Vantadark

A theme family that gets out of the way. Two variants — one for each side of the day.

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Vantadark

Clean surfaces, minimal yet subtle border lines, five syntax colours. Enough to tell your code apart, not enough to distract you from it.

Vantabright

The light sibling. JetBrains Islands Light chrome, the same ink palette translated to a clean white editor with a whisper of cool in the panels.

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Philosophy

Borders (separator lines) only appear where colour can't do the job alone. Everything else relies on surface depth.

Syntax colours are intentional and minimal:

• Blue — functions, constructors
• Sage green — strings
• Amber — constants, numbers
• Purple — keywords
• Dusty rose — properties (the "pay attention" colour, used sparingly)

Everything else — variables, punctuation, namespaces — fades into the background. Structural, not semantic.

Five colours is a constraint, not a limitation. When every token is a different colour, your brain stops using colour as signal. We'd rather you read the code.

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Install

Open the Command Palette:

macOS

cmd + shift + p → extensions → search "Vantadark"

Windows/Linux

ctrl + shift + p → extensions → search "Vantadark"

Or search for Vantadark in Zed's extension marketplace.

Configure your theme:

{
  "theme": {
    "mode": "dark",
    "dark": "Vantadark",
    "light": "Vantabright"
  }
}

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Credits

Inspired by One Dark Darkened by Pavle Sokic.

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Made by Amsh