A Hundred Terminals

Trench black lit by bioluminescent teal

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#04121A

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#C4DDE6

contrast

13.4:1

Icy, desaturated, easy on the eyes

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#141821

fg

#DEE5EE

contrast

14.0:1

Polar dark under green and violet curtains

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#061419

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#CFE3E0

contrast

14.0:1

Near-black with a single amber accent

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#0B0E14

fg

#BFBDB6

contrast

10.3:1

The middle Ayu: muted, blue-leaning

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#1F2430

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#CCCAC2

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9.5:1

Cooled basalt with lava showing through

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#100D0C

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#DCCFC6

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12.7:1

Crushed berry dark, deep purple flesh

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#120A16

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#E0D2E4

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13.4:1

Cyanotype: white lines on prussian blue

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#08243F

fg

#D6E8F5

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12.5:1

Dark chocolate with a rose finish

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#170F0E

fg

#E4D2CA

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12.9:1

Night camp, flame orange on warm dark

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#14100C

fg

#EAD9C0

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13.7:1

Neutral carbon black, cold steel accents

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#121315

fg

#D2D6DA

contrast

12.7:1

The warm middle Catppuccin

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#303446

fg

#C6D0F5

contrast

8.1:1

Cool blue-black, matches your other terminals

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#1E1E2E

fg

#CDD6F4

contrast

11.3:1

Saturated blue with a yellow cursor

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#193549

fg

#FFFFFF

contrast

12.8:1

Brutalist gray with safety yellow

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#181A1A

fg

#D4D6D4

contrast

12.0:1

Oxidised teal against warm copper

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#0E1A19

fg

#DBE8E4

contrast

14.1:1

Warm cream-tinted dark, coral cursor

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#302B1E

fg

#F0E6D2

contrast

11.4:1

Carved jade, green-black with gold veins

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#061410

fg

#CFE2D6

contrast

13.9:1

Warm sand tones on cooled dark

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#1C1712

fg

#EFE2CE

contrast

13.9:1

Classic high-saturation dark

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#282A36

fg

#F8F8F2

contrast

13.4:1

Charcoal with hot orange accents

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#151210

fg

#EDE0D6

contrast

14.4:1

Dark roast brown, cream text

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#1A130E

fg

#EADDCB

contrast

13.7:1

Soft green forest, low saturation

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#2D353B

fg

#D3C6AA

contrast

7.4:1

Pure grayscale, a single red for danger

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#0E0E0E

fg

#D9D9D9

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13.7:1

Dark pine green, earthy accents

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#111A14

fg

#DCE6D8

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13.8:1

The dark one everybody has already seen

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#0D1117

fg

#C9D1D9

contrast

12.3:1

Compressed ice, blue all the way down

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#0A1620

fg

#D2E4F0

contrast

14.0:1

Retro warm earth tones

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#282828

fg

#EBDBB2

contrast

10.7:1

Cold gunmetal gray, pale blue sheen

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#151A20

fg

#CBD6E0

contrast

11.9:1

Maximum legibility, AAA everywhere

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#000000

fg

#FFFFFF

contrast

21.0:1

Cold blue-gray, quiet accents

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#161821

fg

#C6C8D1

contrast

10.6:1

Weathered iron, rust bleeding through

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#191512

fg

#DBCDC2

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11.7:1

Ink and paper, after the woodblock print

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#1F1F28

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#DCD7BA

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11.3:1

Dark water with orange koi surfacing

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#0A1512

fg

#CFDCD4

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13.1:1

Cinnabar red lacquer over black, gold trim

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#160A0A

fg

#EBD2C8

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13.5:1

Oxblood leather with gold leaf

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#1A1310

fg

#E3D3B8

contrast

12.5:1

Red rock at dusk, turquoise in the shade

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#1A1013

fg

#E6D0C8

contrast

12.6:1

Deep blue-black, cool ink accents

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#0F1420

fg

#D8E0F0

contrast

13.9:1

Plum dark, orchid pink and mint

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#150E1C

fg

#E2D6EA

contrast

13.5:1

Amber phosphor, single-hue terminal

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#140F05

fg

#FFC96B

contrast

12.6:1

Green phosphor, single-hue terminal

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#04120A

fg

#7FFF9E

contrast

15.2:1

Grayscale, no color at all

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#131313

fg

#DEDEDE

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13.8:1

High-chroma classic

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#272822

fg

#F8F8F2

contrast

13.9:1

Storm-front blue with lightning yellow

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#101820

fg

#CFDAE4

contrast

12.6:1

Muted gray-green, very low glare

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#171A17

fg

#DAE0D6

contrast

13.0:1

Indigo dust clouds, violet and pink stars

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#0B0718

fg

#D8D0EE

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13.4:1

Wet asphalt under magenta and cyan signs

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#0D0A14

fg

#E4DDF2

contrast

14.9:1

Deep navy, tuned for working late

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#011627

fg

#D6DEEB

contrast

13.5:1

Arctic north-bluish, official palette

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#2E3440

fg

#D8DEE9

contrast

9.2:1

Neutral near-black, crisp and high contrast

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#0C0C0E

fg

#E6E6EA

contrast

15.7:1

Deep teal slate

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#1B2B34

fg

#CDD3DE

contrast

9.7:1

Black with an iridescent film on top

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#0A0B0D

fg

#D5D9DE

contrast

13.9:1

Atom's signature dark theme

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#282C34

fg

#ABB2BF

contrast

6.6:1

Soft indigo, low contrast by design

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#292D3E

fg

#A6ACCD

contrast

6.1:1

Wet moor: olive, moss and brown water

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#12140F

fg

#D3D6C4

contrast

12.5:1

Rain on dry earth: gray-green and dust

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#141613

fg

#D2D8CE

contrast

12.5:1

Twilight purple with rose accents

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#17121F

fg

#E4DCEF

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13.8:1

Old growth: red bark, sage understory

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#1A100E

fg

#E5D2C6

contrast

12.8:1

Soho vibes, muted and warm

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#191724

fg

#E0DEF4

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13.4:1

Soft aqua, gentle contrast

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#101C1E

fg

#D9E9EA

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13.9:1

Solarized rebuilt for even contrast

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#103C48

fg

#ADBCBC

contrast

6.1:1

Cool gray-blue, muted maritime

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#151A1F

fg

#D5DEE6

contrast

12.9:1

Ethan Schoonover's precision palette

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#002B36

fg

#839496

contrast

4.7:1

Blue-green conifer shade, cold and quiet

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#0B1614

fg

#CCDFD9

contrast

13.3:1

Loud and warm, high chroma on near-black

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#1C1B19

fg

#FCE8C3

contrast

14.3:1

Leaded black holding saturated jewels

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#0C0A10

fg

#E6E1EC

contrast

15.3:1

Brush-ink grays with one vermilion stroke

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#131211

fg

#D8D5D0

contrast

12.8:1

Neon on violet, 1984 as imagined later

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#262335

fg

#F8F8F2

contrast

14.3:1

Shallow salt water, coral and wet sand

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#071A1E

fg

#CFE0E0

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13.1:1

Neon city dark blue

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#1A1B26

fg

#C0CAF5

contrast

10.6:1

The lighter Tokyo Night

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#24283B

fg

#C0CAF5

contrast

9.0:1

Blacklight purple with acid green

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#0E0718

fg

#DED2F0

contrast

13.7:1

Near-black warm charcoal, palette left alone

Window colors only — your own palette is left alone.

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#17120F

fg

#E8DDD3

contrast

13.9:1

Deep burgundy, warm low light

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#1A0F14

fg

#EBDADF

contrast

13.9:1

Low contrast gray-green, easy for long sessions

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#3F3F3F

fg

#DCDCCC

contrast

7.6:1

Bright and clean, amber cursor

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#FCFCFC

fg

#5C6166

contrast

6.1:1

The light Catppuccin, gentle on white

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#EFF1F5

fg

#4C4F69

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7.1:1

Pale petal pink, plum-dark text

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#FBEEF3

fg

#3E2A36

contrast

11.7:1

Terracotta paper with brick-red ink

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#F7E8E4

fg

#42302A

contrast

10.4:1

Soft forest green on warm paper

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#FDF6E3

fg

#5C6A72

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5.2:1

Plain white, high legibility

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#FFFFFF

fg

#24292F

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14.7:1

Photographic midgray, high-legibility ink

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#C9CCCD

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#1D2225

contrast

9.9:1

The light half of Gruvbox

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#FBF1C7

fg

#3C3836

contrast

10.2:1

Maximum legibility on white

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#FFFFFF

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#000000

contrast

21.0:1

Bright white with marker-pen accents

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#FDFDF7

fg

#26262A

contrast

14.8:1

Soft violet-gray daylight

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#F0EDF6

fg

#241F2E

contrast

13.8:1

Accountant's green paper, navy ink, red rule

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#E9EEE5

fg

#242A22

contrast

12.5:1

Warm woven off-white, muted ink

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#F5F1E8

fg

#3B3730

contrast

10.5:1

Whisked green tea, deep leaf ink

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#EEF2E2

fg

#2F3A26

contrast

10.5:1

Pale green, low glare daylight

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#EDF4EE

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#1B2620

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14.0:1

Gray stock, black ink, one red headline

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#EDEBE6

fg

#22211E

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13.5:1

Light cream paper, easy in daylight

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#E8DCC0

fg

#2E2A20

contrast

10.5:1

Flat light theme, strong primaries

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#EEEEEE

fg

#444444

contrast

8.4:1

Clean cool white, crisp accents

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#F4F6FA

fg

#1E2430

contrast

14.4:1

Soho vibes at sunrise

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#FAF4ED

fg

#575279

contrast

6.7:1

Sun-bleached desert stone, warm shadow

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#F2E7D2

fg

#403626

contrast

9.7:1

Cool pale gray-blue, low glare

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#ECF1F0

fg

#2E3A38

contrast

10.3:1

Warm printed paper

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#F2E9D8

fg

#2B2418

contrast

12.7:1

Watercolor blue wash on white paper

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#EFF5FB

fg

#293440

contrast

11.5:1

The light half of Solarized

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#FDF6E3

fg

#5C7077

contrast

4.8:1