Sunset Gradient for Visual Studio Code

A warm and romantic VS Code theme inspired by beautiful sunset gradients with coral, orange, and purple accents

🌅 About

Sunset Gradient is a carefully crafted dark theme that brings the warm, romantic atmosphere of a beautiful sunset to your coding environment. With its rich coral, orange, and purple color palette, this theme creates a cozy and inspiring workspace perfect for long coding sessions.

✨ Features

• Two Variants: Regular and Soft versions for different preferences
• Warm Color Palette: Inspired by sunset gradients with coral (#ff6b6b), orange (#ffa726), and purple (#ab47bc) accents
• High Contrast: Optimized for readability with carefully selected color combinations
• Semantic Highlighting: Full support for VS Code's semantic highlighting features
• Comprehensive Coverage: Supports all major programming languages and file types
• Eye-Friendly: Designed to reduce eye strain during extended coding sessions
• Git Integration: Clear visual indicators for Git status and changes
• Terminal Support: Beautiful ANSI color scheme for integrated terminal

🎨 Color Palette

Main Colors

• Background: #2d1b3d (Deep purple-violet)
• Foreground: #fff3e0 (Warm cream)
• Coral Accent: #ff6b6b (Primary accent)
• Orange Accent: #ffa726 (Secondary accent)
• Purple Accent: #ab47bc (Tertiary accent)

Syntax Highlighting

• Keywords: Coral (#ff6b6b) - Bold
• Strings: Golden yellow (#ffcc02)
• Functions: Orange (#ffa726)
• Comments: Muted purple (#8e7cc3) - Italic
• Numbers: Purple (#ab47bc)
• Classes: Blue (#42a5f5)

📦 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Sunset Gradient"
4. Click Install
5. Go to File > Preferences > Color Theme
6. Select "Sunset Gradient" or "Sunset Gradient Soft"

Manual Installation

1. Download the theme files
2. Copy to your VS Code extensions folder:
   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions
   • macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions
   • Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions
3. Restart VS Code
4. Select the theme from Color Theme menu

🎯 Theme Variants

Sunset Gradient (Regular)

The main theme with full intensity colors, perfect for well-lit environments and users who prefer vibrant colors.

Sunset Gradient Soft

A gentler variant with slightly muted colors, ideal for low-light environments and extended coding sessions.

🛠️ Recommended Settings

For the best experience with Sunset Gradient, consider these VS Code settings:

{
    "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
    "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
    "editor.guides.bracketPairs": true,
    "editor.fontLigatures": true,
    "workbench.iconTheme": "material-icon-theme",
    "terminal.integrated.minimumContrastRatio": 4.5
}

🌟 Language Support

Sunset Gradient provides excellent syntax highlighting for:

• Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Angular
• Backend Languages: Python, Java, C#, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust
• Data & Config: JSON, YAML, XML, TOML, INI
• Documentation: Markdown, reStructuredText
• Shell & Scripts: Bash, PowerShell, Batch
• And many more!

🎨 Screenshots

JavaScript/TypeScript

Beautiful syntax highlighting for modern JavaScript and TypeScript development.

Python

Clean and readable Python code with proper highlighting for functions, classes, and keywords.

HTML/CSS

Vibrant colors for web development with clear distinction between tags, attributes, and styles.

Json

Warm ANSI colors that complement the theme perfectly.

🤝 Contributing

Found an issue or have a suggestion? We'd love to hear from you!

1. Report Issues: GitHub Issues
2. Feature Requests: Open an issue with the "enhancement" label
3. Pull Requests: Contributions are welcome!

📝 Changelog

[1.0.0] - 2024-11-22

Added

• Initial release of Sunset Gradient theme
• Main theme variant with full intensity colors
• Soft theme variant with muted colors
• Complete syntax highlighting for all major languages
• Full VS Code UI theming
• Terminal color scheme
• Git integration colors
• Semantic highlighting support

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Inspired by the beautiful colors of sunset gradients
• Thanks to the VS Code team for the excellent theming API
• Community feedback and suggestions

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Enjoy coding with the warm glow of sunset! 🌅

Made with ❤️ by Sunset Themes