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ColorTool does not output the correct escape sequences #20823
Description
Windows Terminal version
1.25.2733.0
Windows build number
10.0.26300.0
Other Software
colortool v1.0.1904.29002
Steps to reproduce
Set the terminal to use this color scheme:
{
"name": "Test",
"foreground": "#77CC11",
"background": "#113355",
"black": "#000000",
"brightBlack": "#111111",
"red": "#222222",
"brightRed": "#333333",
"green": "#444444",
"brightGreen": "#555555",
"yellow": "#666666",
"brightYellow": "#777777",
"blue": "#888888",
"brightBlue": "#999999",
"purple": "#AAAAAA",
"brightPurple": "#BBBBBB",
"cyan": "#CCCCCC",
"brightCyan": "#DDDDDD",
"brightWhite": "#EEEEEE",
"white": "#FFFFFF",
"cursorColor": "#B4B4B4",
"selectionBackground": "#4B4B4B"
}Run .\ColorTool\ColorTool.exe -c [-x]
Expected Behavior
The background color 40m column should match black. The foreground color 1m row should match foreground. The foreground color 37m row should match white.
The entire output should match this:
PS> .\ansi-color.cmd /a .\colortool.def
40m 41m 42m 43m 44m 45m 46m 47m
m ␛[m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1m ␛[1m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
30m ␛[30m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[30m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;30m ␛[1;30m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;30m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
31m ␛[31m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[31m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;31m ␛[1;31m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;31m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
32m ␛[32m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[32m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;32m ␛[1;32m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;32m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
33m ␛[33m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[33m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;33m ␛[1;33m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;33m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
34m ␛[34m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[34m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;34m ␛[1;34m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;34m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
35m ␛[35m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[35m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;35m ␛[1;35m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;35m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
36m ␛[36m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[36m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;36m ␛[1;36m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;36m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
37m ␛[37m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[37m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
1;37m ␛[1;37m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[40m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[41m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[42m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[43m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[44m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[45m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[46m gYw ␛[m ␛[1;37m␛[47m gYw ␛[m
Actual Behavior
The background color 40m column should match black and not background. The foreground color 1m row should match foreground and not white. The foreground color 37m row should match white and not foreground.
Bright foreground isn't really a well defined state, so 1m should perhaps be different than m, but 37m is very clearly defined as white. Similarly with 40m being clearly defined as black and not background.
Activity
DHowett commentedon Oct 19, 2026
FWIW, colortool predates 18-color support where the foreground and background are distinct from the indexed colors.