diff --git a/spyderlib/plugins/__init__.py b/spyderlib/plugins/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyderlib/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/spyderlib/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from spyderlib.qt.QtGui import (QDockWidget, QWidget, QShortcut, QCursor,
 # Local imports

 from spyderlib.utils.qthelpers import create_action, toggle_actions

 from spyderlib.config.base import _

-from spyderlib.config.gui import get_font

+from spyderlib.config.gui import get_color_scheme, get_font

 from spyderlib.config.main import CONF

 from spyderlib.config.user import NoDefault

 from spyderlib.plugins.configdialog import SpyderConfigPage

@@ -516,7 +516,11 @@ class SpyderPluginMixin(object):
             if name not in names:

                 name = names[0]

             self.set_option('color_scheme_name', name)

-    

+

+    def get_color_scheme(self):

+        """Get current color scheme"""

+        return get_color_scheme(CONF.get('color_schemes', 'selected'))

+

     def create_toggle_view_action(self):

         """Associate a toggle view action with each plugin"""

         title = self.get_plugin_title()
Add a method to get the current color scheme to SpyderPluginMixin