Go to Preferences > Settings > User Settings > Workbench > Appearance > Color Customizations > (Open settings.json) Add the following to the Json file "workbench.colorCustomizations" : { "list.errorForeground" : "#f30606" , "list.warningForeground" : "#eff30b" , "gitDecoration.modifiedResourceForeground" : "#bbc232" , "gitDecoration.untrackedResourceForeground" : "#f7aeae" , "gitDecoration.deletedResourceForeground" : "#8B4513" , "gitDecoration.ignoredResourceForeground" : "#C0C0C0" , "gitDecoration.conflictingResourceForeground" : "#800000" }