[BUG] themes make screen unreadable

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Sep 30, 2025 by cwarden Closed Sep 30, 2025

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Any of the themes I choose render unreadable text.

What Should Happen?

Text should be readable. There shouldn't be gratuitous colors that render the screen unreadable.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Choose any of the themes.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

It's gotten worse since 2.0

Claude Code Version

2.0.1 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

TERM=screen-256color

Terminal is alacritty 0.7.2.

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