diff --git a/DesktopClock/ClockTheme.cs b/DesktopClock/ClockTheme.cs
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+++ b/DesktopClock/ClockTheme.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using DesktopClock.Properties;
+using DesktopClock.Utilities;
+
+namespace DesktopClock;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A coherent visual identity for the clock — font, colors, opacity, and shape — applied in one click.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ClockTheme
+{
+    public ClockTheme(string name, string fontFamily, string fontWeight, Color textColor, Color outerColor,
+        bool backgroundEnabled, double backgroundOpacity, double backgroundCornerRadius, double outlineThickness,
+        string fontStyle = "Normal")
+    {
+        Name = name;
+        FontFamily = fontFamily;
+        FontWeight = fontWeight;
+        FontStyle = fontStyle;
+        TextColor = textColor;
+        OuterColor = outerColor;
+        BackgroundEnabled = backgroundEnabled;
+        BackgroundOpacity = backgroundOpacity;
+        BackgroundCornerRadius = backgroundCornerRadius;
+        OutlineThickness = outlineThickness;
+    }
+
+    public string Name { get; }
+    public string FontFamily { get; }
+    public string FontWeight { get; }
+    public string FontStyle { get; }
+    public Color TextColor { get; }
+    public Color OuterColor { get; }
+    public bool BackgroundEnabled { get; }
+    public double BackgroundOpacity { get; }
+    public double BackgroundCornerRadius { get; }
+    public double OutlineThickness { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Built-in looks, starting with the system-seeded default.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IReadOnlyList<ClockTheme> GetBuiltInThemes()
+    {
+        return new[]
+        {
+            CreateSystemTheme(),
+            new ClockTheme("Accent", "Segoe UI", "SemiBold",
+                Color.FromRgb(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), SystemThemeService.GetSystemAccentColor(),
+                backgroundEnabled: true, backgroundOpacity: 1, backgroundCornerRadius: 8, outlineThickness: 0.2),
+            new ClockTheme("Smoke", "Segoe UI", "Normal",
+                Color.FromRgb(0xF2, 0xF2, 0xF2), Color.FromRgb(0x0A, 0x0A, 0x10),
+                backgroundEnabled: true, backgroundOpacity: 0.55, backgroundCornerRadius: 10, outlineThickness: 0.2),
+            new ClockTheme("Terminal", "Consolas", "Bold",
+                Color.FromRgb(0x00, 0xE5, 0xFF), Color.FromRgb(0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C),
+                backgroundEnabled: true, backgroundOpacity: 0.85, backgroundCornerRadius: 6, outlineThickness: 0.2),
+            new ClockTheme("Midnight", "Segoe UI", "SemiBold",
+                Color.FromRgb(0x4C, 0xC2, 0xFF), Color.FromRgb(0x1B, 0x1B, 0x1B),
+                backgroundEnabled: true, backgroundOpacity: 0.95, backgroundCornerRadius: 8, outlineThickness: 0.2),
+            new ClockTheme("Paper", "Georgia", "Normal",
+                Color.FromRgb(0x1A, 0x1A, 0x1A), Color.FromRgb(0xFA, 0xF9, 0xF6),
+                backgroundEnabled: true, backgroundOpacity: 0.97, backgroundCornerRadius: 8, outlineThickness: 0.2),
+            new ClockTheme("Minimal", "Segoe UI", "Light",
+                Color.FromRgb(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), Color.FromRgb(0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
+                backgroundEnabled: false, backgroundOpacity: 0, backgroundCornerRadius: 1, outlineThickness: 0),
+            new ClockTheme("Chalk", "Segoe UI", "SemiBold",
+                Color.FromRgb(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), Color.FromRgb(0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
+                backgroundEnabled: false, backgroundOpacity: 1, backgroundCornerRadius: 1, outlineThickness: 1.5),
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies this look to the given settings; the clock updates immediately.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Apply(Settings settings)
+    {
+        settings.FontFamily = FontFamily;
+        settings.FontWeight = FontWeight;
+        settings.FontStyle = FontStyle;
+        settings.TextColor = TextColor;
+        settings.TextOpacity = 1;
+        settings.OuterColor = OuterColor;
+        settings.BackgroundEnabled = BackgroundEnabled;
+        settings.BackgroundOpacity = BackgroundOpacity;
+        settings.BackgroundCornerRadius = BackgroundCornerRadius;
+        settings.OutlineThickness = OutlineThickness;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The factory look: accent-colored text seeded from the Windows theme, like a fresh install.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static ClockTheme CreateSystemTheme()
+    {
+        if (!SystemThemeService.TryGetThemeDefaults(out var textColor, out var outerColor))
+        {
+            // Match the hardcoded defaults in Settings when the system theme can't be read.
+            textColor = Color.FromRgb(33, 33, 33);
+            outerColor = Color.FromRgb(247, 247, 247);
+        }
+
+        return new ClockTheme("System", "Consolas", "Normal", textColor, outerColor,
+            backgroundEnabled: true, backgroundOpacity: 0.9, backgroundCornerRadius: 1, outlineThickness: 0.2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DesktopClock/SettingsWindow.xaml b/DesktopClock/SettingsWindow.xaml
index 190dbd6..2991146 100644
--- a/DesktopClock/SettingsWindow.xaml
+++ b/DesktopClock/SettingsWindow.xaml
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
                             Style="{StaticResource SidebarButton}"
                             Tag="{Binding ElementName=WindowSection}"
                             Click="NavigateToSection" />
+                    <Button Content="T_heme Presets"
+                            Style="{StaticResource SidebarButton}"
+                            Tag="{Binding ElementName=ThemeSection}"
+                            Click="NavigateToSection" />
                     <Button Content="_Typography"
                             Style="{StaticResource SidebarButton}"
                             Tag="{Binding ElementName=TypographySection}"
@@ -244,6 +248,16 @@
                 </StackPanel>
             </GroupBox>
 
+            <GroupBox x:Name="ThemeSection"
+                      Header="Theme Presets"
+                      Style="{StaticResource CardGroupBox}">
+                <StackPanel Style="{StaticResource CardBodyPanel}">
+                    <local:ThemePresetPicker />
+                    <TextBlock Text="Pick a starting look for the clock. Every detail can still be adjusted in the sections below."
+                               Style="{StaticResource DescriptionTextBlock}" />
+                </StackPanel>
+            </GroupBox>
+
             <GroupBox x:Name="TypographySection"
                       Header="Typography"
                       Style="{StaticResource CardGroupBox}">
diff --git a/DesktopClock/ThemePresetPicker.xaml b/DesktopClock/ThemePresetPicker.xaml
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index 0000000..d5a4c51
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+++ b/DesktopClock/ThemePresetPicker.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<UserControl x:Class="DesktopClock.ThemePresetPicker"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+    <WrapPanel x:Name="PresetsPanel" />
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/DesktopClock/ThemePresetPicker.xaml.cs b/DesktopClock/ThemePresetPicker.xaml.cs
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+++ b/DesktopClock/ThemePresetPicker.xaml.cs
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+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using DesktopClock.Properties;
+
+namespace DesktopClock;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A row of one-click clock looks, each chip rendering a true miniature of the
+/// clock — same fonts, colors, and shape the real window would use.
+/// </summary>
+public partial class ThemePresetPicker : UserControl
+{
+    private static readonly FontWeightConverter _fontWeightConverter = new();
+    private static readonly FontStyleConverter _fontStyleConverter = new();
+
+    public ThemePresetPicker()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+
+        foreach (var theme in ClockTheme.GetBuiltInThemes())
+        {
+            PresetsPanel.Children.Add(CreatePresetButton(theme));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Button CreatePresetButton(ClockTheme theme)
+    {
+        var name = new TextBlock
+        {
+            Text = theme.Name,
+            FontSize = 11.5,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            Margin = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 0),
+        };
+        name.SetResourceReference(TextBlock.ForegroundProperty, "TextSecondaryBrush");
+
+        var content = new StackPanel();
+        content.Children.Add(CreateMiniClock(theme));
+        content.Children.Add(name);
+
+        var button = new Button
+        {
+            Content = content,
+            Padding = new Thickness(5),
+            Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 8),
+            ToolTip = "Sets the font, colors, opacity, and corners. Fine-tune in Typography and Appearance.",
+        };
+        button.Click += (_, _) => theme.Apply(Settings.Default);
+
+        return button;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Renders the theme the same way the clock window would, at chip scale.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static FrameworkElement CreateMiniClock(ClockTheme theme)
+    {
+        // Rendered as geometry, so keep the sample large enough that thin weights
+        // don't dissolve into anti-aliasing at small stroke widths. The control
+        // defaults to a 1px black stroke, so clear it unless the theme wants one.
+        var text = new OutlinedTextBlock
+        {
+            Text = "10:08",
+            FontSize = 21,
+            FontFamily = new FontFamily(theme.FontFamily),
+            FontWeight = (FontWeight)_fontWeightConverter.ConvertFromString(theme.FontWeight),
+            FontStyle = (FontStyle)_fontStyleConverter.ConvertFromString(theme.FontStyle),
+            Fill = new SolidColorBrush(theme.TextColor),
+            Stroke = System.Windows.Media.Brushes.Transparent,
+            StrokeThickness = 0,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
+        };
+
+        var clock = new Border
+        {
+            Child = text,
+            Padding = new Thickness(10, 4, 10, 4),
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
+        };
+
+        if (theme.BackgroundEnabled)
+        {
+            // Solid background, scaled down like the clock itself would be in a small window.
+            clock.Background = new SolidColorBrush(theme.OuterColor) { Opacity = theme.BackgroundOpacity };
+            clock.CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(theme.BackgroundCornerRadius * 0.75);
+        }
+        else if (theme.OutlineThickness > 0)
+        {
+            text.Stroke = new SolidColorBrush(theme.OuterColor) { Opacity = theme.BackgroundOpacity };
+            text.StrokeThickness = theme.OutlineThickness;
+        }
+
+        // Neutral backdrop standing in for the desktop behind the clock.
+        var backdrop = new Border
+        {
+            Child = clock,
+            Width = 140,
+            Height = 64,
+            CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(5),
+            SnapsToDevicePixels = true,
+        };
+        backdrop.SetResourceReference(Border.BackgroundProperty, "SubtleBrush");
+
+        return backdrop;
+    }
+}