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extensionIcon.privateForeground

extension icon private foreground. The icon color for private extensions.

Group: Extensions colors

Where extension icon private foreground paints

This sample moves from #cccccc to #f5d76e, then back.

extension icon private foreground
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How to change extension icon private foreground 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 extension icon private foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. The icon color for private extensions. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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 extension icon private foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. The icon color for private extensions. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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": {
    "extensionIcon.privateForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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