iTerm2 color scheme generator

Export any five-role color scheme as a ready-to-import iTerm2 preset. The download is a standard .itermcolors property list with sRGB color components for all sixteen ANSI slots plus background, foreground, cursor, and selection.

Because the ANSI hues are derived from the scheme (rather than copied verbatim), prompts, syntax highlighting, and CLI tools stay legible while matching the palette you designed.

Open the Studio → make your own free · no signup · exports as colorschemes.itermcolors

How to install

  1. Generate a scheme in the Studio, open the Themes tab, select iTerm2
  2. Click Download to save the .itermcolors file
  3. In iTerm2: Settings → Profiles → Colors → Color Presets… → Import…
  4. Choose the downloaded file, then select it from the same Color Presets menu

Example iTerm2 themes

Generated from curated schemes — open one in the Studio to tweak it, or copy the export as-is.

Olive Course

Open in Studio → 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0"><dict>
<key>Ansi 0 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.152941</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.188235</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.113725</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 1 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.639216</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.243137</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.243137</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 2 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.243137</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.639216</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.243137</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 3 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.376471</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.423529</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.219608</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 4 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.243137</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.407843</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.639216</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 5 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.639216</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.243137</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.639216</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 6 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.243137</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.639216</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.639216</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 7 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.886275</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.882353</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.831373</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 8 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.403922</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.478431</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.321569</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 9 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.768627</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.392157</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.392157</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 10 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.392157</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.768627</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.392157</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 11 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.537255</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.607843</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.313725</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 12 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.392157</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.549020</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.768627</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 13 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.768627</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.392157</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.768627</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 14 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.392157</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.768627</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.768627</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 15 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.972549</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.972549</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.964706</real></dict>
<key>Background Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.996078</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.980392</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.878431</real></dict>
<key>Foreground Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.156863</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.211765</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.094118</real></dict>
<key>Cursor Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.737255</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.423529</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.145098</real></dict>
<key>Selection Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.639216</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.694118</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.541176</real></dict>
</dict></plist>

Helping Hand

Open in Studio → 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0"><dict>
<key>Ansi 0 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.113725</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.160784</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.188235</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 1 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.784314</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.098039</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.098039</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 2 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.098039</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.784314</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.098039</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 3 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.960784</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.619608</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.043137</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 4 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.011765</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.411765</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.631373</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 5 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.784314</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.098039</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.784314</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 6 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.098039</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.784314</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.784314</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 7 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.831373</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.870588</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.886275</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 8 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.321569</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.427451</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.478431</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 9 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.905882</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.250980</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.250980</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 10 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.250980</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.905882</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.250980</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 11 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.972549</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.729412</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.309804</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 12 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.019608</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.592157</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.901961</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 13 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.905882</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.250980</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.905882</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 14 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.250980</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.905882</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.905882</real></dict>
<key>Ansi 15 Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.964706</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.972549</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.972549</real></dict>
<key>Background Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.968627</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.984314</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.992157</real></dict>
<key>Foreground Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.047059</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.156863</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.211765</real></dict>
<key>Cursor Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.960784</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.619608</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.043137</real></dict>
<key>Selection Color</key><dict><key>Color Space</key><string>sRGB</string><key>Red Component</key><real>0.490196</real><key>Green Component</key><real>0.827451</real><key>Blue Component</key><real>0.988235</real></dict>
</dict></plist>

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