As I'm discussing colors, using the color scheme as the layout seemed like a good idea. Color use in an application is subjective, but some studies show black and white are often not the best. Easiest on the eyes is generally a lighter tan color with nearly black text. After using it for a while I became convinced it's true. I came across one scheme called Solarized which I took a liking to, but didn't quite have the contrast I wanted. I made some adjustments, and this is what I currently use.
| Color | Normal | Intense |
|---|---|---|
| Red | #DC322F | #CB4B16 |
| Yellow | #B58900 | #DFBF66 |
| Black | #073642 | #002B36 |
| White | #EEE8D5 | #FDF6E3 |
| Green | #859900 | #64BE85 |
| Cyan | #2AA198 | #22BBBB |
| Magenta | #D33682 | #6C71C4 |
| Blue | #268BD2 | #2787FF |
Example Terminal session (dark): Terminal Forground: #77919E Terminal Background: #002B36 Normal Red Bold Red Normal Yellow Bold Yellow Normal Black Bold Black Normal White Bold White Normal Green Bold Green Normal Cyan Bold Cyan Normal Magenta Bold Magenta Normal Blue Bold Blue
Example Terminal session (light): Terminal Forground: #002B36 Terminal Background: #FDF6E3 Normal Red Bold Red Normal Yellow Bold Yellow Normal Black Bold Black Normal White Bold White Normal Green Bold Green Normal Cyan Bold Cyan Normal Magenta Bold Magenta Normal Blue Bold Blue
| HEX | R / G / B | H / S / L | |
| Foreground: | #77919E | 119 / 145 / 158 | 133 / 040 / 130 |
| Background: | #002B36 | 000 / 043 / 054 | 128 / 240 / 025 |
| Red: | #DC322F | 220 / 050 / 047 | 001 / 182 / 134 |
| Red Bold: | #CB4B16 | 203 / 075 / 022 | 012 / 205 / 113 |
| Yellow: | #B58900 | 181 / 137 / 000 | 032 / 255 / 091 |
| Yellow Bold: | #DFBF66 | 223 / 191 / 102 | 031 / 167 / 163 |
| Black: | #073642 | 007 / 054 / 066 | 128 / 194 / 034 |
| Black Bold: | #002B36 | 000 / 043 / 054 | 128 / 240 / 025 |
| White: | #EEE8D5 | 238 / 232 / 213 | 032 / 108 / 226 |
| White Bold: | #FDF6E3 | 253 / 246 / 227 | 031 / 221 / 240 |
| Green: | #859900 | 133 / 153 / 000 | 048 / 255 / 077 |
| Green Bold: | #64BE85 | 100 / 190 / 133 | 101 / 104 / 145 |
| Cyan: | #2AA198 | 042 / 161 / 152 | 124 / 149 / 102 |
| Cyan Bold: | #22BBBB | 034 / 187 / 187 | 128 / 177 / 111 |
| Magenta: | #D33682 | 211 / 054 / 130 | 234 / 163 / 133 |
| Magenta Bold: | #6C71C4 | 108 / 113 / 196 | 168 / 109 / 152 |
| Blue: | #326BD2 | 038 / 139 / 210 | 137 / 166 / 117 |
| Blue Bold: | #2778FF | 039 / 125 / 255 | 144 / 240 / 138 |
Colors in Putty require manual entries, per saved session. The only way of importing the scheme is to use registry imports (save text to a file named .reg , and import it). Change the session name listed (example.com) to whatever your session is named.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions\example.com] "Colour0"="119,145,158" "Colour1"="119,145,158" "Colour2"="0,43,54" "Colour3"="0,43,54" "Colour4"="0,0,0" "Colour5"="119,145,158" "Colour6"="7,54,66" "Colour7"="0,43,54" "Colour8"="220,50,47" "Colour9"="203,75,22" "Colour10"="133,153,0" "Colour11"="100,190,133" "Colour12"="181,137,0" "Colour13"="223,191,102" "Colour14"="38,139,210" "Colour15"="39,125,255" "Colour16"="211,54,130" "Colour17"="108,113,196" "Colour18"="42,161,152" "Colour19"="34,187,187" "Colour20"="238,232,213" "Colour21"="253,246,227"