An optimized theme for web development that comes with two versions: light & dark.
Coldark is a gray-blue theme. The colors used respect the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in order to provide sufficient reading comfort. However, with opacity, it is possible that some contrasts are diminished and that they are above level AA.
Coldark is available for:
Coldark consists of three color pallets. The first is common to both versions. The other two each apply to a version.
I tried to keep the same descriptions for both versions. However, for complex themes like VS Code, it doesn't work. So I separated the descriptions into 2 sections.
| Hex Code | Preview | Description | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|
#e3eaf2 |
Default background – Also used as foreground for Button & Badges. | coldark00 |
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#d0dae7 |
Darker background - Editor Gutter, Inputs, Line Highlight, Status bar (no folder). Also used as foreground for Activity bar. | coldark01 |
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#8da1b9 |
Selection background - Code block, Secondary buttons, Some highlighting. Also used for Borders. | coldark02 |
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#3c526d |
Comments - Invisible, Ignored, Placeholder. | coldark03 |
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#213043 |
Lighter foreground – Inputs, Status bar (no folder), Embedded modals & Widgets. | coldark04 |
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#111b27 |
Default foreground - Also used as Shadow and for most of Punctuation. | coldark05 |
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#0b121b |
Darker foreground – Also used as background for Activity bar. | coldark06 |
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#f0f4f8 |
Lighter background – Tab active, Embedded modals, Widgets. | coldark07 |
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#006d6d |
Cyan - Merge incoming content, Parameters, Tags, Support constant, CSS Variables, Markup inline raw, Punctuation Section Embedded (e.g. <?php ?>) |
coldark08 |
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#755f00 |
Yellow - Modified, Hints, Integers, Boolean, Constants Language, Attribute Names, Shell Case Patterns, Markup Link URL | coldark09 |
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#005a8e |
Blue - Badges, Buttons, Find Match, Info, Merge current content, Selection (outside editor), Status bar (folder open), Namespaces, Classes, Variables, Constants Other, Markup Headings, Property names | coldark10 |
|
#116b00 |
Green - Added elements, Strings, CSS Colors, CSS Font names, Markup Link Text | coldark11 |
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#af00af |
Magenta - Untracked elements, Token Expression value Support, Regular Expressions, Escape Characters, Constant Characters, Storage Modifiers, Instances, Markup List Punctuation, CSS values | coldark12 |
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#7c00aa |
Purple - Unverified, Functions, CSS Classes & IDs | coldark13 |
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#a04900 |
Orange - Warnings, Status bar (debugging), Keywords, Storage, CSS Pseudo elements | coldark14 |
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#c22f2e |
Red - Errors, Deleted, Invalids, Deprecated | coldark15 |
| Hex Code | Preview | Description | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|
#111b27 |
Default background – Also used as foreground for Button & Badges. | coldark00 |
|
#213043 |
Light background - Editor Gutter, Embedded modals, Widgets, Line Highlight, Tab active. | coldark01 |
|
#3c526d |
Selection background - Code block, Secondary buttons, Some highlighting. | coldark02 |
|
#8da1b9 |
Comments - Invisible, Ignored, Placeholder. | coldark03 |
|
#d0dae7 |
Dark foreground – Activity bar, Inputs, Status bar (no folder), Embedded modals & Widgets. | coldark04 |
|
#e3eaf2 |
Default foreground - Also used for most of Punctuation. | coldark05 |
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#f0f4f8 |
Lighter foreground – Menu, Tab hover. | coldark06 |
|
#0b121b |
Dark background - Activity bar, Inputs, Status bar (no folder). Also used for Borders. | coldark07 |
|
#66cccc |
Cyan - Merge incoming content, Parameters, Tags, Support constant, CSS Variables, Markup inline raw, Punctuation Section Embedded (e.g. <?php ?>) |
coldark08 |
|
#e6d37a |
Yellow - Modified, Hints, Integers, Boolean, Constants Language, Attribute Names, Shell Case Patterns, Markup Link URL | coldark09 |
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#6cb8e6 |
Blue - Badges, Buttons, Find Match, Info, Merge current content, Selection (outside editor), Status bar (folder open), Namespaces, Classes, Variables, Constants Other, Markup Headings, Property names | coldark10 |
|
#91d076 |
Green - Added elements, Strings, CSS Colors, CSS Font names, Markup Link Text | coldark11 |
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#f4adf4 |
Magenta - Untracked elements, Token Expression value Support, Regular Expressions, Escape Characters, Constant Characters, Storage Modifiers, Instances, Markup List Punctuation, CSS values | coldark12 |
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#c699e3 |
Purple - Unverified, Functions, CSS Classes & IDs | coldark13 |
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#e9ae7e |
Orange - Warnings, Status bar (debugging), Keywords, Storage, CSS Pseudo elements | coldark14 |
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#cd6660 |
Red - Errors, Deleted, Invalids, Deprecated | coldark15 |
Coldark is inspired by base16 and Nord for color harmonization.
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.