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  • Turbo Paid theme
  • By Out of the Sandbox
  • $425
  • Native swatches: yes
  • Version 11.0.0

Color swatch guide

How to add color swatches to the Turbo theme.

Turbo is a paid theme by Out of the Sandbox, sold on outofthesandbox.com for $425 rather than in the Theme Store. Version 11.0.0, released September 11, 2026, added Shopify's native option-value swatches on the product page and in the product grid. The vendor's enable-swatches article predates that release, so the setting names below may shift.

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Which route fits Turbo?

Route 1

Shopify's native swatches.

Native swatch support in Turbo from version 11.0.0.

  1. Update Turbo to 11.0.0

    Native option-value swatches arrived in Turbo 11.0.0 on September 11, 2026. Turbo isn't in the Theme Store, so get the update from Out of the Sandbox.

  2. Give each product a category

    In Products, open a product and choose the most specific match in the Category field. Categories come from Shopify's Standard Product Taxonomy, and picking one adds that category's attributes to the product as category metafields. You want a category that lists Color (or a color attribute such as Frame color or Band color). If Color is missing under Category metafields, try a narrower category.

  3. Add the colors you sell

    Under Category metafields, open Color and select every color your variants come in. Each color is a reusable entry. You can rename an entry, set its exact hex value or upload a pattern image later in Content > Metaobjects, and the change shows everywhere that entry is used.

  4. Link the Color option to the metafield

    In the Variants section, add an option and pick Color from the suggestions so its values come from the entries you just chose. If the product already has a Color option, open it, use the connect icon beside the option name and choose the Color category metafield. Swatches only appear for options linked this way, so do this on every product you want swatches on in Turbo.

  5. Choose Selectable boxes as the option style

    In the theme editor, open Theme settings > Products and set Option style to Selectable boxes, which is how Turbo shows swatches.

  6. Turn on swatches in the product grid

    Open Theme settings > Product grid and turn on Show color swatches.

  7. Check it on a real product page

    Save, then open a product in a private browser window and on your phone. Click each swatch and confirm the price, photo and stock message change with it. If Turbo shows plain text buttons instead, go back to the linking step: the option is probably not linked to the Color category metafield yet.

Route 2

A swatch app.

Turbo already shows swatches on product pages and product cards, so an app is for extras. Platmart Color Swatches joins separate products into one color picker, Rubik Variant Images & Swatch shows only the chosen color's photos, and GLO Color Swatch Variant Image adds product grouping and a hide-sold-out option.

  1. Duplicate Turbo first

    In Online Store > Themes, open the menu beside Turbo and choose Duplicate. Set up the app on the copy, preview it, and publish the copy only when the swatches look right. Your live store keeps working while you test.

  2. Install the app and start its trial or free plan

    Install the app from the Shopify App Store and approve the access it asks for. Every app suggested on this page had a free plan, a free listing or a free trial of 7 to 30 days when we checked on October 23, 2026, so you can test before you pay.

  3. Switch on the app embed

    Open the theme editor on your copy (Online Store > Themes, then Customize or Edit theme), click the App embeds icon in the left sidebar, switch on the app's embed and click Save.

  4. Match each color name to a swatch

    In the app's own settings, give each color name a hex value or a small image. Apps read your option values as text, so Navy on one product and Navy Blue on another need two swatches. Tidy the names first and you only set each color once.

  5. Avoid two sets of swatches

    If the app draws its own swatches, turn off Show color swatches and change the option style.

  6. Preview a product page and a collection page

    Use the theme editor preview, then a phone, to check both page types in Turbo. If the app adds collection-page swatches, click one on a product card and confirm the card's photo or link changes to that color.

Apps that fit Turbo

Swatch apps for Turbo, from each App Store listing on October 23, 2026
AppFromRatingWhat it does
Platmart Color Swatches $9.99/month 5.0 (144 reviews) Made for stores that list each color as its own product: it joins them into one listing with swatches and lists collection-page support.
Rubik Variant Images & Swatch $25/month 5.0 (495 reviews) Best known for showing only the selected color's photos, with swatches included and ThemeForest themes named under Works with, but paid plans start at $25 a month.
GLO Color Swatch Variant Image $9.90/month 4.9 (1,906 reviews) A dedicated swatch app whose free plan already covers collection-page swatches and hiding sold-out options; image swatches start on the $9.90 Silver plan.

Prices and ratings change often; check the listing before you install. This site is not affiliated with any of these publishers.

Alternatives: Variants King & Color Swatch also groups separate products by color, and FB Variant Image, Color Swatch is free. Both were listed in the Shopify App Store on October 23, 2026.

Route 3

Editing the theme code.

You don't need to edit code for swatches in Turbo. Turbo 11.0.0 reads native swatches on product pages and in the product grid.

Collection pages.

Turbo shows grid swatches with Theme settings > Product grid > Show color swatches.

  1. Turn on Show color swatches

    Open Theme settings > Product grid and turn on Show color swatches.

  2. Add color filters with swatches (optional)

    Open the Search & Discovery app, go to Filters > Add filter, choose Color with the type Category metafield, then open Manage values and turn on Include swatch. For patterns, turn on Use images when available so the filter shows each entry's image.

Turbo at a glance.

The theme's facts from the Shopify Theme Store and Out of the Sandbox's documentation, checked October 23, 2026. Anything we could not confirm says so.

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Turbo: theme facts
Theme Turbo
Vendor Out of the Sandbox
Price $425 Price on outofthesandbox.com, checked October 23, 2026. Vendor prices can change without notice.
Free or paid Paid
Where it is sold Sold on outofthesandbox.com
Status Current theme
Online Store 2.0 Yes
Current version 11.0.0 (September 11, 2026)
Native color swatches Yes From version 11.0.0.
Variant picker block No block of that name documented
Swatch setting Theme settings > Products > Option style: Selectable boxes
Swatches on product cards Theme settings > Product grid > Show color swatches
Swatch documentation Out of the Sandbox's documentation
Favicon 32 x 32 px PNG. Source: Out of the Sandbox's documentation.
Logo 400 x 100 px Main menu logo; mobile logo 100 x 50; footer logo 250 x 200. Source: Out of the Sandbox's documentation.
Product images 1024 x 1024 px Source: Out of the Sandbox's documentation.
Collection images 1024 x 1024 px Collection list images. Source: Out of the Sandbox's documentation.
Slideshow and hero 1600 x 1000 px Slideshow; image with text overlay 1800 x 1000. Source: Out of the Sandbox's documentation.
Last checked October 23, 2026

Swatch problems on Turbo, and fixes.

  • Swatches not showing

    Work through three checks in order: the product has a category that includes Color, its Color option is linked to the Color category metafield, and the swatch setting is on in Turbo. In Turbo, check you're on 11.0.0 or later and that Option style is Selectable boxes.

  • Wrong colors

    A native swatch takes its color from the entry in Content > Metaobjects, not from the color's name. Open the entry, correct the hex value and save, and every product linked to it updates at once. If two products show different shades of the same color, they're probably linked to two separate entries, so point both at one.

  • Pattern or image swatches

    Upload a square image to the color's entry. Crop it to the fabric or finish itself rather than a product photo, because at swatch size a busy photo turns into a blur. Multicolor has no preset hex value, so it always needs an image. Out of the Sandbox suggests 1024 x 1024 px product images for Turbo; swatch images need far less.

  • Out-of-stock variants

    How a sold-out color looks is decided by the variant picker in Turbo, so test it: set one color to zero stock and open the product. If you'd rather hide sold-out colors completely, Color Swatch Pug and GLO Color Swatch Variant Image both list that option (checked October 23, 2026).

  • Speed

    Native swatches are drawn by Turbo itself, so they add no app script to your pages. A hex swatch costs nothing extra to load; an image swatch adds one small image per color, so keep those files small. The swatch loading speed guide shows how to measure a collection page before and after a change.

Turbo swatch questions.

Why isn't Turbo in the Shopify Theme Store?

On October 23, 2026, themes.shopify.com had no Turbo page and Theme Store search found no Turbo. Out of the Sandbox sells it on its own website, at $425.

Which Turbo version supports native swatches?

Version 11.0.0, from September 11, 2026, added native option-value swatches on the product page and in the product grid.

How do I show swatches on Turbo collection pages?

Turn on Theme settings > Product grid > Show color swatches.

Is Turbo an Online Store 2.0 theme?

Yes, since Turbo 7.0.0 from September 7, 2021, according to Out of the Sandbox's release notes.

What image sizes suit Turbo?

Out of the Sandbox suggests 1024 x 1024 px for product and collection images, 1600 x 1000 for slideshows and a 32 x 32 px PNG favicon.

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