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SGR 2 (Faint/Dim) is ineffective on light themes #20109

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  1. Configure Powershell to use a light theme (e.g. One Half Light)
  2. Run
Write-Host "`e[2mDim text`e[0m vs Normal text"

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On light themes, dim text is visually identical to normal text. There is no perceptible difference.
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On dark themes, dim works as expected (text becomes visibly darker).
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    Issue-BugIt either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation.Needs-TriageIt's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting

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