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opened 2026-01-31 02:38:59 +00:00 by claunia · 7 comments
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Originally created by @huangzonghao on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020).

I am trying to change the color scheme of the terminal. But it seems that windows terminal is not responding to any of my settings related to color in settings.json, except for foreground, background and cursor color. No matter color scheme I entered in the settings file, the terminal would simply stay at the default color scheme, even after relaunch, reboot, reinstall. Plus setting the color directly in the profiles is not working as well. Is there something else in my system that might affect the behavior of windows terminal? or how could I possibly get it right?

My settings.json

{
    // "startOnUserLogin": true,
    "launchMode": "maximized",
    "showTabsInTitlebar": true,
    "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema",
    "actions": [],
    "useTabSwitcher": false,
    "copyFormatting": false,
    "copyOnSelect": false,
    "defaultProfile": "{-removed-}",
    "profiles": {
        "defaults": {
        },
        "list": [
            {
                "colorSheme": "PaperColor",
                "cursorShape": "filledBox",
                "cursorColor": "#000000",
                "foreground": "#000000",
                "background": "#eeeeee",
                "selectionBackground": "#000000",
                "fontSize": 11,
                "fontFace": "Menlo",
                "fontWeight": "thin",
                "guid": "{-removed-}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Ubuntu",
                "scrollbarState": "visible",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
                "suppressApplicationTitle": false,
                "closeOnExit": "always",
                "startingDirectory": "\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu\\home\\huangzonghao",
                // "tabTitle": "bash",
            },
            {
                // Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile.
                "guid": "{-removed}",
                "name": "Windows PowerShell",
                "commandline": "powershell.exe",
                "hidden": false,
            },
            {
                // Make changes here to the cmd.exe profile.
                "guid": "{-removed-}",
                "name": "Command Prompt",
                "commandline": "cmd.exe",
                "hidden": false,
            },
            {
                "guid": "{-removed-}",
                "hidden": true,
                "name": "Azure Cloud Shell",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure"
            }
        ]
    },
    // Add custom color schemes to this array.
    // To learn more about color schemes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-color-schemes
    "schemes": [
        {
            "background": "#eeeeee",
            "black": "#000000",
            "blue": "#005faf",
            "brightBlack": "#1c1c1c",
            "brightBlue": "#005faf",
            "brightCyan": "#0087af",
            "brightGreen": "#008700",
            "brightPurple": "#d70087",
            "brightRed": "#af0000",
            "brightWhite": "#e4e4e4",
            "brightYellow": "#000000",
            "cursorColor": "#005faf",
            "cyan": "#0087af",
            "foreground": "#000000",
            "green": "#008700",
            "name": "PaperColor",
            "purple": "#d70087",
            "red": "#af0000",
            "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
            "white": "#e4e4e4",
            "yellow": "#000000"
        }
    ]
}
Originally created by @huangzonghao on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020). I am trying to change the color scheme of the terminal. But it seems that windows terminal is not responding to any of my settings related to color in settings.json, except for foreground, background and cursor color. No matter color scheme I entered in the settings file, the terminal would simply stay at the default color scheme, even after relaunch, reboot, reinstall. Plus setting the color directly in the profiles is not working as well. Is there something else in my system that might affect the behavior of windows terminal? or how could I possibly get it right? My settings.json ``` { // "startOnUserLogin": true, "launchMode": "maximized", "showTabsInTitlebar": true, "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema", "actions": [], "useTabSwitcher": false, "copyFormatting": false, "copyOnSelect": false, "defaultProfile": "{-removed-}", "profiles": { "defaults": { }, "list": [ { "colorSheme": "PaperColor", "cursorShape": "filledBox", "cursorColor": "#000000", "foreground": "#000000", "background": "#eeeeee", "selectionBackground": "#000000", "fontSize": 11, "fontFace": "Menlo", "fontWeight": "thin", "guid": "{-removed-}", "hidden": false, "name": "Ubuntu", "scrollbarState": "visible", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl", "suppressApplicationTitle": false, "closeOnExit": "always", "startingDirectory": "\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu\\home\\huangzonghao", // "tabTitle": "bash", }, { // Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile. "guid": "{-removed}", "name": "Windows PowerShell", "commandline": "powershell.exe", "hidden": false, }, { // Make changes here to the cmd.exe profile. "guid": "{-removed-}", "name": "Command Prompt", "commandline": "cmd.exe", "hidden": false, }, { "guid": "{-removed-}", "hidden": true, "name": "Azure Cloud Shell", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure" } ] }, // Add custom color schemes to this array. // To learn more about color schemes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-color-schemes "schemes": [ { "background": "#eeeeee", "black": "#000000", "blue": "#005faf", "brightBlack": "#1c1c1c", "brightBlue": "#005faf", "brightCyan": "#0087af", "brightGreen": "#008700", "brightPurple": "#d70087", "brightRed": "#af0000", "brightWhite": "#e4e4e4", "brightYellow": "#000000", "cursorColor": "#005faf", "cyan": "#0087af", "foreground": "#000000", "green": "#008700", "name": "PaperColor", "purple": "#d70087", "red": "#af0000", "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF", "white": "#e4e4e4", "yellow": "#000000" } ] } ```
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@High-Flyer commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020):

TBH I dont know anything. what difference i seen is name of the scheme. consider adding
"name": "PaperColor",
"background": "#eeeeee",

@High-Flyer commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020): TBH I dont know anything. what difference i seen is name of the scheme. consider adding "name": "PaperColor", "background": "#eeeeee",
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:39:01 +00:00
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@huangzonghao commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020):

The name is actually in the scheme, it is under "green": "#008700" and above "purple": "#df0087", it was VS that automatically adjusted the order of entries and hide the name in the color definitions. You can see it with a quick search.

@huangzonghao commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020): The name is actually in the scheme, it is under `"green": "#008700"` and above `"purple": "#df0087"`, it was VS that automatically adjusted the order of entries and hide the name in the color definitions. You can see it with a quick search.
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@High-Flyer commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020):

// Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile.
"guid": "{-removed-}",
"name": "Windows PowerShell",
"commandline": "powershell.exe",
"hidden": false,
"colorScheme": "PaperColor" << this was missing
am sorry thats the only problem i saw i loaded ur jason file to my terminal no errors but unfortunately its stays default.

@High-Flyer commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020): // Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile. "guid": "{-removed-}", "name": "Windows PowerShell", "commandline": "powershell.exe", "hidden": false, "colorScheme": "PaperColor" << this was missing am sorry thats the only problem i saw i loaded ur jason file to my terminal no errors but unfortunately its stays default.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:39:01 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020):

Yes, you did not set "colorScheme": "PaperColor".

If you add that, does it work?

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020): Yes, you did not set `"colorScheme": "PaperColor"`. If you add that, does it work?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:39:01 +00:00
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@huangzonghao commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020):

Oh sorry, I was talking about the Ubuntu proflie, that is the first one in the profiles list. The color scheme was indeed set. (and the settings for powershell doesn't work as well even if I added that colorScheme entry.
Sorry about the confusion here.

            {
                "colorSheme": "PaperColor",
                "cursorShape": "filledBox",
                "cursorColor": "#000000",
                "foreground": "#000000",
                "background": "#eeeeee",
                "selectionBackground": "#000000",
                "fontSize": 11,
                "fontFace": "Menlo",
                "fontWeight": "thin",
                "guid": "{-removed-}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Ubuntu",
                "scrollbarState": "visible",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
                "suppressApplicationTitle": false,
                "closeOnExit": "always",
                "startingDirectory": "\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu\\home\\huangzonghao",
                // "tabTitle": "bash",
            },
@huangzonghao commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020): Oh sorry, I was talking about the Ubuntu proflie, that is the first one in the profiles list. The color scheme was indeed set. (and the settings for powershell doesn't work as well even if I added that `colorScheme` entry. Sorry about the confusion here. ``` { "colorSheme": "PaperColor", "cursorShape": "filledBox", "cursorColor": "#000000", "foreground": "#000000", "background": "#eeeeee", "selectionBackground": "#000000", "fontSize": 11, "fontFace": "Menlo", "fontWeight": "thin", "guid": "{-removed-}", "hidden": false, "name": "Ubuntu", "scrollbarState": "visible", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl", "suppressApplicationTitle": false, "closeOnExit": "always", "startingDirectory": "\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu\\home\\huangzonghao", // "tabTitle": "bash", }, ```
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:39:02 +00:00
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@High-Flyer commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020):

"colorSheme": "PaperColor", > spelling is wrong "colorScheme": "PaperColor"
"cursorShape": "filledBox",
"cursorColor": "#000000",
"foreground": "#000000",
"background": "#eeeeee",
"selectionBackground": "#000000",
"fontSize": 11,
"fontFace": "Menlo",
"fontWeight": "thin",
"guid": "{-removed-}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Ubuntu",
"scrollbarState": "visible",
"source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
"suppressApplicationTitle": false,
"closeOnExit": "always",
"startingDirectory": "\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\huangzonghao",
// "tabTitle": "bash",
},
I will leave now am pretty newbie. Wish you luck.

@High-Flyer commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020): "colorSheme": "PaperColor", > spelling is wrong "colorScheme": "PaperColor" "cursorShape": "filledBox", "cursorColor": "#000000", "foreground": "#000000", "background": "#eeeeee", "selectionBackground": "#000000", "fontSize": 11, "fontFace": "Menlo", "fontWeight": "thin", "guid": "{-removed-}", "hidden": false, "name": "Ubuntu", "scrollbarState": "visible", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl", "suppressApplicationTitle": false, "closeOnExit": "always", "startingDirectory": "\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu\\home\\huangzonghao", // "tabTitle": "bash", }, I will leave now am pretty newbie. Wish you luck.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:39:02 +00:00
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@huangzonghao commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020):

OH man, I was an idiot. Going to bed early is a good habit which I failed to obey. Thanks buddy :)

@huangzonghao commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2020): OH man, I was an idiot. Going to bed early is a good habit which I failed to obey. Thanks buddy :)
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