A calm, modern dark theme for Zed.
Chaskay is a carefully tuned dark theme designed to keep code readable and the interface comfortable during long coding sessions. It combines a cool slate background with soft lavender accents and balanced syntax colors.
- Dark, low-distraction interface
- Soft lavender accents for focus and selection
- Comfortable contrast for editors, panels, terminals, and tabs
- Balanced syntax colors for common programming languages
- Transparent borders and subtle surfaces to keep the UI clean
- Clone or download this repository.
- Open the Command Palette in Zed.
- Run
zed: install dev extension. - Select the repository folder.
- Open Settings → Theme and choose Chaskay.
This repository currently provides a development extension installation. It is not published to the Zed extension marketplace yet.
| Role | Color |
|---|---|
| Background | #20242D |
| Surface | #252A34 |
| Text | #D7D9DF |
| Muted text | #A2ABBA |
| Accent | #B4ACDF |
| Blue | #76ACE0 |
| Green | #A0C58A |
| Yellow | #DFC184 |
| Red | #DF7D86 |
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├── themes/
│ └── chaskay.json # Theme definition
├── extension.toml # Zed extension metadata
└── LICENSE
Theme changes can be tested directly in Zed by reinstalling the development extension from the Command Palette. The theme definition lives in themes/chaskay.json.
Suggestions and improvements are welcome. If you find an issue with contrast, syntax highlighting, or a specific Zed component, please open an issue with a screenshot and the affected context.
Chaskay is released under the MIT License.