Solarized Icon Theme

A clean, minimal and faithful Solarized Icon Theme for Visual Studio Code.

Designed to respect the original Solarized philosophy: balanced contrast, consistent colors, and excellent readability — without visual noise.

✨ Variants

🌑 Solarized Dark

The classic Solarized Dark experience.

• Balanced contrast
• Calm, non-distracting colors
• Ideal for long coding sessions

🌕 Solarized Light

A true Solarized Light variant.

• Soft light background
• Carefully tuned contrast
• Easy on the eyes, even in bright environments

🌘 Solarized Osaka

A refined take on Solarized Dark.

• Slightly darker background
• More controlled highlights
• Subtle, mature look without breaking Solarized principles

🎨 Design Principles

• Faithful Solarized color palette
• Clean, minimal icons
• Monochrome base with subtle semantic accents
• Consistent shapes across all variants
• No unnecessary decoration

📦 Included Icons

• Programming languages
• Configuration files
• Build & tooling files
• Package managers
• Documentation files
• Common folders

🛠 Installation

1. Open Extensions in Visual Studio Code
2. Search for Solarized Icon Theme
3. Install and reload
4. Go to Preferences → File Icon Theme
5. Choose your preferred Solarized variant

📸 Preview

Solarized Dark

Solarized Light

Solarized Osaka

💡 Recommendations

For the best experience, pair this icon theme with a Solarized-based color theme.

🤍 Credits

• Solarized color palette by Ethan Schoonover
• Solarized Osaka color palette by Takuya Matsuyama
• Based on Catppuccin Perfect Icons by Thang Nguyen

📄 License

MIT