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This theme family includes both **Dark** and\n**Light** variants, tuned for **WCAG AA accessibility**. Based on the article\n[Accessible syntax highlight theme](https://phun-ky.net/2023/10/06/accessible-syntax-highlight-theme).\n\n[![Commitizen friendly](https://img.shields.io/badge/commitizen-friendly-brightgreen.svg)](http://commitizen.github.io/cz-cli/)\n[![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-green.svg)](http://makeapullrequest.com)\n[![SemVer 2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/SemVer-2.0-green.svg)](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)\n![issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/phun-ky/vscode-accessible-theme)\n![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/phun-ky/vscode-accessible-theme)\n\n## Table of Contents\u003c!-- omit from toc --\u003e\n\n- [Features](#features)\n- [Palette](#palette)\n- [Installation](#installation)\n- [Usage](#usage)\n- [Accessibility](#accessibility)\n- [Recommended fonts to be used with this theme:](#recommended-fonts-to-be-used-with-this-theme)\n- [Contributing](#contributing)\n- [License](#license)\n- [Changelog](#changelog)\n- [Sponsor me](#sponsor-me)\n\n![Screenshot of vscode with dark theme](./public/dark.png)\n\n## Features\n\n- Carefully balanced color palette with consistent contrasts\n- Distinct hues for:\n  - Keywords, variables, constants, and operators\n  - Brackets, parentheses, and punctuation\n  - Functions, methods, and object properties\n  - Classes, types, and module references\n  - Strings, numbers, symbols, and regex\n- Markdown support (headings, code blocks, links, emphasis)\n- Git status decorations and terminal ANSI colors\n- WCAG AA contrast ratio for editor and UI elements\n- Bracket pair highlighting colors optimized for quick scanning\n\n![Screenshot of vscode with light theme](./public/light.png)\n\n## Palette\n\nCore colors used across both dark and light variants, UI colors are derived from\nthese:\n\n**With dark background: Sky Captain - `#262831`**:\n\n| Color            | Hex       | Ratio   | Normal Text | Large Text |\n| ---------------- | --------- | ------- | ----------- | ---------- |\n| Arona            | `#859BA3` | 5.04:1  | AA          | AAA        |\n| Vivid Amber      | `#C79500` | 5.4:1   | AA          | AAA        |\n| Sea Kale         | `#2CAAA0` | 5.14:1  | AA          | AAA        |\n| Flax Flower Blue | `#469EDD` | 5.03:1  | AA          | AAA        |\n| Boredom          | `#8C9B9B` | 5.08:1  | AA          | AAA        |\n| Lilac Mist       | `#E4E4E7` | 11.57:1 | AAA         | AAA        |\n| Pompelmo         | `#FF6666` | 5.13:1  | AA          | AAA        |\n\n**With dark background: Gram's Hair - `#F5F6F7`**:\n\n| Color         | Hex       | Ratio  | Normal Text | Large Text |\n| ------------- | --------- | ------ | ----------- | ---------- |\n| Distance      | `#566D71` | 5.07:1 | AA          | AAA        |\n| Ground Earth  | `#806200` | 5.29:1 | AA          | AAA        |\n| Advantageous  | `#1E766D` | 5.07:1 | AA          | AAA        |\n| Jazz Blue     | `#1D699F` | 5.43:1 | AA          | AAA        |\n| Windsurfing   | `#366E96` | 5.43:1 | AA          | AAA        |\n| Mountain Pass | `#5C6A6A` | 5.21:1 | AA          | AAA        |\n| Black         | `#000000` | 19.4:1 | AAA         | AAA        |\n| Pepper Jelly  | `#C92243` | 5.11:1 | AA          | AAA        |\n\n## Installation\n\n1. Open **Extensions** in VS Code (`Ctrl+Shift+X` / `⌘+Shift+X`)\n2. Search for **Accessible (AA) Themes**\n3. Install and select either:\n   - **Accessible (AA) Dark**\n   - **Accessible (AA) Light**\n\n## Usage\n\nOnce installed, open the **Command Palette** (`Ctrl+Shift+P` / `⌘+Shift+P`) and\nrun: `Preferences: Color Theme`\n\nSelect **Accessible (AA) Dark** or **Accessible (AA) Light**.\n\n## Accessibility\n\n- Meets **WCAG AA contrast standards** for text and UI (UI to be tested, stay\n  tuned!)\n- Designed to be legible for long coding sessions\n- Balanced bracket colors for better nesting visibility\n- Comments are distinguishable without being distracting\n\n## Recommended fonts to be used with this theme:\n\n```\nMenlo for Powerline, Menlo, Consolas, DejaVu Sans Mono, 'Droid Sans Mono', 'monospace', monospace\n```\n\n## Contributing\n\nWant to contribute? Please read the\n[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/phun-ky/vscode-accessible-theme/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)\nand\n[CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](https://github.com/phun-ky/vscode-accessible-theme/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)\n\n## License\n\nThis project is licensed under the MIT License - see the\n[LICENSE](https://github.com/phun-ky/vscode-accessible-theme/blob/main/LICENSE)\nfile for details.\n\n## Changelog\n\nSee the\n[CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/phun-ky/vscode-accessible-theme/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)\nfor details on the latest updates.\n\n## Sponsor me\n\nI'm an Open Source evangelist, creating stuff that does not exist yet to help\nget rid of secondary activities and to enhance systems already in place, be it\ndocumentation or web sites.\n\nThe sponsorship is an unique opportunity to alleviate more hours for me to\nmaintain my projects, create new ones and contribute to the large community\nwe're all part of :)\n\n[Support me on GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/phun-ky).\n\np.s. **Ukraine is still under brutal Russian invasion. 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