🌑 Hell Pine — A Darker Twist on Rosé Pine

“Born in the fire of tmux, refined for the calm of code.”

Hell Pine is a bold, terminal-inspired dark theme for Visual Studio Code — a meticulously crafted evolution of Rosé Pine, born from the nuanced visual shifts experienced within tmux sessions. What began as a subtle observation became a deliberate design — optimized for developers who live in the terminal and demand both beauty and clarity in their workflow.

This is Rosé Pine after going through hell... and coming back beautiful.

✨ Why Hell Pine?

While working with Rosé Pine inside tmux, I discovered unexpected but aesthetically pleasing color distortions — deeper shadows, punchier highlights, and an overall sharper contrast. It felt raw yet refined — and I knew it deserved to be more than a glitch.

Hell Pine is my response — a theme that retains the elegance of Rosé Pine while infusing it with terminal grit and expressive contrast. The result is a developer-centric palette perfect for long coding sessions, especially in split-pane, multi-window environments.

🎨 Features

• 🖤 Dark elegance with enhanced contrast and visual edge
• 🧠 Focus-driven colors for reduced eye fatigue
• ⚡️ Optimized for terminal emulators and Tmux workflows
• 🧩 Full language support, including:
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
  • Java, Python, Go, C++
  • Markdown, YAML, JSON, and more

🚀 Installation

🔌 From the VS Code Marketplace

Simply search for Hell Pine in the Extensions tab or install directly via command:

ext install ABX.hell-pine

Or visit the Marketplace page here: 📎 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ABX.hell-pine

🛠️ Manual Installation (Development)

Until automatic updates roll out, you can also clone the repository manually:

git clone https://github.com/AbiXnash/hell-pine.git
cd hell-pine
code .

Open the folder in VS Code and select the Hell Pine theme from the Command Palette or settings.

🙏 Acknowledgements

Huge appreciation to the creators of Rosé Pine for the inspiration and aesthetic foundation.

🔮 Stay Updated

More ABX creations coming soon.