Download current build of iTerm 2 from: http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/home
NOTE: Only builds 480 (Jan 11 2011) and later support import of color schemes.
If the stable release doesn't include this function, grab the nightly build
from: http://code.google.com/p/iterm2/downloads/list
Open iTerm 2, open Preferences, click on the "Profiles" (formerly Addresses, formerly Bookmarks) icon in the preferences toolbar, then select the "colors" tab. Click on the "load presets" and select "import...". Select the Solaris Light or Dark theme file.
You have now loaded the Solarized color presets into iTerm 2, but haven't yet applied them. To apply them, simply select an existing profile from the profile list window on the left, or create a new profile. Then select the Solarized Dark or Solarized Light preset from the "Load Presets" drop down.
Ok, I've gone crazy with iTerm2 color management but you are going to be ok.
Just realize two things:
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Like other apps (Chrome as of this writing) on the Mac, iTerm2 locks in a target color space when you create a new window. If you switch your monitor color space, relaunch iTerm2 and it will pick up the new target color space.
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The colors in iTerm2 currently cannot be device colors. They are baked in as generic rgb (which, despite the name, is an actual, specific color space from Apple and is used as a default just like other systems use sRGB as a default). I've switch Solarized Apple Color Picker palettes to use tagged colors by default, so for the most part iTerm2 will match up with other apps where you use Color Picker swatches.
L*a*b values are canonical (White D65, Reference D50), other values are matched in sRGB space.
SOLARIZED HEX 16/8 TERMCOL XTERM/HEX L*A*B RGB HSB
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base03 #002b36 8/4 brblack 234 #1c1c1c 15 -12 -12 0 43 54 193 100 21
base02 #073642 0/4 black 235 #262626 20 -12 -12 7 54 66 192 90 26
base01 #586e75 10/7 brgreen 240 #585858 45 -07 -07 88 110 117 194 25 46
base00 #657b83 11/7 bryellow 241 #626262 50 -07 -07 101 123 131 195 23 51
base0 #839496 12/6 brblue 244 #808080 60 -06 -03 131 148 150 186 13 59
base1 #93a1a1 14/4 brcyan 245 #8a8a8a 65 -05 -02 147 161 161 180 9 63
base2 #eee8d5 7/7 white 254 #e4e4e4 92 -00 10 238 232 213 44 11 93
base3 #fdf6e3 15/7 brwhite 230 #ffffd7 97 00 10 253 246 227 44 10 99
yellow #b58900 3/3 yellow 136 #af8700 60 10 65 181 137 0 45 100 71
orange #cb4b16 9/3 brred 166 #d75f00 50 50 55 203 75 22 18 89 80
red #d30102 1/1 red 124 #af0000 45 70 60 211 1 2 0 99 83
magenta #d33682 5/5 magenta 125 #af005f 50 65 -05 211 54 130 331 74 83
violet #6c71c4 13/5 brmagenta 61 #5f5faf 50 15 -45 108 113 196 237 45 77
blue #268bd2 4/4 blue 33 #0087ff 55 -10 -45 38 139 210 205 82 82
cyan #2aa198 6/6 cyan 37 #00afaf 60 -35 -05 42 161 152 175 74 63
green #859900 2/2 green 64 #5f8700 60 -20 65 133 153 0 68 100 60