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For anyone who is very particular about their color schemes: I'd recommend checking out the base16 project [1]. It's a collection of well-maintained color schem

For anyone who is very particular about their color schemes: I'd recommend checking out the base16 project [1]. It's a collection of well-maintained color schemes (including solarized) for basically every text editor and terminal emulator. It makes switching between different schemes very easy, and includes tools for keeping your editor colors in sync with your terminal. [1]: http://chriskempson.com/projects/base16/ http://chriskempson.com/projects/base16/

java-man 8y ago
I noticed it's more difficult to create a good light theme. The colors appear vibrant on a dark background, but things are very different on a white background: in order to have high contract text one needs to use dark colors of different colors, and it gets harder to tell the difference. Do you know any good colors specifically for light themes? Solarized family is too dark (for me, at least).
- ericsoderstrom 8y ago
  I've never found a light color scheme I really liked either. Was using base16-ia-light for a little while though.
- 1996 8y ago
  Agreed, but change the background to something lighter and solarized-light is not so bad. Bonus: it's widely supported, so you only change one color My suggestion is a light yellowish grey: BackgroundColour=236,231,225 Bonus of using light themes instead of dark themes: you can invert your colors at night. It is easy on your eyes, and the browser and the rest of the system also follow suit. I recommanad to use NegativeScreen + a red matrix so everything is in shade of red.
  - java-man 8y ago
    That's the thing: I don't want to have dim background. In fact, I would rather prefer a bight background. The main reason that could be due to the fact that a bright background forces the pupil to narrow, making the text sharper for older people.

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For anyone who is very particular about their color schemes: I'd recommend checking out the base16 project [1]. It's a collection of well-maintained color schem

by ericsoderstrom 8y ago

java-man 8y ago
I noticed it's more difficult to create a good light theme. The colors appear vibrant on a dark background, but things are very different on a white background: in order to have high contract text one needs to use dark colors of different colors, and it gets harder to tell the difference. Do you know any good colors specifically for light themes? Solarized family is too dark (for me, at least).
- ericsoderstrom 8y ago
  I've never found a light color scheme I really liked either. Was using base16-ia-light for a little while though.
- 1996 8y ago
  Agreed, but change the background to something lighter and solarized-light is not so bad. Bonus: it's widely supported, so you only change one color My suggestion is a light yellowish grey: BackgroundColour=236,231,225 Bonus of using light themes instead of dark themes: you can invert your colors at night. It is easy on your eyes, and the browser and the rest of the system also follow suit. I recommanad to use NegativeScreen + a red matrix so everything is in shade of red.
  - java-man 8y ago
    That's the thing: I don't want to have dim background. In fact, I would rather prefer a bight background. The main reason that could be due to the fact that a bright background forces the pupil to narrow, making the text sharper for older people.