Here you can find the source of isDarkLAF()
public static boolean isDarkLAF()
//package com.java2s; /* /*from w w w.j a v a2 s. com*/ * Copyright 2014 Igor Maznitsa (http://www.igormaznitsa.com). * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.awt.Color; import javax.swing.UIManager; public class Main { public static boolean isDarkLAF() { final Color panelBack = UIManager.getColor("Panel.background"); if (panelBack == null) { return false; } else { return calculateBrightness(panelBack) < 150; } } public static int calculateBrightness(final Color color) { return (int) Math.sqrt(color.getRed() * color.getRed() * .241d + color.getGreen() * color.getGreen() * .691d + color.getBlue() * color.getBlue() * .068d); } }