https://github.com/muirdm/emacs-nova-theme

A dark, pastel Emacs color theme
https://github.com/muirdm/emacs-nova-theme

dark emacs nova theme

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A dark, pastel Emacs color theme

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/muirdm/emacs-nova-theme
• Owner: muirdm
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2018-04-19T23:22:43.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-02-02T05:05:12.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-27T06:20:23.478Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: dark, emacs, nova, theme
• Language: Emacs Lisp
• Homepage:
• Size: 535 KB
• Stars: 34
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Emacs Nova Theme

This is a dark, pastel color theme for Emacs based on Trevor Miller's [Nova](https://trevordmiller.com/projects/nova) color scheme.

## Installation from MELPA

1. `M-x package-refresh-contents` if necessary

1. `M-x package-install RET nova-theme`

1. `M-x load-theme RET nova`

Add `(load-theme 'nova t)` to your config to load at startup.

## Samples

![golang sample](https://github.com/muirmanders/emacs-nova-theme/raw/master/screenshot-go.png "golang sample")

## Philosophy

 * favor more color over less color where it helps to usefully distinguish things

 * but don't style to the point where _everything_ has a color

 * don't use bold in any prog modes, use sparingly otherwise

 * use underline very sparingly, perhaps only for links (I think it looks cheesy when used for emphasis)

## Customizing

I tried to make it easy to tweak faces and add new faces. Assuming you have the theme loaded, you can change or add new faces like this:

``` emacs-lisp

;; colors in nova-base-colors are available as variables

(nova-set-faces

  (some-face :foreground cyan)

  (some-other-face :background blue :inherit 'unspecified))

```

## Contributing

With few exceptions, I will only style modes I use myself. You are more than welcome to contribute styling for additional modes. Please open a PR and include before and after screenshots.

If you don't like existing styling or find a bug, please open an issue with a screenshot.