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Scorch Light

Scorch Light is a soft, light terminal color scheme with a #f2eded background and #514242 text (8.2:1 contrast)

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Background
#f2eded
Foreground
#514242
Text contrast
8.20:1AAA
Accent contrast
2.51:1min 1.23
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Scorch Light configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Scorch Light

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

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

palette = 0=#fdfcfc
palette = 1=#ba0e2e
palette = 2=#d39452
palette = 3=#bd4549
palette = 4=#cf9e51
palette = 5=#c6bb57
palette = 6=#e77757
palette = 7=#5f4d4d
palette = 8=#ffffff
palette = 9=#e61f44
palette = 10=#e8c6a3
palette = 11=#d89093
palette = 12=#e5cba1
palette = 13=#e0daa3
palette = 14=#f4bfb0
palette = 15=#7b6464
background = #f2eded
foreground = #514242
cursor-color = #222222
cursor-text = #514242
selection-background = #bd4549
selection-foreground = #ffffff

Scorch Light palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#f2ededrgb(242 237 237)hsl(0 16% 94%)oklch(95.0% 0.005 17.3)—
Foregroundforeground#514242rgb(81 66 66)hsl(0 10% 29%)oklch(39.5% 0.021 18.1)8.20 AAA
Cursorcursor#222222rgb(34 34 34)hsl(0 0% 13%)oklch(25.2% 0.000 0)13.72 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#514242rgb(81 66 66)hsl(0 10% 29%)oklch(39.5% 0.021 18.1)8.20 AAA
Selectionselection#bd4549rgb(189 69 73)hsl(358 48% 51%)oklch(55.7% 0.155 21.7)4.41 AA Large
Selection textselectionText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)1.16 Fail
Blackcolor0#fdfcfcrgb(253 252 252)hsl(0 20% 99%)oklch(99.2% 0.001 17.2)1.13 Fail
Redcolor1#ba0e2ergb(186 14 46)hsl(349 86% 39%)oklch(50.3% 0.196 21.1)5.68 AA
Greencolor2#d39452rgb(211 148 82)hsl(31 59% 57%)oklch(71.5% 0.112 65.6)2.23 Fail
Yellowcolor3#bd4549rgb(189 69 73)hsl(358 48% 51%)oklch(55.7% 0.155 21.7)4.41 AA Large
Bluecolor4#cf9e51rgb(207 158 81)hsl(37 57% 56%)oklch(73.0% 0.111 76.8)2.09 Fail
Magentacolor5#c6bb57rgb(198 187 87)hsl(54 49% 56%)oklch(78.1% 0.122 103.1)1.70 Fail
Cyancolor6#e77757rgb(231 119 87)hsl(13 75% 62%)oklch(69.1% 0.147 36.8)2.52 Fail
Whitecolor7#5f4d4drgb(95 77 77)hsl(0 10% 34%)oklch(43.9% 0.024 18.1)6.82 AA
Bright Blackcolor8#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)1.16 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#e61f44rgb(230 31 68)hsl(349 80% 51%)oklch(59.5% 0.225 19.4)3.90 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#e8c6a3rgb(232 198 163)hsl(30 60% 77%)oklch(84.7% 0.061 67.7)1.39 Fail
Bright Yellowcolor11#d89093rgb(216 144 147)hsl(358 48% 71%)oklch(72.6% 0.088 16.7)2.17 Fail
Bright Bluecolor12#e5cba1rgb(229 203 161)hsl(37 57% 76%)oklch(85.4% 0.063 79.6)1.35 Fail
Bright Magentacolor13#e0daa3rgb(224 218 163)hsl(54 50% 76%)oklch(88.0% 0.072 102.5)1.23 Fail
Bright Cyancolor14#f4bfb0rgb(244 191 176)hsl(13 76% 82%)oklch(84.8% 0.065 36.4)1.40 Fail
Bright Whitecolor15#7b6464rgb(123 100 100)hsl(0 10% 44%)oklch(52.6% 0.030 18.1)4.71 AA

About Scorch Light

Scorch Light is a light terminal color scheme built on a neutral #f2eded background with #514242 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 8.20:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 2.51:1 (minimum 1.23:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #ba0e2e red, #d39452 green, #cf9e51 blue, and #c6bb57 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: Rainglow (MIT)