#1141·lsd

custom colour theme not working

Author: k-soomroCreated Jun 9, 2025Updated Feb 26, 2026

Labelskind/questionarea/config

os: Mac OS 15.5
lsd --version: lsd 1.1.5
echo $TERM: xterm-ghostty
echo $LS_COLORS:

Expected behavior

custom colour theme should be applied

Actual behavior

The default colour theme is applied.

My config.yaml file contains:

yaml

color:
  theme: custom
  when: always
indicators: true
sorting:
  dir-grouping: first

colors.yaml contains:

yaml

#  Dracula
#  ┬  ┌─┐┌┬┐
#  │  └─┐ ││
#  ┴─┘└─┘─┴┘
# urrick hunt

user: 159                           # cyan
group: 231                          # foreground
permission:
  read: 183                         # blue
  write: 212                        # magenta
  exec: 159                         # cyan
  exec-sticky: 159                  # cyan
  no-access: 210                    # red
date:
  hour-old: 146                     # comment 20% lighter
  day-old: 103                      # comment
  older: 60                         # current line
size:
  none: 60                          # current line
  small: 120                        # green
  medium: 215                       # orange
  large: 210                        # red
inode:
  valid: 231                        # foreground
  invalid: 210                      # red
links:
  valid: 159                        # cyan
  invalid: 210                      # red
tree-edge: 183                      # blue

Trying different colour specifications as no effect.

Source: lsd-rs/lsd

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