626 Labs Themes
A neon-duotone dark theme family for VS Code. Three variants — Night (deeper), Storm (lighter), and Void (true OLED black) — all built on the 626 Labs palette: cyan and magenta on deep navy.
The structural inspiration is Tokyo Night by Enkia. The colors are 626 Labs.
What you get
- 626 Labs Night —
#0a1524 editor on #0f1f31 chrome. The default. Use it when you want the screen to feel like a recording booth.
- 626 Labs Storm —
#152135 editor on #1e2a3d chrome. Same syntax palette, lifted one ink-step. Use it in daylight or on a glossy display.
- 626 Labs Void —
#000000 editor on #000000 chrome. Built for OLED. Pixels actually turn off; cyan and magenta accents hit harder against true black. Power-friendly on phones, laptops with OLED panels, and the latest displays.
Cyan #17d4fa carries logic — functions, methods, properties, types. Magenta #f22f89 carries decision — keywords, control flow, HTML tags, links. Strings ride green #2bd99a, numbers and constants ride amber #ffb454. The duo is always paired, never solo.
Install
From the VS Code Marketplace:
Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on Mac) → ext install 626LabsLLC.626labs-themes- Open the command palette → Preferences: Color Theme
- Pick 626 Labs Night, 626 Labs Storm, or 626 Labs Void
Or grab the .vsix from Releases and:
code --install-extension 626labs-themes-0.1.1.vsix
Why three variants
No single dark works in every room. Night goes deeper for night sessions and dim ambient — the editor surface is #0a1524, near-black with navy in it. Storm lifts the editor to #152135 for ambient light and matte panels. Void pushes all the way to #000000 for OLED screens, where each black pixel actually turns off — that's the only place a "true black" theme stops being aesthetic and starts being functional. The syntax highlighting is identical across all three, so you can switch without re-learning what color means what.
Recommended settings
Pair this theme with a coding font that has wide-spaced uppercase and clear punctuation. Suggestions:
- JetBrains Mono (free, the brand mono — what 626 Labs ships)
- Berkeley Mono (paid, premium feel)
- Commit Mono (free, alternative)
{
"editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', 'Cascadia Code', Menlo, monospace",
"editor.fontLigatures": false,
"workbench.colorTheme": "626 Labs Night"
}
The theme turns ligatures off through font-variant-ligatures: none on its own code block CSS — but VS Code's editor renders them by default. Either choice is fine; the syntax colors are tuned for both.
Color decisions
The principle: cyan owns "this is being executed" (functions, properties, types). Magenta owns "this is decisive" (keywords, control flow, links, HTML tags). Green and amber are for content and constants — they keep strings and numbers distinct from the brand duo so the eye doesn't get lost in neon noise.
| Token |
Color |
Why |
| Functions, methods, properties |
#17d4fa cyan |
Things being invoked — logic |
| Types, classes, interfaces |
#5ce6ff cyan-bright italic |
A different cyan so types don't blend with calls |
| Keywords, control flow, HTML tags |
#f22f89 magenta |
Decisions — the program changing direction |
| Storage modifiers, language keywords |
#ff5aa3 magenta-bright |
A lift on the same accent |
| Strings |
#2bd99a green |
Content — distinct from the brand duo |
| Numbers, booleans, null, escapes |
#ffb454 amber |
Constants — also distinct |
| Comments |
#5e6b7f italic |
Quiet — visible but not loud |
| Variables, plain text |
#e7edf5 |
Bright readable foreground |
| Operators, parameters, CSS props |
#c4cdda |
Dimmer than text — supporting structure |
| Punctuation |
#8e9bad |
Dimmest — frame, not focus |
| Errors |
#ff5472 |
Stop |
Status bar goes magenta when a debug session is active. That's intentional — the brand pairs cyan with magenta, and debug is a moment that earns the second color.
Screenshots
Drop in once published — or open the preview folder for the local renders.
Credits
- Structural inspiration: Tokyo Night by Enkia — scope coverage, the two-variant shape, the editor-on-chrome layout
- Colors and voice: 626 Labs —
626labs.dev
License
MIT. See LICENSE.
