accept entities icon_color attribute

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Using custom_ui, next to templating existing attributes, we can set (and template) an additional icon_color attribute for an entity.

per domain, per _glob, or per entity. Just like any other customization in HA.

regular entities card in HA respects that, as do many other cards in HA. More-info popup does.

Unfortunately, custom button-card does not.

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Next to the formatting options button-card does offer (which are huge and great, don’t get me wrong, use them all over) it would be really nice if button-card could accept the icon_color attribute if available ( when set by custom_ui)

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set an icon and icon_color, based on the state of the entity. Icon is respected in button-card, unfortunately, icon_color isnt.

One huge advantage would be that the glob customizations we can set using custom_ui, would prevent all individual per entity styling in button cards.

eg check all that is necessary for my battery sensor coloring:

    sensor.*_bewegingssensor:
      templates: &battery_color
        icon_color: >
          if (state > 75) return 'green';
          if (state > 50) return 'gold';
          if (state > 25) return 'orange';
          if (state > 10) return 'brown';
          return 'red';

    sensor.*_dimmer:
      templates: *battery_color

    sensor.*_afstandsbediening:
      templates: *battery_color

    sensor.*_remote:
      templates: *battery_color

    sensor.*_battery_level:
      templates: *battery_color

    sensor.*_battery:
      templates: *battery_color

    sensor.battery*:
      templates: *battery_color

This makes the magic happen on all core entities cards, but also in auto_entities and others. Now imagine having to write buttons for all of those button cards…

the magic line:

this._iconStyle = {color: stateObj.attributes.icon_color;}

is what made it work in custom_ui. maybe that could be used here too?

please consider? thanks.

[Mariusthvdb]

sure, check all the glob examples in https://github.com/Mariusthvdb/custom-ui/blob/master/EXAMPLES.md

this FR should be closed though, thanks for reminding me 😉

[rob196]

@Mariusthvdb @andrey80nik

Old issue, but hope will be useful still

Not sure if this would work for you, but I am using Customizing entities

The customize_glob specifically makes life a lot easier

I don’t have an icon_color attribute, but the below should give you an example

homeassistant:
  customize_glob:
    sensor.yahoofinance_*:
      templates:
        icon_color: >
            if (entity.attributes['trending']=='up') return 'green';
            if (entity.attributes['trending']=='down') return 'red';