# pane-colours

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-colours/

> The default colour palette.

option tmux3.7c

The default colour palette.

* Scope

  window, pane

* Type

  Colour, array of values

* Also spelled

  `pane-colors`

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/set-option/) `-w pane-colours value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/show-options/) `-w pane-colours`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-colours/#description)

The default colour palette. Each entry in the array defines the colour `tmux` uses when the colour with that index is requested. The index may be from zero to 255.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-colours/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/pane-colours/) : present
* tmux 3.2a : not present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-colours/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1383`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L1383)

* C source reference

  [`options_table`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-options_table/)

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/full/#options-pane-colours)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-colours/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

  [`options.generated.PANE_COLOURS`](https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/reference/options-generated-pane_colours/)

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetPaneColours`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setpanecolours/), [`tmux.Pane.SetPaneColours`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-setpanecolours/), [`tmux.PaneOptionValues.PaneColours`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-paneoptionvalues-panecolours/), [`tmux.Window.SetPaneColours`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setpanecolours/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.PaneColours`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-panecolours/)