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inlineEdit.modifiedBackground

inline edit modified background. Background color for the modified text in inline edits.

Group: Editor colors

Where inline edit modified background paints

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

inline edit modified background
inlineEdit modifiedBackground

How to change inline edit modified 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 inline edit modified background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for the modified text in inline edits. 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 inline edit modified background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for the modified text in inline edits. 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": {
    "inlineEdit.modifiedBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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