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editorBracketPairGuide.activeBackground3

editor bracket pair guide active background 3. Background color of active bracket pair guides (3). Requires enabling bracket pair guides.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor bracket pair guide active background 3 paints

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

editor bracket pair guide active background 3{ }

How to change editor bracket pair guide active background 3 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 editor bracket pair guide active background 3 under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of active bracket pair guides (3). Requires enabling bracket pair guides. 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 editor bracket pair guide active background 3 under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of active bracket pair guides (3). Requires enabling bracket pair guides. 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": {
    "editorBracketPairGuide.activeBackground3": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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