Xresources color scheme generator

Export any five-role color scheme in classic .Xresources format — *.background, *.foreground, *.cursorColor, and the full color0 through color15 set — for xterm, urxvt, and anything else that reads X resources.

It’s the lingua franca of Unix terminal theming: many tools (and theme converters) accept Xresources directly, so this export doubles as a portable interchange format.

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How to install

  1. Generate a scheme in the Studio, open the Themes tab, select Xresources
  2. Download the .Xresources file (or copy the lines into your existing one)
  3. Merge it: xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
  4. Restart your terminal to pick up the new colors

Example Xresources themes

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

Clinic Calm

Open in Studio → 
*.background: #f6fafc
*.foreground: #14303c
*.cursorColor: #58b09c
*.color0: #1d2a30
*.color1: #ae3232
*.color2: #32ae32
*.color3: #aea432
*.color4: #2f7fa3
*.color5: #ae32ae
*.color6: #58b09c
*.color7: #d4dee2
*.color8: #526e7a
*.color9: #cf5959
*.color10: #59cf59
*.color11: #cfc559
*.color12: #4da3cb
*.color13: #cf59cf
*.color14: #89c8b9
*.color15: #f6f8f8

Retro Diner

Open in Studio → 
*.background: #fdf6ec
*.foreground: #33141b
*.cursorColor: #2e6f74
*.color0: #301d21
*.color1: #d1495b
*.color2: #2db42d
*.color3: #b4a82d
*.color4: #2d65b4
*.color5: #b42db4
*.color6: #2e6f74
*.color7: #e2dcd4
*.color8: #7a525b
*.color9: #df818d
*.color10: #54d454
*.color11: #d4c954
*.color12: #5489d4
*.color13: #d454d4
*.color14: #43a1a8
*.color15: #f8f8f6

Also export for

Omarchy · Ghostty · VS Code · Base16 · Windows Terminal · iTerm2 · Alacritty · Kitty · Slack