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Mellifluous

Mellifluous is a muted, dark terminal color scheme with a #1a1a1a background and #dadada text (12.4:1 contrast)

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Background
#1a1a1a
Foreground
#dadada
Text contrast
12.45:1AAA
Accent contrast
5.96:1min 3.11
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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
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new file: src/theme.css
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modified: src/app.tsx
deleted: legacy/colors.js
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Mellifluous configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Mellifluous

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

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# Theme: Mellifluous (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/mellifluous?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#1a1a1a
palette = 1=#d29393
palette = 2=#b3b393
palette = 3=#cbaa89
palette = 4=#a8a1be
palette = 5=#b39fb0
palette = 6=#c0af8c
palette = 7=#dadada
palette = 8=#5b5b5b
palette = 9=#c95954
palette = 10=#828040
palette = 11=#a6794c
palette = 12=#5a6599
palette = 13=#9c6995
palette = 14=#74a39e
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #1a1a1a
foreground = #dadada
cursor-color = #bfad9e
cursor-text = #1a1a1a
selection-background = #2d2d2d
selection-foreground = #c0af8c

Mellifluous palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#1a1a1argb(26 26 26)hsl(0 0% 10%)oklch(21.8% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#dadadargb(218 218 218)hsl(0 0% 85%)oklch(88.8% 0.000 0)12.45 AAA
Cursorcursor#bfad9ergb(191 173 158)hsl(27 20% 68%)oklch(75.9% 0.030 62.2)8.03 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#1a1a1argb(26 26 26)hsl(0 0% 10%)oklch(21.8% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#2d2d2drgb(45 45 45)hsl(0 0% 18%)oklch(29.7% 0.000 0)1.26 Fail
Selection textselectionText#c0af8crgb(192 175 140)hsl(40 29% 65%)oklch(76.0% 0.052 85.1)8.08 AAA
Blackcolor0#1a1a1argb(26 26 26)hsl(0 0% 10%)oklch(21.8% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#d29393rgb(210 147 147)hsl(0 41% 70%)oklch(72.5% 0.077 19.1)6.91 AA
Greencolor2#b3b393rgb(179 179 147)hsl(60 17% 64%)oklch(75.8% 0.044 107.4)8.11 AAA
Yellowcolor3#cbaa89rgb(203 170 137)hsl(30 39% 67%)oklch(75.9% 0.059 66.7)8.00 AAA
Bluecolor4#a8a1bergb(168 161 190)hsl(254 18% 69%)oklch(72.4% 0.042 296.4)7.05 AAA
Magentacolor5#b39fb0rgb(179 159 176)hsl(309 12% 66%)oklch(72.5% 0.033 330.8)7.05 AAA
Cyancolor6#c0af8crgb(192 175 140)hsl(40 29% 65%)oklch(76.0% 0.052 85.1)8.08 AAA
Whitecolor7#dadadargb(218 218 218)hsl(0 0% 85%)oklch(88.8% 0.000 0)12.45 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#5b5b5brgb(91 91 91)hsl(0 0% 36%)oklch(47.1% 0.000 0)2.56 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#c95954rgb(201 89 84)hsl(3 52% 56%)oklch(60.4% 0.144 24.9)4.18 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#828040rgb(130 128 64)hsl(58 34% 38%)oklch(58.7% 0.086 107.2)4.24 AA Large
Bright Yellowcolor11#a6794crgb(166 121 76)hsl(30 37% 47%)oklch(61.1% 0.083 65.2)4.53 AA
Bright Bluecolor12#5a6599rgb(90 101 153)hsl(230 26% 48%)oklch(52.0% 0.083 274.0)3.11 AA Large
Bright Magentacolor13#9c6995rgb(156 105 149)hsl(308 20% 51%)oklch(58.9% 0.089 331.6)4.03 AA Large
Bright Cyancolor14#74a39ergb(116 163 158)hsl(174 20% 55%)oklch(68.0% 0.051 187.8)6.20 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)17.40 AAA

About Mellifluous

Mellifluous is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #1a1a1a background with #dadada as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 12.45:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 5.96:1 (minimum 3.11:1).

Its palette is low-saturation, anchored by #d29393 red, #b3b393 green, #a8a1be blue, and #b39fb0 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)