<p>I'm looking for a way to configure the color used for line numbering (as in: <code>:set nu</code>) in Vim.  The default on most platforms seems to be yellow (which is also used for some highlighted tokens).  I would <em>like</em> to color the line numbers a dim gray; somewhere in the vicinity of <code>#555</code>.  I'm not picky though, any subdued color would be acceptable.</p>

Try:
```
```
help hl-LineNr
```
```
I found this through:
```
```
help 'number'
```
```
which is the way to get help on the
```
'number'
```
option, instead of the
```
:number
```
command.
To actually change the displayed colour:
```
```
:highlight LineNr ctermfg=grey
```
```
This would change the foreground colour for LineNr on a character terminal to grey. If you are using gVim, you can:
```
```
:highlight LineNr guifg=#050505
```
```