Minor Themes

A collection of VS Code color themes in three groups: Minor (persona / mood shells), Vibe (film, terminal, and cultural atmosphere), and Country (traditional cultural palettes).

Theme guide

Each palette is defined under scripts/ (synced from the worldman SOP themes catalog) and shared with the UiTheme project. Light/dark pairs are separate hand-crafted palettes — not derived from one another. Generated theme JSON lives in themes/{minor,vibe,country}/; the extension manifest lists them in that same group order.

Minor

Soft persona and identity shells — pastels, pride accents, and character moods.

Innocent

Meaning: Innocent — pure, gentle, unassuming. A blush-and-lavender color language that stays soft without becoming washed-out; intimacy without loudness.

Innocent (light) — Blush rose and soft lavender (hues ~280–340°). Near-white grounds with a faint pink wash; body text is muted purple-gray. Accents (selection, focus, actions) are dusty rose and periwinkle — airy rather than loud. Prefer calm surfaces; keep decorative chrome quieter than content.

Dark Innocent — Lavender twilight: soft purple-dusk shell (not neutral gray), lilac-mist text, dusty-rose cursor and periwinkle glow. Innocence becomes a quiet ethereal night — cooler and softer than Dark Maiden’s ink-and-vellum warmth.

Maiden

Meaning: Maiden — young woman; also the romantic, delicate sense of “maidenly.” Stationery warmth: soft paper surfaces with readable ink.

Light Maiden — Warm shell pink (low-sat red, high lightness) with deep rose-red body text and golden-yellow highlights. Olive-green muted marks add a vintage stationery feel — soft surface, strong readable ink.

Dark Maiden — Ink and wax by lamplight: aged vellum umber shadow, iron-gall rose ink text, honey-gold highlights, dried-sage muted marks. Literary, restrained, pre-modern femininity.

LGBTQ

Meaning: Colors from the Gilbert Baker rainbow pride flag as accents — celebratory without painting the whole UI in stripes.

Light LGBTQ — Neutral cool-gray shell; stripe hues as readable accents (red emphasis, orange/yellow highlights, green strings, blue intervals, violet actions, cyan glow).

Dark LGBTQ — Rain-slick night parade: deep storm-indigo shell so stripe hues glow like wet neon — celebration needs darkness as backdrop, not as mute.

Lesbian

Meaning: An inward color language — warmth and closeness of love between women; tender, not fragile.

Light Lesbian — Dusk on a shared balcony: warm peach shell, sunset-orange intervals, blush-pink glow, deep rose-magenta keywords and cursor — intimate confidence.

Dark Lesbian — Skin warmth after sunset: terracotta umber shadow, ember orange and blush pink on cocoa depth — bodily, quiet confidence; distinct from Maiden’s literary rose.

Lady

Meaning: Lady — polished soft glam: champagne blush, lipstick coral, orchid mist. Intimate evening elegance — quieter than Gal’s sun-kissed shout.

Light Lady — Champagne-blush shell, lipstick coral actions, orchid intervals, gold glow quotes — polished and intimate.

Dark Lady — Night-out glam: wine-dusk shell, bright coral lipstick cursor, orchid neon mist, champagne glow — confident after-hours warmth.

Gal

Meaning: Gal (Sweet Gyaru) — high-energy sweet & spicy vibe: vibrant strawberry pink, milky beige, honey glow. A high-contrast palette radiating a fashionable, sun-kissed sisterly spirit that is sugary yet fiercely confident.

Light Gal — Milky-beige linen shell, popping strawberry-pink actions, honey-apricot intervals, sun-kissed gold quotes — fashionable, high-contrast sweetness filled with playful, head-turning energy.

Dark Gal — Sunset beach glam: deep chocolate-tan shell, blinding hot-cherry cursor, soft coral-blush mist, champagne glow — a confident, hyper-vibrant sisterly warmth that is effortlessly chic.

Tomboy

Meaning: Tomboy — sporty casual confidence: denim blue, khaki olive, construction-orange accents. Little pink; practical energy.

Light Tomboy — Denim-washed shell, indigo action blue, khaki meadow intervals, safety-orange quotes — locker-room practical, not pastel soft.

Dark Tomboy — Night practice field: slate denim shell, electric indigo cursor, olive turf intervals, flare orange — athletic after dark.

Gym Bro

Meaning: Gym Bro (Morning Lifter) — sunny disciplined athletic spirit: protein white, dawn mint, sunrise apricot-orange. Pure morning-workout vitality — clean, jacked, and alert.

Light Gym Bro — Protein-white shell, vibrant mint-green actions, dawn-gold intervals — fresh morning air and the clean clarity of a just-finished lift.

Dark Gym Bro — Misty deep-blue shell, blinding sunrise vitality-orange cursor, heather-gray intervals — muscular energy waking with the first light of day.

Femboy

Meaning: Femboy — soft daily “pure desire” look: absolute-territory white-stockings palette. Core: pure white, beige, light gray; soft black or blush-pink accents. Oversized white sweater energy — lazy, clean, quietly tempting.

Light Femboy — Near-white / beige shell, soft charcoal text, blush-pink actions, mist-gray intervals — airy white-silk field with restrained pink and black accents.

Dark Femboy — Nightroom soft black shell, ivory text, blush cursor, cool gray intervals — same white-silk language after lights dim; pink glow stays gentle.

Moe Girl

Meaning: Moe Girl — anime-moe soft cuteness: candy pastel pink, mint, and sky. Rounder and sweeter than Lady glam; softer than Gal’s sun-kissed shout.

Light Moe Girl — Cotton-candy pink shell, soft rose text, bubblegum actions, mint-sky intervals, lemon glow quotes — kawaii pastel without neon.

Dark Moe Girl — Twilight moe: mauve-night shell, pastel pink cursor, mint glow intervals, soft lemon spark — cute energy kept for dim rooms.

Vibe

Atmosphere themes — retro terminals, film / TV references, painterly quiet, scent, and story worlds.

MS-DOS

Meaning: Microsoft DOS — classic 1980s–90s PC text mode. Nostalgic terminal energy; not designed for minimal eye strain.

MS-DOS — Saturated IBM blue background, white foreground, yellow strings, green actions, cyan muted text — the familiar DIR / AUTOEXEC.BAT look. Dark-only.

Matrix II

Meaning: Reference to The Matrix (1999) — neon green on near-black; cyberpunk terminal best in a dim room.

Matrix II — Neon green (~h 135°) on green-tinted near-black panels. Subtle grid/border greens; cursor and active elements glow. Dark-only.

X-Files

Meaning: The X-Files — FBI basement files, fluorescent bureaucracy, and night woods. Institutional paper by day; forest CRT by night.

Light X-Files — J. Edgar Hoover Building: manila-folder cream shell, institutional gray-green text, FBI forest-green cursor, amber highlighter quotes — case files under strip lighting.

Dark X-Files — Basement and pine woods: forest-night green-black shell, CRT phosphor pale text, alien-green cursor, flashlight amber glow, classified red accents.

Only Yesterday

Meaning: Only Yesterday (Omohide Poro Poro, 1991) — Studio Ghibli memory of rural Yamagata: safflower, rice gold, countryside green.

Light Only Yesterday — Summer memory in sun: sun-washed cream shell, warm brown text, safflower red accents, meadow teal-green intervals, rice-field gold highlights — nostalgic, gentle, sun-faded.

Dark Only Yesterday — Tatami at dusk: umber memory shadow, faded cream text, safflower lantern red, golden recall and evening meadow green — warm memory after sunset.

Morandi

Meaning: Named after Giorgio Morandi — dusty, muted, harmonious grays. Gallery-quiet painterly vibe; saturation stays deliberately low.

Light Morandi — Warm greige window and blue-gray text. Accents are desaturated teal and dusty rose — nothing neon. Borders soft; contrast restrained but still readable.

Dark Morandi — Studio at closing: umber ochre shadow, chalk-dust cool gray text, dusty teal and faded sage accents — pigments whispering in low north light.

Aroma

Meaning: Aroma — warm clay-and-cream botanical practice (Ibvjahst Botanica): terracotta oil bottles, linen daylight, evening resin. Soft, grounded, scent-forward.

Light Aroma — Morning apothecary: warm cream shell, near-ink umber text, terracotta clay actions, caramel glow, botanical sage intervals — never purple neon.

Dark Aroma — Evening diffuser: resin umber shadow, linen-cream text, caramel cursor and accents, sage hush for intervals — the same clay warmth in low light.

Liaozhai

Meaning: 聊斋 / Liaozhai (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio) — xuan paper, cinnabar seal, jade fox-fire, moonlit ink.

Light Liaozhai — Xuan-paper cream shell, ink-black text, cinnabar seal actions, jade intervals, lantern-gold glow — classical ghost-romance by day.

Dark Liaozhai — Moon ink wash: near-black indigo night, fox-fire jade cursor, cinnabar blood accents, pale paper text — studio tales after midnight.

Game of Thrones

Meaning: 权力的游戏 / Game of Thrones — Westeros parchment and iron by day; Night’s Watch ice, Lannister crimson and gold by night.

Light Game of Thrones — Council parchment shell, iron-gray text, Lannister crimson actions, Stark ice-blue intervals, heraldic gold glow.

Dark Game of Thrones — Night’s Watch black shell, ice-blue CRT text, blood-crimson cursor, Lannister gold glow — winter is coming chrome.

Country

Meaning: Each palette draws on classic cultural color expression — landscape, craft, ritual, and everyday beauty — not national flags. Every country has Light and Dark variants as independent palettes.

Theme	Light	Dark
Brasil	Lush daylight: pale shell, rainforest greens, beach gold, Atlantic blue edges.	Canopy night: deep green-black shadow, carnival red accents, gold and Atlantic blue as bright edges.
Canada	Snow white shell, maple autumn crimson actions, lake-and-pine blue-green accents.	Forest night: pine shadow, maple ember, lake blue — long winter dark with brief warm accents.
China	Xuan paper cream, sumi gray text, flower-blue (花青) intervals, cinnabar (朱砂) actions.	Night landscape: deep ink blue-black, pale paper-toned text, cinnabar lantern accents, indigo mist.
German	Mist gray shell, oak amber warmth, forest green accents — craft in daylight.	Black Forest: green-black shadow, oak warmth, Bauhaus-red accent — gravity and function.
India	Turmeric gold, henna rust, marigold saffron on cream — spice and ritual dye in sun.	Monsoon night: deep indigo shell, turmeric and marigold glow, henna depth between showers.
Italy	Terracotta and olive on marble-warm white with coastal azure accents.	Coastal dusk: terracotta shadow, olive depth, azure highlights on warm stone dark.
Japan	Warm washi, sumi gray text, ai indigo intervals, beni shrine action, moss and pale sakura wash.	Lacquer evening: urushi dark shell, lantern beni, moss garden green, ai shadow.
Norway	Ice-bright shell, pale sea blue, pine shadow, brief midnight-sun gold.	Fjord night: deep sea navy, aurora teal, sparse bright edges.
Russia	Gilt gold, liturgical red, birch white, slate blue over snow.	Winter twilight: deep slate shell, gilt and red as luminous accents, birch-pale text.
Taiwan	Mountain-fog gray-blue, tea-hill green, temple-pillar red, Pacific teal.	Highland night: misty blue-gray dark, tea-green shadow, temple red and coast teal edges.
Thai	Warm stucco cream, saffron robe actions, lotus pink glow, jade intervals, gold-leaf accents.	Temple night: lacquer dark, saffron glow, lotus pink, gold on shadow.
UK	Fog gray, slate, library leather, muted rose.	Rainy evening: slate depth, leather-brown warmth, rose in lamplight.
Ukraine	Open azure and ripe gold — field meets summer sky.	Evening field: indigo sky dark, wheat shimmer and azure accents.
USA	Prairie sky blue, wheat-field amber, barn red, worn denim.	Prairie dusk: denim-navy shell, barn-red ember, amber horizon.
Viet	Rice-paper cream, lacquer red actions, bamboo green, river blue-gray intervals.	Lantern dusk: delta indigo dark, lacquer red, bamboo green, warm lantern gold on water.
France	Limestone cream shell, slate-blue text, vineyard/burgundy actions, Atlantic blue-green accents — da…	Atlantic night: deep slate shell, limestone-pale text, burgundy ember actions, cool blue accents.
Mexico	Adobe cream shell, earthen brown text, chile-red actions, agave green accents under highland light.	Desert night: warm umber shell, cream text, chile ember, agave glow on dark clay.
Korea	Hanji cream shell, ink-gray text, dancheong red actions, celadon green intervals.	Night porcelain: deep ink shell, paper-pale text, dancheong ember, celadon mist accents.
Arab	Desert-sand cream shell, copper-umber text, indigo accents, copper actions — souk daylight.	Indigo night: deep indigo shell, sand-pale text, copper lantern actions, cool blue accents.
Indonesia	Batik-cream shell, clove-brown text, tropical green accents, warm spice-red actions.	Canopy night: deep jungle shell, cream text, spice-red ember, tropical green glow.
Netherlands	Polder-bright shell, canal slate text, brick-red actions, canal-green accents.	Canal night: deep slate shell, brick ember actions, cool canal-green accents.
Poland	Birch-bright shell, slate text, amber accents, restrained crimson actions.	Winter dusk: deep slate shell, amber glow, crimson ember, birch-pale text.
Turkey	Anatolian cream shell, Bosphorus slate text, Iznik blue accents, carmine actions.	Bosphorus night: deep blue-slate shell, carmine ember, Iznik glow accents.
Sweden	Ice-bright shell, slate text, falu-red actions, Baltic blue accents.	Nordic night: deep slate shell, falu ember, cool Baltic accents.
Denmark	Chalk cream shell, brick-red actions, North Sea blue accents.	North Sea night: deep slate shell, brick ember, cool sea accents.
Finland	Lake-ice shell, pine-slate text, midnight-sun gold accents, cool lake actions.	Polar dusk: deep lake navy, gold recall, pine-mist accents.
Czech	Sandstone cream, forest-green accents, restrained crimson actions.	Bohemian night: deep slate shell, forest mist, crimson ember.
Romania	Wheat cream shell, Carpathian green accents, monastery-red actions.	Carpathian night: deep forest shell, wheat shimmer, red ember.
Greece	Marble white shell, Aegean blue actions, olive green accents.	Aegean night: deep sea shell, marble-pale text, olive and blue glow.
Hungary	Thermal cream shell, paprika-red actions, Danube blue accents.	Danube night: warm umber shell, paprika ember, cool river accents.
Bulgaria	Yogurt cream shell, rose actions, Balkan green accents.	Balkan night: deep green shell, rose glow, cream-pale text.
Kazakhstan	Steppe cream shell, sky-blue accents, gold actions.	Steppe night: deep slate shell, gold ember, sky accents.
Philippines	Mango-cream shell, sea-blue accents, warm coral actions, bamboo green.	Island night: deep sea shell, mango-pale text, coral ember.
Bengal	Jamdani cream shell, monsoon green accents, vermilion actions.	Monsoon night: deep green shell, vermilion glow, cream-pale text.
Marathi	Deccan cream shell, turmeric actions, peacock-blue accents.	Deccan night: warm earth shell, turmeric ember, peacock glow.
Tamil	Temple cream shell, turmeric-bay warmth, vermilion actions, bay-blue accents.	Temple night: deep umber shell, vermilion lantern, bay glow.
Telugu	Plateau cream shell, indigo actions, mango-gold accents.	Plateau night: deep indigo shell, mango-pale text, gold ember.
Hebrew	Stone cream shell, Mediterranean blue actions, olive accents.	Stone night: deep slate shell, olive mist, Mediterranean glow.
Swahili	Spice-cream shell, ocean-teal accents, warm spice-red actions.	Coast night: deep ocean shell, spice ember, cream-pale text.

Primary hues tint the shell; secondary and accent colors carry strings, cursor, selection, and git marks.

Install

From the Marketplace — search for Minor Themes in VS Code or Cursor, then install.

From source

git clone https://github.com/lenik/minor-themes.git
cd minor-themes
pnpm install
pnpm run package

Install the generated .vsix via Extensions → … → Install from VSIX….

Usage

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
Run Preferences: Color Theme.
Pick a theme from the Minor Themes list.

Development

pnpm install
pnpm run sync       # pull latest palettes from worldman SOP themes
pnpm run generate   # regenerate themes/*.json
pnpm run package    # build .vsix (runs generate via prepublish)

License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

Minor Themes

Lenik

Minor Themes

Theme guide

Minor

Innocent

Maiden

LGBTQ

Lesbian

Lady

Gal

Tomboy

Gym Bro

Femboy

Moe Girl

Vibe

MS-DOS

Matrix II

X-Files

Only Yesterday

Morandi

Aroma

Liaozhai

Game of Thrones

Country

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