SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME File

What are SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME files.

What is a SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME file?

A .SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME file is a Sublime Text Color Scheme file.

A Sublime Text Color Scheme file ending with extension .sublime-color-scheme stores a set of color-and-style rules used by Sublime Text to control syntax highlighting and editor appearance. It defines how different kinds of text (like comments, strings, keywords) are colored and styled, and also specifies colors for general editor UI elements such as the background, caret, text selection, rulers, fold markers, and other accents.

Such files are created and maintained by Sublime Text. Developers or users write and edit these files in JSON format ("JavaScript Object Notation"). The file begins with a name field, includes global settings under a "globals" section, style rules under a "rules" array, and may also define reusable color variables. Users can customize or override existing schemes by placing their own .sublime-color-scheme file in their User package directory with the same name, causing Sublime to merge or augment settings rather than replace the built-in or shipped scheme.

Technically, .sublime-color-scheme files must begin with a JSON object that usually starts with the name key (for example "name": "Example Color Scheme") and contain at least "globals" and "rules" keys. The "rules" array holds objects with fields such as "scope", "name", "foreground", "background", and "font_style". Color values inside may use formats like hexadecimal RGB/RGBA, CSS-style functional syntax (rgb(), rgba(), hsl(), hsla()), named colors, or variable references (var(...)). Color blending and adjustments are supported via functions like blend(), alpha(), saturation(), min-contrast().

Byte-level signatures of these files include the ASCII sequence at the very start matching { "name": (i.e., an opening brace followed by whitespace and "name":), along with many recognizable scope-oriented strings and style-keywords such as MARKUP.BOLD, ENTITY.NAME.SEC- etc, COLOR, RULES, VARIABLES, BACKGROUND, FOREGROUND, and CSS color functions like HSLA(.

How to open SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME files

We have identified one SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME opener that is compatible with this specific type of SUBLIME-COLOR-SCHEME file.

Programs that open Sublime Text Color Scheme files

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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