Foreglow Theme

Foreglow is a twilight-inspired theme, based on twilight sky colors to fit the mood of the day/night.

Variants

• Foreglow — Dark theme (dawn — the glow before first light)
• Afterglow — Light theme (dusk — the glow after sunset)
• Alpenglow — Dark theme, rubescent (reddish alpenglow)
• Airglow — Dark theme, auroral (greenish airglow)

Color Palette

Foreglow

Palette	Hex	RGB	HSL	Swatch
Background	#161221	22, 18, 33	256° 29% 10%
Bg Alt	#1D182A	29, 24, 42	257° 27% 13%
Current Line	#281F3D	40, 31, 61	258° 33% 18%
Selection	#3D2556	61, 37, 86	269° 40% 24%
Border/Gutter	#322C44	50, 44, 68	255° 21% 22%
Foreground	#E8E3F2	232, 227, 242	260° 37% 92%
Foreground Dim	#A49BBF	164, 155, 191	255° 22% 68%
Comment	#736699	115, 102, 153	255° 20% 50%
Keyword	#CB81E4	203, 129, 228	285° 65% 70%
String	#ED9F82	237, 159, 130	16° 75% 72%
Function	#EC93BF	236, 147, 191	330° 70% 75%
Number	#EFBF6C	239, 191, 108	38° 80% 68%
Class/Type	#75C6D7	117, 198, 215	190° 55% 65%
Variable	#C7BCE6	199, 188, 230	256° 46% 82%
Operator	#A085AD	160, 133, 173	280° 20% 60%
Error	#E46772	228, 103, 114	355° 70% 65%
Warning	#F2A65A	242, 166, 90	30° 85% 65%
Success	#6BC7A8	107, 199, 168	160° 45% 60%
Cursor/Accent	#F471C8	244, 113, 200	320° 86% 70%

Afterglow

Palette	Hex	RGB	HSL	Swatch
Background	#F4EEE1	244, 238, 225	42° 53% 92%
Bg Alt	#ECE5D5	236, 229, 213	42° 38% 88%
Current Line	#E6D6C1	230, 214, 193	32° 42% 83%
Selection	#DFC2AA	223, 194, 170	30° 43% 77%
Border/Gutter	#CDAEA2	205, 174, 162	15° 28% 72%
Foreground	#24163B	36, 22, 59	260° 46% 16%
Foreground Dim	#574979	87, 73, 121	256° 25% 38%
Comment	#7A6F9B	122, 111, 155	252° 16% 52%
Keyword	#8930A6	137, 48, 166	280° 55% 42%
String	#B64820	182, 72, 32	14° 70% 42%
Function	#AE296B	174, 41, 107	332° 62% 42%
Number	#955F0F	149, 95, 15	36° 82% 32%
Class/Type	#1D7187	29, 113, 135	193° 65% 32%
Variable	#4D3781	77, 55, 129	258° 40% 36%
Operator	#7F5893	127, 88, 147	274° 25% 46%
Error	#B12531	177, 37, 49	355° 66% 42%
Warning	#A25410	162, 84, 16	30° 82% 35%
Success	#22775B	34, 119, 91	162° 56% 30%
Cursor/Accent	#C3228E	195, 34, 142	316° 70% 45%

Alpenglow

Palette	Hex	RGB	HSL	Swatch
Background	#1A0505	26, 5, 5	0° 68% 6%
Bg Alt	#2D0A0A	45, 10, 10	0° 64% 11%
Current Line	#3D1212	61, 18, 18	0° 54% 15%
Selection	#5A1E1E	90, 30, 30	0° 50% 24%
Border/Gutter	#4D1818	77, 24, 24	0° 52% 20%
Foreground	#F5E6DC	245, 230, 220	24° 56% 91%
Foreground Dim	#C4A398	196, 163, 152	15° 27% 68%
Comment	#8B6B6B	139, 107, 107	0° 13% 48%
Keyword	#FF6B8A	255, 107, 138	347° 100% 71%
String	#FF9F6C	255, 159, 108	21° 100% 71%
Function	#FFB3C6	255, 179, 198	345° 100% 85%
Number	#FF7E67	255, 126, 103	9° 100% 70%
Class/Type	#E85D75	232, 93, 117	350° 75% 64%
Variable	#FFA07A	255, 160, 122	17° 100% 74%
Operator	#CC7A8E	204, 122, 142	345° 45% 64%
Error	#FF4444	255, 68, 68	0° 100% 63%
Warning	#FF8844	255, 136, 68	22° 100% 63%
Success	#E85D75	232, 93, 117	350° 75% 64%
Cursor/Accent	#FF6B9D	255, 107, 157	340° 100% 71%

Airglow

Palette	Hex	RGB	HSL	Swatch
Background	#0A1A1F	10, 26, 31	194° 51% 8%
Bg Alt	#0F2024	15, 32, 36	191° 41% 10%
Current Line	#0F2024	15, 32, 36	191° 41% 10%
Selection	#162E34	22, 46, 52	192° 41% 15%
Border/Gutter	#2A4A50	42, 74, 80	189° 31% 24%
Foreground	#E0F0F5	224, 240, 245	194° 51% 92%
Foreground Dim	#7A9AA0	122, 154, 160	189° 17% 55%
Comment	#5A8A90	90, 138, 144	187° 23% 46%
Keyword	#2EE8C8	46, 232, 200	170° 80% 55%
String	#7DD8A8	125, 216, 168	148° 54% 67%
Function	#C8A0E8	200, 160, 232	273° 61% 77%
Number	#D4B870	212, 184, 112	43° 54% 64%
Class/Type	#4AA8D0	74, 168, 208	198° 59% 55%
Variable	#8BC4D4	139, 196, 212	193° 46% 69%
Operator	#6A9AA0	106, 154, 160	187° 22% 52%
Error	#E87070	232, 112, 112	0° 72% 67%
Warning	#D4B870	212, 184, 112	43° 54% 64%
Success	#4AC878	74, 200, 120	142° 53% 54%
Cursor/Accent	#2EE8C8	46, 232, 200	170° 80% 55%

Supported Applications

Editors & IDEs

Editor	Repository	Dark	Light
Visual Studio Code	Foreglow/visual-studio-code	✅	✅
Vim	Foreglow/vim	✅	✅
JetBrains	Foreglow/jetbrains	✅	✅
Neovim	Foreglow/vim	✅	✅
Obsidian	Foreglow/obsidian	✅	✅
Zed	Foreglow/zed	✅	✅

Terminals

Terminal	Repository	Dark	Light
Alacritty	Foreglow/alacritty	✅	✅
Kitty	Foreglow/kitty	✅	✅
GNOME Terminal	Foreglow/gnome-terminal	✅	✅
iTerm	Foreglow/iterm	✅	✅
Windows Terminal	Foreglow/windows-terminal	✅	✅

Tools & Apps

App	Repository	Dark	Light
tmux	Foreglow/tmux	✅	✅
Firefox	Foreglow/firefox	✅	✅
Discord	Foreglow/discord	✅	✅
Base16	Foreglow/base16-foreglow-scheme	✅	✅

Contributing

See the template repository to create a new Foreglow theme for your favorite application.

1. Fork the template repository
2. Build the theme using the Foreglow or Afterglow color palette
3. Submit an issue with the repo link
4. Upon acceptance, the repo is moved to the Foreglow organization

License

MIT © Foreglow