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Serene Dawn

Serene Dawn

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A professional light theme optimized for eye comfort and code readability
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Serene Dawn - VSCode Theme

A professional light theme optimized for eye comfort and extended coding sessions.

Serene Dawn Theme Preview

Features

  • 🌅 Warm, soft background - Reduces eye strain with carefully selected warm tones
  • 👁️ Optimized contrast ratios - All text meets WCAG AA standards
  • 🎨 Enhanced syntax highlighting - Distinct colors for different code elements
  • 📐 Clear code structure - Subtle indentation guides and bracket colorization
  • 💼 Professional appearance - Muted, elegant colors suitable for any workplace

Installation

Via Visual Studio Code Marketplace

  1. Open Extensions sidebar panel in VS Code. View → Extensions
  2. Search for Serene Dawn
  3. Click Install
  4. Click Reload to reload VS Code
  5. Navigate to Code > Preferences > Color Theme and select Serene Dawn

Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
  2. Copy the theme folder to your VS Code extensions directory
  3. Reload VS Code
  4. Select Serene Dawn from the Color Theme menu

Color Palette

Element Color Hex
Background Warm White #FDFCF8
Foreground Soft Black #3A3A3A
Strings Soft Green #5FB85F
Numbers Warm Orange #D73502
Functions Calming Teal #0C7D9D
Keywords Muted Purple #5A4FCF
Comments Subtle Gray #7A8A7A

Recommended Settings

For the best experience, consider these additional VS Code settings:

{
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6,
  "editor.letterSpacing": 0.3,
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Fira Code', 'Cascadia Code', Consolas, monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "smooth",
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": true,
  "editor.smoothScrolling": true,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active"
}

Language Support

Serene Dawn provides optimized syntax highlighting for:

  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Python
  • HTML/CSS
  • C/C++
  • Java
  • Go
  • Rust
  • Markdown
  • JSON/YAML
  • And many more...

Screenshots

JavaScript

JavaScript Example

Python

Python Example

HTML/CSS

HTML/CSS Example

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

  • Inspired by the soft, warm light of early morning
  • Built with eye comfort and accessibility in mind
  • Thanks to the VS Code theme development community

Support

If you enjoy this theme, please consider:

  • ⭐ Starring the repository on GitHub
  • 🐛 Reporting any issues you find
  • 💡 Suggesting new features or improvements
  • ☕ Buy me a coffee

Enjoy coding with Serene Dawn! 🌅

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