The Windows Terminal became generally available at the Microsoft Build 2020 virtual conference a couple of weeks ago. I already blogged about how you can customize your Windows Terminal settings and shared my settings.json file. Many people asked me about the different Windows Terminal Color Schemes I use. So I thought a blog post would be a good way of sharing my Windows Terminal Schemes.
Windows Terminal 1.0 was released on May 19, you can find more documentation here on Microsoft Docs.
I already shared a couple of blog posts on how you can customize your Windows Terminal experience:
- My Customized Windows Terminal Settings.json
- Add a PowerShell Remote Session in Windows Terminal
- Change the Windows Terminal Theme from Light to Dark
- How to Change the Windows Terminal Background Image
- How to open Windows Terminal from Command Prompt or Run
- New Microsoft Code and Terminal Font Cascadia Code
My Windows Terminal Color Schemes
Here is my Windows Terminal Color Schemes. Since I use the acrylic effect, I post a picture when the Windows Terminal window is active and one where it is inactive.
Vibrant Tom
This one I use for my default shell (PowerShell 7).
{
// Color Scheme: VibrantTom
"background" : "#16171D",
"black" : "#878787",
"blue" : "#44B4CC",
"brightBlack" : "#E373C8",
"brightBlue" : "#0000FF",
"brightCyan" : "#19D1D8",
"brightGreen" : "#81EC0D",
"brightPurple" : "#FF00FF",
"brightRed" : "#FF0000",
"brightWhite" : "#E5E5E5",
"brightYellow" : "#FFD93D",
"cyan" : "#19D1D8",
"foreground" : "#FFFFFF",
"green" : "#CCFF04",
"name" : "VibrantTom",
"purple" : "#9933CC",
"red" : "#FF6600",
"white" : "#F5F5F5",
"yellow" : "#FFD93D"
},
Windows PowerShell Tom
{
// Color Scheme: PowerShellTom
"background" : "#012456",
"black" : "#000000",
"blue" : "#0000ff",
"brightBlack" : "#AAAAAA",
"brightBlue" : "#44B4CC",
"brightCyan" : "#19D1D8",
"brightGreen" : "#81EC0D",
"brightPurple" : "#FF00FF",
"brightRed" : "#FF0000",
"brightWhite" : "#E5E5E5",
"brightYellow" : "#FFD93D",
"cyan" : "#19D1D8",
"foreground" : "#FFFFFF",
"green" : "#00ff00",
"name" : "PowerShellTom",
"purple" : "#9933CC",
"red" : "#FF6600",
"white" : "#F5F5F5",
"yellow" : "#FFD93D"
},
Retro Command Prompt
Dracula
{
// Color Scheme: Dracula
"background" : "#282A36",
"black" : "#21222C",
"blue" : "#BD93F9",
"brightBlack" : "#6272A4",
"brightBlue" : "#D6ACFF",
"brightCyan" : "#A4FFFF",
"brightGreen" : "#69FF94",
"brightPurple" : "#FF92DF",
"brightRed" : "#FF6E6E",
"brightWhite" : "#FFFFFF",
"brightYellow" : "#FFFFA5",
"cyan" : "#8BE9FD",
"foreground" : "#F8F8F2",
"green" : "#50FA7B",
"name" : "Dracula",
"purple" : "#FF79C6",
"red" : "#FF5555",
"white" : "#F8F8F2",
"yellow" : "#F1FA8C"
},
Ubuntu Legit
This one I saw first at Scott Hanselman’s blog. This one I use for my Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) running Ubuntu.
{
// Color Scheme: UbuntuLegit
"background": "#2C001E",
"black": "#4E9A06",
"blue": "#3465A4",
"brightBlack": "#555753",
"brightBlue": "#729FCF",
"brightCyan": "#34E2E2",
"brightGreen": "#8AE234",
"brightPurple": "#AD7FA8",
"brightRed": "#EF2929",
"brightWhite": "#EEEEEE",
"brightYellow": "#FCE94F",
"cyan": "#06989A",
"foreground": "#EEEEEE",
"green": "#300A24",
"name": "UbuntuLegit",
"purple": "#75507B",
"red": "#CC0000",
"white": "#D3D7CF",
"yellow": "#C4A000"
},
Vibrant Tom Light
This one I am still working on. I am not 100 percent happy, so let me know if you have any ideas.
{
// Color Scheme: VibrantInkTom Light
"background" : "#EEEEEE",
"black" : "#878787",
"blue" : "#44B4CC",
"brightBlack" : "#595e68",
"brightBlue" : "#0000FF",
"brightCyan" : "#19D1D8",
"brightGreen" : "#3f953a",
"brightPurple" : "#FF00FF",
"brightRed" : "#FF0000",
"brightWhite" : "#E5E5E5",
"brightYellow" : "#FF6600",
"cyan" : "#44B4CC",
"foreground" : "#16171D",
"green" : "#3f953a",
"name" : "VibrantTomLight",
"purple" : "#9933CC",
"red" : "#FF6600",
"white" : "#F5F5F5",
"yellow" : "#FFD93D"
},
Conclusion
I hope this blog post helps you to customize your Windows Terminal and I hope you like my Windows Terminal color schemes. Let me know in the comments which Windows Terminal Theme you like best.
