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Discussion on: Should You Really be Coding in Dark Mode?

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Ingo Steinke

Dark mode can be aesthetically pleasing, and so can light mode, and even more so if the colors match. Often I saw a theme which looked promising at first glance but turned out that I didn't like the palette. In general, I prefer lighter themes!

I like to switch themes to adapt to the surrounding environment, as I find dark themes mostly too low-contrast when coding in the sunlight. I also enjoy sepia / yellowish / espresso themes, but my current favourite is a light theme with deep pink accent colour: WebFreak's Cute Pink Light Theme for VisualStudio Code and VS Codium.

When I started to use PhpStorm as my default IDE again, I found no theme to match, which is why I started to copy Cute Pink Light as a theme for PhpStorm / WebStorm / IntelliJ IDEA. It's already released, but still work in progress. So, if someone likes pink light themes, and has experience in customizing IntelliJ colors, I'd be very glad if they help me to finish the theme.