DorkBrown — a tan + jungle-green dark brown theme for VS Code

DorkBrown is a cozy, high-contrast dark brown theme with tan foregrounds and subtle jungle-green accents. It’s designed to be easy on the eyes while keeping code structure clear.

Features

Tan text on a deep brown canvas for comfortable reading
Jungle-green accents for selection, cursor, strings, functions, and keywords
Thoughtful contrast for comments and punctuation

Palette

Editor background: #2A211C
Foreground (tan): #D7C29E
Selection: #3B463D
Cursor: #A3D9A5
Strings: #9EC78A
Functions: #7DBF9B
Keywords: #6FAF7A
Operators/regex/escapes: #74B3A5

Install (local dev)

Open this folder in VS Code.
Press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host.
In the new window, press Cmd+K Cmd+T and choose DorkBrown.
Edit themes/DorkBrown-color-theme.json, save, then press Cmd+R in the dev host to reload.

Packaging (optional)

To package a .vsix, install vsce and run:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

Then install it via VS Code’s Extensions view overflow menu: “Install from VSIX…”.

Contributing

Issues and tweaks welcome. If you prefer different contrast for comments, strings, or numbers, open an issue or PR with screenshots of problem areas and suggestions.

License

MIT

hippietrail/dorkbrown