Retro Keyboard Theme

A warm, retro color theme for VS Code inspired by colorful mechanical keyboards with pastel keycaps.

Variants

Retro Keyboard Dark

A cozy dark theme with warm brown tones and vibrant pastel accents.

Retro Keyboard Light

A soft light theme with cream backgrounds and rich, readable colors.

Color Palette

Role	Dark	Light
Keywords
Functions
Strings
Types/Classes
Variables
Parameters
Comments
Decorators
Interfaces

Language Support

Optimized syntax highlighting for:

• JavaScript / TypeScript / JSX / TSX
• HTML / CSS / SCSS
• Python
• Rust
• Go
• PHP
• Shell / Bash
• YAML / TOML / JSON
• SQL
• Dockerfile
• GraphQL
• Markdown

Accessibility

• WCAG contrast-compliant colors across both themes
• No reliance on color alone for semantic meaning
• Carefully tuned light theme with deepened colors for readability

Installation

From the Marketplace

Search for "Retro Keyboard Theme" in the VS Code Extensions panel.

Manual

git clone https://github.com/nmengual/retro-keyboard-theme.git ~/.vscode/extensions/retro-keyboard-theme

Then reload VS Code and select the theme from Preferences > Color Theme.

License

MIT - Nicolás Mengual