Coral Reef Dark is a carefully crafted Visual Studio Code theme designed for developers who prefer a warm, comfortable dark interface with calm teal and coral accents. It balances readable code colors with subtle UI highlights to reduce eye strain during long coding sessions while maintaining clear semantic distinctions between syntax elements.
Key design goals
Comfort: Soft dark backgrounds with warm foregrounds for reduced glare.
Clarity: Distinct token colors for keywords, strings, functions, and variables.
Focus: Accent colors for brackets, selections, and UI affordances to guide attention.
Notable features
Balanced palette: Muted background (#282C34) with coral and teal accents for emphasis.
Readable text: Warm foreground tones tuned for long sessions.
Bracket and indent guides: High-visibility bracket pair highlights and indent guides help navigate nested code.
Editor and UI consistency: Matching colors across sidebar, activity bar, panels, status bar, and terminal for a cohesive experience.
Screenshots
See themes/Coral Reef Dark-color-theme.json to preview the complete color map and token colors used by the theme.
Accessibility & contrast
Coral Reef Dark aims to provide good contrast for typical display conditions; however, preferences and requirements differ.
Where to find the color definitions
The theme color mappings and token colors are defined in themes/Coral Reef Dark-color-theme.json. Open that file to inspect or fine-tune any UI or syntax token color.
License
Check the repository LICENSE file for licensing information. If no license file exists, contact the repository owner for permission to reuse or redistribute the theme.
Support
For bugs, feature requests, or questions, open an issue in this repository or contact the maintainer via the project profile.
Thank you for trying Coral Reef Dark — enjoy a calmer, focused coding experience.
