diff --git a/extensions/coffeescript/package.json b/extensions/coffeescript/package.json
index 44f423c7dfc..8480ca1f9ab 100644
--- a/extensions/coffeescript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/coffeescript/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     ],
     "configurationDefaults": {
       "[coffeescript]": {
-        "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false
+        "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
+        "editor.defaultColorDecorators": false
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/extensions/julia/package.json b/extensions/julia/package.json
index 31cdd4ce71a..f27b1ca822a 100644
--- a/extensions/julia/package.json
+++ b/extensions/julia/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 							"meta.embedded.inline.sql": "sql"
 					}
 			}
-		]
+		],
+		"configurationDefaults": {
+			"[julia]": {
+				"editor.defaultColorDecorators": false
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/python/package.json b/extensions/python/package.json
index 543268de715..a1cae47db17 100644
--- a/extensions/python/package.json
+++ b/extensions/python/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     ],
     "configurationDefaults": {
       "[python]": {
-        "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false
+        "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
+        "editor.defaultColorDecorators": false
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/extensions/ruby/package.json b/extensions/ruby/package.json
index 70dd99f26b5..8210a7825af 100644
--- a/extensions/ruby/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ruby/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@
         "scopeName": "source.ruby",
         "path": "./syntaxes/ruby.tmLanguage.json"
       }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "configurationDefaults": {
+      "[ruby]": {
+        "editor.defaultColorDecorators": false
+      }
+    }
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/extensions/shellscript/package.json b/extensions/shellscript/package.json
index 93333abd313..22ee260005e 100644
--- a/extensions/shellscript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/shellscript/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
     ],
     "configurationDefaults": {
       "[shellscript]": {
-        "files.eol": "\n"
+        "files.eol": "\n",
+        "editor.defaultColorDecorators": false
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/extensions/yaml/package.json b/extensions/yaml/package.json
index c7cf9af06fc..9362c55b5e1 100644
--- a/extensions/yaml/package.json
+++ b/extensions/yaml/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
         "editor.insertSpaces": true,
         "editor.tabSize": 2,
         "editor.autoIndent": "advanced",
-        "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false
+        "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
+        "editor.defaultColorDecorators": false
       },
       "[dockercompose]": {
         "editor.insertSpaces": true,