diff --git a/packages/website-ue/src/components/ColorScale.astro b/packages/website-ue/src/components/ColorScale.astro
index 8f19135c2..9aff6394a 100644
--- a/packages/website-ue/src/components/ColorScale.astro
+++ b/packages/website-ue/src/components/ColorScale.astro
@@ -11,18 +11,31 @@ const ALPHA_ONLY_COLORS = ["black", "white"] as const;
 type AlphaOnlyColor = (typeof ALPHA_ONLY_COLORS)[number];
 
 const { color, alpha } = Astro.props;
-const name = `${color}${
+const nameLight = `${color}${alpha ? "A" : ""}`;
+const nameDark = `${color}${
   ALPHA_ONLY_COLORS.includes(color as AlphaOnlyColor) ? "" : "Dark"
 }${alpha ? "A" : ""}`;
-const scale = colors[name as keyof typeof colors];
+const scaleLight = colors[nameLight as keyof typeof colors];
+const scaleDark = colors[nameDark as keyof typeof colors];
 
 let styles = "";
 
-styles += ":root{";
+styles += ":root.dark{";
 
 for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
   const n = i + 1;
-  const value = scale[`${color}${alpha ? "A" : ""}${n}` as keyof typeof scale];
+  const value =
+    scaleDark[`${color}${alpha ? "A" : ""}${n}` as keyof typeof scaleDark];
+  styles += `--${color}-${alpha ? "a" : ""}${n}:${value};`;
+}
+
+styles += "}";
+styles += ":root.light{";
+
+for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+  const n = i + 1;
+  const value =
+    scaleLight[`${color}${alpha ? "A" : ""}${n}` as keyof typeof scaleLight];
   styles += `--${color}-${alpha ? "a" : ""}${n}:${value};`;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/website-ue/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro b/packages/website-ue/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
index 7f3257c65..636c8a213 100644
--- a/packages/website-ue/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
+++ b/packages/website-ue/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface Props {
 const { accent, noNavbar, locale } = Astro.props;
 ---
 
-<html lang={locale}>
+<html lang={locale} class="dark">
   <head>
     <BaseMeta />
 
@@ -56,10 +56,23 @@ const { accent, noNavbar, locale } = Astro.props;
       }
     </style>
 
+    <script>
+      const root = document.documentElement;
+      const media = window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)");
+
+      function applyTheme(e: MediaQueryList | MediaQueryListEvent) {
+        root.classList.toggle("dark", e.matches);
+        root.classList.toggle("light", !e.matches);
+      }
+
+      applyTheme(media);
+      media.addEventListener("change", applyTheme);
+    </script>
+
     <slot name="head" />
   </head>
 
-  <body class="dark">
+  <body>
     {!noNavbar && <Navbar {locale} />}
 
     <slot name="pre-app" />