With styled components how to pass theme color from Global Style to React Icons Context Provider? - styled-components

Question

Looking for a way to pass color from theme to React Icons. Theme is working correctly and I'm able to pass colors to my styled components. Here is the breakdown:
index.js:
import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
import App from './App'
// Theme
import { ThemeProvider } from 'styled-components'
import { GlobalStyles } from './theme/GlobalStyles'
import Theme from './theme/theme'
ReactDOM.render(
<ThemeProvider theme={Theme}>
<GlobalStyles />
<App />
</ThemeProvider>,
document.getElementById('root'),
)
app.js (stripped down):
<IconContext.Provider value={{ color: `${({ theme }) => theme.colors.white}` }}>
<FaTimes />
<FaBars />
</IconContext.Provider>
the equivalent of:
<IconContext.Provider value={{ color: `#fff` }}>
<FaTimes />
<FaBars />
</IconContext.Provider>
does work and I did try:
NavElements.js:
import { IconContext } from 'react-icons/lib'
export const NavProvider = styled(<IconContext.Provider>{children}</IconContext.Provider>)`
color: ${({ theme }) => theme.colors.color2};
`
app.js:
// <IconContext.Provider value={{ color: `#fff` }}>
<NavProvider>
// Further code
</NavProvider>
// </IconContext.Provider>
but I get a children error. Attempt came from reading Q&A Styled-components and react-icons <IconContext.Provider> component
Other Q&As I found with no luck:
How to Style React-Icons
react-icons apply a linear gradient
With a theme color in Styled Components how can I pass that color to React Icons Provider?

Answer 1

I haven't worked with react-icon but this might help
Take a look at getting the theme without styled components - there is also a hook
Your example
export const NavProvider = styled(<IconContext.Provider>{children}</IconContext.Provider>)`
color: ${({ theme }) => theme.colors.color2};
`
work because styled expects a HTML element or a React component
Your NavProvider could be something like (haven't tried this code but it should work)
import { useContext } from 'react';
import { ThemeContext } from 'styled-components';
export const NavProvider = ({children}) => {
const themeContext = useContext(ThemeContext);
return (
<IconContext.Provider value={{ color: themeContext.colors.color2 }}>
{children}
</IconContext.Provider>
);
};