Level based or branch based
If you are customising your mind map check if the stylesheet is branch based or level based. A level based style applies colors per level like so:
![Level based Stylesheet](https://simplemind.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/level-based-stylesheet.png)
A branch based style applies colors per branch like so:
![Branch based stylesheet](https://simplemind.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/branch-based-stylesheet.png)
If you change a topic’s color in a branch based style, this affects the whole branch. So if you make one topic red, all child topics will be as well.
![Level based Stylesheet](https://simplemind.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/level-based-stylesheet.png)
A branch based style applies colors per branch like so:
![Branch based stylesheet](https://simplemind.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/branch-based-stylesheet.png)
If you change a topic’s color in a branch based style, this affects the whole branch. So if you make one topic red, all child topics will be as well.