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)

1. Open this folder in VS Code.
2. Press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host.
3. In the new window, press Cmd+K Cmd+T and choose DorkBrown.
4. 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