How do I change my Redragon keyboard color to 60%?

RGB keyboards are all the rave nowadays, especially among gamers looking to improve the overall aesthetics of their gaming setup.

While not everyone enjoys colored lights coming out of their keyboards, it’s an undeniable fact that an RGB keyboard can easily create a fantastic ambiance, especially in darker rooms.

Since the way to change the colors varies between different keyboards, it may be a bit of a challenge to find out how you can tweak the colors to your liking if you recently picked your keyboard up.

As we have seen plenty of questions surrounding changing color on Redragon keyboards, such as the K552 and the K530, it will be our topic today.

So, how to change color on a Redragon keyboard?

The easiest way to change the color of your Redragon keyboard is by pressing the FN key and the Right Arrow (->) key at the same time.

Each press of this combination will change the color to the next one in the list, allowing you to cycle between colors until you find the one you prefer.

Alongside changing the color of the whole keyboard, you can also change the color of individual keys if you wish to, which is definitely a cool feature.

As you can perform both whole keyboard and individual key color changes with or without software, we will be covering all four ways of changing color on your Redragon keyboard in the upcoming sections.

  • Changing the Color of Redragon Keyboard without Software
  • Changing the Color of Redragon Keyboard with Software
  • Changing the Color of Individual Keys on Redragon Keyboard without Software
  • Changing the Color of Individual Keys on Redragon Keyboard with Software
  • Using the Light Modes on Redragon Keyboard Software
  • How to Turn Off Redragon Keyboard Lights?
  • Wrapping Up

Changing the Color of Redragon Keyboard without Software

Changing the color of your Redragon keyboard without the software is the most straightforward task.

By simply pressing the FN key and the Right Arrow (->) key, you can cycle between all the colors the keyboard has to offer and stop at the one you would like to keep.

While convenient, the range of colors you can access with this method is limited as it would be impossible to cycle through thousands of color options one by one.

If you wish to unlock the full capability of your Redragon keyboard’s RGB lights, we recommend using the software to change the colors, which is what we will be talking about next.

Changing the Color of Redragon Keyboard with Software

Even though downloading and installing the software takes slightly more effort than pressing two keys on your keyboard, it’s completely worth it to be able to every single RGB combination possible.

Here are the steps for changing the color of your Redragon keyboard with software.

  1. Download the software for your keyboard.
  2. Install the software by running the setup file.
  3. Launch the software.
  4. Check the Light box, and select the Coastal option from the dropdown menu.
  5. Press the Basic color button to bring up the color picker.
  6. Pick the color you prefer on the color picker, or click otherfor a more detailed menu.
  7. Click the OK button to save the changes.

If you wish to, you can also save the color you have set to a profile, as doing this allows you to easily switch between different color schemes without needing to remember all the color codes.

Changing the Color of Individual Keys on Redragon Keyboard without Software

Redragon keyboards also allow you to change the color of individual keys without even needing to install the software, which is definitely quite handy.

Here are the steps for changing the color of individual keys on the Redragon keyboard without software.

  1. Press the FN and the Tilde (~) key twice in a row. If successful, Num Lock, Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, and Win Lock will start flashing together, with the Tilde (~) key showing the currently selected color.
  2. Press the FN and the Right Arrow (->) key to cycle between color options. When you find the color you want, move on to the next step.
  3. Press the individual keys that you want to be affected by this color setting.
  4. Press the FN and the Tilde (~) key to finalize and save.

While the ability to set the colors without the software is a nice touch, the software makes the process more convenient and gives you access to a larger spectrum of colors.

Changing the Color of Individual Keys on Redragon Keyboard with Software

As the Redragon keyboard software is pretty convenient to use, setting the color of individual keys with it is a breeze.

Here are the steps for changing the color of individual keys on the Redragon keyboard with software.

  1. Download the software for your keyboard.
  2. Install the software by running the setup file.
  3. Launch the software.
  4. Check the Light box, and select the Coastal option from the dropdown menu.
  5. Press the Color button to bring up the color picker.
  6. Pick the color you prefer on the color picker, or click otherfor a more detailed menu.
  7. Click the pen icon.
  8. Click the keys to change their color to the one you have picked in the color picker. If successful, you will see a border around the key with the color you have chosen.
  9. Repeat steps 5 through 8 until you have set all the keys to the colors you want.

If you would like to bring a key back to the Basic color, click the eraser icon, and click the key.

Using the Light Modes on Redragon Keyboard Software

Alongside the option to change the colors of the keys, the Redragon keyboard software offers a few presets that bring light effects to your keyboard.

While there are plenty of cool effects to choose from, one drawback of most of these modes is that they don’t allow a lot of customization, including customizing the colors, at least for now.

To activate light modes on the Redragon keyboard software, check the Light box, and go through the options in the dropdown menu.

As you will see the effects of the selected option in real-time, feel free to quickly cycle through them to find the one you like the most.

How to Turn Off Redragon Keyboard Lights?

If you feel like you need a break from the flashing lights of your Redragon keyboard, you can quickly turn the lights off with a simple key combination.

To turn off the lights of your Redragon keyboard, press the FN key and the Down Arrow key at the same time.

While the function of this combination is bringing the brightness down, pressing it enough times will completely turn the lights off.

So simple!

Wrapping Up

Whether you are planning on changing the color of the individual keys or the color of the whole keyboard, Redragon offers multiple ways to do both very easily, either with or without the software.

While the advantage of using the software to configure the colors is undeniable due to the large array of colors it allows you to choose from, it’s also quite refreshing that Redragon doesn’t force us to install the software to customize the colors.

On that note, we would like to mention that the Redragon keyboard software is one of the lightest software we have used so far, especially compared to the software of most popular keyboard manufacturers that are extremely bloaty.

We hope that this guide has been helpful for you to unlock the full potential of your Redragon RGB keyboard!

How do I change the RGB color on my Redragon keyboard?

Redragon's keyboard can be changed to a different color by pressing the FN key and the Right Arrow (->) key together. Depending on the model, you can cycle between all of the colors offered by the keyboard and stop at the color you wish to keep by simply holding down the FN key and the Right Arrow (->) key together.

How do I change my Redragon keyboard mode?

Use combo key with pressing Fn key + PRTSC(right next to F12 key) for RGB backlit keyboards, as for Rainbow backlit keyboard, press Fn key + ESC key still for about 3 seconds and then press F1, F3 and F5.

How do I change the RGB color on my K552?

Press FN and the right arrow key to move to the next color. Press any keys you want for that color.

What percent is the Red Dragon keyboard?

Even though this is labeled as a 60% keyboard, it is really a 65% since it has the arrow keys plus a few other keys. This comes with the red switches which feel fine with good travel but I like the tactile bump of brown switches. ... .