Claude Dark Theme
A warm dark color theme for Visual Studio Code inspired by Anthropic's Claude brand aesthetic — designed to feel professional and calm, not cold.
Color Palette
| Role |
Color |
| Background |
#1C1917 — warm near-black |
| Primary accent |
#DA7756 — Claude coral |
| Secondary accent |
#C97C3F — Claude amber |
| Strings |
#7FB97A — muted sage green |
| Types & classes |
#7DB8D4 — calm blue |
| Numbers & constants |
#D4A853 — warm gold |
| Foreground |
#E8E4DE — warm off-white |
| Comments |
#6B6560 — subtle warm gray |
Features
- Warm near-black backgrounds with a faint red-orange undertone — no cold blue-black
- Claude coral accent throughout the UI: cursor, active tab stripe, badges, buttons, and active borders
- Full semantic token support for TypeScript, Python, and Rust (via language servers)
- Syntax coverage: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, HTML, CSS/SCSS, JSON, Markdown, shell scripts
- Consistent theming for git diff, terminal ANSI, debugger icons, testing icons, and merge conflicts
Installation
From Marketplace (recommended):
Search "Claude Dark" in the VS Code Extensions panel, or press Ctrl+K Ctrl+T after installing.
From VSIX:
code --install-extension claude-theme-1.0.0.vsix
Then activate: Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → Claude Dark
Building from source
git clone https://github.com/roy-sourish/claude-theme.git
cd claude-theme
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package
Issues & Contributions
Found a color that doesn't look right in a specific language?
Open an issue at github.com/roy-sourish/claude-theme/issues.
Changelog
1.0.1 — Fix repository URLs; README polish.
1.0.0 — Initial release.
License
MIT
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