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Solarized - iTerm2 Color Presets
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# iTerm2

### [See official homepage for full content](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized)
> iTerm2 Solarized Color Presets

Installation
------------

Download current build of iTerm 2 from: <http://www.iterm2.com/>
See official homepage for full content: [ethanschoonover.com/solarized](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized)

NOTE: Only builds 480 (Jan 11 2011) and later support import of color schemes.
## Installation

Download current build of iTerm 2:

| <img src="https://cdn.abranhe.com/pr/altercation:solarized/iTerm.png" width="50"> |
| :----------------------------------: |
| [iTerm2.com](http://www.iterm2.com/) |

> ⚠️ **NOTE:** Only builds 480 (Jan 11 2011) and later support import of color schemes.
If the stable release doesn't include this function, grab the nightly build
from: <http://code.google.com/p/iterm2/downloads/list>
from: [code.google.com/p/iterm2/downloads/list](http://code.google.com/p/iterm2/downloads/list)

## Steps

- Open iTerm 2.
- Open Preferences. (<kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>,</kbd>)

![Preferences](https://cdn.abranhe.com/pr/altercation:solarized/preferences.png)

- Click on the **Profiles** (formerly Addresses,
formerly Bookmarks) icon in the preferences toolbar.
- Select the **Colors** tab.
- Click on the **Color Presets** ("Load Presets" on earlier versions) menu, and select "import...".

<img src="https://cdn.abranhe.com/pr/altercation:solarized/color-presets.png" width="270">

Open iTerm 2, open Preferences, click on the "Profiles" (formerly Addresses,
formerly Bookmarks) icon in the preferences toolbar, then select the "colors"
tab. Click on the "Color Presets" ("Load Presets" in earlier versions) menu and select "import...". Select the Solarized
Light or Dark theme file.
- Select the Solarized Light or Dark theme file.

You have now loaded the Solarized color presets into iTerm 2, but haven't yet
You have now loaded the Solarized color presets into **iTerm 2**, but haven't yet
applied them. To apply them, simply select an existing profile from the profile
list window on the left, or create a new profile. Then select the Solarized
Dark or Solarized Light preset from the "Color Presets" ("Load Presets" in earlier versions) menu drop down.
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2. The colors in iTerm2 currently cannot be device colors. They are baked in as
generic rgb (which, despite the name, is an actual, specific color space
from Apple and is used as a default just like other systems use sRGB as
from Apple and is used as a default just like other systems use `sRGB` as
a default). I've switch Solarized Apple Color Picker palettes to use tagged
colors by default, so for the most part iTerm2 will match up with other apps
where you use Color Picker swatches.

The Values
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## The Values

L\*a\*b values are canonical (White D65, Reference D50), other values are
matched in sRGB space.
matched in `sRGB` space.

SOLARIZED HEX 16/8 TERMCOL XTERM/HEX L*A*B RGB HSB
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