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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 citron Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QColor>
+#include <QString>
+#include "citron/uisettings.h"
+
+namespace Theme {
+
+	// Gets the user-defined accent color from settings, with a default fallback.
+	inline QString GetAccentColor() {
+		return QString::fromStdString(UISettings::values.accent_color.GetValue());
+	}
+
+	// Gets a lighter version of the accent color for hover effects.
+	inline QString GetAccentColorHover() {
+		QColor color(GetAccentColor());
+		return color.lighter(115).name(); // 115% of original brightness
+	}
+
+	// Gets a darker version of the accent color for pressed effects.
+	inline QString GetAccentColorPressed() {
+		QColor color(GetAccentColor());
+		return color.darker(120).name(); // 120% of original darkness
+	}
+
+} // namespace Theme