Open the Preferences window

Open the Preferences menu in [Product] ▶ Preferences...:

• Alternatively, Mac users can use the keyboard shortcut to access the Preferences menu.

Change the syntax coloring

In Appearance ▶ Syntax Coloring ▶ Local Variables, change the color of the local variables of Module and With using the color palette:

Local variables are now the color Tangerine:

Find the syntax style to change

Use Options to examine the current values of all AutoStyleOptions that are available to change:

Change the syntax coloring

Use SetOptions to change the local variable syntax coloring for the current notebook:

Local variables are now the color Tangerine:

• Use $FrontEnd in place of EvaluationNotebook to make the syntax coloring the default formatting for all notebooks.
• Explore colors interactively with ColorSetter.