Colors (Folders, Text, Backgrounds, Apps, etc.) All Changed By Themselves. Help Please

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Hello,

Am Sr. Citizen now, very, and not very sharp with these kind of things, anymore.
Would be most grateful for any help.
Is this the "correct Forum for the following ?

Always "something,"
Have an iMac, and running Ventura. Desktop is a few years old.
Always worked fine.

This am, wow !

The background colors, the Folder and Text colors are all wrong.
Some items have the colors reversed for text and background.
Totally messed up. Happened while we all were sleeping, but pc was on.

I have been to most every color adjustment in Settings, etc., but nothing works.
I may have missed some, but, frankly, I think I tried all there are.

Also, My MS WORD and Excel won't work normally anymore.
Most of the other Apps do, but with colors all messed up and reversed.

Sees like a really major glitch.

Any idea what might have happened ?
Virus ?
HD glitch ?

Any way of getting everything back to the way it was ?

I see that I have Time Machine, which I guess I installed when I purchased the mac.
Would it help me get back ?
I also have CC Cloner.
Never looked at, or used, either.

Would be most apprciaive for any thoughts and/or suggestions.

Thanks,
Bob
 
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I believe you have turned on Dark Mode. It is a display option in System Settings and it may be you have it on Auto, one of the three alternatives; Light, Dark, an Auto which changes dependent on local lighting conditions.
 
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As Rodananne stated, you may have your iMac set to either Dark Mode. or Auto. You can change this in System Settings -> Appearance.

Or, one of the Accessibility features may have been toggled on.

If you go to your System Settings -> Accessibility -> Displays. Make sure everything in the top section is off except Auto-play annimated images.

If this does not work, You may want reset the SMC on the iMac. Here are the instructions for that.
  • Shut down the computer.
  • Unplug the power cord.
  • Wait fifteen seconds.
  • Attach the power cord.
  • Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
If this does not work, you may need to bring it into Apple to have them take a look at it.
 

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