Skip to main content
Coding Theme

inlineEdit.originalBackground

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

Group: Editor colors

Where inline edit original background paints

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

inline edit original background
inlineEdit originalBackground

How to change inline edit original 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 original background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for the original 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 original background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for the original 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.originalBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

Other Editor colors