Code Editor Color Schemes

Users identify, praise, and recommend color themes for code editors, IDEs, and terminals, frequently mentioning Solarized Dark, One Dark, Gruvbox, and alternatives for better contrast and reduced eye strain.

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TST VSC X11 DejaVu OS github.com IDE ST2 ethanschoonover.com wikipedia.org theme color dark colors background light zsh emacs scheme terminal

Sample Comments

twoquestions Apr 19, 2017 View on HN

Better than Solarized Dark! Wonderful!

artursapek Mar 17, 2020 View on HN

Do you write code in that color scheme? (Dark green everything on a black background)

vanbosse Apr 22, 2017 View on HN

+1 for Solarized Dark, light when sun hits my screen

tommica Oct 31, 2022 View on HN

I've found both gruvbox and github light theme to be something that my eyes can handle.

dtinth Dec 24, 2020 View on HN

It is One Dark Pro with modified background color to be darker than usual, to increase the contrast.

mihok Mar 14, 2014 View on HN

Love it! Is there a way to change the colors? 4 is Incredibly hard to read in my terminal

n1c Apr 13, 2012 View on HN

Looks kind of like http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized

bobbylarrybobby May 28, 2023 View on HN

Doesn't this just mean you're using a suboptimal syntax theme? There a million out there with sufficient color contrast, there's no reason not to use one.

blueline Dec 29, 2018 View on HN

solarized is really popular and the dark theme is a sorta dark blue-green

ahub Feb 1, 2024 View on HN

Too bad the background color is deprecated, I'd like it better with a good ol solarized theme.