Ember Dusk & Dawn

Two warm, borderless themes that share one palette: Ember Dusk (mid-dark) and Ember Dawn (mid-light).

Both themes can optionally show subtle UI borders without switching to a separate theme. Open Settings, search for Ember Dusk: Enable Borders, and turn the switch on or off. The borderless appearance remains the default.

Ember Dusk

A warm mid-dark theme for VS Code. Charcoal that is lifted well off pure black, syntax colors pulled down in saturation, and no borders by default — active tab, active file and focused pane are shown by a filled block and by dimming everything else. The active line number glows coral so the caret is never lost.

Palette

role	hex
editor background	`#262320`
panel background	`#221f1c`
raised / active fill	`#322c26`
foreground	`#e9e2d7`
comment	`#6f665c`
keyword	`#e8836b`
string	`#d9b877`
function	`#a7c07d`
type / class	`#7fbcb0`
number / constant	`#c39ae0`
parameter	`#d3a06e`

Ember Dawn

The same theme on the other side of the middle: warm paper instead of charcoal, never pure white, with the accents darkened to the same muted weight. Borderless by default — active tab and active file are a filled block, everything else dims back.

role	hex
editor background	`#f2ece1`
panel background	`#ebe3d6`
raised / active fill	`#e5dccb`
foreground	`#3b352c`
comment	`#8c8271`
keyword	`#bd5537`
string	`#8c7118`
function	`#5d7a2f`
type / class	`#2c7b6e`
number / constant	`#7f52a6`
parameter	`#a2661f`

Install

From the Marketplace: Extensions → search "Ember Dusk" → Install → Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → Ember Dusk or Ember Dawn.

Recommended settings

Pairs well with a low-contrast mono at a generous line height:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', Consolas, monospace",
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.7,
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.renderLineHighlight": "line",
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false
}

License

MIT

Ember Dusk

Kamil Wdowicz

Ember Dusk & Dawn

Ember Dusk

Palette

Ember Dawn

Install

Recommended settings

License