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Color Format Specification
Carter Li edited this page Jul 23, 2025 · 7 revisions
A color encoding in ANSI escape sequence format. It will be 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
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) 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_
#RRGGBB or #RGB (v2.42.0)
#FF0000 # Equivalent to `38:2;255;0;0` (red) #F00 # Same as #FF0000 Use {#color_code} (e.g. {#bold_red}) to set color and {#} to reset. Note when using RGB Colors, two #s are required ({##FF0000})
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`