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Git Remote Color
Automatically colors your VS Code workspace based on the git remote URL. Every repository gets its own unique, consistent color — no manual setup required.
Inspired by Peacock , but fully automatic using a deterministic hash of your git remote.
Read more about the motivation in the blog post .
How It Works
On startup, the extension reads the git remote URL (default: origin)
The URL is normalized and hashed (FNV-1a) to produce a number
The number maps to a hue on the HSL color wheel
The resulting color is applied to your status bar
The same remote always produces the same color, so your workspace looks consistent across sessions and machines.
Features
Zero configuration — colors are applied automatically on workspace openDeterministic — same remote = same color, alwaysURL normalization — git@github.com:foo/bar.git and https://github.com/foo/bar.git produce the same colorElement control — toggle status bar color adjustmentAdjustable palette — customize saturation and lightnessManual override — set a specific hex color to bypass auto-detectionStatus bar indicator — shows the current color hex at a glance
Commands
Command
Description
Git Remote Color: Refresh Color from Git RemoteRe-detect the remote and apply color
Git Remote Color: Reset Workspace ColorsRemove all managed color customizations
Git Remote Color: Show Current ColorDisplay the current color and remote info
Settings
Setting
Default
gitRemoteColor.saturation50
gitRemoteColor.lightness40
gitRemoteColor.colorOverride""
gitRemoteColor.remoteName"origin"
gitRemoteColor.elementAdjustments(see below)
Default elementAdjustments:
{ "statusBar": "none" }
License
Apache License 2.0
