Two color themes built on a single radical constraint each. Not another dark theme.

Phosphor 「荧光管」

Constraint: One hue. Zero exceptions.

Every single token is a shade of green — from the faintest phosphor trace (comments) to a full CRT burn (keywords). The only rule-breaker is #ff3030 red, reserved exclusively for errors, like a fault lamp on a vintage terminal.

You distinguish syntax not by color, but by luminance + font style:

Brightness	Element	Style
Dimmest `#1a401a`	Comments	italic
Low `#266a26`	Punctuation, brackets	—
Medium `#3ab840`	Variables (default text)	—
Medium-warm `#44aa44`	Properties, object keys	—
Bright-cool `#44ee77`	Functions	—
Bright `#55dd66`	Types, classes	italic
Bright-warm `#55cc33`	Strings	—
Very bright `#88ee55`	Numbers, constants	bold
Peak burn `#77ff55`	Keywords, control flow	bold
Flash `#00ff41`	Cursor, active line, badges	—

The entire UI is green-tinted: sidebar, panels, status bar, terminal, even the scrollbar. It feels like sitting in front of a 1980s IBM 3278 terminal — but with modern readability.

Infrared 「红外视界」

Constraint: Syntax importance = temperature.

Colors follow the real thermal imaging scale: cold purple-black → red → orange → yellow → white-hot. The more semantically important a token is, the "hotter" it glows.

Temperature	Element	Color
Coldest (residual)	Comments	`#40202a` deep purple-maroon
Cold	Punctuation	`#7a4040` dark warm
Warm	Variables (default)	`#d08050` peach-orange
Warm	Properties, attributes	`#c07848` brown-orange
Hot	Strings	`#e87840` vivid orange
Hot	Operators	`#cc5040` warm red
Very hot	Keywords	`#ff5533` bright red-orange
Very hot	Types, classes	`#ff4466` hot pink-red
Blazing	Functions	`#ffbb33` amber-yellow
White hot	Numbers, constants	`#ffe060` near-white yellow
OVERLOAD	Errors, invalid	`#ffffff` pure white

The background is near-black with a warm tint (#100808), like looking through a thermal scope. The entire UI radiates warmth: deep red sidebar, amber badges, warm cursor glow.

Installation

cd cursor-theme-flight-deck

# Package
vsce package --allow-missing-repository

# Install
cursor --install-extension afterimage-themes-2.0.0.vsix

Then: Cmd+Shift+P → Color Theme → choose Afterimage — Phosphor or Afterimage — Infrared.

Recommended Pairing

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', 'Fira Code', monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontSize": 13,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": "on",
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true
}

For Phosphor, also consider:

{
  "editor.cursorStyle": "block",
  "terminal.integrated.cursorStyle": "block"
}

License

MIT

Afterimage — Phosphor & Infrared

Phosphor 「荧光管」

Infrared 「红外视界」

Installation

Recommended Pairing

License