diff --git a/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json b/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json
index 8b1fe2dd80e..935573463ee 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json
@@ -42,7 +42,23 @@
 		"pickerGroup.foreground": "#b0b0b0",
 		"terminal.ansiWhite": "#ffffff",
 		"inputOption.activeBorder": "#3655b5",
-		"focusBorder": "#3655b5"
+		"focusBorder": "#3655b5",
+		"terminal.ansiBlack": "#1e1e1e",
+		"terminal.ansiRed": "#C4265E", // the bright color with ~75% transparent on the background
+		"terminal.ansiGreen": "#86B42B",
+		"terminal.ansiYellow": "#B3B42B",
+		"terminal.ansiBlue": "#6A7EC8",
+		"terminal.ansiMagenta": "#8C6BC8",
+		"terminal.ansiCyan": "#56ADBC",
+		"terminal.ansiWhite": "#e3e3dd",
+		"terminal.ansiBrightBlack": "#666666",
+		"terminal.ansiBrightRed": "#f92672",
+		"terminal.ansiBrightGreen": "#A6E22E",
+		"terminal.ansiBrightYellow": "#e2e22e", // hue shifted #A6E22E
+		"terminal.ansiBrightBlue": "#819aff", // hue shifted #AE81FF
+		"terminal.ansiBrightMagenta": "#AE81FF",
+		"terminal.ansiBrightCyan": "#66D9EF",
+		"terminal.ansiBrightWhite": "#f8f8f2"
 	},
 	"tokenColors": [
 		{