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Sand (Light)

Sand (Light)

Dhrumil Patel

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A warm, minimal light theme inspired by Anthropic's palette with sand and clay colors
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Sand (Light) Theme

A warm, minimal light theme for Visual Studio Code inspired by Anthropic's design palette featuring sand and clay colors.

Sand (Light) starter screen Sand (Light) Code w/ chat window

Features

  • Warm sand backgrounds that are easy on the eyes
  • Clay accent colors for highlights and selections
  • Excellent readability with carefully chosen contrast ratios
  • Minimal design that doesn't distract from your code
  • Light theme perfect for daytime coding

Installation

Via VS Code Marketplace

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Sand (Light)"
  4. Click Install
  5. Go to File > Preferences > Color Theme and select "Sand (Light)"

Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release from GitHub
  2. Copy the theme to your VS Code extensions folder
  3. Reload VS Code
  4. Select the theme from Color Theme preferences

Screenshots

The theme features a warm, sand-colored background with carefully selected colors for syntax highlighting that provide excellent readability while maintaining a minimal aesthetic.

Color Palette

  • Background: #F6F4EE (warm sand)
  • Foreground: #1A1A1A (near black)
  • Accent: #E0734A (clay orange)
  • Comments: #7B776F (muted brown)
  • Strings: #67978A (sage green)
  • Keywords: #E0734A (clay orange)

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome! Please visit the GitHub repository.

License

This theme is licensed under the MIT License.

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