Ethereal

A soft collection of celestial, retro, aero, and luminous color themes for Visual Studio Code.

Fourteen themes. One atmospheric visual system. No runtime code.

Ethereal theme preview

Atmosphere

Ethereal is shaped around a cold celestial mood: bright syntax, dark glass, soft bloom, and angelic monochrome texture. The collection now moves from glossy aqua nostalgia into gothic rose, luminous space, and fallen monochrome variants.

Ethereal angel over luminous water

Themes

Theme	Mood	Palette
Ethereal-Theme (Default)	Deep blue-black surfaces with pale sky highlights. Calm, minimal, and made for long coding sessions.	`#07080c` `#9cd2ff` `#e2f1ff`
Ethereal-Theme (Kerubin)	A dusky cherubic palette with soft pink, lavender, mint, gold, and cyan syntax accents.	`#161420` `#ffb3d1` `#dec9ff`
Ethereal-Theme (Frutiger)	Fresh green and aqua highlights inspired by glossy Frutiger Aero interfaces.	`#08131a` `#00ffaa` `#00d2ff`
Ethereal-Theme (Y2K Aero)	Aqua glass over a translucent midnight base. Bright, playful, and glossy.	`#0b1720` `#00f0ff` `#00d2ff`
Ethereal-Theme (Windows 7)	Cool blue glass accents with warm gold highlights, inspired by classic desktop nostalgia.	`#0a111a` `#59b2ff` `#ffd166`
Ethereal-Theme (Angelical Light)	Warm ivory surfaces with readable rose, lavender, blue, mint, and gold syntax colors.	`#fffaf3` `#9f4a70` `#7d5fb2`
Ethereal-Theme (Gothic Angel)	Crimson gothic shadows with smoky rose highlights and pale chapel-glass text.	`#0f090b` `#ff3b70` `#ff5c86`
Ethereal-Theme (Luminous Space)	Deep violet space with mint starlight and soft cosmic contrast.	`#0d0b1a` `#00ffd2` `#cf9dff`
Ethereal-Theme (Fallen Angel)	Ash-black monochrome with white highlights and red warning accents.	`#080808` `#ffffff` `#ff6b6b`
Ethereal-Theme (Cathedral)	Solemn, rich light filtering through gothic cathedral windows.	`#0d0d12` `#3b82f6` `#10b981`
Ethereal-Theme (Dreamscape)	Dreamy 90s vaporwave nostalgia and soft pastel glass gradients.	`#141026` `#ffabcc` `#a8ffcc`
Ethereal-Theme (Aurora)	Shifting ribbons of magnetic light dancing across the polar night sky.	`#060c0e` `#00ffcc` `#d1a3ff`
Ethereal-Theme (Moonlit)	Cool, quiet starlight reflecting on frosted glass.	`#0a0d14` `#a5d6ff` `#ccd6e0`
Ethereal-Theme (Seraphim)	A warm, radiant solar counterpart to the cool tones of default.	`#0e0c0a` `#ffd700` `#ffab91`

Installation

Open Extensions in VS Code.
Search for Ethereal.
Install the extension.
Open Preferences: Color Theme.
Select any Ethereal-Theme variant.

You can also open the theme picker directly:

Preferences: Color Theme

Included Themes

Ethereal-Theme (Default)
Ethereal-Theme (Kerubin)
Ethereal-Theme (Frutiger)
Ethereal-Theme (Y2K Aero)
Ethereal-Theme (Windows 7)
Ethereal-Theme (Angelical Light)
Ethereal-Theme (Gothic Angel)
Ethereal-Theme (Luminous Space)
Ethereal-Theme (Fallen Angel)
Ethereal-Theme (Cathedral)
Ethereal-Theme (Dreamscape)
Ethereal-Theme (Aurora)
Ethereal-Theme (Moonlit)
Ethereal-Theme (Seraphim)

Recommended Pairings

Works well with soft icon themes and minimal UI chrome.
The dark variants pair best with dim terminal backgrounds.
Angelical Light is designed for bright environments while keeping syntax colors readable.

Ethereal angel beside a gothic mirror

Notes

Ethereal contributes color themes only. It does not add commands, activate background code, or change editor behavior.

License

See LICENSE.

Ethereal Lemons

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