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Go ahead, compare and\n**contrast**.\n\n### [andreasvc/vim-256noir](https://github.com/andreasvc/vim-256noir)\n\n\u003e A dark 256-color color scheme for vim.\n\u003e\n\u003e Have you ever wondered why most syntax highlighting of source code is about as\n\u003e subtle and pretty as a candy shop explosion? A technical reason is the\n\u003e historical constraints imposed by 16 color terminals, but fortunately this\n\u003e limitation is easy to overcome.\n\n![](previews/256_noir.png)\n\n### [Alligator/accent.vim](https://github.com/Alligator/accent.vim)\n\n\u003e A vim colourscheme with a configurable accent colour. It can help you quickly\n\u003e tell apart different vim sessions at a glance.\n\n![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Alligator/accent.vim/images/accent.gif)\n\n### [plan9-for-vimspace/acme-colors](https://github.com/plan9-for-vimspace/acme-colors)\n\n\u003e acme colors for vim.\n\n![](previews/acme.png)\n\n### [huyvohcmc/atlas.vim](https://github.com/huyvohcmc/atlas.vim)\n\n\u003e Probably the purest black and white vim colorscheme you can find on the\n\u003e internet.\n\n![](previews/atlas.png)\n\n### [LuRsT/austere.vim](https://github.com/LuRsT/austere.vim)\n\n\u003e Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave\\_\n\n![](previews/austere.png)\n\n### [chriskempson/base16-vim](https://github.com/chriskempson/base16-vim)\n\n\u003e See the [Base16 repository](https://github.com/chriskempson/base16) for more\n\u003e information.\n\n- [Dark](https://github.com/chriskempson/base16-vim/blob/master/colors/base16-grayscale-dark.vim)\n- [Light](https://github.com/chriskempson/base16-vim/blob/master/colors/base16-grayscale-light.vim)\n\n![](previews/base16-grayscale-dark.png)\n![](previews/base16-grayscale-light.png)\n\n### [t184256/vim-boring](https://github.com/t184256/vim-boring)\n\n\u003e a truly boring monochrome colorscheme for vim, inspired by 'noclown'.\n\n![](previews/boring.png)\n\n### [~romainl/vim-bruin](https://git.sr.ht/~romainl/vim-bruin)\n\n\u003e A Vim colorscheme with just enough color to deserve its job title.\n\u003e\n\u003e - should use colors _only_ for UI-related highlight groups\n\u003e - should _only_ use combinations of **b**old, **r**everse, **u**nderline,\n\u003e   **i**talic, and **N**ONE for syntax-related highlight groups\n\u003e - should work the same on _light_ and _dark_ background without human\n\u003e   intervention\n\n![](previews/bruin.png)\n\n### [aditya-azad/candle-grey](https://github.com/aditya-azad/candle-grey)\n\n\u003e A dark monochrome grey colorscheme for vim with a simple accent color.\n\n![](previews/candle-grey.png)\n![](previews/candle-grey-transparent.png)\n\n### [komau.vim](https://github.com/ntk148v/komau.vim)\n\n\u003e Yet another minimal colorscheme for Vim/Neovim\n\n![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ntk148v/komau.vim/master/screenshots/golang-dark.png)\n\n![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ntk148v/komau.vim/master/screenshots/golang-light.png)\n\n### [davidosomething/vim-colors-meh](https://github.com/davidosomething/vim-colors-meh)\n\n\u003e \u003e A 256-color / 24-bit Vim color scheme, with preference for contrast over\n\u003e \u003e hues.\n\u003e\n\u003e It works for me, just publishing it in case someone has similar taste and\n\u003e wants to use it.\n\n![](previews/meh.png)\n\n### [pbrisbin/vim-colors-off](https://github.com/pbrisbin/vim-colors-off)\n\n\u003e For a number of weeks, I ran vim with `syntax off`. It was quite nice, with\n\u003e only two annoyances:\n\u003e\n\u003e - Bright white on jet black was a bit off-putting.\n\u003e - There were cases when I did miss the lack of color, vimdiff for example.\n\u003e\n\u003e Therefore, I aimed to find or create a colorscheme to solve these two issues.\n\u003e\n\u003e The result is very much based on the [pencil][] colorscheme, which is\n\u003e surprising because it's a very colorful colorscheme, but:\n\u003e\n\u003e - It uses a very sane approach to defining and setting colors\n\u003e - It has nice background and foreground colors\n\u003e - In the areas where I do want color, I like how it colors things\n\n![](previews/off.png)\n\n### [andreypopp/vim-colors-plain](https://github.com/andreypopp/vim-colors-plain)\n\n\u003e Minimalistic colorscheme which uses bold to highlight keywords and a\n\u003e distinguished color for constant literals (string, numbers, JSX tags).\n\n![](previews/plain.png)\n![](previews/plain-cterm.png)\n\n### [owickstrom/vim-colors-paramount](https://github.com/owickstrom/vim-colors-paramount)\n\n\u003e A minimal colorscheme for Vim that only puts emphasis on the paramount.\n\n![](previews/paramount.png)\n\n### [reedes/vim-colors-pencil](https://github.com/reedes/vim-colors-pencil)\n\n\u003e A light (and dark) color scheme for Vim inspired by iA Writer\n\n![](previews/pencil.png)\n\n### [Jorengarenar/vim-darkness](https://github.com/Jorengarenar/vim-darkness)\n\n\u003e Simple monochrome Vim colorscheme focused on indulgeing into the darkness\n\n![](previews/darkness.png)\n\n### [KKPMW/distilled-vim](https://github.com/KKPMW/distilled-vim)\n\n\u003e Clears up syntax highlighting to reveal what is important.\n\n![](previews/distilled.png)\n\n### [jaredgorski/fogbell.vim](https://github.com/jaredgorski/fogbell.vim)\n\n\u003e Fogbell is a fork of [SpaceCamp](https://github.com/jaredgorski/SpaceCamp)\n\u003e minus color. It comes with only comments, diff, and hlsearch differentiated\n\u003e out of the box, but the files are easy to edit if you need more (or less)\n\u003e distinction. No bold or italics. Fogbell includes dark, low-contrast, and\n\u003e light variants.\n\n![](previews/fogbell.png)\n![](previews/fogbell_lite.png)\n![](previews/fogbell_light.png)\n\n### [zekzekus/menguless](https://github.com/zekzekus/menguless)\n\n\u003e A color scheme inspired by a very nice rogue like game design.\n\n![](previews/menguless.png)\n![](previews/menguless_light.png)\n\n### [jaredgorski/Mies.vim](https://github.com/jaredgorski/Mies.vim)\n\n\u003e Inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe's architecture in the Chicago area, particularly\n\u003e [Farnsworth House](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRKUmxr1r40\u0026t=143s),\n\u003e Illinois Institute of Technology's [S. R. Crown Hall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRKUmxr1r40\u0026t=589s),\n\u003e and [860-880 Lake Shore Drive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRKUmxr1r40\u0026t=673s).\n\u003e Diff colors inspired by Dieter Rams' Braun ET66 calculator.\n\n![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jaredgorski/Mies.vim/main/.media/full-screenshot_mies.png)\n\n### [fxn/vim-monochrome](https://github.com/fxn/vim-monochrome)\n\n\u003e A dark Vim color scheme for your focused hacking session.\n\n![](previews/monochrome.png)\n\n### [koron/vim-monochromenote](https://github.com/koron/vim-monochromenote)\n\n\u003e monochromenote is inspired by KOKUYO's awesome notebook.\n\n![](previews/monochromenote.png)\n\n### [Lokaltog/vim-monotone](https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-monotone)\n\n\u003e Another monochrome vim colorscheme. Inspired by various\n\u003e [other](https://github.com/ewilazarus/preto) \u003e\n\u003e [monochrome](https://github.com/pbrisbin/vim-colors-off) \u003e\n\u003e [colorschemes](https://github.com/fxn/vim-monochrome).\n\u003e\n\u003e Monotone is a middle ground between a regular colorscheme and\n\u003e [no syntax highlighting at all](https://www.kyleisom.net/blog/2012/10/17/syntax-off/).\n\u003e The colorscheme differentiates comments, strings and keywords with different\n\u003e weights and shades of gray. It emphasizes errors, warnings and search\n\u003e highlighting as shown in the screenshots below.\n\n![](previews/monotone.png)\n\n### [bdd/noclown.vim](https://github.com/bdd/.dotfiles/blob/master/dot.config/vim/colors/noclown.vim)\n\n\u003e A mostly color free theme with a goal of not making your code look like a\n\u003e clown threw up.\n\n![](previews/noclown.png)\n\n### [robertmeta/nofrils](https://github.com/robertmeta/nofrils)\n\n\u003e An extremely minimalist colorscheme, even opting out of the second L in\n\u003e frills.\n\n![](previews/nofrils-dark.png)\n![](previews/nofrils-light.png)\n![](previews/nofrils-sepia.png)\n![](previews/nofrils-acme.png)\n\n### [n1ghtmare/noirblaze-vim](https://github.com/n1ghtmare/noirblaze-vim)\n\n\u003e A dark minimal vim theme with a touch of hot pink (magenta?).\n\n![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3255810/190263629-a0612ab8-6c33-46dd-8077-f8078594e052.png)\n\n### [YorickPeterse/vim-paper](https://github.com/YorickPeterse/vim-paper)\n\n\u003e A personal light theme for (Neo)Vim, based on the color of paper as found in\n\u003e various notebooks.\n\n![](previews/paper.png)\n\n### [ajgrf/parchment](https://github.com/ajgrf/parchment)\n\n\u003e Parchment is an editor theme for Vim and Emacs, inspired by Acme and Leuven.\n\u003e You might like it if you prefer light colorschemes but think black-on-white is\n\u003e too hard on your eyes, or if you find most colorschemes too busy.\n\n![](previews/parchment.png)\n\n### [widatama/vim-phoenix](https://github.com/widatama/vim-phoenix)\n\n\u003e Monochrome Vim color scheme based on Phoenix.\n\n![](previews/phoenix.png)\n\n### [axvr/photon.vim](https://github.com/axvr/photon.vim)\n\n\u003e Photon is a low-contrast colour scheme, which cares about the little details.\n\u003e It is based on an old version of\n\u003e [paramount](https://github.com/owickstrom/vim-colors-paramount) and is\n\u003e designed to look exactly the same on 256 colour terminals as it does on true\n\u003e colour terminals.\n\n![](previews/photon.png)\n![](previews/antiphoton.png)\n\n### [ewilazarus/preto](https://github.com/ewilazarus/preto)\n\n\u003e A minimal dark color scheme for VIM, inspired by badwolf and 256_noir.\n\n![](previews/preto.png)\n\n### [stefanvanburen/rams.vim](https://github.com/stefanvanburen/rams.vim)\n\n\u003e A minimal vim colorscheme, inspired by the work of Dieter Rams.\n\n![](previews/rams.png)\n\n### [kadekillary/skull-vim](https://github.com/kadekillary/skull-vim)\n\n\u003e ☠️ Minimal monochrome theme for vim.\n\n![](previews/skull.png)\n\n### [nikolvs/vim-sunbather](https://github.com/nikolvs/vim-sunbather)\n\n\u003e A minimal pink colorscheme for Vim.\n\n![](previews/sunbather.png)\n\n### [ryanpcmcquen/true-monochrome_vim](https://github.com/ryanpcmcquen/true-monochrome_vim)\n\n\u003e This is a true black/grey/white theme for vim. I would say it is as close as I\n\u003e have seen to what the original vi editors looked like (think elvis).\n\n![](previews/true-monochrome.png)\n\n### [hardselius/warlock](https://github.com/hardselius/warlock)\n\n\u003e Warlock is a dark, low-contrast, grayscale colorscheme for Vim based on the\n\u003e awesome [Apprentice](https://github.com/romainl/Apprentice) by Romain\n\u003e Lafourcade.\n\n![](previews/warlock.png)\n\n### [pgdouyon/vim-yin-yang](https://github.com/pgdouyon/vim-yin-yang)\n\n\u003e Yin-Yang is a black and white color scheme for Vim and is heavily inspired by\n\u003e [preto][] and [base16-grayscale][].\n\u003e\n\u003e I liked preto's subtle use of colors in a black/white colorscheme but found\n\u003e the contrast too high for my liking, so I created Yin-Yang as a low contrast\n\u003e version of preto.\n\n![](previews/yin.png)\n![](previews/yang.png)\n\n### [danishprakash/vim-yami](https://github.com/danishprakash/vim-yami)\n\n\u003e Monochromatic dark(闇) theme for Vim\n\n![](previews/yami.png)\n\n### [cideM/yui](https://github.com/cideM/yui)\n\n\u003e Experimental color scheme without any colors, except what's required to\n\u003e display a meaningful `diff`. All syntax differentiation is achieved through\n\u003e font styles, so your terminal needs to support bold and italic text.\n\u003e\n\u003e Shades are used for things like dimming folded text.\n\n![](previews/yui.png)\n\n### [zaki/zazen](https://github.com/zaki/zazen)\n\n\u003e zazen vim color scheme (a personalized version of zenesque).\n\n![](previews/zazen.png)\n\n### [mcchrish/zenbones.nvim](https://github.com/mcchrish/zenbones.nvim)\n\n\u003e Zenbones is a collection of vim/neovim colorschemes designed to highlight code\n\u003e using contrasts and font variations. Colors are tasked only for other roles\n\u003e such as diagnostics, diffs, search matches.\n\n![](previews/zenbones.png)\n![](previews/zenwritten.png)\n![](previews/neobones.png)\n![](previews/vimbones.png)\n\n### [zenesque.vim](https://github.com/vim-scripts/zenesque.vim)\n\n\u003e Almost colorless(shades of grey), light minimalistic color scheme.  Designed\n\u003e for reading for long periods. Inspired by Mini.\n\n![](previews/zenesque.png)\n\n### [rasmus.nvim](https://github.com/kvrohit/rasmus.nvim)\n\n\u003e Vim clone of Rasmus Andersson's Sublime theme\n\u003e Mostly gray and white, with some muted colors\n\n![](previews/rasmus.png)\n\n#### Add some more!\n\nSend a Pull Request to add more color (or lack there of) themes!\n\n[preto]: https://github.com/ewilazarus/preto\n[base16-grayscale]: https://github.com/chriskempson/base16-vim\n[paramount]: https://github.com/owickstrom/vim-colors-paramount\n[off]: https://github.com/reedes/vim-colors-off\n[pencil]: https://github.com/reedes/vim-colors-pencil\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmcchrish%2Fvim-no-color-collections","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmcchrish%2Fvim-no-color-collections","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmcchrish%2Fvim-no-color-collections/lists"}