Van Gogh Theme

A warm, artistic dark theme for Visual Studio Code, inspired by the colors of Vincent van Gogh's paintings and the Omarchy Van Gogh theme.

The palette focuses on warm yellows, oranges, and deep blues to create a comfortable coding environment with strong readability during long development sessions.

Inspired by:
https://github.com/Nirmal314/omarchy-van-gogh-theme

Preview

Example highlighting in a typical TypeScript project.

Van Gogh Theme Preview

Features

• Warm artistic color palette inspired by Van Gogh paintings
• Designed for long coding sessions
• Clear distinction between variables, functions, and types
• Comfortable contrast for dark environments
• Clean UI colors that reduce eye strain

Optimized highlighting for:

TypeScript
JavaScript
JSON
HTML
CSS
Markdown
Terminal

Color Palette

Element	Color
Background	`#0A192F`
Foreground	`#F2E2A4`
Comments	`#8AA1B4`
Keywords / Functions	`#FF9F1C`
Types / Classes	`#F4A261`
Strings	`#FFC857`
Numbers	`#E76F51`
Variables	`#FFD7A8`

UI Highlights

Element	Color
Activity Bar	`#0A192F`
Active Tab	`#1C3A5E`
Cursor	`#D9822B`
Panel Border	`#4A78A8`

Installation

Install from VS Code Marketplace

Open Extensions in VS Code
Search for:

Van Gogh Theme

Click Install

Or install directly:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kyawzinhtet.van-gogh

Install from VSIX

Download the .vsix file
Open VS Code
Go to Extensions
Click the ... menu
Select Install from VSIX
Choose the downloaded file

Activating the Theme

Open Command Palette

Ctrl + Shift + P

Run:

Preferences: Color Theme

Select:

Van Gogh Theme

Recommended Fonts

This theme works especially well with:

JetBrains Mono
Fira Code
Cascadia Code

Example settings:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true
}

Contributing

Issues, suggestions, and improvements are welcome.

If you notice:

color inconsistencies
language-specific highlighting issues
UI readability problems

Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

MIT License

Author

Kyaw Zin Htet

GitHub:

https://github.com/kyawzinhtett