ThemePlanet - Verdant

A nature-inspired VS Code theme that brings the calming essence of forests and oceans to your coding environment. ThemePlanet - Verdant offers excellent readability with carefully crafted color palettes designed to reduce eye strain during long coding sessions.

Features

• Forest Night: A dark theme inspired by deep pine forests and ocean depths
• Morning Mist: A light theme evoking fresh morning mist over evergreen landscapes
• Nature-Inspired Palette: Greens, teals, and earth tones for a soothing experience
• Excellent Readability: High contrast ratios and semantic color consistency
• Comprehensive Language Support: Optimized for TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX, JSON, Markdown, and more
• Accessibility Focused: Meets WCAG guidelines with distinguishable error/warning colors

Installation

Option 1: VS Code Marketplace (Recommended)

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Verdant"
4. Click Install

Option 2: Manual Installation

1. Download the .vsix file from the releases page
2. In VS Code, go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Click the "..." menu and select "Install from VSIX"
4. Select the downloaded .vsix file

Usage

1. After installation, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type "Color Theme" and select "Preferences: Color Theme"
3. Choose either "Forest Night" or "Morning Mist"

Recommended Settings

For the best experience, consider these optional settings:

{
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
  "workbench.iconTheme": "vs-minimal"
}

Color Palette

Forest Night (Dark)

• Background: Deep pine green (#1a2b1f)
• Foreground: Soft off-white (#e8f5e8)
• Keywords: Moss green (#6b8e6b)
• Strings: Ocean teal (#2d5a47)
• Comments: Muted green-gray (#5a7a5a)

Morning Mist (Light)

• Background: Warm fog (#f5f7f2)
• Foreground: Deep slate (#2d3748)
• Keywords: Evergreen (#4a7c59)
• Strings: Deep teal (#1a3d2d)
• Comments: Slate gray (#718096)

Screenshots

Forest Night Theme

TypeScript code with Forest Night theme showing excellent syntax highlighting

Morning Mist Theme

JavaScript and JSX code with Morning Mist theme demonstrating clean readability

Markdown Support

Markdown rendering with proper heading and code block styling

Language Support

Verdant provides optimized syntax highlighting for:

• Web Technologies: TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX, TSX, HTML, CSS
• Data Formats: JSON, XML
• Documentation: Markdown
• Backend Languages: Python, Go, C#, SQL (reasonable defaults)
• Configuration: YAML, TOML

Accessibility

• All text maintains sufficient contrast ratios
• Error and warning colors are clearly distinguishable
• Comments remain readable without being too faint
• Selection and cursor are highly visible

Contributing

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please open an issue on GitHub.

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Make changes to the theme files in /themes/
3. Test locally: code --install-extension verdant-theme-1.0.0.vsix
4. Submit a pull request

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release with Forest Night and Morning Mist themes
• Comprehensive syntax highlighting for major languages
• Terminal ANSI color support
• Git decoration colors

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Credits

Inspired by the calming beauty of nature and designed for developers who value both aesthetics and functionality.

Enjoy coding in harmony with nature! 🌲🌊