Rider Light Minimal

Light and dark color themes for VS Code, inspired by JetBrains Rider.

A class is always purple, a function is always green, a keyword is always blue -- regardless of whether you're in Kotlin, Java, TypeScript, or Python. Includes a themed markdown preview with colored headings, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and styled tables.

Dedicated highlighting scopes for Kotlin LSP, basedpyright, and highlight.js in the markdown preview.

Kotlin with semantic highlighting from Kotlin LSP:

Python with semantic highlighting from basedpyright:

Markdown Preview

The markdown preview uses the same syntax palette for code blocks, colored headings that follow the hue-shifted series, and styled tables, blockquotes, and lists. Toggle with rider-light-minimal.markdownPreview.enabled.

Colored headings, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and endpoint table:

Nested lists with colored markers, styled blockquotes, and depth-adapted coloring:

Features

• Light and dark variants with the same syntax hues
• Consistent colors across Kotlin, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Markdown, YAML, JSON, HTML, and CSS
• Dedicated scopes for Kotlin LSP and basedpyright
• 17 syntax roles from an OKLCH harmony wheel, all passing WCAG AA (4.5:1)
• 500+ UI colors covering editor, terminal, debug, testing, VCS, and more
• Themed markdown preview with colored headings, code blocks, tables, blockquotes, and lists
• Python-based generator for easy customization

Syntax Palette

Role	Light	Dark
Functions	#007561	#3FA68E
Types / Classes	#7922A7	#D190FF
Keywords	#305EDD	#6492FF
Fields / Properties	#007F9A	#339CB9
Strings	#9F6652	#B88573
Numbers	#BF4A7F	#D6709A
Comments	#5A7F2B	#7A9B56
Metadata / Annotations	#946E00	#AE8C41

Screenshots

Light

• Kotlin
• Java
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Python
• Markdown
• YAML
• JSON
• HTML
• CSS

Dark

• Kotlin
• Java
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Python
• Markdown
• YAML
• JSON
• HTML
• CSS

Installation

Install Rider Light Minimal from the VS Code Marketplace, or from Open VSX in editors that install extensions from there, such as VSCodium. From the command line:

code --install-extension NikolaiFedorov.vscode-rider-light-minimal-theme

Then pick Rider Light Minimal or Rider Light Minimal Dark with Preferences: Color Theme (Ctrl+K Ctrl+T, or Cmd+K Cmd+T on macOS).

Settings

Disable the themed Markdown preview to fall back to the default VS Code style:

{
  "rider-light-minimal.markdownPreview.enabled": false
}

If an open preview doesn't update immediately, run Markdown: Refresh Preview from the command palette.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for generator usage, local testing, and development setup.

License

MIT