Valley of Bowser Theme

A theme between a dark and a high contrast theme, featuring really black colors and muted neon colors.

Designed for VsCode. This theme is excellent for dark rooms and for people with light sensitivity.

Install

Available on:

• Visual Studio Marketplace
• Open VSX Registry

1. Open Extensions sidebar panel in VS Code. View → Extensions
2. Search for Valley of Bowser
3. Click Install to install it.
4. Click Reload to reload your editor
5. File > Preferences > Color Theme > Valley of Bowser

Philosophy

The goal of this theme is to provide a comfortable coding environment for long sessions in low-light environments. By using a true black background (#000000) combined with muted neon syntax highlighting, it reduces eye strain while maintaining high readability. It sits comfortably between a standard dark theme and a high contrast theme.

Why "Valley of Bowser"?

The name comes from the darker and last world of Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo (SNES) / Super Famicom. Just like the challenging final world, this theme is deep, dark, and vibrant.

Color Palette

Palette	Hex	RGB	HSL
Background	#000000	0 0 0	0° 0% 0%
Foreground	#ededed	237 237 237	0° 0% 93%
Blue	#87c3ff	135 195 255	210° 100% 76%
Selection	#0f2f57	15 47 87	213° 71% 20%
Cyan	#82d2ce	130 210 206	177° 47% 67%
Green	#a8cc7c	168 204 124	87° 44% 64%
Orange	#efb080	239 176 128	26° 78% 72%
Purple	#aaa0fa	170 160 250	247° 90% 80%
Pink	#e394dc	227 148 220	305° 55% 74%
Yellow	#ebc88d	235 200 141	38° 70% 74%
Red	#cc7c8a	204 124 138	350° 44% 64%
Comment	#e4e4e45e	228 228 228 (Alpha 5E)	0° 0% 89%

License

MIT License