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 Controls whether the editor should render inline color decorators for Tailwind CSS classes and helper functions. **Default: `true`**
 
+> Note that `editor.colorDecorators` must be enabled for color decorators to be shown.
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 ### `tailwindCSS.showPixelEquivalents`
 
 Show `px` equivalents for `rem` CSS values in completions and hovers. **Default: `true`**