RGB lighting looks best when it's coordinated, not scattered. Here's how to bring your desk, peripherals and accessories into one look.

Start with one hub

Most modern RGB gear, from desks to mouse pads, is app-controlled. Where possible, keep everything on the same app or ecosystem so you're not juggling three separate controllers for one setup.

Pick a base colour and build from there

Choosing one or two core colours and applying them across your desk lighting, keyboard and mouse pad reads as intentional. Random colour-cycling everywhere looks busy rather than premium.

Sync to music, sparingly

Music-sync lighting is a nice party trick but can be distracting during focused sessions. Save it for casual play and switch to a static scene when you need to concentrate.

Don't overlook desk lighting

A desk with built-in LED strips, like ours, does a lot of the heavy lifting on its own and gives you a consistent base to match your other gear to.

See the desk that starts the look in our LED Gaming Desk.