The VSFACECOLORMODE variable stores the mode that defines how to calculate the face color. The value can be:
Value
Description
0
Normal mode – face color is not used.
1
Monochrome mode – uses the color from VSMONOCOLOR system variable to display all faces.
2
Tint mode – uses the color from VSMONOCOLOR system variable to shade all faces by changing the tint and saturation of colors.
3
Desaturate mode – softens the color of all faces by reducing its saturation (30 percent).
Note: An existing visual style is not changed when the system variable gets a new value. Temporary visual style will be created as a clone of visual style assigned for current viewport.