# vague-theme/vague.nvim

A cool, dark, low contrast colorscheme for Neovim. Pastel yet vivid, like a fleeting memory...

Repository: https://github.com/vague-theme/vague.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vaguenvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: colorscheme, neovim, neovim-colorscheme, neovim-plugin, neovim-theme
Last push: 2026-07-20T23:08:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 93, longevity 55
- inputs: {"age_days": 782, "days_push": 44, "days_rel": 50, "gap_med": 26, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1178, forks 31 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:53.028086+00:00)

## What it is
Vague is a dark, low-contrast, pastel colorscheme for Neovim written in Lua. It supports transparent backgrounds, configurable colors, and custom highlight overrides via an on_highlights callback.

## Use cases
- make neovim look pretty with a dark theme
- low contrast pastel colorscheme for neovim
- customize neovim theme colors
- transparent background colorscheme for neovim
- matching colorscheme for terminal tools

## When to choose
- you use Neovim and want a soft, dark, low-contrast aesthetic
- you want a colorscheme that is easy to customize with Lua configuration
- you want matching color configs for other tools in the same theme family

## When to avoid
- you need a light theme or high-contrast accessibility theme
- you are not a Neovim user
- you need a colorscheme with broad built-in support for many editors

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: theme, editor
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, web-design
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, colorscheme, dark-theme, low-contrast, lua

## Member repositories
- vague-theme/vague.nvim (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.028086+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 2026-08-30T06:26:09.275962+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vague-theme/vague.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.028086+00:00, sha d1fe84b524da)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.