diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
index b633a0a3..634316dd 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@
         {
           "condition": "(!useDspGenerator)",
           "exclude": [
-            "MyExtensionsApp.1/Styles/ColorPaletteOverride.zip"
+            "MyExtensionsApp.1/Styles/ColorPaletteOverride.json"
           ]
         }
       ]
diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/Styles/ColorPaletteOverride.json b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/Styles/ColorPaletteOverride.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd154921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/Styles/ColorPaletteOverride.json
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+{
+    "description": "Default Uno Material colors",
+    "seed": "#5946d2",
+    "coreColors": {
+        "primary": "#5946d2",
+        "secondary": "#6b4ea2"
+    },
+    "extendedColors": [],
+    "schemes": {
+        "light": {
+            "primary": "#5946d2",
+            "surfaceTint": "#5946d2",
+            "onPrimary": "#ffffff",
+            "primaryContainer": "#e5deff",
+            "onPrimaryContainer": "#170065",
+            "secondary": "#6b4ea2",
+            "onSecondary": "#ffffff",
+            "secondaryContainer": "#ebddff",
+            "onSecondaryContainer": "#220555",
+            "tertiary": "#0061a4",
+            "onTertiary": "#ffffff",
+            "tertiaryContainer": "#cfe4ff",
+            "onTertiaryContainer": "#001d36",
+            "error": "#b3261e",
+            "onError": "#ffffff",
+            "errorContainer": "#f9dedc",
+            "onErrorContainer": "#410e0b",
+            "background": "#fcfbff",
+            "onBackground": "#1c1b1f",
+            "surface": "#ffffff",
+            "onSurface": "#1c1b1f",
+            "surfaceVariant": "#f2eff5",
+            "onSurfaceVariant": "#8b8494",
+            "outline": "#79747e",
+            "outlineVariant": "#c9c5d0",
+            "shadow": "#000000",
+            "scrim": "#000000",
+            "inverseSurface": "#e6e1e5",
+            "inverseOnSurface": "#1c1b1f",
+            "inversePrimary": "#2a009f"
+        },
+        "dark": {
+            "primary": "#c7bfff",
+            "surfaceTint": "#c7bfff",
+            "onPrimary": "#2a009f",
+            "primaryContainer": "#4129ba",
+            "onPrimaryContainer": "#e4dfff",
+            "secondary": "#cdc2dc",
+            "onSecondary": "#332d41",
+            "secondaryContainer": "#433c52",
+            "onSecondaryContainer": "#eddfff",
+            "tertiary": "#9fcaff",
+            "onTertiary": "#003258",
+            "tertiaryContainer": "#00497d",
+            "onTertiaryContainer": "#d1e4ff",
+            "error": "#ffb4ab",
+            "onError": "#690005",
+            "errorContainer": "#93000a",
+            "onErrorContainer": "#ffdad6",
+            "background": "#1c1b1f",
+            "onBackground": "#e5e1e6",
+            "surface": "#302d37",
+            "onSurface": "#e6e1e5",
+            "surfaceVariant": "#47464f",
+            "onSurfaceVariant": "#c9c5d0",
+            "outline": "#928f99",
+            "outlineVariant": "#57545d",
+            "shadow": "#000000",
+            "scrim": "#000000",
+            "inverseSurface": "#e6e1e5",
+            "inverseOnSurface": "#1c1b1f",
+            "inversePrimary": "#2a009f"
+        }
+    },
+    "palettes": {}
+}
diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/Styles/ColorPaletteOverride.zip b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/Styles/ColorPaletteOverride.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 59779455..00000000
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