.Xdefaults

# transparency - true or false (default)
URxvt*transparent:true

# tint with any color; i.e., blue, red, tomato4, olivedrab2, etc.
#   some nice listings are at:
#     http://www.nisrv.com/modules.php?name=Hex_Colors
#     http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/colors/article.php/3478921
URxvt*tintColor:blue

# shading - 0 to 99 darkens, 101 to 200 lightens.
#   Don't use with tintColor; use a darker or lighter color instead.
#URxvt*shading:40

# scrollback buffer lines - 65535 is max (64 is default)
URxvt*saveLines:12000

# font color (default is black)
URxvt*foreground:White

# background color (prior to tinting) (default is white)
URxvt*background:Blue

# xft fonts - anti-aliased xft font setup is nice, but can be choppy
URxvt*font: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=13

# traditional fonts - a more traditional font setup in lieu of xft
#URxvt*font:-*-courier-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
#URxvt*boldFont:-*-courier-bold-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1

# Replace blue folder colors with a lighter shade for clarity. To
# set colored folders and files within urxvt, xterm, and aterm, add
# the following line to your ~/.bashrc ($HOME/.bashrc) file under
# the heading "# User specific aliases and functions":
#   alias ls="ls -h --color=auto"
URxvt*color4:RoyalBlue
URxvt*color12:RoyalBlue

# scrollbar - true (default) or false
URxvt*scrollBar:true

# scrollbar position - left=false (default) or right=true
URxvt*scrollBar_right:false

# scrollbar style - rxvt (default), plain, next, or xterm
URxvt*scrollstyle:rxvt