Color Format Specification

All color settings use the following format:

The <color> parameter must be a color encoding in ANSI escape sequence format, which is inserted between "ESC[" and "m". For more information about ANSI escape codes, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#SGR_(Select_Graphic_Rendition)_parameters

Examples

ANSI Escape Sequences

35              # Magenta
38;5;38         # 38th color in the ANSI 256 color palette
4;92            # Bright green with underline
5;104           # Blinking text on a blue background (terminal support varies)
38;2;255;0;0    # RGB red (255,0,0)
1;38;5;220      # Bold orange (ANSI 256 color)

Named Colors

ANSI named colors are also supported:

magenta                # Equivalent to `35`
underline_bright_green # Equivalent to `4;92`
bold_red               # Equivalent to `1;31`
bg_blue                # Equivalent to `44` (blue background)

• Supported named colors: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white, default
• Supported named prefixes: reset_, bright_, dim_, italic_, underline_, blink_, inverse_, hidden_, strike_, light_

RGB Colors

#RRGGBB or #RGB (v2.42.0)

#FF0000                # Equivalent to `38:2;255;0;0` (red)
#F00                   # Same as #FF0000

Use in --<module>-format or JSONC config file

Syntax

Use {#color_code} (e.g. {#bold_red}) to set color and {#} to reset. Note when using RGB Colors, two #s are required ({##FF0000})

Special Keywords

The following special keywords can be used to reference colors set by other options:

{#keys}                  # Uses the color set by `--color-keys`
{#title}                 # Uses the color set by `--color-title`
{#output}                # Uses the color set by `--color-output`
{#separator}             # Uses the color set by `--color-separator`