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How do I change matching brackets color's highlighting in IntelliJ?


I'm using VS-Code color theme on IntelliJ, and when I place my cursor within a few nested brackets, it becomes almost invisible since the highlighting is the same color as my cursor (see the screenshot below).

Cursor and brackets highlighting are almost indistinguishable

I've found Settings => Editor -> Code Editing -> Matched Brace but I want to keep the highlighting, and change it's color. And the options in Settings => Editor -> Color Scheme -> General -> Code -> Matched Brace change the settings brackets style when they're not selected, which is not the problem I'm facing.


Solution

  • Settings (Preferences on macOS) | Editor | Color Scheme | General | Code | Matched brace works fine here. Make sure to change the Foreground property or remove any Effects.

    The color used in your example when the caret is not placed on the parentheses is set via Settings (Preferences on macOS) | Editor | Color Scheme | Language Defaults | Braces and Operators | Parentheses.