# Solarized

precision color scheme for multiple applications (terminal, vim, etc.) with both dark/light modes

Repository: https://github.com/altercation/solarized
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/solarized
Homepage: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-07-11T19:57:30+00:00
Link (homepage): http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized
Link (site_page): https://ethanschoonover.com/colophon

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5675, "days_push": 783, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 16011, forks 3438 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:14.670731+00:00)

## What it is
Solarized is a sixteen-color palette with precise CIELAB lightness relationships, distributed as color schemes for editors, IDEs, and terminal emulators. It includes a Vim colorscheme supporting both dark and light modes.

## Use cases
- make vim colors easier on my eyes
- terminal color scheme with dark and light modes
- consistent colors across editors and terminal
- reduce eye strain when coding at night
- apply solarized theme to iterm2 or terminal.app
- color scheme for mutt email client

## When to choose
- you want a well-tested, accessible color palette across many editors and terminals
- you use Vim and want a classic maintained colorscheme

## When to avoid
- you want a modern theme with truecolor/24-bit support or tree-sitter highlighting
- you need frequent updates or new application ports

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

## Member repositories
- altercation/solarized (main) score 32
- altercation/vim-colors-solarized (plugin) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.670731+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 2026-08-29T17:05:17.216465+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/altercation/solarized (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.670731+00:00, sha 774978e4a44f)
  - homepage: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:10.643452+00:00, sha 5c05b55f81b8)
  - site_page: https://ethanschoonover.com/colophon (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:10.646316+00:00, sha dd04888cadc9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.