modernActivityBarItem.activeBackground
modern activity bar item active background. Background color of active Activity Bar items in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled.
Group: Modern UI colors
Where modern activity bar item active background paints
This sample moves from #252526 to #1a5276, then back.
How to change modern activity bar item active background color in Visual Studio Code
macOS
- Open settings.json. Press Shift+Command+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
- Set this color id. Add modern activity bar item active background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of active Activity Bar items in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
- 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.
- Open settings.json. Press Shift+Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
- Set this color id. Add modern activity bar item active background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of active Activity Bar items in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
- 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": {
"modernActivityBarItem.activeBackground": "#1a5276"
}
}Other Modern UI colors
- surface.background
Background color of framed container surfaces ("cards"), such as the floating workbench panels in the modern layout.
- surface.foreground
Foreground color of framed container surfaces ("cards"), such as the floating workbench panels in the modern layout.
- surface.border
Border color of framed container surfaces ("cards"), such as the floating workbench panels in the modern layout.
- editor.border
Border color of the editor surface in the modern layout.
- modernPanel.border
Border color of the panel surface when the modern UI is enabled.
- modernSash.gripForeground
Color of the grip handles marking the resizable boundaries between workbench parts when the modern UI is enabled.
- modernTab.activeBackground
Background color of active tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernTab.activeForeground
Foreground color of active tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernTab.hoverBackground
Background color of tabs when hovering and the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernTab.hoverForeground
Foreground color of tabs when hovering and the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.activeBackground
Background color of active editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.activeActionBackground
Opaque background color of tab actions on active editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.activeForeground
Foreground color of active editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.inactiveBackground
Background color of inactive editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.hoverBackground
Background color of editor tabs when hovering and the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.hoverActionBackground
Opaque background color of tab actions on editor tabs when hovering and the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.hoverForeground
Foreground color of editor tabs when hovering and the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.activeHoverBackground
Background color of active editor tabs when hovering and the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.activeHoverActionBackground
Opaque background color of tab actions on active editor tabs when hovering and the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernEditorTab.selectedActionBackground
Opaque background color of tab actions on selected editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.
- modernActivityBar.background
Background color of the Activity Bar in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled.
- modernActivityBar.inactiveBackground
Background color of the Activity Bar in an inactive window when it is in the default side position and the modern UI is enabled.
- modernActivityBarItem.activeForeground
Foreground color of active Activity Bar items in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled.
- modernActivityBarItem.hoverBackground
Background color of Activity Bar items in the default side position when hovering and the modern UI is enabled.
- modernActivityBarItem.hoverForeground
Foreground color of Activity Bar items in the default side position when hovering and the modern UI is enabled.
- modernActivityBar.border
Border color of the Activity Bar in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled.
- modernUI.shellBackground
Background color of the shell visible around floating workbench surfaces when the modern UI is enabled.
- modernUI.inactiveShellBackground
Background color of the shell visible around floating workbench surfaces when the window is inactive and the modern UI is enabled.