Color reference

December 9, 2025 · View on GitHub

Tip

Checkout trapd00r/LS_COLORS and sharkdp/vivid for help in theming using LS_COLORS.

You can customize filetype colors using LS_COLORS and other colors using the theme.

Default colors

Color	Hex code	RGB array	Used for
	`#ffffd7`	`[255, 255, 215]`	User
	`#d7d7af`	`[215, 215, 175]`	Group

Hex code	RGB array	Used for
`#00d700`	`[0, 215, 0]`	Read permission
`#d7ff87`	`[215, 255, 135]`	Write permission
`#af0000`	`[175, 0, 1]`	Execute permission
`#ff00ff`	`[255, 0, 255]`	Execute permission with stickybit
`#d75f87`	`[215, 95, 135]`	No Access

Note

These change based on your configured terminal color scheme

Hex code	RGB array	Used for
`#0087ff`	`[0, 135, 255]`	Directory
`#00d700`	`[0, 215, 0]`	Executable file
`#ffffff`	`[255, 255, 255]`	Non-executable file
`#af0000`	`[175, 0, 1]`	Broken symlink
`#00d7d7`	`[0, 215, 215]`	Pipe/Symlink/Blockdevice/Socket/Special
`#d78700`	`[215, 135, 0]`	CharDevice

Hex code	RGB array	Used for
`#00d700`	`[0, 215, 0]`.	Within the last hour
`#00d787`	`[215, 135, 1]`	Within the last day
`#00af87`	`[175, 135, 1]`	Older

Hex code	RGB array	Used for
`#ffffaf`	`[255, 255, 175]`	Small file
`#ffaf87`	`[215, 135, 1]`	Medium file
`#d78700`	`[215, 135, 0]`	Large file
`#ffffff`	`[255, 255, 255]`	Non file