Tip #1384: xterm256 color names for console vim.

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created: November 11, 2006 18:56 complexity: basic

author: http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh as of Vim:

Xterm can display text in 256 colors, but it is hard to figure what all those colors are. So below I list the approximate names for the 256 default colors in xterm. You can put it in your .vimrc or just use it as a reference when in doubt. " Generated from c:/pdsrc/xterm-222/256colres.h by allcolors.pl hi x016_Grey0 ctermfg=16 guifg=#000000 hi x017_NavyBlue ctermfg=17 guifg=#00005f hi x018_DarkBlue ctermfg=18 guifg=#000087 hi x019_Blue3 ctermfg=19 guifg=#0000af hi x020_Blue3 ctermfg=20 guifg=#0000d7 hi x021_Blue1 ctermfg=21 guifg=#0000ff hi x022_DarkGreen ctermfg=22 guifg=#005f00 hi x023_DeepSkyBlue4 ctermfg=23 guifg=#005f5f hi x024_DeepSkyBlue4 ctermfg=24 guifg=#005f87 hi x025_DeepSkyBlue4 ctermfg=25 guifg=#005faf hi x026_DodgerBlue3 ctermfg=26 guifg=#005fd7 hi x027_DodgerBlue2 ctermfg=27 guifg=#005fff hi x028_Green4 ctermfg=28 guifg=#008700 hi x029_SpringGreen4 ctermfg=29 guifg=#00875f hi x030_Turquoise4 ctermfg=30 guifg=#008787 hi x031_DeepSkyBlue3 ctermfg=31 guifg=#0087af hi x032_DeepSkyBlue3 ctermfg=32 guifg=#0087d7 hi x033_DodgerBlue1 ctermfg=33 guifg=#0087ff hi x034_Green3 ctermfg=34 guifg=#00af00 hi x035_SpringGreen3 ctermfg=35 guifg=#00af5f hi x036_DarkCyan ctermfg=36 guifg=#00af87 hi x037_LightSeaGreen ctermfg=37 guifg=#00afaf hi x038_DeepSkyBlue2 ctermfg=38 guifg=#00afd7 hi x039_DeepSkyBlue1 ctermfg=39 guifg=#00afff hi x040_Green3 ctermfg=40 guifg=#00d700 hi x041_SpringGreen3 ctermfg=41 guifg=#00d75f hi x042_SpringGreen2 ctermfg=42 guifg=#00d787 hi x043_Cyan3 ctermfg=43 guifg=#00d7af hi x044_DarkTurquoise ctermfg=44 guifg=#00d7d7 hi x045_Turquoise2 ctermfg=45 guifg=#00d7ff hi x046_Green1 ctermfg=46 guifg=#00ff00 hi x047_SpringGreen2 ctermfg=47 guifg=#00ff5f hi x048_SpringGreen1 ctermfg=48 guifg=#00ff87 hi x049_MediumSpringGreen ctermfg=49 guifg=#00ffaf hi x050_Cyan2 ctermfg=50 guifg=#00ffd7 hi x051_Cyan1 ctermfg=51 guifg=#00ffff hi x052_DarkRed ctermfg=52 guifg=#5f0000 hi x053_DeepPink4 ctermfg=53 guifg=#5f005f hi x054_Purple4 ctermfg=54 guifg=#5f0087 hi x055_Purple4 ctermfg=55 guifg=#5f00af hi x056_Purple3 ctermfg=56 guifg=#5f00d7 hi x057_BlueViolet ctermfg=57 guifg=#5f00ff hi x058_Orange4 ctermfg=58 guifg=#5f5f00 hi x059_Grey37 ctermfg=59 guifg=#5f5f5f hi x060_MediumPurple4 ctermfg=60 guifg=#5f5f87 hi x061_SlateBlue3 ctermfg=61 guifg=#5f5faf hi x062_SlateBlue3 ctermfg=62 guifg=#5f5fd7 hi x063_RoyalBlue1 ctermfg=63 guifg=#5f5fff hi x064_Chartreuse4 ctermfg=64 guifg=#5f8700 hi x065_DarkSeaGreen4 ctermfg=65 guifg=#5f875f hi x066_PaleTurquoise4 ctermfg=66 guifg=#5f8787 hi x067_SteelBlue ctermfg=67 guifg=#5f87af hi x068_SteelBlue3 ctermfg=68 guifg=#5f87d7 hi x069_CornflowerBlue ctermfg=69 guifg=#5f87ff hi x070_Chartreuse3 ctermfg=70 guifg=#5faf00 hi x071_DarkSeaGreen4 ctermfg=71 guifg=#5faf5f hi x072_CadetBlue ctermfg=72 guifg=#5faf87 hi x073_CadetBlue ctermfg=73 guifg=#5fafaf hi x074_SkyBlue3 ctermfg=74 guifg=#5fafd7 hi x075_SteelBlue1 ctermfg=75 guifg=#5fafff hi x076_Chartreuse3 ctermfg=76 guifg=#5fd700 hi x077_PaleGreen3 ctermfg=77 guifg=#5fd75f hi x078_SeaGreen3 ctermfg=78 guifg=#5fd787 hi x079_Aquamarine3 ctermfg=79 guifg=#5fd7af hi x080_MediumTurquoise ctermfg=80 guifg=#5fd7d7 hi x081_SteelBlue1 ctermfg=81 guifg=#5fd7ff hi x082_Chartreuse2 ctermfg=82 guifg=#5fff00 hi x083_SeaGreen2 ctermfg=83 guifg=#5fff5f hi x084_SeaGreen1 ctermfg=84 guifg=#5fff87 hi x085_SeaGreen1 ctermfg=85 guifg=#5fffaf hi x086_Aquamarine1 ctermfg=86 guifg=#5fffd7 hi x087_DarkSlateGray2 ctermfg=87 guifg=#5fffff hi x088_DarkRed ctermfg=88 guifg=#870000 hi x089_DeepPink4 ctermfg=89 guifg=#87005f hi x090_DarkMagenta ctermfg=90 guifg=#870087 hi x091_DarkMagenta ctermfg=91 guifg=#8700af hi x092_DarkViolet ctermfg=92 guifg=#8700d7 hi x093_Purple ctermfg=93 guifg=#8700ff hi x094_Orange4 ctermfg=94 guifg=#875f00 hi x095_LightPink4 ctermfg=95 guifg=#875f5f hi x096_Plum4 ctermfg=96 guifg=#875f87 hi x097_MediumPurple3 ctermfg=97 guifg=#875faf hi x098_MediumPurple3 ctermfg=98 guifg=#875fd7 hi x099_SlateBlue1 ctermfg=99 guifg=#875fff hi x100_Yellow4 ctermfg=100 guifg=#878700 hi x101_Wheat4 ctermfg=101 guifg=#87875f hi x102_Grey53 ctermfg=102 guifg=#878787 hi x103_LightSlateGrey ctermfg=103 guifg=#8787af hi x104_MediumPurple ctermfg=104 guifg=#8787d7 hi x105_LightSlateBlue ctermfg=105 guifg=#8787ff hi x106_Yellow4 ctermfg=106 guifg=#87af00 hi x107_DarkOliveGreen3 ctermfg=107 guifg=#87af5f hi x108_DarkSeaGreen ctermfg=108 guifg=#87af87 hi x109_LightSkyBlue3 ctermfg=109 guifg=#87afaf hi x110_LightSkyBlue3 ctermfg=110 guifg=#87afd7 hi x111_SkyBlue2 ctermfg=111 guifg=#87afff hi x112_Chartreuse2 ctermfg=112 guifg=#87d700 hi x113_DarkOliveGreen3 ctermfg=113 guifg=#87d75f hi x114_PaleGreen3 ctermfg=114 guifg=#87d787 hi x115_DarkSeaGreen3 ctermfg=115 guifg=#87d7af hi x116_DarkSlateGray3 ctermfg=116 guifg=#87d7d7 hi x117_SkyBlue1 ctermfg=117 guifg=#87d7ff hi x118_Chartreuse1 ctermfg=118 guifg=#87ff00 hi x119_LightGreen ctermfg=119 guifg=#87ff5f hi x120_LightGreen ctermfg=120 guifg=#87ff87 hi x121_PaleGreen1 ctermfg=121 guifg=#87ffaf hi x122_Aquamarine1 ctermfg=122 guifg=#87ffd7 hi x123_DarkSlateGray1 ctermfg=123 guifg=#87ffff hi x124_Red3 ctermfg=124 guifg=#af0000 hi x125_DeepPink4 ctermfg=125 guifg=#af005f hi x126_MediumVioletRed ctermfg=126 guifg=#af0087 hi x127_Magenta3 ctermfg=127 guifg=#af00af hi x128_DarkViolet ctermfg=128 guifg=#af00d7 hi x129_Purple ctermfg=129 guifg=#af00ff hi x130_DarkOrange3 ctermfg=130 guifg=#af5f00 hi x131_IndianRed ctermfg=131 guifg=#af5f5f hi x132_HotPink3 ctermfg=132 guifg=#af5f87 hi x133_MediumOrchid3 ctermfg=133 guifg=#af5faf hi x134_MediumOrchid ctermfg=134 guifg=#af5fd7 hi x135_MediumPurple2 ctermfg=135 guifg=#af5fff hi x136_DarkGoldenrod ctermfg=136 guifg=#af8700 hi x137_LightSalmon3 ctermfg=137 guifg=#af875f hi x138_RosyBrown ctermfg=138 guifg=#af8787 hi x139_Grey63 ctermfg=139 guifg=#af87af hi x140_MediumPurple2 ctermfg=140 guifg=#af87d7 hi x141_MediumPurple1 ctermfg=141 guifg=#af87ff hi x142_Gold3 ctermfg=142 guifg=#afaf00 hi x143_DarkKhaki ctermfg=143 guifg=#afaf5f hi x144_NavajoWhite3 ctermfg=144 guifg=#afaf87 hi x145_Grey69 ctermfg=145 guifg=#afafaf hi x146_LightSteelBlue3 ctermfg=146 guifg=#afafd7 hi x147_LightSteelBlue ctermfg=147 guifg=#afafff hi x148_Yellow3 ctermfg=148 guifg=#afd700 hi x149_DarkOliveGreen3 ctermfg=149 guifg=#afd75f hi x150_DarkSeaGreen3 ctermfg=150 guifg=#afd787 hi x151_DarkSeaGreen2 ctermfg=151 guifg=#afd7af hi x152_LightCyan3 ctermfg=152 guifg=#afd7d7 hi x153_LightSkyBlue1 ctermfg=153 guifg=#afd7ff hi x154_GreenYellow ctermfg=154 guifg=#afff00 hi x155_DarkOliveGreen2 ctermfg=155 guifg=#afff5f hi x156_PaleGreen1 ctermfg=156 guifg=#afff87 hi x157_DarkSeaGreen2 ctermfg=157 guifg=#afffaf hi x158_DarkSeaGreen1 ctermfg=158 guifg=#afffd7 hi x159_PaleTurquoise1 ctermfg=159 guifg=#afffff hi x160_Red3 ctermfg=160 guifg=#d70000 hi x161_DeepPink3 ctermfg=161 guifg=#d7005f hi x162_DeepPink3 ctermfg=162 guifg=#d70087 hi x163_Magenta3 ctermfg=163 guifg=#d700af hi x164_Magenta3 ctermfg=164 guifg=#d700d7 hi x165_Magenta2 ctermfg=165 guifg=#d700ff hi x166_DarkOrange3 ctermfg=166 guifg=#d75f00 hi x167_IndianRed ctermfg=167 guifg=#d75f5f hi x168_HotPink3 ctermfg=168 guifg=#d75f87 hi x169_HotPink2 ctermfg=169 guifg=#d75faf hi x170_Orchid ctermfg=170 guifg=#d75fd7 hi x171_MediumOrchid1 ctermfg=171 guifg=#d75fff hi x172_Orange3 ctermfg=172 guifg=#d78700 hi x173_LightSalmon3 ctermfg=173 guifg=#d7875f hi x174_LightPink3 ctermfg=174 guifg=#d78787 hi x175_Pink3 ctermfg=175 guifg=#d787af hi x176_Plum3 ctermfg=176 guifg=#d787d7 hi x177_Violet ctermfg=177 guifg=#d787ff hi x178_Gold3 ctermfg=178 guifg=#d7af00 hi x179_LightGoldenrod3 ctermfg=179 guifg=#d7af5f hi x180_Tan ctermfg=180 guifg=#d7af87 hi x181_MistyRose3 ctermfg=181 guifg=#d7afaf hi x182_Thistle3 ctermfg=182 guifg=#d7afd7 hi x183_Plum2 ctermfg=183 guifg=#d7afff hi x184_Yellow3 ctermfg=184 guifg=#d7d700 hi x185_Khaki3 ctermfg=185 guifg=#d7d75f hi x186_LightGoldenrod2 ctermfg=186 guifg=#d7d787 hi x187_LightYellow3 ctermfg=187 guifg=#d7d7af hi x188_Grey84 ctermfg=188 guifg=#d7d7d7 hi x189_LightSteelBlue1 ctermfg=189 guifg=#d7d7ff hi x190_Yellow2 ctermfg=190 guifg=#d7ff00 hi x191_DarkOliveGreen1 ctermfg=191 guifg=#d7ff5f hi x192_DarkOliveGreen1 ctermfg=192 guifg=#d7ff87 hi x193_DarkSeaGreen1 ctermfg=193 guifg=#d7ffaf hi x194_Honeydew2 ctermfg=194 guifg=#d7ffd7 hi x195_LightCyan1 ctermfg=195 guifg=#d7ffff hi x196_Red1 ctermfg=196 guifg=#ff0000 hi x197_DeepPink2 ctermfg=197 guifg=#ff005f hi x198_DeepPink1 ctermfg=198 guifg=#ff0087 hi x199_DeepPink1 ctermfg=199 guifg=#ff00af hi x200_Magenta2 ctermfg=200 guifg=#ff00d7 hi x201_Magenta1 ctermfg=201 guifg=#ff00ff hi x202_OrangeRed1 ctermfg=202 guifg=#ff5f00 hi x203_IndianRed1 ctermfg=203 guifg=#ff5f5f hi x204_IndianRed1 ctermfg=204 guifg=#ff5f87 hi x205_HotPink ctermfg=205 guifg=#ff5faf hi x206_HotPink ctermfg=206 guifg=#ff5fd7 hi x207_MediumOrchid1 ctermfg=207 guifg=#ff5fff hi x208_DarkOrange ctermfg=208 guifg=#ff8700 hi x209_Salmon1 ctermfg=209 guifg=#ff875f hi x210_LightCoral ctermfg=210 guifg=#ff8787 hi x211_PaleVioletRed1 ctermfg=211 guifg=#ff87af hi x212_Orchid2 ctermfg=212 guifg=#ff87d7 hi x213_Orchid1 ctermfg=213 guifg=#ff87ff hi x214_Orange1 ctermfg=214 guifg=#ffaf00 hi x215_SandyBrown ctermfg=215 guifg=#ffaf5f hi x216_LightSalmon1 ctermfg=216 guifg=#ffaf87 hi x217_LightPink1 ctermfg=217 guifg=#ffafaf hi x218_Pink1 ctermfg=218 guifg=#ffafd7 hi x219_Plum1 ctermfg=219 guifg=#ffafff hi x220_Gold1 ctermfg=220 guifg=#ffd700 hi x221_LightGoldenrod2 ctermfg=221 guifg=#ffd75f hi x222_LightGoldenrod2 ctermfg=222 guifg=#ffd787 hi x223_NavajoWhite1 ctermfg=223 guifg=#ffd7af hi x224_MistyRose1 ctermfg=224 guifg=#ffd7d7 hi x225_Thistle1 ctermfg=225 guifg=#ffd7ff hi x226_Yellow1 ctermfg=226 guifg=#ffff00 hi x227_LightGoldenrod1 ctermfg=227 guifg=#ffff5f hi x228_Khaki1 ctermfg=228 guifg=#ffff87 hi x229_Wheat1 ctermfg=229 guifg=#ffffaf hi x230_Cornsilk1 ctermfg=230 guifg=#ffffd7 hi x231_Grey100 ctermfg=231 guifg=#ffffff hi x232_Grey3 ctermfg=232 guifg=#080808 hi x233_Grey7 ctermfg=233 guifg=#121212 hi x234_Grey11 ctermfg=234 guifg=#1c1c1c hi x235_Grey15 ctermfg=235 guifg=#262626 hi x236_Grey19 ctermfg=236 guifg=#303030 hi x237_Grey23 ctermfg=237 guifg=#3a3a3a hi x238_Grey27 ctermfg=238 guifg=#444444 hi x239_Grey30 ctermfg=239 guifg=#4e4e4e hi x240_Grey35 ctermfg=240 guifg=#585858 hi x241_Grey39 ctermfg=241 guifg=#626262 hi x242_Grey42 ctermfg=242 guifg=#6c6c6c hi x243_Grey46 ctermfg=243 guifg=#767676 hi x244_Grey50 ctermfg=244 guifg=#808080 hi x245_Grey54 ctermfg=245 guifg=#8a8a8a hi x246_Grey58 ctermfg=246 guifg=#949494 hi x247_Grey62 ctermfg=247 guifg=#9e9e9e hi x248_Grey66 ctermfg=248 guifg=#a8a8a8 hi x249_Grey70 ctermfg=249 guifg=#b2b2b2 hi x250_Grey74 ctermfg=250 guifg=#bcbcbc hi x251_Grey78 ctermfg=251 guifg=#c6c6c6 hi x252_Grey82 ctermfg=252 guifg=#d0d0d0 hi x253_Grey85 ctermfg=253 guifg=#dadada hi x254_Grey89 ctermfg=254 guifg=#e4e4e4 hi x255_Grey93 ctermfg=255 guifg=#eeeeee "

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