Barva Theme

Barva Theme — a modern and soulful Visual Studio Code theme inspired by Ukrainian embroidery.
Elegant contrasts. Cultural depth. Designed for comfort and clarity, day or night.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Multiple Variants:

  • Barva Dark: soft yet vibrant contrast for night coding.
  • Barva Light: clean and bright for daytime work.
  • Barva Calm (Dark/Light): soft, gentle backgrounds for calm focus.
  • Barva Cloud (Dark/Light): airy, sky-inspired tones for relaxed reading.
  • Barva Dawn (Dark/Light): warm, early-morning feel with subtle highlights.
  • Barva Mist (Dark/Light): cool, misty palette for long coding sessions.

• 🧠 Semantic Highlighting: Distinct coloring for functions, classes, and variables.

• 🖥 Wide Language Support: JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, HTML, CSS/SCSS, Python, and more.

• 💙 Ukrainian Aesthetic: Inspired by vyshyvanka tones —
  #A61C3C red, #2A4B7C blue, #D4A017 yellow, #3A6F3A green.

• 👁 Accessible Design: Meets WCAG 2.1 contrast standards.

• 🌿 Clean UI: Minimal distractions, maximum focus.

🌓 Barva Light

🌑 Barva Dark

🎥 Preview Video

▶️ Watch on YouTube

🛠 Installation

1. Open the Extensions sidebar in VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X).
2. Search for Barva Theme and click Install.
3. Run Ctrl+Shift+P → Preferences: Color Theme → select any of:

Light Themes

• Barva Light
• Barva Calm Light
• Barva Cloud Light
• Barva Dawn Light
• Barva Mist Light

Dark Themes

• Barva Dark
• Barva Calm Dark
• Barva Cloud Dark
• Barva Dawn Dark
• Barva Mist Dark

4. Or install directly from the VS Code Marketplace.

I recommend pairing this theme with Barva Theme Icons for VS Code.
👉 Install from the Marketplace.

🧩 Contributing

Found an issue or have an idea?
Open an issue or pull request on GitHub.

👤 Author

Andriy Ovcharov
📧 ovcharovcoder@gmail.com

🪪 License

Released under the MIT License

Crafted with 💙💛 for Ukrainian culture.