Two warm, borderless themes that share one palette: Ember Dusk (mid-dark) and Ember Dawn (mid-light).
Both themes can optionally show subtle UI borders without switching to a separate theme. Open Settings, search for Ember Dusk: Enable Borders, and turn the switch on or off. The borderless appearance remains the default.
Ember Dusk
A warm mid-dark theme for VS Code. Charcoal that is lifted well off pure black, syntax colors pulled down in saturation, and no borders by default — active tab, active file and focused pane are shown by a filled block and by dimming everything else. The active line number glows coral so the caret is never lost.
Palette
| role | hex |
|---|---|
| editor background | #262320 |
| panel background | #221f1c |
| raised / active fill | #322c26 |
| foreground | #e9e2d7 |
| comment | #6f665c |
| keyword | #e8836b |
| string | #d9b877 |
| function | #a7c07d |
| type / class | #7fbcb0 |
| number / constant | #c39ae0 |
| parameter | #d3a06e |
Ember Dawn
The same theme on the other side of the middle: warm paper instead of charcoal, never pure white, with the accents darkened to the same muted weight. Borderless by default — active tab and active file are a filled block, everything else dims back.
| role | hex |
|---|---|
| editor background | #f2ece1 |
| panel background | #ebe3d6 |
| raised / active fill | #e5dccb |
| foreground | #3b352c |
| comment | #8c8271 |
| keyword | #bd5537 |
| string | #8c7118 |
| function | #5d7a2f |
| type / class | #2c7b6e |
| number / constant | #7f52a6 |
| parameter | #a2661f |
Install
From the Marketplace: Extensions → search "Ember Dusk" → Install → Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → Ember Dusk or Ember Dawn.
Recommended settings
Pairs well with a low-contrast mono at a generous line height:
{
"editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', Consolas, monospace",
"editor.fontSize": 14,
"editor.lineHeight": 1.7,
"editor.fontLigatures": true,
"editor.renderLineHighlight": "line",
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"breadcrumbs.enabled": false
}
License
MIT