Color schemes for Windows Command Prompt

default.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Default color scheme
; for Windows command prompt.

; Values stored as 00-BB-GG-RR
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
; BLACK DGRAY
"ColorTable00"=dword:00000000
"ColorTable08"=dword:00808080
; BLUE LBLUE
"ColorTable01"=dword:00800000
"ColorTable09"=dword:00ff0000
; GREEN LGREEN
"ColorTable02"=dword:00008000
"ColorTable10"=dword:0000ff00
; CYAN LCYAN
"ColorTable03"=dword:00808000
"ColorTable11"=dword:00ffff00
; RED LRED
"ColorTable04"=dword:00000080
"ColorTable12"=dword:000000ff
; MAGENTA LMAGENTA
"ColorTable05"=dword:00800080
"ColorTable13"=dword:00ff00ff
; YELLOW LYELLOW
"ColorTable06"=dword:00008080
"ColorTable14"=dword:0000ffff
; LGRAY WHITE
"ColorTable07"=dword:00c0c0c0
"ColorTable15"=dword:00ffffff

monokai.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Monokai color theme. Based on Sublime Text 2
; for Windows command prompt.

; Values stored as 00-BB-GG-RR
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
; BLACK   DGRAY
"ColorTable00"=dword:00222827
"ColorTable08"=dword:00414746
; BLUE    LBLUE
"ColorTable01"=dword:00a64c1d
"ColorTable09"=dword:00ef9566
; GREEN   LGREEN
"ColorTable02"=dword:0000995d
"ColorTable10"=dword:002ee2a6
; CYAN    LCYAN
"ColorTable03"=dword:00746a31
"ColorTable11"=dword:00efd966
; RED     LRED
"ColorTable04"=dword:002900b0
"ColorTable12"=dword:007226f9
; MAGENTA LMAGENTA
"ColorTable05"=dword:00b63865
"ColorTable13"=dword:00ff81ae
; YELLOW  LYELLOW
"ColorTable06"=dword:001f97fd
"ColorTable14"=dword:0074dbe6
; LGRAY   WHITE
"ColorTable07"=dword:008a908f
"ColorTable15"=dword:00f2f8f8

pastel.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Low-contrast, pastel color scheme
; for Windows command prompt.

; Values stored as 00-BB-GG-RR
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
; BLACK DGRAY
"ColorTable00"=dword:00222222
"ColorTable08"=dword:00454545
; BLUE LBLUE
"ColorTable01"=dword:00a69a7c
"ColorTable09"=dword:00bfad8f
; GREEN LGREEN
"ColorTable02"=dword:00557e6c
"ColorTable10"=dword:007db37d
; CYAN LCYAN
"ColorTable03"=dword:00a18e4c
"ColorTable11"=dword:00d0c16b
; RED LRED
"ColorTable04"=dword:0041569e
"ColorTable12"=dword:006d89cc
; MAGENTA LMAGENTA
"ColorTable05"=dword:009d6d95
"ColorTable13"=dword:00cb8fc1
; YELLOW LYELLOW
"ColorTable06"=dword:002bafca
"ColorTable14"=dword:0056b5bf
; LGRAY WHITE
"ColorTable07"=dword:00808080
"ColorTable15"=dword:00cdcdcd

zenburn.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Zenburn is a low-contrast color scheme
; for Windows command prompt.
; See : http://slinky.imukuppi.org/zenburnpage/

; Values stored as 00-BB-GG-RR
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
; BLACK DGRAY
"ColorTable00"=dword:003f3f3f
"ColorTable08"=dword:008080c0
; BLUE LBLUE
"ColorTable01"=dword:00af6464
"ColorTable09"=dword:00ffafaf
; GREEN LGREEN
"ColorTable02"=dword:00008000
"ColorTable10"=dword:007f9f7f
; CYAN LCYAN
"ColorTable03"=dword:00808000
"ColorTable11"=dword:00d3d08c
; RED LRED
"ColorTable04"=dword:00232333
"ColorTable12"=dword:007071e3
; MAGENTA LMAGENTA
"ColorTable05"=dword:00aa50aa
"ColorTable13"=dword:00c880c8
; YELLOW LYELLOW
"ColorTable06"=dword:0000dcdc
"ColorTable14"=dword:00afdff0
; LGRAY WHITE
"ColorTable07"=dword:00ccdcdc
"ColorTable15"=dword:00ffffff

...in answer to my own question, for some reason by accessing the prompt via Win + 'cmd' + Enter, it kept my colours, but by doing Win+R 'cmd' + Enter, it used the colours from the registry. wierd.

@JSmith2412 Open the "Win+ 'cmd'" Shortcut location, open the location of that shortcut ( the real, one and only, cmd.exe ), and make a shortcut of that original cmd and replace it with the one you found previously. Now the themes should match, however way you open it :)

The "Win + 'cmd'" shortcut is using the properties of the cmd.exe before it's colors were changed, so you gonna replace it with the update version.

@r03

It seems the properties are stored in the shortcut.

You saved me,
I was trying to reset my configs and deleting entries from regeditor helped on nothing, until I deleted my shortcuts

Thanks a lot

amazing work ! thank you so much , perfect you make my day!

Thanks a lot for these. For reference, here is a great blog post on how Windows Console Host settings work in general: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2017/06/20/understanding-windows-console-host-settings/

Thank you!

Thanks to this, I was able to customize cmd at will https://gist.github.com/bashkos/4a2e16aa259f16353c040896b42242f5

@stkb 👍

There is now a Microsoft tool that makes this WAY easier.
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/tree/master/src/tools/ColorTool

It comes with a 8 themes, or you can get a couple hundred more here:
https://github.com/mbadolato/iTerm2-Color-Schemes/tree/master/schemes

(Just an FYI for those who read the comments before trying this.)

How to reset all these color changes..?? Please help me

@lakshits11 The first one listed (default.reg) should reset the colors to default. (If not, you need to provide a bit of an explanation of what you've done.)