# gruvbox

Retro groove color scheme for Vim

Repository: https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gruvbox
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-08T16:29:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5027, "days_push": 86, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15704, forks 1127 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:13.868065+00:00)

## What it is
gruvbox is a retro groove color scheme for Vim with pastel colors and light/dark mode switching. It offers extensive customization options and extended filetype highlighting for many languages and popular Vim plugins.

## Use cases
- make vim look nicer with a retro color scheme
- switch between light and dark vim themes
- get consistent syntax highlighting across many filetypes
- theme vim airline or lightline status bar
- reduce eye strain with a pleasant editor palette

## When to choose
- you use Vim or Neovim and want a well-established, customizable color scheme
- you need light/dark mode switching with configurable contrast
- you want highlighting support for many languages and popular plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a theme for editors other than Vim (use the gruvbox ports instead)
- you want a modern flat design aesthetic rather than retro pastel colors

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: theme
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim, color-scheme, syntax-highlighting, retro, dark-mode, light-mode

## Member repositories
- morhetz/gruvbox (main) score 62
- morhetz/gruvbox-contrib (plugin) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:13.868065+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:05:34.205733+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:13.868065+00:00, sha 252ae6468edb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.