Formosa Theme for VS Code

A color theme inspired by the Porsche 911 Carrera T "Formosa" — a one-of-one Sonderwunsch creation celebrating Taiwan's beauty.

"Formosa" — the name given to Taiwan by Portuguese sailors in the 16th century, meaning "Beautiful Island."

Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Porsche AG. "Porsche", "911 Carrera T", and related marks are trademarks of Porsche AG. This theme is an independent fan creation inspired by publicly available images.

Themes

Theme	Appearance	Primary Color
Formosa Light - Ipanema Blue	Light	Ocean Blue
Formosa Light - Night Green	Light	Forest Green
Formosa Dark - Ipanema Blue	Dark	Ocean Night
Formosa Dark - Night Green	Dark	Forest Night

Screenshots

Formosa Light - Ipanema Blue

Formosa Light - Night Green

Formosa Dark - Ipanema Blue

Formosa Dark - Night Green

Color Palette

All colors are extracted from the Porsche 911 Carrera T "Formosa", created by Porsche's Sonderwunsch (Special Wishes) program:

Source Colors

Color Name	HEX	Source	Role
Ipanema Blue	`#4a90a4`	Main body (Paint to Sample)	Keywords (Blue themes)
Night Green	`#5a8a6a`	Seat fabric pattern	Keywords (Green themes)
Paldao Wood	`#8b7355`	Dashboard wood trim	Types, Classes
Truffle Brown	`#a67c52`	Interior leather	—
Cream White	`#e6e1d3`	Seat fabric pattern	Background base
Suzuka Grey	`#6e7681`	Wheel accents	Comments

Theme Variants

Colors are adjusted for optimal readability while preserving the Porsche aesthetic:

Variant	Approach
Light themes	Deepened for contrast on cream backgrounds
Dark themes	Brightened for vibrancy on dark backgrounds

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

Open Extensions sidebar (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for Formosa Theme
Click Install
Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
Type Preferences: Color Theme and select a Formosa variant

Manual Installation

Clone this repository
Run npm install -g @vscode/vsce
Run vsce package
Run code --install-extension formosa-theme-1.0.0.vsix

Inspiration

The Porsche 911 Carrera T "Formosa" is a unique Sonderwunsch creation celebrating Taiwan's natural beauty:

Exterior: Ipanema Blue Metallic with Suzuka Grey accents
Interior: Paldao wood trim, Truffle Brown & Black leather with Night Green stitching
Special: Custom "Formosa" checkered pattern in Night Green, Black, and Cream White

Design Philosophy

Light themes: Like sitting in the cream leather interior, looking out at Taiwan's coastline or mountains
Dark themes: Standing on Taiwan's coast or in its forests at night, with Porsche colors glowing under starlight

Also Available For

Zed Editor

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Beautiful Island • 福爾摩沙 • 美麗之島

Formosa Theme

Takeshi Yu