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welcomePage.tileHoverBackground

welcome page tile hover background. Hover background color for the tiles on the Welcome page.

Group: Welcome page colors

Where welcome page tile hover background paints

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

welcome page tile hover background
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How to change welcome page tile hover background 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 welcome page tile hover background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Hover background color for the tiles on the Welcome page. 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 welcome page tile hover background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Hover background color for the tiles on the Welcome page. 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": {
    "welcomePage.tileHoverBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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