Aurora Theme

Watch the northern lights dance across your editor. For developers who find beauty in the night sky. ✨

About

Aurora is a Visual Studio Code theme inspired by the breathtaking beauty of the aurora borealis — the northern lights. A balanced full aurora palette of green, teal, purple, pink and blue tones that are noticeable but never overwhelming.

Designed for developers who want their editor to feel alive, without sacrificing readability and focus.

Variants

Aurora Dark

A deep arctic night experience. Near-black backgrounds with vivid aurora greens, teals, purples, pinks and blues — like watching the northern lights from a frozen landscape at midnight.

Aurora Light

A crisp icy morning feel. Cool white backgrounds with deep aurora tones — like the calm after a night of dancing lights, the world still glowing with color.

Color Palette

Dark Theme

Element	Color	Description
Background	`#0A0E1A`	Arctic night black
Text	`#D4E8F0`	Frost white
Keywords	`#4DD9AC`	Aurora green
Functions	`#45C7D4`	Aurora teal
Strings	`#D970A8`	Aurora pink
Classes	`#A580E0`	Aurora purple
Numbers	`#6A9FE8`	Aurora blue
Comments	`#1E3A4A`	Muted arctic
Errors	`#FF4444`	Red

Light Theme

Element	Color	Description
Background	`#F0F7FA`	Icy cool white
Text	`#1A2535`	Deep navy
Keywords	`#1A8A6A`	Deep aurora green
Functions	`#1A7A8A`	Deep teal
Strings	`#8B3060`	Deep rose pink
Classes	`#5A3090`	Deep aurora purple
Numbers	`#2A5A9A`	Deep aurora blue
Comments	`#8AAABB`	Muted frost
Errors	`#CC1111`	Red

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

Open Extensions in VS Code (Ctrl + Shift + X)
Search for Aurora Theme
Click Install
Go to File → Preferences → Color Theme
Select Aurora Dark or Aurora Light

Manual Installation

Download the .vsix file from the releases page
Open VS Code terminal and run:

code --install-extension aurora-theme-0.0.1.vsix

Go to File → Preferences → Color Theme
Select Aurora Dark or Aurora Light

Recommended Settings

For the best aurora experience, add these to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.8,
  "editor.letterSpacing": 0.5,
  "editor.renderLineHighlight": "line"
}

Recommended Font Pairings 🌌

Font	Why it works
JetBrains Mono	Sharp and clean, lets aurora colors shine
Fira Code	Elegant ligatures, warm and readable
Cascadia Code	Soft and modern, pairs well with cool tones
IBM Plex Mono	Minimal and editorial, timeless feel

Made with 🌌✨ by Amelita Dela Torre

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