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notebook.outputContainerBackgroundColor

notebook output container background color. The Color of the notebook output container background.

Group: Notebook colors

Where notebook output container background color paints

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

notebook output container background color
cell output

How to change notebook output container background color 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 notebook output container background color under workbench.colorCustomizations. The Color of the notebook output container background. 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 notebook output container background color under workbench.colorCustomizations. The Color of the notebook output container background. 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": {
    "notebook.outputContainerBackgroundColor": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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