termstandard/colors resource
Color standards for terminal emulators observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2746
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 26
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1500 stars · 62 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A reference document and test suite explaining terminal color standards, from 8-color ANSI palettes to 24-bit TrueColor, including detection methods like COLORTERM. It provides shell scripts to verify a terminal's color support.
Use cases
- check if my terminal supports truecolor
- understand ansi 256-color vs 24-bit color escape sequences
- test terminal emulator color support
- detect COLORTERM support in a shell script
- learn terminal color standards
When to choose
- you are writing a CLI tool that emits colored output and need to know which color modes to support
- you want ready-made scripts to test a terminal emulator's color capabilities
- you need a canonical reference on ANSI/TrueColor escape sequence behavior
When to avoid
- you need a library to programmatically render colors in your app rather than documentation
- you are looking for color palette design tools or themes
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
developer-tools documentation terminal-ui developer-tools documentation cli cross-platform terminal-colors truecolor ansi-escape-sequences color-standards terminal-emulators command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/termstandard/colors · fetched 2026-08-28 · 48fbb8ed2ecc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| termstandard/colors | main | 75 |
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