The theme consists of 16 terminal colors and a specification for usage. It is designed to be medium contrast and easy on the eyes as well as having an aesthetic appeal.

It is based on the following design criteria:

All colors are cooler than neutral.
With the exception of black, white and yellow, ANSI terminal colors have a perceived lab lightness of 65. Bright variants have a lab lightness of 80.
As neutral colors get brighter, they shift slightly towards green while maintaining the overall cool blue temperature. This is a design decision to give it an antactic ocean aurora theme.
Overall contrast is medium to medium high to maintain eye comfort.

Ice - Main Colors

These colors are the base colors. The background is a slightly cool light black without becoming too blue. As the primary colors increase in brightness, they start tinting more green. These are the primary colors that should make up the background and foreground.


#222531	#a9bcc3	#c7e7f9
Background	Foreground	Highlight
Black	White	Bright White

Aurora - Primary Colors

These make up the bulk of the color volume for the theme. These colors can be used generously. By default, blue, cyan and green are used in that order of preference. Bright variants are used for highlighting purposes.


#6388D8	#a4c4ff	#00b1a8	#42dcd1	#16B866	#51e08a
Blue	Bright Blue	Cyan	Bright Cyan	Green	Bright Green

Dawn - Accent Colors

These should be used sparingly for the theme.


#ff491a	#ff854f	#e1c631	#FFE14E	#9d78ff	#d8adff
Red	Bright Red	Yellow	Bright Yellow	Magenta	Bright Magenta

Sea - Neutral Contrast Colors

These are neutral tones between black and bright white for adjusting contrast and for the representation of text on the colors and themes with varying degrees of contrast. Black, Bright Black, White and Bright White can be substituted for any of the contrast colors to give the desired contrast. Uses for the darks include low-contrast elements like comments. As with all neutral tones in the theme, green tint is progressively increased with brightness.

Darks


#222531	#373b46	#414751	#565f69	#6e7882	#86929d
Black (LAB 15)	Bright Black (LAB 25)	Dark_30 (LAB 30)	Dark_40 (LAB 40)	Dark_50 (Lab 50)	Dark_60 (Lab 60)

Brights


#9daeb6	#a9bcc3	#b3cbcf	#cce7ec
Bright 70 (LAB 70)	White (Lab 75)	Bright_80 (LAB 80)	Bright White (LAB 90)

All Colors and Hex Codes

Swatch	Hex	Color
	#222531	black
	#373b46	bright black
	#a9bcc3	white
	#cce7ec	bright white
	#ff491a	red
	#ff854f	bright red
	#16B866	green
	#51e08a	bright green
	#6388D8	blue
	#a4c4ff	bright blue
	#e1c631	yellow
	#FFE14E	bright yellow
	#9d78ff	magenta
	#d8adff	bright magenta
	#00b1a8	cyan
	#42dcd1	bright cyan
	#414751	dark 30
	#565f69	dark 40
	#6e7882	dark 50
	#86929d	dark 60
	#9daeb6	bright 70
	#b3cbcf	bright 80