How to change the color of the selected code (Vim scheme)?

Question

I can't figure out how to change the color of the selected code (with cursor, either with Visual mode or with the mouse). I think right now the bg is white with black fg. Any suggestions?

  hi CursorLine guibg=#DDDDDD gui=none
  hi CursorColumn guibg=#EEEEEE gui=none
  hi MatchParen guifg=#f6f3e8 guibg=#857b6f gui=none
  hi Pmenu   guifg=#f6f3e8 guibg=#DDDDDD gui=none
  hi PmenuSel  guifg=#000000 guibg=#DDDDDD gui=none
endif

" General colors
hi Cursor   guifg=NONE    guibg=#656565 gui=none
hi Normal   guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi NonText   guifg=#808080 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi LineNr   guifg=#857b6f guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi StatusLine  guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi StatusLineNC guifg=#857b6f guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi VertSplit  guifg=#444444 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi Folded   guibg=#AAAAAA guifg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi Title  guifg=#000000 guibg=NONE gui=none
hi Visual  guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi SpecialKey guifg=#808080 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none

Answer 1

You should look at this nice collection of Vim schemes.

Maybe one of them suits your needs.

Answer 2

Selection color for gvim is set by the following line:

hi Visual  guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none

You can use named color values instead of the #nnnnnn RGB codes. Your existing line is set for black foreground and white background, just as you observed.

For example, if you want a light blue background with white foreground:

hi Visual  guifg=White guibg=LightBlue gui=none

Be sure the color file you are editing is in the vim7x/colors directory so both vim and gvim can find it. Its exact location can vary a bit depending on your OS platform.