vim-colors-solarized

The Solarized color scheme for Vim was designed by Ethan Schoonover with the goal of producing a visually comfortable and consistent palette in both light and dark modes. It uses a fixed sixteen-color palette (eight monotones and eight accent hues) with carefully calibrated lightness relationships in the CIELAB color space, which enables it to work well in terminals, GUIs and code editors alike. The Vim-specific repository provides a convenient way to install the colorscheme for Vim (and older Vim versions) although the colorscheme itself is applied in Terminal and GUI environments beyond just Vim. The design emphasises readability, reducing visual fatigue, and maintaining consistent contrast across various lighting conditions. Users often choose Solarized because it remains balanced without overly saturated or harsh colors, making long coding sessions more comfortable.