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The Solarized color scheme for Vim was designed by Ethan Schoonover with the goal of producing a visually comfortable and consistent palette in both light and dark modes. It uses a fixed sixteen-color palette (eight monotones and eight accent hues) with carefully calibrated lightness relationships in the CIELAB color space, which enables it to work well in terminals, GUIs and code editors alike. The Vim-specific repository provides a convenient way to install the colorscheme for Vim (and older Vim versions) although the colorscheme itself is applied in Terminal and GUI environments beyond just Vim. The design emphasises readability, reducing visual fatigue, and maintaining consistent contrast across various lighting conditions. Users often choose Solarized because it remains balanced without overly saturated or harsh colors, making long coding sessions more comfortable.
Features
- Light mode and dark mode versions of the palette
- Precision-designed 16-color palette for both terminal and GUI environments
- Easy installation for Vim through its dedicated repository
- Better visual consistency across multiple terminals and editors
- Supports both 256-color and full-true-color terminals (with guidance)
- Minimal visual distractions while preserving syntax-highlight clarity
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