Okay, so today I messed around with creating a color theme, and I ended up calling it “paleseafoam”. I basically wanted something soft and easy on the eyes, but still kinda fresh, you know?
First, I opened up my favorite text editor. I don’t think it matters which one you use, really. Just whatever you’re comfortable coding in.
Then, I started playing around with different shades of green and blue. I knew I wanted something pale, like the inside of a seashell, so I stayed away from anything too bright or saturated.
Getting the Right Colors
- I picked out a really light, slightly grayish-green for the background. Think like, almost white, but with a hint of that seafoam color.
- For the text, I went with a slightly darker, desaturated green. Something that wouldn’t be too jarring against the background, but still easy to read.
- Then I needed some accent colors. I chose a pale blue for things like keywords, and a muted, almost-gray purple for comments. The idea was to keep everything subtle and harmonious.
- I also use a very very light color for selection background.
After that, I spent a good chunk of time just tweaking the colors. I’d adjust one, then realize it didn’t quite work with the others, so I’d go back and change them. It was a lot of back and forth, honestly.
I kept switching between the editor and a preview window to see how the colors looked in different contexts. Like, how did the code look with different syntax highlighting? Was it still readable? Did it make me want to stare at it for hours, or did it make my eyes want to bleed?
Tweaking and Testing
I test my new theme with my ususal coding file, include Python, Javascript, and HTML. Making sure that it works great on different file types.
Finally, I got to a point where I was pretty happy with it. It wasn’t perfect, but it was definitely usable. And it had that soft, calming vibe I was going for. I saved the theme file and loaded it up in my editor. And you know what? I think I actually like it! I used the theme to write my bash script.
So yeah, that’s how I made my “paleseafoam” color theme. It was mostly just trial and error, messing around with colors until I found something I liked. It may need more test, but for now, I really enjoy it.
