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panelSectionHeader.background

panel section header background. Panel section header background color. Panels are shown below the editor area and contain views like output and integrated terminal.

Group: Panel colors

Where panel section header background paints

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

panel section header background
panelSectionHeader background

How to change panel section header 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 panel section header background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Panel section header background color. Panels are shown below the editor area and contain views like output and integrated terminal. 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 panel section header background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Panel section header background color. Panels are shown below the editor area and contain views like output and integrated terminal. 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": {
    "panelSectionHeader.background": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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