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Predawn

Predawn is a dark terminal color scheme with a #282828 background and #f1f1f1 text (13.1:1 contrast)

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Background
#282828
Foreground
#f1f1f1
Text contrast
13.05:1AAA
Accent contrast
7.62:1min 2.20
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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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Predawn configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Predawn

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

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

palette = 0=#f18260
palette = 1=#b51a20
palette = 2=#a6cc75
palette = 3=#fed33a
palette = 4=#81b2b1
palette = 5=#eb6c4e
palette = 6=#81b2b1
palette = 7=#eaeaea
palette = 8=#666666
palette = 9=#ff000b
palette = 10=#c4ee94
palette = 11=#e8e06d
palette = 12=#a5ebea
palette = 13=#ef8a50
palette = 14=#a5ebea
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #282828
foreground = #f1f1f1
cursor-color = #f1f1f1
cursor-text = #282828
selection-background = #545454
selection-foreground = #f1f1f1

Predawn palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#282828rgb(40 40 40)hsl(0 0% 16%)oklch(27.7% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#f1f1f1rgb(241 241 241)hsl(0 0% 95%)oklch(95.8% 0.000 0)13.05 AAA
Cursorcursor#f1f1f1rgb(241 241 241)hsl(0 0% 95%)oklch(95.8% 0.000 0)13.05 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#282828rgb(40 40 40)hsl(0 0% 16%)oklch(27.7% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#545454rgb(84 84 84)hsl(0 0% 33%)oklch(44.6% 0.000 0)1.95 Fail
Selection textselectionText#f1f1f1rgb(241 241 241)hsl(0 0% 95%)oklch(95.8% 0.000 0)13.05 AAA
Blackcolor0#f18260rgb(241 130 96)hsl(14 84% 66%)oklch(72.3% 0.145 37.8)5.69 AA
Redcolor1#b51a20rgb(181 26 32)hsl(358 75% 41%)oklch(49.7% 0.188 26.2)2.20 Fail
Greencolor2#a6cc75rgb(166 204 117)hsl(86 46% 63%)oklch(79.8% 0.121 128.2)8.08 AAA
Yellowcolor3#fed33argb(254 211 58)hsl(47 99% 61%)oklch(88.0% 0.165 92.2)10.25 AAA
Bluecolor4#81b2b1rgb(129 178 177)hsl(179 24% 60%)oklch(72.9% 0.052 194.5)6.27 AA
Magentacolor5#eb6c4ergb(235 108 78)hsl(11 80% 61%)oklch(67.9% 0.164 34.6)4.77 AA
Cyancolor6#81b2b1rgb(129 178 177)hsl(179 24% 60%)oklch(72.9% 0.052 194.5)6.27 AA
Whitecolor7#eaeaeargb(234 234 234)hsl(0 0% 92%)oklch(93.7% 0.000 0)12.25 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#666666rgb(102 102 102)hsl(0 0% 40%)oklch(51.0% 0.000 0)2.57 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#ff000brgb(255 0 11)hsl(357 100% 50%)oklch(62.8% 0.257 28.6)3.69 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#c4ee94rgb(196 238 148)hsl(88 73% 76%)oklch(89.9% 0.124 129.0)11.24 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#e8e06drgb(232 224 109)hsl(56 73% 67%)oklch(89.0% 0.137 105.2)10.75 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#a5ebeargb(165 235 234)hsl(179 64% 78%)oklch(89.4% 0.070 194.9)11.00 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#ef8a50rgb(239 138 80)hsl(22 83% 63%)oklch(73.1% 0.143 49.0)5.91 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#a5ebeargb(165 235 234)hsl(179 64% 78%)oklch(89.4% 0.070 194.9)11.00 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)14.74 AAA

About Predawn

Predawn is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #282828 background with #f1f1f1 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 13.05:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 7.62:1 (minimum 2.20:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #b51a20 red, #a6cc75 green, #81b2b1 blue, and #eb6c4e 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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