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editorGutter.itemBackground

editor gutter item background. Editor gutter decoration color for gutter item background. This color should be opaque.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor gutter item background paints

This sample moves from #252526 to #1a5276, then back.

editor gutter item background
editorGutter itemBackground

How to change editor gutter item background color in Visual Studio Code

macOS

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Command+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add editor gutter item background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Editor gutter decoration color for gutter item background. This color should be opaque. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Command+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.

Windows

Linux uses the same shortcuts.

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add editor gutter item background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Editor gutter decoration color for gutter item background. This color should be opaque. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Ctrl+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.
{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "editorGutter.itemBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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