51 hand-tuned, WCAG-contrast-checked developer color themes - dark and light - for VS Code, iTerm2, Windows Terminal, Alacritty, Kitty, Ghostty, WezTerm, base16 / base24, Gogh, Warp, and 20+ more terminals and editors. Designed and maintained at theebest.com.
Browse every theme with a live terminal + editor preview and one-click export at www.theebest.com/themes.
This repository is the open-source home of the collection: 51 themes across 82 generated variants (31 ship both a dark and a light mode; 12 are light-only). Each theme carries a full 16-color ANSI terminal palette, nine syntax-highlighting roles, and core editor UI colors, so it looks deliberate in your shell, your editor, and your TUIs alike.
- Genuinely developer-first. Every palette is tuned for code: a full 16-color ANSI set, readable comments, and syntax roles that map cleanly onto real grammars - not a website palette bolted onto a terminal.
- Accessible by default. Foreground/background pairings are checked for WCAG contrast in both dark and light modes.
- One source, every tool. The same theme is generated into each ecosystem's native format, so Midnight Arcade in VS Code matches Midnight Arcade in your terminal.
- Free and open. Apache-2.0 licensed. Use them, fork them, ship them.
| Ecosystem | Format | Folder |
|---|---|---|
| VS Code, Cursor, VSCodium | Extension pack (tokenColors + UI) |
vscode/ |
| iTerm2 + 20 downstream terminals (Alacritty, Kitty, Ghostty, WezTerm, ...) | iTerm2-Color-Schemes source YAML | iterm2-color-schemes/ |
| base16 / base24 apps (70+ templates) | tinted-theming scheme YAML | tinted-theming/ |
| Gogh-compatible Linux terminals | Gogh theme YAML | gogh/ |
| Warp | Warp theme YAML | warp/ |
| Windows Terminal | Color-scheme fragment JSON | windows-terminal/ |
Search "theebest" in the Extensions view (Marketplace + Open VSX listing rolling out), or load from source now by copying the vscode/ folder into your editor's extensions directory and reloading the window:
git clone https://github.com/TriumphInteractive/theebest-themes.git
cp -r theebest-themes/vscode ~/.vscode/extensions/theebest-themes # VS Code
cp -r theebest-themes/vscode ~/.cursor/extensions/theebest-themes # Cursor
cp -r theebest-themes/vscode ~/.vscode-oss/extensions/theebest-themes # VSCodiumThen open the Command Palette -> Preferences: Color Theme and pick any theebest theme.
The files in iterm2-color-schemes/yaml/ are the source format used by the iTerm2-Color-Schemes project, which regenerates Alacritty, Kitty, Ghostty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal, and more. Import the .itermcolors/terminal file for your app, or grab the ready-made export for your terminal from www.theebest.com/themes.
Point any tinted-theming builder at tinted-theming/base16/ or tinted-theming/base24/ to render the theme into 70+ supported applications.
Apply any theme from gogh/themes/ with Gogh on a supported Linux terminal.
Copy any file from warp/ into ~/.warp/themes/ and select it in Warp's theme picker.
Merge the schemes from windows-terminal/theebest-themes.json into your settings.json "schemes" array, then set "colorScheme" on a profile.
All 51 themes. Click any name for a live preview and per-format export on theebest.com.
| Theme | Description | Modes |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Current | Warm amber controls over a disciplined dark workspace. | Dark |
| Arcade Ink | High-chroma ink tones over a deep arcade backdrop. | Dark + Light |
| Arctic Signal | Cool blue-gray surfaces with crisp radio-glow accents. | Dark + Light |
| Ashen Study | Muted ash and brass tones for long focused sessions. | Dark + Light |
| Blue Beacon | Deep navy panels with clean electric highlights. | Dark + Light |
| Blush Meridian | Soft morning blush with balanced blue-green accents. | Light |
| Bulletin Board Blue | Dial-up blue, crisp white text, and friendly sysop highlights for a clean BBS command center. | Dark |
| CRT Amber | Warm monochrome terminal amber with toasted shadows and enough contrast for long sessions. | Dark |
| Cassette Tape | Cream labels, walnut plastic, oxide ribbon accents, and analog warmth for light workspaces. | Light |
| Charcoal Module | Compact charcoal surfaces with practical status colors. | Dark + Light |
| Citrus Relay | Fast tangerine accents over dense terminal grays. | Dark + Light |
| Cloud Repository | Clean gray panels with familiar blue and green cues. | Dark + Light |
| Concrete Syntax | Balanced slate surfaces with grounded workbench colors. | Dark + Light |
| Copper Circuit | Warm copper commands over precise black panels. | Dark + Light |
| Cosmic Dessert | Sugared violets and blues against a deep console base. | Dark + Light |
| Cream Pixel | Soft cream panels with saturated pixel accents. | Light |
| Daybreak Ledger | Bright parchment fields with calm blue and gold signals. | Light |
| Eclipse Grid | Dim blue-gray panels with measured cyan and amber marks. | Dark + Light |
| Electric Blueprint | Blueprint blues and sharp neon accents for dense code. | Dark + Light |
| Emerald Transit | Urban green signals moving across a quiet dark grid. | Dark + Light |
| Frosted Plum | Cool plum surfaces with crisp frosted contrast. | Dark + Light |
| Glass Quay | Clean waterfront light tones with blue-green command cues. | Light |
| Graphite Den | Dense graphite panels warmed by precise cyan and gold. | Dark + Light |
| Indigo Current | Deep indigo water tones with restrained warm sparks. | Dark + Light |
| Ink Wash | Soft ink neutrals with calm utility accents. | Dark + Light |
| Linen Prompt | Airy linen panels with crisp amber and teal markers. | Light |
| Meadow Cream | Gentle cream fields with herbal greens and warm command notes. | Light |
| Midnight Arcade | A navy cabinet glow with cyan glass, magenta marquee light, and amber coin-door warmth. | Dark |
| Monochrome Runway | High-contrast black and white with runway-bright controls. | Dark + Light |
| Moonlit Desk | Quiet midnight blues with readable gold and cyan accents. | Dark + Light |
| Moss Lantern | Earthy greens and soft lantern light over dark panels. | Dark + Light |
| Mystic Pulse | Violet energy and teal signals on a shadowed interface. | Dark |
| Neon District | Electric city colors across a deep late-hour grid. | Dark + Light |
| Paper Terminal | Minimal paper-white surfaces with precise blue command marks. | Light |
| Parchment Console | Warm paper neutrals with inked utility colors. | Light |
| Phosphor Rain | Green phosphor glyphs falling across black glass. | Dark + Light |
| Plum Circuit | Dark plum panels traced with blue and mauve signals. | Dark + Light |
| Purple Portal | A respectful nod to the 1999 purple era, sharpened with ice-blue links and hot pink signal flares. | Dark |
| Quicksilver Console | Liquid gray surfaces with sharp blue command edges. | Dark + Light |
| Retro Laser | Hot magenta and cyan beams over an arcade-dark base. | Dark + Light |
| Rustic Console | Weathered warm neutrals with rugged amber and green cues. | Dark + Light |
| Sepia Workshop | Light sepia surfaces with tool-worn amber controls. | Light |
| Sunlit Canopy | Fresh light greens and tan panels with clear command contrast. | Light |
| Tangerine Glass | Clear dark panels cut with vivid tangerine controls. | Dark + Light |
| Terminal Green 1999 | Black glass, phosphor green prompts, and the feeling of finding a hidden config file at midnight. | Dark |
| Vaporwave Sunset | Hot horizon pinks, pool-water cyan, and late-night gradient energy without losing readable text. | Dark |
| Velvet Byte | Lush violet and green bytes over deep theater panels. | Dark + Light |
| Velvet Dusk | Soft dusk purples with calm blue and amber status lights. | Dark + Light |
| Velvet Grove | Shaded green-violet panels with warm botanical cues. | Dark + Light |
| Violet Afterhours | Purple nocturne surfaces with high-contrast cyan sparks. | Dark + Light |
| Y2K Chrome | A bright silver desktop shell with blue chrome trim, grape status lights, and glossy clarity. | Light |
These themes are the 2026 developer-focused successor to the desktop themes theebest.com shipped in the late-1990s Windows 95/98 era. Explore the full collection, the browser games, and the site's history at www.theebest.com.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Color themes generated from theebest.com.