Pure black and white. Nothing more. Nothing less. For developers who let their code speak for itself. 🤍

About

Aestwave Mono is a strictly monochromatic Visual Studio Code theme for developers who find color distracting. No syntax rainbow — just clean black, white, and subtle grays that keep your focus exactly where it belongs: on your code.

Built for minimalists. Designed for clarity.

Variants

🖤 Aestwave Mono Dark

Pure near-black background with soft white text and subtle gray accents. Like coding on a clean sheet of darkness — calm, focused, and distraction-free.

🤍 Aestwave Mono Light

Clean near-white background with deep black text and gentle gray tones. Like reading a well-printed book — crisp, clear, and easy on the eyes.

Color Palette

🖤 Dark Theme

Element	Color	Description
Background	`#0A0A0A`	Near black
Text	`#E8E8E8`	Soft white
Keywords	`#FFFFFF`	Pure white bold
Functions	`#DDDDDD`	Light gray bold
Strings	`#BBBBBB`	Mid gray
Numbers	`#AAAAAA`	Subtle gray italic
Comments	`#444444`	Muted dark gray
Operators	`#888888`	Neutral gray

🤍 Light Theme

Element	Color	Description
Background	`#F5F5F5`	Near white
Text	`#1A1A1A`	Soft black
Keywords	`#000000`	Pure black bold
Functions	`#222222`	Dark gray bold
Strings	`#444444`	Dark gray
Numbers	`#666666`	Mid gray italic
Comments	`#BBBBBB`	Muted light gray
Operators	`#888888`	Neutral gray

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

Open Extensions in VS Code (Ctrl + Shift + X)
Search for Aestwave Mono
Click Install
Go to File → Preferences → Color Theme
Select Aestwave Mono Dark or Aestwave Mono Light

Manual Installation

Download the .vsix file from the releases page
Open VS Code terminal and run:

code --install-extension aestwave-mono-theme-0.0.1.vsix

Go to File → Preferences → Color Theme
Select Aestwave Mono Dark or Aestwave Mono Light

Recommended Settings

For the best monochromatic experience, add these to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.8,
  "editor.letterSpacing": 0.5,
  "editor.renderLineHighlight": "line",
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false
}

Recommended Font Pairings 🖤

Font	Why it works
JetBrains Mono	Clean, sharp, perfectly minimal
Fira Code	Elegant ligatures, very readable
Cascadia Code	Soft and modern, pairs beautifully
IBM Plex Mono	Classic monospace, editorial feel

Who Is This For?

Aestwave Mono is perfect for:

🖤 Developers who find colorful themes distracting
📖 Those who prefer reading code like reading text
🎯 Minimalists who want zero visual noise
🌙 Late night coders who want easy eyes
📸 Streamers and content creators who want clean screenshots

Why Mono? 🤍

Color in code editors was meant to help — but for some developers it does the opposite. Aestwave Mono strips everything back to what matters:

✅ Bold for keywords — structure stands out
✅ Italic for comments and numbers — subtle difference
✅ Gray scale for everything else — no distractions
✅ High readability — black on white, white on black

About the Author

Hi! I'm Amelita Dela Torre, a software engineer and freelancer who builds websites, web systems, and mobile applications. Creating themes is one of my hobbies — I love crafting beautiful developer experiences that feel intentional and calm.

Made with 🖤🤍 by Amelita Dela Torre

Aestwave Mono Theme