrolling into view while trying to select text ([#9276](elastic/eui#9276)) **Breaking changes** - Removed `euiPaletteForLightBackground` and `euiPaletteForDarkBackground` deprecated palette functions. Use `euiTheme.colors.vis.euiColorVisText{NUMBER}` tokens instead. ([#9296](elastic/eui#9296)) **Accessibility** - Improved the accessibility of `EuiDataGrid`s column selector drag handle buttons by ensuring distinctive labels ([#9282](elastic/eui#9282)) ### `@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui` v2.7.0 - Added `no-static-z-index` rule ([#9236](elastic/eui#9236))

## Dependency updates - `@elastic/eui`: `v111.1.0` ⏩ `v112.0.0` - `@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui`: `v2.6.0` ⏩ `v2.7.0` --- ## Package updates ### `@elastic/eui` [v112.0.0](https://github.com/elastic/eui/releases/tag/v112.0.0) - Added `productDiscover` icon ([elastic#9311](elastic/eui#9311)) - Updated `chartGauge` icon glyph ([elastic#9311](elastic/eui#9311)) - Updated icon glyphs `endpoint` `eraser` `errorFill` `error` `eyeSlash` `faceHappy` `faceNeutral` `faceSad` `folder` `fullScreenExit` `fullScreen` `gradient` `grid` `heart` `home` `if` `image` `infinity` `inputOutput` `key` `keyboard` `lineBreakSlash` `lineBreak` `lineDash` `lineDot` `lineSolid` `logOut` `magnifyMinus` `magnifyPlus` `magnify` `mail` `map` `mapping` `menuLeft` `menuRight` `menu` `merge` `minusCircle` `minusSquare` `minus` `money` `moon` `move` `nested` `number` `package` `paintBucket` `palette` `paperClip` `partial` `pattern` `pause` `pencil` `percent` `pinFill` `pin` `pivot` `plusCircle` `plusSquare` `plus` `popper` `presentation` `processor` `productStreamsWired` `queryField` `queryOperand` `querySelector` `queryValue` `query` `question` `quote` `radar` `readOnly` `redo` `reporter` `return` `rocket` `scissors` `send` `shard` `share` `snowflake` `sortAscending` `sortDescending` `starFill` `star` `stop` `sun` `tableInfo` `tableTime` `textAlignCenter` `textAlignLeft` `textAlignRight` `textBold` `textHeading` `textItalic` `textStrike` `textUnderline` `thermometer` `thumbDown` `thumbUp` `timeline` `transitionLeftIn` `transitionLeftOut` `transitionTopIn` `transitionTopOut` `undo` `vectorSquare` `vectorTriangle` `videoPlayer` `warningFill` `waypoint` `wifiSlash` `wifi` ([elastic#9303](elastic/eui#9303)) ([elastic#9303](elastic/eui#9303)) - Added icons - `archive` `unarchive` `axisX` `axisYLeft` `axisYRight` `bulb` `cloud` `hourglass` `megaphone` `workflow` ([elastic#9303](elastic/eui#9303)) - Added `headerVisibility` prop on `EuiDataGrid` to support rendering the datagrid header element optionally ([elastic#9281](elastic/eui#9281)) - Updated 244 icon definitions to a more consistent naming convention. All 100 renamed icons include a backward-compatible alias in the icon map to support legacy references. ([elastic#9279](elastic/eui#9279)) - Added icons `briefcase`, `productCloudInfra`, `productDashboard`, `productML` ([elastic#9301](elastic/eui#9301)) - Updated glyphs `bullseye`, `bolt` ([elastic#9301](elastic/eui#9301)) - Added `dismissButtonProps` prop to `EuiCallOut` ([elastic#9285](elastic/eui#9285)) **Bug fixes** - Fixed `EuiFlyout` to properly forward refs when `session` prop is used. ([elastic#9318](elastic/eui#9318)) - Fixed `EuiDataGrid` cells scrolling into view while trying to select text ([elastic#9276](elastic/eui#9276)) **Breaking changes** - Removed `euiPaletteForLightBackground` and `euiPaletteForDarkBackground` deprecated palette functions. Use `euiTheme.colors.vis.euiColorVisText{NUMBER}` tokens instead. ([elastic#9296](elastic/eui#9296)) **Accessibility** - Improved the accessibility of `EuiDataGrid`s column selector drag handle buttons by ensuring distinctive labels ([elastic#9282](elastic/eui#9282)) ### `@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui` v2.7.0 - Added `no-static-z-index` rule ([elastic#9236](elastic/eui#9236))

)

weronikaolejniczak self-assigned this Jan 7, 2026

weronikaolejniczak added the breaking change PRs with breaking changes. (Don't delete - used for automation) label Jan 7, 2026

weronikaolejniczak force-pushed the chore/remove-deprecated-palette-functions branch from 813cd9c to f256cfb Compare January 7, 2026 16:44

feat: remove deprecated palette functions

5487a25

weronikaolejniczak force-pushed the chore/remove-deprecated-palette-functions branch from cc5f500 to 18b89bc Compare January 7, 2026 16:50

chore: add changelog

4cf1430

weronikaolejniczak force-pushed the chore/remove-deprecated-palette-functions branch from 18b89bc to 4cf1430 Compare January 7, 2026 16:51

weronikaolejniczak marked this pull request as ready for review January 7, 2026 16:52

weronikaolejniczak requested a review from a team as a code owner January 7, 2026 16:52

mgadewoll approved these changes Jan 8, 2026

View reviewed changes

packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/9296.md Outdated Show resolved Hide resolved

Update packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/9296.md

93cd3ae

weronikaolejniczak merged commit 266a278 into elastic:main Jan 13, 2026
5 checks passed

tkajtoch mentioned this pull request Jan 19, 2026

Update EUI to v112.0.0 elastic/kibana#249573

Merged

weronikaolejniczak added a commit to weronikaolejniczak/eui that referenced this pull request Jan 23, 2026

[Deprecation Schedule] Remove deprecated palette functions (elastic#9296

f275192

)

weronikaolejniczak deleted the chore/remove-deprecated-palette-functions branch February 10, 2026 10:00

Provide feedback

Saved searches

Use saved searches to filter your results more quickly

[Deprecation Schedule] Remove deprecated palette functions#9296

[Deprecation Schedule] Remove deprecated palette functions#9296
weronikaolejniczak merged 3 commits intoelastic:mainfrom
weronikaolejniczak:chore/remove-deprecated-palette-functions

weronikaolejniczak commented Jan 7, 2026 •

edited

Loading

Uh oh!

github-actions bot commented Jan 7, 2026 •

edited by weronikaolejniczak

Loading

Uh oh!

mgadewoll left a comment

Uh oh!

Uh oh!

elasticmachine commented Jan 8, 2026

Uh oh!

elasticmachine commented Jan 8, 2026

Uh oh!

Uh oh!

Reviewers

Assignees

Labels

Projects

Milestone

Development

Uh oh!

3 participants

Conversation

weronikaolejniczak commented Jan 7, 2026 • edited Loading Uh oh! There was an error while loading. Please reload this page.

Uh oh!

Summary

Why are we making this change?

Screenshots #

Impact to users

QA

Specific checklist

General checklist

Uh oh!

github-actions bot commented Jan 7, 2026 • edited by weronikaolejniczak Loading Uh oh! There was an error while loading. Please reload this page.

Uh oh!

Uh oh!

mgadewoll left a comment

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

Uh oh!

Uh oh!

elasticmachine commented Jan 8, 2026

💚 Build Succeeded

History

Uh oh!

elasticmachine commented Jan 8, 2026

💚 Build Succeeded

History

Uh oh!

Uh oh!

Reviewers

Assignees

Labels

Projects

Milestone

Development

Uh oh!

3 participants

weronikaolejniczak commented Jan 7, 2026 •

edited

Loading

github-actions bot commented Jan 7, 2026 •

edited by weronikaolejniczak

Loading