https://github.com/zerotohero-dev/plain
A plain an easy-on-the-eyes coding color scheme.
https://github.com/zerotohero-dev/plain
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A plain an easy-on-the-eyes coding color scheme.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/zerotohero-dev/plain
- Owner: zerotohero-dev
- Created: 2014-07-10T04:15:35.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2014-07-12T14:28:17.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-08-27T01:06:46.229Z (10 months ago)
- Language: VimL
- Size: 152 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
plain
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A simple, minimalistic, an easy-on-the-eyes coding color scheme.
## The Story
I was in search for a
* high-contrast, while easy on the eyes;
* minimalistic, while having adequate details;
* specifically designed for those who have considerable astigmatism and [amblyopia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyopia)…
color scheme for a long time.
Not finding a perfect fit for my needs, I decided to create one from scratch.
I have been using this scheme for a long time, in 8-10 hour coding sessions, daytime and nighttime; and my eyes more relaxed than ever!
> When **astigmatism** is combined with **ambylopia** (*1% of the general population on average*), no matter what kind of corrective lens you use; when you code for long hours, your eyes lose their ability to focus, and you start to see “halos” around text, accompanied by headaches and eye fatigue.
>
> Of course the ideal solution is to…
>
> * Use a decent monitor;
> * Not to forget to **BLINK** (that’s really important!);
> * And get away from the darn monitor every hour and **relax** your eyes by focusing objects that are far away (like a mountain, or the horizon)
If you say “Ain’t nobody have time fo dat!”, read on…
If you have astigmatism, ambylopia, and a few other eye disorders combined, then good old solutions like **[Solarized](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized)**, will not work so well, since they don’t have enough contrast.
On the other hand, a really high-contrast theme can equally be tiresome to your eye.
In deed, contrast is a double-edged sword:
* The higher the contrast, the more readable the color scheme is,
* And the lower the contrast the less tiring the color scheme will be to the eyes.
And the perfect sweet spot depends from person to person; and also it depends on the overall lighting conditions of the coding environment.
**Plain** color scheme has high enough contrast to make is pleasing to the eye; and low enough contrast to make it less tiresome. And since it is a dark-on-light scheme, it’s a really nice fit for those who have astigmatism.
Currently I have only have a **vim** GUI scheme (*because I use _vim_ all the time, and it is the best editor in the known universe*).
Feel free to fork **plain**, add variations, and/or support for your favorite development environment.