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title: Solarized
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description: Precision colors for machines and people
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author: Ethan Schoonover
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tags: test, testing, test123
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colors: light yellow
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created: 2011 Mar 15
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modified: 2011 Apr 16
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---
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Solarized
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=========
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## Precision colors for machines and people
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[](#features)\
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Solarized is a sixteen color palette (eight monotones, eight accent colors)
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designed for use with terminal and gui applications. It has several [unique
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properties](#features). I designed this colorscheme with both precise
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[CIELAB](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lab_color_space) lightness relationships
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and a refined set of hues based on fixed color wheel relationships. It has been
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tested extensively in real world use on color calibrated displays (as well as
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uncalibrated/intentionally miscalibrated displays) and in a variety of lighting
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conditions.
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***See the [changelog] for what's new in the most recent release.***
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\
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Currently available in formats for (cf [screenshots](#screenshots) below):
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### Editors & IDEs
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* **Vim** by [me] (the Vim-only portion of Solarized is
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[available here][Vim Repository], for use with Pathogen, etc.).
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See also the [Vim README].
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* **Emacs** courtesy of [Greg Pfeil](http://blog.technomadic.org)
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([@sellout](http://twitter.com/sellout))
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in the main repo and in a [standalone repository][Emacs Repository]
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* **IntelliJ IDEA**
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courtesy of [Johan Kaving](https://github.com/jkaving) and
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([@flangy](http://twitter.com/flangy))
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in the main repo and in a [standalone repository][IntelliJ Repository]
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* **NetBeans** courtesy of [Brian Fenton](https://github.com/fentie) and
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in the main repo and in a [standalone repository][NetBeans Repository]
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* **SeeStyle theme for Coda & SubEthaEdit** courtesy of
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[Justin Hileman](http://justinhileman.com/)
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([@bobthecow](http://twitter.com/bobthecow)),
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in the main repo and in a
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[standalone repository][SeeStyle-Coda-SubEthaEdit Repository]
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* **TextMate** --- ***NOTE:*** Dark Theme is work in progress\
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courtesy of [Tom Martin](http://thedeplorableword.net/)
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([@deplorableword](http://twitter.com/deplorableword))
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in the main repo and in a [standalone repository][TextMate Repository]
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(with key work from [Mark Story](http://mark-story.com)
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and [Brian Mathiyakom](http://brian.rarevisions.net))
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* **TextWrangler & BBEdit** courtesy of [Rui Carmo](http://the.taoofmac.com)
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([@taoofmac](http://twitter.com/taoofmac))
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in the main repo and in a [standalone repository][TextWrangler-BBEdit Repository]
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* **Visual Studio** courtesy of [David Thibault](http://www.leddt.com)
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([@leddt](http://twitter.com/leddt))
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in the main repo and in a [standalone repository][Visual Studio Repository]
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* **Xcode** work in progress ports are available for [Xcode 3] and [Xcode 4]
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and will be pulled into the main Solarized project soon.
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### Terminal Emulators
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* **Xresources** / Xdefaults
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* **iTerm2**
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* **OS X Terminal.app**
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* **Putty** courtesy [Brant Bobby](http://www.control-v.net)
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and on [GitHub](https://github.com/brantb)
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### Other Applications
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* **Mutt** e-mail client also by [me] (*just* the Mutt colorscheme is
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[available here][Mutt Repository])
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### Palettes
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* **Adobe Photoshop** Palette (inc. L\*a\*b values)
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* **Apple Color Picker** Palettes
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* **GIMP** Palette
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Don't see the application you want to use it in? Download the palettes (or pull
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the values from the table below) and create your own. Submit it back and I'll
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happily note the contribution and include it on this page. See also the
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[Usage & Development](#usage-development) section below for details on the
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specific values to be used in different contexts.
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Download
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--------
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### [Click here to download latest version](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/files/solarized.zip)
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Current release is **v1.0.0beta2**. See the [changelog] for details on what's
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new in this release.
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### Fresh Code on GitHub
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You can also use the following links to access application specific downloads
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and git repositories:
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* **Canonical Project Page:**
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Downloads, screenshots and more information are always available from the
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project page: <http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized>
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* **Full Git Repository:**
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The full git repository is at: <https://github.com/altercation/solarized>
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Get it using the following command:
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$ git clone git://github.com/altercation/solarized.git
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* **Application Specific Repositories:**
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You can clone repositories specific to many of the application specific
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color themes. See links in the list above or select from this list:
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* [Vim Repository]
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* [Mutt Repository]
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* [Emacs Repository]
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* [IntelliJ Repository]
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* [NetBeans Repository]
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* [SeeStyle-Coda-SubEthaEdit Repository]
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* [TextMate Repository]
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* [TextWrangler-BBEdit Repository]
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* [Visual Studio Repository]
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* [Xcode 3 work in progress][Xcode 3]
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* [Xcode 4 work in progress][Xcode 4]
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Note that through the magic of [git-subtree](https://github.com/apenwarr/git-subtree)
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these repositories are all kept in sync, so you can pull any of them and get the most up-to-date version.
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Features
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--------
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1. **Selective contrast**
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On a sunny summer day I love to read a book outside. Not right in the sun;
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that's too bright. I'll hunt for a shady spot under a tree. The shaded
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paper contrasts with the crisp text nicely. If you were to actually measure
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the contrast between the two, you'd find it is much lower than black text
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on a white background (or white on black) on your display device of choice.
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Black text on white from a computer display is akin to reading a book in
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direct sunlight and tires the eye.
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Solarized reduces *brightness contrast* but, unlike many low contrast
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colorschemes, retains *contrasting hues* (based on colorwheel relations)
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for syntax highlighting readability.
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2. **Both sides of the force**
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I often switch between dark and light modes when editing text and code.
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Solarized retains the same selective contrast relationships and overall
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feel when switching between the light and dark background modes. A *lot* of
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thought, planning and testing has gone into making both modes feel like
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part of a unified colorscheme.
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3. **16/5 palette modes**
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Solarized works as a sixteen color palette for compatibility with common
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terminal based applications / emulators. In addition, it has been carefully
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designed to scale down to a variety of five color palettes (four base
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monotones plus one accent color) for use in design work such as web design.
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In every case it retains a strong personality but doesn't overwhelm.
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5. **Precision, symmetry**
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The monotones have symmetric CIELAB lightness differences, so switching
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from dark to light mode retains the same perceived contrast in brightness
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between each value. Each mode is equally readable. The accent colors are
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based off specific colorwheel relations and subsequently translated to
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CIELAB to ensure perceptual uniformity in terms of lightness. The hues
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themselves, as with the monotone \*a\*b values, have been adjusted within
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a small range to achieve the most pleasing combination of colors.
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See also the [Usage & Development](#usage-development) section below for
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details on the specific values to be used in different contexts.
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This makes colorscheme inversion trivial. Here, for instance, is a sass
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(scss) snippet that inverts solarized based on the class of the html tag
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(e.g. `<html class="dark red">` to give a dark background with red accent):
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$base03: #002b36;
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$base02: #073642;
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$base01: #586e75;
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$base00: #657b83;
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$base0: #839496;
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$base1: #93a1a1;
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$base2: #eee8d5;
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$base3: #fdf6e3;
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$yellow: #b58900;
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$orange: #cb4b16;
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$red: #dc322f;
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$magenta: #d33682;
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$violet: #6c71c4;
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$blue: #268bd2;
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$cyan: #2aa198;
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$green: #859900;
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@mixin rebase($rebase03,$rebase02,$rebase01,$rebase00,$rebase0,$rebase1,$rebase2,$rebase3)
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{
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background-color:$rebase03;
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color:$rebase0;
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* { color:$rebase0; }
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h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 { color:$rebase1; border-color: $rebase0; }
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a, a:active, a:visited { color: $rebase1; }
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}
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@mixin accentize($accent) {
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a, a:active, a:visited, code.url { color: $accent; }
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h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {color:$accent}
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}
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/* light is default mode, so pair with general html definition */
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html, .light { @include rebase($base3,$base2,$base1,$base0,$base00,$base01,$base02,$base03)}
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.dark { @include rebase($base03,$base02,$base01,$base00,$base0,$base1,$base2,$base3)}
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html * {
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color-profile: sRGB;
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rendering-intent: auto;
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}
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See also [the full css stylesheet for this site](https://github.com/altercation/ethanschoonover.com/blob/master/resources/css/style.css).
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Installation
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------------
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Installation instructions for each version of the colorscheme are included in
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the subdirectory README files. Note that for Vim (and possibly for Mutt) you
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may want to clone the specific repository (for instance if you are using
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Pathogen). See the links at the top of this file.
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Font Samples
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------------
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Solarized has been designed to handle fonts of various weights and retain
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readability, from the classic Terminus to the beefy Menlo.
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Clockwise from upper left: Menlo, Letter Gothic, Terminus, Andale Mono.
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Preview all code samples in specific font faces by selecting a link from this
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list:
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* [DejaVu Sans 18](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/dejavusans18/)
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* [DejaVu Sans 14](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/dejavusans14/)
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* [Letter Gothic 18](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/lettergothic18/)
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* [Letter Gothic 14](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/lettergothic14/)
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* [Andale Mono 14](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/andalemono14/)
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* [Monaco 14](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/monaco14/)
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* [Skyhook Mono 14](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/skyhookmono14/)
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* [Terminus 12](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/terminus12/)
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* [Terminus 20](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/terminus20/)
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Screenshots
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-----------
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Click to view.
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### Mutt
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-mutt-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-mutt-light.png)
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### C (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-c-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-c-light.png)
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### Haskell (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-haskell-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-haskell-light.png)
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### HTML (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-html-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-html-light.png)
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### Java (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-java-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-java-light.png)
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### Javascript (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-javascript-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-javascript-light.png)
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### Pandoc Markdown (Vim)
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These screen shots show Vim running with my own [Pandoc Kit Syntax](http://ethanschoonover.com/pandockit/).
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-pandoc-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-pandoc-light.png)
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### Perl (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-perl-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-perl-light.png)
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### PHP (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-php-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-php-light.png)
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### Python (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-python-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-python-light.png)
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### Ruby (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-ruby-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-ruby-light.png)
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### Shell (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-shell-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-shell-light.png)
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### TeX (Vim)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-tex-dark.png)
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[](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-tex-light.png)
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The Values
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L\*a\*b values are canonical (White D65, Reference D50), other values are
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matched in sRGB space.
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SOLARIZED HEX 16/8 TERMCOL XTERM/HEX L*A*B RGB HSB
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base03 #002b36 8/4 brblack 234 #1c1c1c 15 -12 -12 0 43 54 193 100 21
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base02 #073642 0/4 black 235 #262626 20 -12 -12 7 54 66 192 90 26
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base01 #586e75 10/7 brgreen 240 #585858 45 -07 -07 88 110 117 194 25 46
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base00 #657b83 11/7 bryellow 241 #626262 50 -07 -07 101 123 131 195 23 51
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base0 #839496 12/6 brblue 244 #808080 60 -06 -03 131 148 150 186 13 59
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base1 #93a1a1 14/4 brcyan 245 #8a8a8a 65 -05 -02 147 161 161 180 9 63
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base2 #eee8d5 7/7 white 254 #e4e4e4 92 -00 10 238 232 213 44 11 93
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base3 #fdf6e3 15/7 brwhite 230 #ffffd7 97 00 10 253 246 227 44 10 99
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yellow #b58900 3/3 yellow 136 #af8700 60 10 65 181 137 0 45 100 71
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orange #cb4b16 9/3 brred 166 #d75f00 50 50 55 203 75 22 18 89 80
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red #dc322f 1/1 red 160 #d70000 50 65 45 220 50 47 1 79 86
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magenta #d33682 5/5 magenta 125 #af005f 50 65 -05 211 54 130 331 74 83
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violet #6c71c4 13/5 brmagenta 61 #5f5faf 50 15 -45 108 113 196 237 45 77
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blue #268bd2 4/4 blue 33 #0087ff 55 -10 -45 38 139 210 205 82 82
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cyan #2aa198 6/6 cyan 37 #00afaf 60 -35 -05 42 161 152 175 74 63
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green #859900 2/2 green 64 #5f8700 60 -20 65 133 153 0 68 100 60
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Usage & Development
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-------------------
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If you are considering developing a port for Solarized, please see also the
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[developer notes](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/DEVELOPERS) for
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information about optional repository structure and readme formats.
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Solarized flips between light and dark modes. In each mode, four monotones form
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the core values (with an optional fifth for emphasized content).
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Thus in the case of a dark background colorscheme, the normal relationship for
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background and body text is `base03:base0` (please note that body text is
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**not** `base00`). Note also that in cases where the background and foreground
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can be specified as a pair value, text can be highlighted using a combination
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of `base02:base1`. The L\*a\*b lightness difference between `base03:base0` and
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`base02:base1` is identical by design, resulting in identical readability
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against both normal and highlighted backgrounds. An example use case is folded
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text in Vim which uses `base02` for the background and `base1` for the
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foreground.
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The values in this example are simply inverted in the case of a light
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background.
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[Vim Repository]: https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized
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[Mutt Repository]: https://github.com/altercation/mutt-colors-solarized
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[Emacs Repository]: https://github.com/sellout/emacs-color-theme-solarized
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[IntelliJ Repository]: https://github.com/jkaving/intellij-colors-solarized
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[NetBeans Repository]: https://github.com/fentie/netbeans-colors-solarized
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[SeeStyle-Coda-SubEthaEdit Repository]: https://github.com/bobthecow/solarized-seestyle
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[TextMate Repository]: https://github.com/deplorableword/textmate-solarized
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[TextWrangler-BBEdit Repository]: https://github.com/rcarmo/textwrangler-bbedit-solarized
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[Visual Studio Repository]: https://github.com/leddt/visualstudio-colors-solarized
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[Xcode 3]: https://github.com/shayne/solarized/tree/master/apple-xcode3-solarized
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[Xcode 4]: https://github.com/brianmichel/solarized/tree/master/apple-xcode4-solarized
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[me]: http://ethanschoonover.com/colophon
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[changelog]: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/CHANGELOG
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[Vim README]: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/vim-colors-solarized
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