The Lynx NVIM theme is a love letter to the terminal editor aesthetic. It recreates the look and feel of a classic Neovim session inside VS Code — near-black backgrounds, cool electric-blue accents, and a precisely calibrated foreground that makes code scannable at a glance. If you live in the terminal but work in VS Code, NVIM is the theme that bridges the gap without asking you to compromise.Documentation Index
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Activation
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P) and run Preferences: Color Theme, then select:Theme Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | vs-dark |
| Semantic class | lynx-test-theme |
| Semantic highlighting | Enabled |
| Base tone | Near-black slate (#0a0b0c – #111113) |
| Primary accent | Electric blue #0090ff |
| Secondary accent | Softer blue #3b9eff |
| Foreground text | #edeef0 |
Color Palette
NVIM’s palette is built around a cool neutral shell and a single electric-blue accent that mirrors the kind of focused, utilitarian look common in Neovim colorschemes like Tokyonight or Catppuccin Macchiato.Backgrounds
- Title bar / Activity bar:
#0a0b0c - Menu / Command Center:
#111113 - Command Center active:
#18191b - Inactive selection:
#16181a - List hover:
#1e2124
Accents & Borders
- Primary blue:
#0090ff - Softer blue:
#3b9eff - Badge background:
#0090ff - Active border / focus:
#0090ff - Menu selection border:
#0090ff
Text & Icons
- Primary foreground:
#edeef0 - Title bar text:
#b0b4ba - Inactive foreground:
#696e77 - Inactive icons:
#565b62 - Active icon:
#0090ff
State Colors
- Warning text:
#f5a623 - Error text:
#ff5555 - Active selection bg:
#0090ff35 - Focus background:
#0090ff35 - Tree indent guides:
#0a2a40
Key Characteristics
Terminal-grade background depth
The slate backgrounds (
#0a0b0c, #111113) intentionally reference the near-black default background of terminal emulators running Neovim. The chromatic distance between shell layers is kept minimal and deliberate.Single-hue electric blue system
A single electric blue (
#0090ff) handles all interactive states: badges, active borders, focus rings, icon highlights, and menu selections. This mirrors Neovim’s convention of a single accent color for cursor and mode indicators.Minimap color support (v5.3.3)
As of release v5.3.3, the NVIM theme ships with dedicated minimap color tokens, ensuring the code minimap on the right edge of the editor reflects accurate syntax colors rather than falling back to defaults.
The
semanticClass identifier in the theme JSON is lynx-test-theme — this is the internal build name from early development. The display name shown in the theme picker is always 7. NVIM (Lynx Theme).