dim-solarized.nvim

A softer, more muted take on Solarized Dark.

Palette

Syntax colors

The v0.1.1 palette is retained. Solarized's blue functions, yellow types, green keywords, and a shared cyan family for strings, numbers, constants, and booleans anchor the syntax. Routine identifiers stay neutral to keep the emphasis on functions, types, and control flow.

Role	Color
Variables, parameters, properties	Normal foreground
Functions, methods	Blue
Types, classes, namespaces	Yellow
Keywords, control flow	Green
Strings, characters	Cyan
Numbers, floats	Cyan
Named constants, enum members	Cyan
Booleans	Cyan
Comments, punctuation	Muted foregrounds

Related roles share a family: imports, macros, and escapes use orange. Tree-sitter and LSP use matching colors. A readonly local retains its syntax role, including blue callable names. Generic semantic variables preserve the underlying syntax; without a syntax capture they inherit the normal foreground.

Requirements

• Neovim (tested on 0.9.5, 0.10.4, 0.11.5, and 0.12.5)
• True color support (vim.o.termguicolors = true)

Installation

lazy.nvim

{
  "pitahashi/dim-solarized.nvim",
  lazy = false,
  priority = 1000,
  opts = {},
  config = function(_, opts)
    require("dim-solarized").setup(opts)
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("dim-solarized")
  end,
}

Documentation

:help dim-solarized

Default Configuration

require("dim-solarized").setup({
	transparent = false,
	italic_comments = true,
	on_colors = function(c) end,
	on_highlights = function(c, groups)
		return {}
	end,
})

Configuration Example

require("dim-solarized").setup({
	on_colors = function(c)
		c.bg = "#001f27"
	end,
	on_highlights = function(c)
		return {
			CursorLine = { bg = c.bg_sel },
			["@comment.todo"] = { fg = c.orange, bold = true },
		}
	end,
})

AI Assistance

This project was developed with assistance from Claude Code and Codex.

Acknowledgements

The color design is based on Solarized by Ethan Schoonover (MIT License). This is an independent project and is not affiliated with the original. Solarized's license notice is included in LICENSE.