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Charcoal Theme

Charcoal Theme

chriscowan190

| (0) | Free
Two-tone neutral dark theme — #1F1F1E base background, #262626 surfaces
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Charcoal Theme

Two-tone neutral dark theme — #1F1F1E base background, #262626 surfaces.

Muted, low-contrast palette with soft, desaturated syntax accents (dusty blue, sage, sand, seafoam). Built for the Hermes desktop app and VS Code.

Install

Search for Charcoal Theme in the VS Code Marketplace, or from the Hermes desktop app: ⌘K → Themes → search "Charcoal".

Palette

Role Color
Base background #1F1F1E
Surfaces (sidebar, panels, cards) #262626
Elevated / hover #2E2E2C
Borders #3A3A37
Text #E8E8E6
Muted text #9A9A96
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