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Mezcal

Mezcal is a dark terminal color scheme with a #13110e background and #e0d8c8 text (13.3:1 contrast)

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Background
#13110e
Foreground
#e0d8c8
Text contrast
13.31:1AAA
Accent contrast
7.72:1min 5.69
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❯ 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
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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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Mezcal configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Mezcal

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

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Raw file
# Theme: Mezcal (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/mezcal?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#13110e
palette = 1=#da6e54
palette = 2=#a8b84a
palette = 3=#d9a441
palette = 4=#8aa6c0
palette = 5=#c28aa8
palette = 6=#6fc8ae
palette = 7=#e0d8c8
palette = 8=#6e6450
palette = 9=#da6e54
palette = 10=#a8b84a
palette = 11=#d9a441
palette = 12=#8aa6c0
palette = 13=#c28aa8
palette = 14=#6fc8ae
palette = 15=#f2ead6
background = #13110e
foreground = #e0d8c8
cursor-color = #e0d8c8
cursor-text = #13110e
selection-background = #3f3b36
selection-foreground = #e0d8c8

Mezcal palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#13110ergb(19 17 14)hsl(36 15% 6%)oklch(17.9% 0.007 78.1)—
Foregroundforeground#e0d8c8rgb(224 216 200)hsl(40 28% 83%)oklch(88.4% 0.023 84.6)13.31 AAA
Cursorcursor#e0d8c8rgb(224 216 200)hsl(40 28% 83%)oklch(88.4% 0.023 84.6)13.31 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#13110ergb(19 17 14)hsl(36 15% 6%)oklch(17.9% 0.007 78.1)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#3f3b36rgb(63 59 54)hsl(33 8% 23%)oklch(35.5% 0.010 73.6)1.70 Fail
Selection textselectionText#e0d8c8rgb(224 216 200)hsl(40 28% 83%)oklch(88.4% 0.023 84.6)13.31 AAA
Blackcolor0#13110ergb(19 17 14)hsl(36 15% 6%)oklch(17.9% 0.007 78.1)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#da6e54rgb(218 110 84)hsl(12 64% 59%)oklch(65.9% 0.141 34.7)5.69 AA
Greencolor2#a8b84argb(168 184 74)hsl(69 44% 51%)oklch(74.8% 0.136 116.8)8.63 AAA
Yellowcolor3#d9a441rgb(217 164 65)hsl(39 67% 55%)oklch(75.1% 0.130 79.8)8.38 AAA
Bluecolor4#8aa6c0rgb(138 166 192)hsl(209 30% 65%)oklch(71.3% 0.049 246.6)7.45 AAA
Magentacolor5#c28aa8rgb(194 138 168)hsl(328 31% 65%)oklch(69.7% 0.079 346.0)6.73 AA
Cyancolor6#6fc8aergb(111 200 174)hsl(162 45% 61%)oklch(77.0% 0.095 172.7)9.47 AAA
Whitecolor7#e0d8c8rgb(224 216 200)hsl(40 28% 83%)oklch(88.4% 0.023 84.6)13.31 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#6e6450rgb(110 100 80)hsl(40 16% 37%)oklch(50.7% 0.033 84.5)3.23 AA Large
Bright Redcolor9#da6e54rgb(218 110 84)hsl(12 64% 59%)oklch(65.9% 0.141 34.7)5.69 AA
Bright Greencolor10#a8b84argb(168 184 74)hsl(69 44% 51%)oklch(74.8% 0.136 116.8)8.63 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#d9a441rgb(217 164 65)hsl(39 67% 55%)oklch(75.1% 0.130 79.8)8.38 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#8aa6c0rgb(138 166 192)hsl(209 30% 65%)oklch(71.3% 0.049 246.6)7.45 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#c28aa8rgb(194 138 168)hsl(328 31% 65%)oklch(69.7% 0.079 346.0)6.73 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#6fc8aergb(111 200 174)hsl(162 45% 61%)oklch(77.0% 0.095 172.7)9.47 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#f2ead6rgb(242 234 214)hsl(43 52% 89%)oklch(93.8% 0.028 88.8)15.72 AAA

About Mezcal

Mezcal is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #13110e background with #e0d8c8 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 13.31:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 7.72:1 (minimum 5.69:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #da6e54 red, #a8b84a green, #8aa6c0 blue, and #c28aa8 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: Gogh (MIT OR Apache-2.0)