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CRT Amber

CRT Amber is a high contrast, warm, dark terminal color scheme with a #1a1005 background and #fff3c4 text (16.8:1 contrast)

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Background
#1a1005
Foreground
#fff3c4
Text contrast
16.84:1AAA
Accent contrast
9.31:1min 4.98
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CRT Amber configs

16 formats, all from one palette

CRT Amber

Save to ~/.config/ghostty/themes/CRT Amber, then set theme = CRT Amber in config or config.ghostty

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# Theme: CRT Amber (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/crt-amber?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#4c422f
palette = 1=#ef4444
palette = 2=#84cc16
palette = 3=#fde68a
palette = 4=#c084fc
palette = 5=#f97316
palette = 6=#f59e0b
palette = 7=#d8a657
palette = 8=#544435
palette = 9=#f26969
palette = 10=#9dd645
palette = 11=#fdeb9f
palette = 12=#cd9dfd
palette = 13=#fa8f45
palette = 14=#f7b13c
palette = 15=#fff3c4
background = #1a1005
foreground = #fff3c4
cursor-color = #fff3c4
cursor-text = #1a1005
selection-background = #fff3c4
selection-foreground = #1a1005

CRT Amber palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#1a1005rgb(26 16 5)hsl(31 68% 6%)oklch(18.3% 0.027 69.8)—
Foregroundforeground#fff3c4rgb(255 243 196)hsl(48 100% 88%)oklch(96.2% 0.062 95.4)16.84 AAA
Cursorcursor#fff3c4rgb(255 243 196)hsl(48 100% 88%)oklch(96.2% 0.062 95.4)16.84 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#1a1005rgb(26 16 5)hsl(31 68% 6%)oklch(18.3% 0.027 69.8)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#fff3c4rgb(255 243 196)hsl(48 100% 88%)oklch(96.2% 0.062 95.4)16.84 AAA
Selection textselectionText#1a1005rgb(26 16 5)hsl(31 68% 6%)oklch(18.3% 0.027 69.8)1.00 Fail
Blackcolor0#4c422frgb(76 66 47)hsl(39 24% 24%)oklch(38.4% 0.033 83.2)1.90 Fail
Redcolor1#ef4444rgb(239 68 68)hsl(0 84% 60%)oklch(63.7% 0.208 25.3)4.98 AA
Greencolor2#84cc16rgb(132 204 22)hsl(84 81% 44%)oklch(76.8% 0.204 130.8)9.49 AAA
Yellowcolor3#fde68argb(253 230 138)hsl(48 97% 77%)oklch(92.4% 0.115 95.7)15.05 AAA
Bluecolor4#c084fcrgb(192 132 252)hsl(270 95% 75%)oklch(72.2% 0.177 305.5)7.09 AAA
Magentacolor5#f97316rgb(249 115 22)hsl(25 95% 53%)oklch(70.5% 0.187 47.6)6.69 AA
Cyancolor6#f59e0brgb(245 158 11)hsl(38 92% 50%)oklch(76.9% 0.165 70.1)8.73 AAA
Whitecolor7#d8a657rgb(216 166 87)hsl(37 62% 59%)oklch(75.6% 0.113 77.0)8.49 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#544435rgb(84 68 53)hsl(29 23% 27%)oklch(39.9% 0.033 64.8)2.01 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#f26969rgb(242 105 105)hsl(0 84% 68%)oklch(69.0% 0.169 22.6)6.25 AA
Bright Greencolor10#9dd645rgb(157 214 69)hsl(84 64% 55%)oklch(80.9% 0.182 128.5)10.84 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#fdeb9frgb(253 235 159)hsl(49 96% 81%)oklch(93.8% 0.097 96.4)15.68 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#cd9dfdrgb(205 157 253)hsl(270 96% 80%)oklch(77.6% 0.142 306.4)8.78 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#fa8f45rgb(250 143 69)hsl(25 95% 63%)oklch(75.2% 0.156 52.4)8.11 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#f7b13crgb(247 177 60)hsl(38 92% 60%)oklch(80.7% 0.150 75.8)10.10 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#fff3c4rgb(255 243 196)hsl(48 100% 88%)oklch(96.2% 0.062 95.4)16.84 AAA

About CRT Amber

CRT Amber is a dark terminal color scheme built on a warm-tinted #1a1005 background with #fff3c4 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 16.84:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 9.31:1 (minimum 4.98:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #ef4444 red, #84cc16 green, #c084fc blue, and #f97316 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)