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Code 2026 Light

Code 2026 Light is a light terminal color scheme with a #ffffff background and #202020 text (16.3:1 contrast)

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Background
#ffffff
Foreground
#202020
Text contrast
16.29:1AAA
Accent contrast
6.69:1min 5.05
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~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
❯ ls -la
drwxr-xr-x 12 ada staff 384 Oct 30 09:12 .
drwxr-xr-x 8 ada staff 256 Oct 29 18:40 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 1.2K Oct 30 09:10 .gitignore
drwxr-xr-x 5 ada staff 160 Oct 30 09:12 src
drwxr-xr-x 3 ada staff 96 Oct 28 11:02 public
-rwxr-xr-x 1 ada staff 2.4K Oct 30 08:57 build.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 4.1K Oct 30 09:01 package.json
lrwxr-xr-x 1 ada staff 18 Oct 27 14:33 node_modules -> ../cache/modules
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 48K Oct 26 10:15 logo.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 9.8M Oct 25 21:47 backup.tar.gz
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
❯ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 2 commits.
Changes to be committed:
new file: src/theme.css
modified: README.md
Changes not staged for commit:
modified: src/app.tsx
deleted: legacy/colors.js
Untracked files:
notes.md
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
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Code 2026 Light configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Code 2026 Light

Save to ~/.config/ghostty/themes/Code 2026 Light, then set theme = Code 2026 Light in config or config.ghostty

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# Theme: Code 2026 Light (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/code-2026-light?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#f0f1f2
palette = 1=#cf222e
palette = 2=#116329
palette = 3=#953800
palette = 4=#0550ae
palette = 5=#8250df
palette = 6=#116329
palette = 7=#202020
palette = 8=#999999
palette = 9=#cf222e
palette = 10=#116329
palette = 11=#953800
palette = 12=#0550ae
palette = 13=#8250df
palette = 14=#116329
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #ffffff
foreground = #202020
cursor-color = #0069cc
cursor-text = #ffffff
selection-background = #c2daf5
selection-foreground = #202020

Code 2026 Light palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#202020rgb(32 32 32)hsl(0 0% 13%)oklch(24.4% 0.000 0)16.29 AAA
Cursorcursor#0069ccrgb(0 105 204)hsl(209 100% 40%)oklch(52.9% 0.174 254.9)5.39 AA
Cursor textcursorText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#c2daf5rgb(194 218 245)hsl(212 72% 86%)oklch(87.9% 0.045 251.4)1.43 Fail
Selection textselectionText#202020rgb(32 32 32)hsl(0 0% 13%)oklch(24.4% 0.000 0)16.29 AAA
Blackcolor0#f0f1f2rgb(240 241 242)hsl(210 7% 95%)oklch(95.8% 0.002 247.8)1.13 Fail
Redcolor1#cf222ergb(207 34 46)hsl(356 72% 47%)oklch(55.2% 0.205 24.5)5.36 AA
Greencolor2#116329rgb(17 99 41)hsl(138 71% 23%)oklch(43.9% 0.118 148.1)7.39 AAA
Yellowcolor3#953800rgb(149 56 0)hsl(23 100% 29%)oklch(46.6% 0.137 43.3)7.39 AAA
Bluecolor4#0550aergb(5 80 174)hsl(213 94% 35%)oklch(45.1% 0.164 258.2)7.59 AAA
Magentacolor5#8250dfrgb(130 80 223)hsl(261 69% 59%)oklch(56.3% 0.207 295.0)5.05 AA
Cyancolor6#116329rgb(17 99 41)hsl(138 71% 23%)oklch(43.9% 0.118 148.1)7.39 AAA
Whitecolor7#202020rgb(32 32 32)hsl(0 0% 13%)oklch(24.4% 0.000 0)16.29 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#999999rgb(153 153 153)hsl(0 0% 60%)oklch(68.3% 0.000 0)2.85 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#cf222ergb(207 34 46)hsl(356 72% 47%)oklch(55.2% 0.205 24.5)5.36 AA
Bright Greencolor10#116329rgb(17 99 41)hsl(138 71% 23%)oklch(43.9% 0.118 148.1)7.39 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#953800rgb(149 56 0)hsl(23 100% 29%)oklch(46.6% 0.137 43.3)7.39 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#0550aergb(5 80 174)hsl(213 94% 35%)oklch(45.1% 0.164 258.2)7.59 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#8250dfrgb(130 80 223)hsl(261 69% 59%)oklch(56.3% 0.207 295.0)5.05 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#116329rgb(17 99 41)hsl(138 71% 23%)oklch(43.9% 0.118 148.1)7.39 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail

About Code 2026 Light

Code 2026 Light is a light terminal color scheme built on a neutral #ffffff background with #202020 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 16.29:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.69:1 (minimum 5.05:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #cf222e red, #116329 green, #0550ae blue, and #8250df magenta.

Ready-to-use configs can be exported for Ghostty, iTerm2, Kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal, Warp, foot, Rio, XFCE4 Terminal, and Xresources, along with VS Code and Zed integrated terminals, CSS variables, Tailwind CSS, and JSON.

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Source: iTerm2 Color Schemes (MIT)