Styling elements in Picture elements card: a small tutorial

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Other styles for “state-icon” & “icon”:

  • colored icon.

The “state-icon” element MUST be associated with some entity, the “icon” element - MAY be associated.

state-icon:
By default for entities like "sensor" (same for "device_tracker", "person", "zone", …) an icon’s color for the “state-icon” does not depend on the entity’s state.
The "--paper-item-icon-color" variable is used to change a color:
image

type: picture-elements
card_mod:
  style: |
    ha-card {
      height: 70px !important;
    }
elements:
  - type: state-icon
    entity: sensor.cleargrass_1_co2
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 10%
  - type: state-icon
    entity: sensor.cleargrass_1_co2
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 40%
      '--paper-item-icon-color': red
image: /local/images/white.jpg

By default for entities like "binary_sensor", "sun.sun", "switch", "input_boolean" an icon’s color for the “state-icon” DOES depend on the entity’s state - if the property "state_color: true" is set for the element. If it is set to "false", then the color DOES NOT depend on the state.
The "--paper-item-icon-active-color" & "--paper-item-icon-color" variables are used to change a color.
The "--paper-item-icon-active-color" variable affects on color if the property "state_color: true" is set for the element.
The 1st row on the picture below is for "state_color: true", the 2nd row - for "state_color: false".
image

type: picture-elements
card_mod:
  style: |
    ha-card {
      height: 170px !important;
    }
elements:
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_on_value
    state_color: true
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 10%
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_on_value
    state_color: true
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 35%
      '--paper-item-icon-active-color': red
      '--paper-item-icon-color': cyan
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_off_value
    state_color: true
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 65%
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_off_value
    state_color: true
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 90%
      '--paper-item-icon-active-color': red
      '--paper-item-icon-color': cyan
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_on_value
    state_color: false
    style:
      top: 20%
      left: 10%
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_on_value
    state_color: false
    style:
      top: 20%
      left: 35%
      '--paper-item-icon-active-color': red
      '--paper-item-icon-color': cyan
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_off_value
    state_color: false
    style:
      top: 20%
      left: 65%
  - type: state-icon
    entity: binary_sensor.service_off_value
    state_color: false
    style:
      top: 20%
      left: 90%
      '--paper-item-icon-active-color': red
      '--paper-item-icon-color': cyan
image: /local/images/white.jpg

icon:
The "color" CSS property is used to change an icon’s color:
image

type: picture-elements
card_mod:
  style: |
    ha-card {
      height: 70px !important;
    }
elements:
  - type: icon
    icon: mdi:car
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 10%
  - type: icon
    icon: mdi:car
    style:
      top: 6%
      left: 40%
      color: red
image: /local/images/white.jpg
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