Question

I am able to generate notes using the Sphinx directive .. notes::. However, the notes in html file have a background color while those from the generated PDF don’t.

How can I add color to Sphinx-generated PDF files?

Answer 1

You can add something like this in your conf.py file (see the doc for the options for the LaTeX output):

latex_custom = r'''
\definecolor{Admonition}{RGB}{221,233,239}

\makeatletter
  \newenvironment{admonitionbox}{
    \begin{lrbox}{\@tempboxa}\begin{minipage}{\columnwidth}
  }{
    \end{minipage}\end{lrbox}
    \colorbox{Admonition}{\usebox{\@tempboxa}}
  }

  \renewenvironment{notice}[2]{
    \begin{admonitionbox}
  }{
    \end{admonitionbox}
  }
\makeatother
'''

latex_elements = {'preamble': latex_custom}

This is a basic example, it will change the background color of all the admonitions boxes (note, warning, tip, etc.).