Claude Kenya — Savanna Dusk & Dawn 🌅

A stunning VS Code color theme crafted by Claude Community Kenya (CCK) — East Africa's first official Claude developer community.

Inspired by the warmth of Anthropic's brand palette fused with the golden-hour tones of the East African savanna. Every color tells a story: terracotta sunsets, acacia greens, sky blues, and the deep charcoal of volcanic soil.

🎨 Two Variants

Savanna Dusk (Dark)

A deep, warm dark theme with charcoal backgrounds tinged with brown undertones. Terracotta orange accents cut through the darkness like campfire light across the Maasai Mara at dusk.

Savanna Dawn (Light)

A soft, parchment-toned light theme that captures the warm golden light of an East African sunrise. Muted earth tones keep readability high while maintaining warmth.

Color Philosophy

Role	Dusk (Dark)	Dawn (Light)	Inspired By
Keywords	`#d97757`	`#c25a3a`	Anthropic terracotta / sunset
Functions	`#6a9bcc`	`#4a7daa`	Anthropic blue / Kenyan sky
Strings	`#788c5d`	`#5a7340`	Anthropic green / acacia leaves
Classes	`#c9956b`	`#a07840`	Amber / savanna grass
Types	`#5da1a3`	`#3d8082`	Indian Ocean teal
Decorators	`#8b7ec8`	`#6e62a6`	Jacaranda blossoms
Errors	`#e05252`	`#c23030`	Kenyan flag red

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for "Claude Kenya"
Click Install
Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → Select Claude Kenya — Savanna Dusk or Savanna Dawn

Manual Installation

Clone or download this repo
Copy the claude-kenya-theme folder to ~/.vscode/extensions/
Restart VS Code
Select the theme from Color Theme picker

From VSIX

# If you have the .vsix file:
code --install-extension claude-kenya-theme-1.0.0.vsix

Publishing to Marketplace

# Install vsce
npm install -g @vscode/vsce

# Package the extension
cd claude-kenya-theme
vsce package

# Publish (requires Personal Access Token)
vsce publish

Language Support

Optimized syntax highlighting for:

JavaScript / TypeScript (including JSX/TSX)
Python
Rust
Go
HTML / CSS / SCSS
JSON / YAML / TOML
Markdown
Shell / Bash
Dockerfile
SQL
And all languages supported by VS Code's TextMate grammars

Contributing

This theme is open source and community-driven. PRs welcome!

Fork the repo
Make your color changes in the theme JSON files
Test locally by copying to ~/.vscode/extensions/
Submit a PR with before/after screenshots

Credits

Claude Community Kenya — claudekenya.org
Color palette derived from Anthropic's brand guidelines
Built with love from Nairobi 🇰🇪

License

MIT — use it, share it, remix it.

"Every line of code deserves a sunset." — CCK