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welcomePage.background

welcome page background. Background color for the Welcome page.

Group: Welcome page colors

Where welcome page background paints

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

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How to change welcome page 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 welcome page background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for the Welcome page. 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 welcome page background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for the Welcome page. 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": {
    "welcomePage.background": "#1a5276"
  }
}

Other Welcome page colors