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Change colors in VS Code integrated terminal

Question:
How to change colors in VS Code integrated terminal?
Answer:
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "terminal.background":"#131212",
    "terminal.foreground":"#dddad6",
    "terminal.ansiBlack":"#1D2021",
    "terminal.ansiBrightBlack":"#665C54",
    "terminal.ansiBrightBlue":"#0D6678",
    "terminal.ansiBrightCyan":"#8BA59B",
    "terminal.ansiBrightGreen":"#237e02",
    "terminal.ansiBrightMagenta":"#8F4673",
    "terminal.ansiBrightRed":"#FB543F",
    "terminal.ansiBrightWhite":"#FDF4C1",
    "terminal.ansiBrightYellow":"#FAC03B",
    "terminal.ansiBlue":"#00a1f9",
    "terminal.ansiCyan":"#8BA59B",
    "terminal.ansiGreen":"#95C085",
    "terminal.ansiMagenta":"#8F4673",
    "terminal.ansiRed":"#FB543F",
    "terminal.ansiWhite":"#A89984",
    "terminal.ansiYellow":"#FAC03B"
},
Description:

To change the integrated terminal default colors you need to modify your settings in VS Code.

  1. Open the settings panel with CTRL + , or by using the File -> Preferences -> Settings menu item.
  2. Type workbench into the search field and click on the Edit in settings.json link under the Color Customization block.



  3. Insert your new color definition table:
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
        "terminal.background":"#131212",
        "terminal.foreground":"#dddad6",
        "terminal.ansiBlack":"#1D2021",
        "terminal.ansiBrightBlack":"#665C54",
        "terminal.ansiBrightBlue":"#0D6678",
        "terminal.ansiBrightCyan":"#8BA59B",
        "terminal.ansiBrightGreen":"#237e02",
        "terminal.ansiBrightMagenta":"#8F4673",
        "terminal.ansiBrightRed":"#FB543F",
        "terminal.ansiBrightWhite":"#FDF4C1",
        "terminal.ansiBrightYellow":"#FAC03B",
        "terminal.ansiBlue":"#00a1f9",
        "terminal.ansiCyan":"#8BA59B",
        "terminal.ansiGreen":"#95C085",
        "terminal.ansiMagenta":"#8F4673",
        "terminal.ansiRed":"#FB543F",
        "terminal.ansiWhite":"#A89984",
        "terminal.ansiYellow":"#FAC03B"
    },​
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