Color scheme - Revision history

Ziusudra: trimmed intro, added prefs override, moved labels to 1st section

2026-04-03T22:11:26Z

trimmed intro, added prefs override, moved labels to 1st section

2024-09-02T15:59:17Z

Added Avenskol themed colour schemes.

2024-05-02T14:13:33Z

What colors show up where

2024-05-02T14:13:22Z

Breaks were removed many years ago, and only Brooks are LCYAN from above (Rivers are just BLUE)

2024-05-01T20:10:25Z

Matrix 4

2024-05-01T17:16:57Z

Matrix

2024-05-01T17:06:41Z

2024-04-14T09:02:11Z

2024-01-15T19:54:18Z

Vherid's Color Schemes: Added KMK Systems color schemes, under a new header.

2024-01-13T21:33:09Z

Custom color schemes: Added additional color schemes, from Casotoxa (presumed to be by nocpur) and personal sources.

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 ''(For a discussion of how DF displays different items, and decides which colors get altered and when, see [[color]].)''
-''Dwarf Fortress'' uses '''color schemes''' to determine how the game will be presented during play, whether a [[ranger]] will appear bright Spring green or dark forest green, or whether [[microcline]] will be "eye-blasting blue" or something more calm.  The default scheme is quite bold - other schemes are easily possible, even to better accommodate those of us with problems seeing standard color mixes, or just can't take "eye-blasting blue".
+''Dwarf Fortress'' uses '''color schemes''' to determine how the game will be presented during play, with the default color scheme data located in the [[colors.txt]] file, found in the <code>Dwarf Fortress/data/init</code> folder, but <code>prefs/colors.txt</code>{{version|52.02}} will override that, if it exists.
 A color scheme is broken down into 16 color labels:
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 :BROWN, YELLOW
 :LGRAY, WHITE
 The easiest place to see all the colors next to each other is in the {{k|u}}nits list, where the different [[Skill#Professions.2C_colors.2C_.26_skill_categories|professional categories]] all have their identifying colors.  In that order (and with the default color values), they are...
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 {{Skill Box|LCYAN|0:0|3:1|
-''current job listing*''
+''current job listing''
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 Some other color uses:
 * [[Magma]] is LRED. (Magma 1 level lower than current view is RED.)
 * [[Water]] is LBLUE. (Water 1 level lower than current view is BLUE.)
-* [[River]]s and [[brook]]s are LCYAN on their surface (with water below).
+* [[Brook]]s are LCYAN on their surface (with water below).
 * For aesthetic purposes, almost all colours can be represented in stones (with the exception of LMAGENTA, CYAN, and BLACK).
 ** BLACK: The background color, which should not be used by anything.

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 Pallete inspired by matrix movie screen colors.<br>
 Only, green, light green, blue, light blue, white and black are from the movie, other colors are decided following some pattern related to original DF pallete pattern.<br>
-This one assumes, R, G or B, are actually not N but N^2.2. It also assumes dark colors values are not the mid point between white and light version of the color but take into account N^2.2 too.
+This one assumes, R, G or B, are actually not N but N^2.2. It also assumes DF dark colors values are not the mid point between DF white and DF light version of the color but take into account N^2.2 too.
 {{color scheme

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 == Spaceman00's Themes ==
-=== Matrix ===
+=== Matrix 1 ===
 Pallete inspired by matrix movie screen colors.<br>
 Only, green, light green, blue, light blue, white and black are different as they are the only colors present at the screen.

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 |lgray=#A4A5A2
 |white=#EDEEE9
 }}
 {{Category|Interface}}
 [[ru:Color scheme]]

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-{{migrated article}}
+{{Quality|Exceptional}}
-{{Quality|Unrated}}{{av}}
+{{av}}
 ''(For a discussion of how DF displays different items, and decides which colors get altered and when, see [[color]].)''

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 |lgray=#4e5537
 |white=#f4ffd0
 }}

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 |lgrayt=(Calliope gray!)
 |white=#FFFFFF
 }}
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 |lgray=#a19d9a
 |white=#ffffff
 }}
 {{Category|Interface}}
 [[ru:Color scheme]]