Benom
A dark VS Code theme in two variants, built from the Venom palette of
black-metal-theme-neovim
(Apache-2.0).
Benom is almost monochrome: greys plus one red (#fc302e) and one teal
(#5f8787). Token kinds are told apart with the greys, those two accents, and
font style (italic, bold), not with new hues. Colors below their contrast
target are lifted to the nearest lighter shade of the same hue, so every role
stays readable through long sessions.
Variants
| Variant |
Editor background |
Notes |
| Benom |
#191919 (neutral charcoal) |
The default; sidebar and chrome are near-black, the editor a step lighter. |
| Benom Alt |
#251e1d (warm dark brown) |
Derived from the source's alt_bg (#211816); chrome is a step darker than the editor. |
Both variants enable semantic highlighting (editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled)
so functions, types, properties and decorators are colored by the language
server as well as by TextMate scopes.
Install
From the Marketplace
- Open the Extensions view (
Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X).
- Search for
Benom.
- Click Install, then pick Benom or Benom Alt in
Preferences: Color Theme (Ctrl+K Ctrl+T).
From a .vsix file
- Download
benom-<version>.vsix from the releases page.
- Run
code --install-extension benom-<version>.vsix, or use the
Extensions: Install from VSIX... command.
Tip: semantic highlighting is on by default in recent VS Code versions; if
your theme looks plain, set editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled to true.
Screenshots
Benom (neutral charcoal):
Benom Alt (warm dark brown):
Credit
Benom is derived from the Venom palette of
black-metal-theme-neovim,
Copyright metalelf0 and contributors, licensed under the
Apache License 2.0. The Venom colors are taken from the album
Welcome to Hell (1981). See NOTICE for the full attribution.
License
Apache-2.0 — see LICENSE.
