i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:02:25 +0000Colours in i3bar not showing correctlyhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/5280/colours-in-i3bar-not-showing-correctly/I'm trying to use the solarized colour scheme in my i3 config, but the colours are coming slightly strange, for example the cream colour showing up as grey instead. The colours show up correctly in my terminal though. I can't figure out what's going on, so could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks! set $base02 #073642 set $base01 #586e75 set $base00 #657b83 set $base0 #839496 set $base1 #93a1a1 set $base2 #eee8d5 set $base3 #fdf6e3 set $yellow #b58900 set $orange #cb4b16 set $red #dc322f set $magenta #d33682 set $violet #6c71c4 set $blue #268bd2 set $cyan #2aa198 set $green #859900 set $custom #1c5766 # class border backgr. text indicator client.focused $green $green $base3 $green client.focused_inactive $base02 $base02 $base2 $violet client.unfocused $base02 $base02 $base1 $base01 client.urgent $magenta $magenta $base3 $red bar{ colors { # bar colours background $base03 statusline $blue separator $red # class border backgr. text focused_workspace $base3 $green $base3 active_workspace $base3 $violet $base3 inactive_workspace $base01 $base1 $base03 urgent_workspace $magenta $magenta $base3 } screenshot: https://i. imgur.com/U5gTueE.png Sorry about the link, I don't have enough karma EDIT: Solved. Seems to be the colour naming convention, once its changed it works fine.Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:25:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5280/colours-in-i3bar-not-showing-correctly/Answer by joepd for <p>I'm trying to use the solarized colour scheme in my i3 config, but the colours are coming slightly strange, for example the cream colour showing up as grey instead. The colours show up correctly in my terminal though.</p> <p>I can't figure out what's going on, so could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks!</p> <pre><code>set $base02 #073642 set $base01 #586e75 set $base00 #657b83 set $base0 #839496 set $base1 #93a1a1 set $base2 #eee8d5 set $base3 #fdf6e3 set $yellow #b58900 set $orange #cb4b16 set $red #dc322f set $magenta #d33682 set $violet #6c71c4 set $blue #268bd2 set $cyan #2aa198 set $green #859900 set $custom #1c5766 # class border backgr. text indicator client.focused $green $green $base3 $green client.focused_inactive $base02 $base02 $base2 $violet client.unfocused $base02 $base02 $base1 $base01 client.urgent $magenta $magenta $base3 $red bar{ colors { # bar colours background $base03 statusline $blue separator $red # class border backgr. text focused_workspace $base3 $green $base3 active_workspace $base3 $violet $base3 inactive_workspace $base01 $base1 $base03 urgent_workspace $magenta $magenta $base3 } </code></pre> <p>screenshot: <a href="https://i">https://i</a>. imgur.com/U5gTueE.png Sorry about the link, I don't have enough karma</p> <p>EDIT: Solved. Seems to be the colour naming convention, once its changed it works fine.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5280/colours-in-i3bar-not-showing-correctly/?answer=5291#post-id-5291The variable mechanism in i3.conf is rudimentary: It can only do one substitution per line. This is why some people have made some theme framework (e.g. `i3-style`) to work around this limitation. Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:02:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5280/colours-in-i3bar-not-showing-correctly/?answer=5291#post-id-5291