A warm, analog-inspired color scheme for Visual Studio Code, based on Flexoki by Steph Ango.
Flexoki is an inky color scheme designed for reading and writing on digital screens. Inspired by analog inks and warm paper shades, it creates a distinctive yet familiar palette that feels like "pigment on paper."
- 📚 Optimized for Reading & Writing - Calibrated for legibility across different devices and screen types
- 🎨 Analog-Inspired Colors - Warm tones that emulate the feeling of ink on paper
- 🌓 Seamless Light Mode - Designed primarily for light themes with high contrast
- 🎯 Perceptually Balanced - Uses Oklab color space for optimal color relationships
- 🖋️ Watercolor Aesthetics - Exponential color intensity that mimics real ink behavior
The Flexoki palette consists of:
- Base Colors: Warm monochromatic values from background to text
- Accent Colors: 8 carefully selected colors for syntax highlighting
- Extended Range: Multiple intensity levels for each color (50-950 values)
Each color is designed to feel distinctive yet familiar, creating a cohesive experience that reduces eye strain during long coding sessions.
- Open Visual Studio Code
- Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
- Search for "Flexoki v2"
- Click Install
- Go to Settings → Color Theme and select "flexokiv2"
This VS Code theme faithfully implements the Flexoki color scheme with:
- Proper syntax highlighting using official Flexoki colors
- Optimized UI chrome colors for VS Code interface
- Support for popular language extensions
- Notebook and terminal color integration
- Original Flexoki Color Scheme: Steph Ango
- License: MIT (same as original Flexoki)
- VS Code Implementation: This extension
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please open an issue on GitHub.
"I wanted the colors to feel distinctive yet familiar. Like ink on paper." - Steph Ango