Default Background/Foreground found in the schema doesn't match with what shows up in Terminal. #4844

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opened 2026-01-30 23:57:58 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @leonMSFT on GitHub (Nov 7, 2019).

Originally assigned to: @cinnamon-msft on GitHub.

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Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19013.1102]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.6

Steps to reproduce

Create a color scheme with foreground as #ffffff and background as #000000 to represent white and black respectively. Create two profiles of cmd, assign one the custom color scheme, and the other with no color scheme to give it the default background and foreground. The default profile has a slightly lighter black background, and a slightly darker white foreground.

Expected behavior

The schema found here: https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema says that the default background is #000000 (black) and the default foreground is #ffffff (white).

Actual behavior

Default background is slightly lighter than black and default foreground is slightly darker than white.

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claunia added the Resolution-Fix-CommittedProduct-TerminalIssue-DocsArea-Schema labels 2026-01-30 23:57:59 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#4844