The LIGHT theme brings the Lynx design language into well-lit environments. Built on VS Code’sDocumentation Index
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vs (light) base, it replaces the stark whites of the default light theme with warm off-white surfaces, green accents drawn from the same emerald family as the DARK theme, and carefully balanced foreground colors that stay readable under office fluorescents or direct sunlight through a window.
Activation
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / ⌘⇧P), run Preferences: Color Theme, and select:Theme Type
vs base ensures that all VS Code UI components that do not have an explicit color override fall back to the standard light defaults, preserving legibility across every panel and extension that renders native VS Code widgets.
Key Characteristics
- Bright backgrounds — the title bar (
#eaeaea), sidebar, and activity bar all use near-white tones that reflect ambient light rather than fighting it. - Readable contrast — foreground text sits at
#2d2d2dagainst light surfaces, meeting WCAG AA contrast requirements for comfortable extended reading. - Green accent family — selection backgrounds, active borders, and badge backgrounds use
#479671and#347534, keeping the Lynx identity consistent with the DARK theme while staying appropriate for a light canvas. - Designed for well-lit environments — optimised for open-plan offices, standing desks by windows, and any setting where a dark theme would cause the screen to look washed out.
Semantic highlighting is enabled (
"semanticHighlighting": true), so language-server-driven coloring works identically to the DARK and NIGHT themes — only the palette changes, not the depth of syntax information.