# NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme

:art: Light & Dark Vim color schemes inspired by Google's Material Design

Repository: https://github.com/NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/papercolor-theme
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, theme
Last push: 2024-07-26T16:36:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4240, "days_push": 768, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2842, forks 245 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.824679+00:00)

## What it is
PaperColor is a light and dark color scheme for Vim, inspired by Google's Material Design. It is optimized for fast loading, supports 4-bit terminals and GUI, and aims to improve code readability.

## Use cases
- make vim easier on the eyes with a light theme
- find a material design colorscheme for vim
- get a readable vim theme for presentations
- use the same color scheme in terminal and gui vim
- dark and light vim theme with fast load time

## When to choose
- you use Vim or Neovim and want a polished, readable color scheme
- you need a theme that works in both 4-bit terminals and GUI
- you present code on screen and want high readability

## When to avoid
- you use an editor other than Vim/Neovim
- you want a theme with frequent updates or many variant palettes

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: theme
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: vim, color-scheme, material-design, neovim

## Member repositories
- NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.824679+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 2026-08-30T07:37:13.622916+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.824679+00:00, sha 38b54505ae64)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.