diff --git a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/theme.py b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/theme.py
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+
+default_screensaver_color_mapping = {
+    #"item":            "color in decimal RGB565 (1-65535)"
+    "background":       "0",
+    "time":             "1111",
+    "timeAMPM":         "65535",
+    "date":             "65535",
+    "tMainIcon":         "65535",
+    "tMainText":         "65535",
+    "tForecast1":        "65535",
+    "tForecast2":        "65535",
+    "tForecast3":        "65535",
+    "tForecast4":        "65535",
+    "tF1Icon":           "65535",
+    "tF2Icon":           "65535",
+    "tf3Icon":           "65535",
+    "tf4Icon":           "65535",
+    "tForecast1Val":     "65535",
+    "tForecast2Val":     "65535",
+    "tForecast3Val":     "65535",
+    "tForecast4Val":     "65535",
+    "bar":              "65535",
+    "tMainIconAlt":     "65535",
+    "tMainTextAlt":     "65535",
+    "tMRIcon":          "65535",
+    "tMR":              "65535"
+}
+
+
+def map_color(key, theme= None, state=None):
+#    read theme for override
+    if theme is not None and key in theme:
+        config_color = theme[key]
+    else:
+        config_color = default_screensaver_color_mapping[key]
+
+def get_screensaver_color_output(theme=None):
+    color_output = "color"
+    for key in default_screensaver_color_mapping:
+        color_output += f"~{map_color(key=key, theme=theme)}"
+    return color_output