Akari Theme for Visual Studio Code

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A color theme inspired by Japanese alleys lit by round lanterns.

Akari (灯) means light in Japanese. This theme is not about darkness, rain, or neon — it is about warm light, quiet streets, and the presence of life.

Variants

• Akari Night — Dark theme where lanterns are the primary light source
• Akari Dawn — Light theme, the same alley as the night fades into morning

Color Philosophy

• Light is singular — Only one warm color (lantern orange) serves as the primary accent
• Blue is air, not light — Blue represents the night sky, not a light source
• Purple stays quiet — Muted purple for distance, never neon
• Green is life — Represents plants and human presence
• Black is gray — True black doesn't exist in a lit alley; use warm grays instead

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace (recommended)

1. Open Extensions sidebar in VS Code (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)
2. Search for Akari
3. Click Install
4. Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
5. Select Preferences: Color Theme
6. Choose Akari Night or Akari Dawn

From Open VSX (for Cursor, VSCodium, etc.)

1. Open Extensions sidebar
2. Search for Akari
3. Click Install
4. Select Preferences: Color Theme
5. Choose Akari Night or Akari Dawn

Or install directly from Open VSX.

From this repository

Clone and symlink to your VS Code extensions directory:

git clone https://github.com/cappyzawa/akari-vscode.git
ln -s $(pwd)/akari-vscode ~/.vscode/extensions/akari-theme

Palette

Color definitions are the single source of truth in TOML format:

• Akari Night (Dark)
• Akari Dawn (Light)

License

MIT