Configuring colors and fonts - Help | intellij color theme
Asadeveloper,youworkwithalotoftextresources:thesourcecodeintheeditor,searchresults,debuggerinformation,consoleinputandoutput,andsoon.Colorsandfontstylesareusedtoformatthistextandhelpyoubetterunderstanditataglance.IntelliJ IDEAletsyouchoosebetweenconfigurablecolorschemesthatdefinecolorsandfontsusedinIDEtext.Acolorschemeisnotthesameastheinterfacetheme[1],whichdefinestheappearanceofwindows,dialogs,andcontrols.Youcanuseapredefinedcolorschemeorcustomizeittoyourliking.Itisalsopossibletosharescheme...
As a developer, you work with a lot of text resources: the source code in the editor, search results, debugger information, console input and output, and so on. Colors and font styles are used to format this text and help you better understand it at a glance.
IntelliJ IDEA lets you choose between configurable color schemes that define colors and fonts used in IDE text.
A color scheme is not the same as the interface theme[1], which defines the appearance of windows, dialogs, and controls.
You can use a predefined color scheme or customize it to your liking. It is also possible to share schemes.
Select a color schemePress Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select .
Use the Scheme list to select a color scheme.
By default, there are the following predefined color schemes:
Classic Light: designed for the macOS Light and Windows 10 Light interface themes