Aco Theme

Dark color theme for Visual Studio Code and Cursor, built around a warm brown editor surface and a saturated accent palette (pink, green, cyan, and yellow highlights).

Features

• Dark UI tuned for long sessions: deep brown backgrounds (#1F1305) and soft cyan foreground (#B4E1FD).
• Terminal ANSI colors aligned with the same palette (normal and bright variants).
• Syntax highlighting tuned for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, Markdown, and JSON.
• Active tab accent on the top border (pink); bottom tab border kept transparent so it does not compete with the top accent.

Color palette

Core UI colors used across the editor and workbench:

ANSI / base colors for the integrated terminal (normal and bright):

Syntax and UI accents in the theme map onto these hues (for example pink/red for keywords and errors, green for strings, yellow for numbers, blue for types and links).

Install

From a VSIX (any time)

1. Package the extension: npx @vscode/vsce package (or vsce package if installed globally).
2. In the editor, open the Extensions view → … → Install from VSIX… and choose the generated .vsix file.

From the marketplace

When the extension is published, search for Aco Theme in the Extensions view and install it like any other theme.

From a cloned repo (development)

1. Open this folder in VS Code or Cursor.
2. Press F5 (or Run → Start Debugging) to launch the Extension Development Host.
3. In the new window: Preferences: Color Theme → choose Aco.

Alternatively, use Developer: Install Extension from Location… and select this folder, then pick Aco under Color Theme.

After editing themes/aco-color-theme.json, reload the Extension Development window (Developer: Reload Window) so changes apply.

Activate the theme

Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) → Preferences: Color Theme → Aco.

Project layout

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. Please keep changes focused (for example, one logical update per pull request).

License

Released under the MIT License. See LICENCE.