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GitHub Light Default

GitHub Light Default is a light terminal color scheme with a #ffffff background and #1f2328 text (15.8:1 contrast)

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Background
#ffffff
Foreground
#1f2328
Text contrast
15.80:1AAA
Accent contrast
6.10:1min 3.24
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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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GitHub Light Default configs

16 formats, all from one palette

GitHub Light Default

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

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# Theme: GitHub Light Default (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/github-light-default?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#24292f
palette = 1=#cf222e
palette = 2=#116329
palette = 3=#4d2d00
palette = 4=#0969da
palette = 5=#8250df
palette = 6=#1b7c83
palette = 7=#6e7781
palette = 8=#57606a
palette = 9=#a40e26
palette = 10=#1a7f37
palette = 11=#633c01
palette = 12=#218bff
palette = 13=#a475f9
palette = 14=#3192aa
palette = 15=#8c959f
background = #ffffff
foreground = #1f2328
cursor-color = #0969da
cursor-text = #0969da
selection-background = #1f2328
selection-foreground = #ffffff

GitHub Light Default 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#1f2328rgb(31 35 40)hsl(213 13% 14%)oklch(25.4% 0.011 254.0)15.80 AAA
Cursorcursor#0969dargb(9 105 218)hsl(212 92% 45%)oklch(54.0% 0.191 257.5)5.19 AA
Cursor textcursorText#0969dargb(9 105 218)hsl(212 92% 45%)oklch(54.0% 0.191 257.5)5.19 AA
Selectionselection#1f2328rgb(31 35 40)hsl(213 13% 14%)oklch(25.4% 0.011 254.0)15.80 AAA
Selection textselectionText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Blackcolor0#24292frgb(36 41 47)hsl(213 13% 16%)oklch(27.9% 0.013 253.0)14.65 AAA
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#4d2d00rgb(77 45 0)hsl(35 100% 15%)oklch(33.0% 0.072 68.3)12.42 AAA
Bluecolor4#0969dargb(9 105 218)hsl(212 92% 45%)oklch(54.0% 0.191 257.5)5.19 AA
Magentacolor5#8250dfrgb(130 80 223)hsl(261 69% 59%)oklch(56.3% 0.207 295.0)5.05 AA
Cyancolor6#1b7c83rgb(27 124 131)hsl(184 66% 31%)oklch(53.7% 0.084 202.4)4.93 AA
Whitecolor7#6e7781rgb(110 119 129)hsl(212 8% 47%)oklch(56.5% 0.019 251.0)4.55 AA
Bright Blackcolor8#57606argb(87 96 106)hsl(212 10% 38%)oklch(48.5% 0.020 251.0)6.39 AA
Bright Redcolor9#a40e26rgb(164 14 38)hsl(350 84% 35%)oklch(45.9% 0.178 21.9)7.87 AAA
Bright Greencolor10#1a7f37rgb(26 127 55)hsl(137 66% 30%)oklch(52.4% 0.140 148.0)5.08 AA
Bright Yellowcolor11#633c01rgb(99 60 1)hsl(36 98% 20%)oklch(39.4% 0.085 68.9)9.64 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#218bffrgb(33 139 255)hsl(211 100% 56%)oklch(64.2% 0.195 255.0)3.39 AA Large
Bright Magentacolor13#a475f9rgb(164 117 249)hsl(261 92% 72%)oklch(66.9% 0.190 297.4)3.24 AA Large
Bright Cyancolor14#3192aargb(49 146 170)hsl(192 55% 43%)oklch(61.4% 0.094 217.8)3.61 AA Large
Bright Whitecolor15#8c959frgb(140 149 159)hsl(212 9% 59%)oklch(66.6% 0.018 250.9)3.04 AA Large

About GitHub Light Default

GitHub Light Default is a light terminal color scheme built on a neutral #ffffff background with #1f2328 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 15.80:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.10:1 (minimum 3.24:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #cf222e red, #116329 green, #0969da blue, and #8250df magenta. Part of the GitHub theme family.

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)