Transylvanian Twilight
A Romanian-flavored arctic palette dark mode theme for Visual Studio Code, inspired by the mystical landscapes of Transylvania and the complementary companion to the popular "Polar Paradise" light theme.
🌙 About
Transylvanian Twilight captures the enchanting atmosphere of Romanian winter nights with a carefully crafted color palette that evokes the mysterious beauty of the Carpathian Mountains under starlight. This theme provides excellent readability with high contrast ratios while maintaining a cool, elegant aesthetic.
🎨 Color Palette
Background Stack
- Carpathian Midnight
#0B1220 - Primary editor background
- Danube Depths
#0E1628 - Sidebar, panels, and activity bar
- Transylvanian Shadow
#111A2E - Title bar, menus, dropdowns
- Bucegi Cave
#141E36 - Hovers and tooltips
- Iași Blue Hour
#1A2442 - Selections and overlays
Text Colors
- Cluj Snow
#E6EDF3 - Primary text and foreground
- Sibiu Moonlight
#B8C4D9 - Secondary text
- Bucharest Mist
#8FA1BF - Comments and placeholders (italic)
- Brașov Slate
#6C7A96 - Disabled text
- Inkwell
#0B1220 - Text on bright backgrounds
Accent Colors
- Danube Delta Cyan
#7FE9FF - Cursors and active highlights
- Constanța Blue
#4FC3F7 - Functions and links
- Apuseni Teal
#2EE6A6 - Strings and success states
- Transylvanian Purple
#B69CFF - Keywords, classes, and debugging
- Mureș Lavender
#C4B5FD - Types and enums
- Doina Magenta
#FF6AD5 - Constants and special literals
State Colors
- Carpathian Pine
#6EE7B7 - Success
- Wheatfield Gold
#F5C542 - Warnings
- Mărțișor Coral
#F97070 - Errors
- Dobrogea Blue
#60A5FA - Information
✨ Features
- High Contrast: Optimized for readability with contrast ratios ≥4.5:1
- Semantic Highlighting: Enhanced syntax highlighting with meaningful color associations
- Git Integration: Distinct colors for all git states and diff views
- Terminal Support: Complete ANSI color palette for terminal integration
- Bracket Matching: Color-coded bracket pairs for better code navigation
- Italic Comments: Stylized comments for better visual hierarchy
🚀 Installation
- Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
- Search for "Transylvanian Twilight"
- Click Install
- Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
- Type "Preferences: Color Theme"
- Select "Transylvanian Twilight"
🎯 Recommended Settings
For the best experience with Transylvanian Twilight, consider these settings:
{
"editor.fontFamily": "'Fira Code', 'Cascadia Code', 'JetBrains Mono'",
"editor.fontLigatures": true,
"editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true
}
🔗 Companion Theme
This theme pairs perfectly with Polar Paradise (light mode) for a complete day/night coding experience.
📝 Feedback
Found an issue or have a suggestion? Please open an issue on our GitHub repository.
*"In the depths of Transylvanian nights, where code comes alive under the mystical glow of the Carpathian moon."*twilight README
Working with Markdown
You can author your README using Visual Studio Code. Here are some useful editor keyboard shortcuts:
- Split the editor (
Cmd+\ on macOS or Ctrl+\ on Windows and Linux).
- Toggle preview (
Shift+Cmd+V on macOS or Shift+Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux).
- Press
Ctrl+Space (Windows, Linux, macOS) to see a list of Markdown snippets.
Enjoy!
