To have more control over colors, I made a new simple script to change those made with 4 bits. This new script has variables which can be set according to preferences. Please feel free to use and create your own color schemes.
You can send Pull Request.
- The Script
https://github.com/devinceble/Elementary-OS-Terminal-Colors/blob/master/base.sh
- Variables
BACKGROUD_COLOR="#2F373B" # Background Color
FOREGROUND_COLOR="#d9e6f2" # Text
COLOR_01="#383838" # HOST
COLOR_02="#9f9393" # SYNTAX_STRING
COLOR_03="#939f93" # COMMAND
COLOR_04="#9f9f93" # COMMAND_COLOR2
COLOR_05="#7cafc2" # PATH
COLOR_06="#9f939f" # SYNTAX_VAR
COLOR_07="#ab4642" # PROMP
COLOR_08="#F2F2F2" #
COLOR_09="#5D5D5D" #
COLOR_10="#ab4642" # COMMAND_ERROR
COLOR_11="#a1b56c" # EXEC
COLOR_12="#FFD00A" #
COLOR_13="#7cafc2" # FOLDER
COLOR_14="#FF1D62" #
COLOR_15="#4BB8FD" #
COLOR_16="#A020F0" #
- Explanation of colors and variables
The colors of the terminal are composed of 18 colors in 3 sections.
Section 1: Regular text.
Section 2: Bold text.
Section 3: text and background.
The basic colors are 8:
- Black
- Red
- Green
- Yellow
- Blue
- Purple
- Cyan
- White
In comments variables is that of the console belongs each color.
Here is a picture that explains a little better as colors are distributed.
- View Colors
You can use this alias to view your color scheme in termial
colors () {
# echo ""
#black
echo -e "\e[0;30m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 01 0;30m"
#red
echo -e "\e[0;31m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 02 0;31m"
#green
echo -e "\e[0;32m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 03 0;32m"
#yellow
echo -e "\e[0;33m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 04 0;33m"
#blue
echo -e "\e[0;34m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 05 0;34m"
#purple
echo -e "\e[0;35m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 06 0;35m"
#cyan
echo -e "\e[0;36m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 07 0;36m"
#white
echo -e "\e[0;37m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 08 0;37m"
echo ""
#black
echo -e "\e[1;30m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 09 1;30m"
#red
echo -e "\e[1;31m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 10 1;31m"
#green
echo -e "\e[1;32m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 11 1;32m"
#yellow
echo -e "\e[1;33m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 12 1;33m"
#blue
echo -e "\e[1;34m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 13 1;34m"
#purple
echo -e "\e[1;35m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 14 1;35m"
#cyan
echo -e "\e[1;36m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 15 1;36m"
#white
echo -e "\e[1;37m ███ *** AaBbCs --- ███ \\e[0m ---> Color 16 1;37m"
echo ""
echo -e "\e[0;30m█████\\e[0m\e[0;31m█████\\e[0m\e[0;32m█████\\e[0m\e[0;33m█████\\e[0m\e[0;34m█████\\e[0m\e[0;35m█████\\e[0m\e[0;36m█████\\e[0m\e[0;37m█████\\e[0m"
echo -e "\e[0m\e[1;30m█████\\e[0m\e[1;31m█████\\e[0m\e[1;32m█████\\e[0m\e[1;33m█████\\e[0m\e[1;34m█████\\e[0m\e[1;35m█████\\e[0m\e[1;36m█████\\e[0m\e[1;37m█████\\e[0m"
}