Ars Goetia
Dark, transparent themes with blur for Zed.
Five color palettes named after Gundam frames from Iron-Blooded Orphans, each with a frosted glass variant. All colors sourced from black-metal-theme-neovim.
Themes
Every theme comes in two modes:
- Regular --- neutral dark frosted glass
- Alt --- tinted frosted glass with a band-specific color
Kimaris
Noble knight. Purple for structure, gold for content.
#A8A1DE lavender keywords | #eecc6c gold strings | #e78a43 orange numbers | #756482 dusty purple brackets
Alt tint: Dark Funeral midnight blue (#060f23)
Barbatos
Savage berserker. Reds, rusts, oranges, golds.
#B04024 rust keywords | #f3ecd4 cream strings | #e78a43 orange types | #974b46 rust brackets
Alt tint: Thyrfing dark ember (#31120a)
Gusion
Crude pirate. Sickly greens, slates, olives.
#556677 slate keywords | #ddeecc pale green strings | #7799bb blue types | #556677 slate brackets
Alt tint: Windir dark green (#181c15)
Vidar
Cold avenger. Ice blues, moonlit slates, teal frost.
#5E77A3 slate blue keywords | #d0dfee ice strings | #7799bb blue types | #5f8787 teal brackets
Alt tint: Dark Funeral midnight blue (#060f23)
Bael
The origin. Stripped to bone. Grays, taupes, near-whites.
#c1c1c1 silver keywords | #eceee3 off-white strings | #a5aaa7 gray types | #9b8d7f taupe brackets
Alt tint: Marduk near-black blue (#060b12)
Install
From Zed Extensions (once published)
Open the command palette, search for "Ars Goetia", and install.
Dev install
- Clone this repo
- In Zed, open the command palette and run Extensions: Install Dev Extension
- Select the cloned directory
Transparency
All themes use background.appearance: blurred with transparent editor, toolbar, tab, panel, and terminal backgrounds. The blur effect requires macOS.
Opacity tiers
| Tier | Opacity | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 0% | Editor, panels, toolbar, terminal |
| Edge | 13% | Borders, guides, separators |
| Soft | 33% | Search highlights, scrollbar, selections |
| Fill | 50% | Element backgrounds, subheaders |
| Hover | 67% | Hover and active states |
| Glass | 80% | Surface tint, status bar, title bar |
| Thick | 90% | Elevated surfaces, active tab, overlays |
Color origins
Every syntax color traces back to a black metal band's album art palette:
| Band | Colors |
|---|---|
| Bathory | #fbcb97 tan, #e78a43 orange |
| Burzum | #ddeecc pale green, #99bbaa sage |
| Darkthrone | #FFFFFF white |
| Dark Funeral | #d0dfee ice blue |
| Emperor | #A8A1DE lavender, #756482 dusty purple |
| Gorgoroth | #9b8d7f taupe |
| Immortal | #7799bb blue, #556677 slate |
| Impaled Nazarene | #DC2A22 red, #B29740 gold |
| Khold | #eceee3 off-white, #974b46 rust |
| Marduk | #a5aaa7 gray, #626b67 gray-green |
| Mayhem | #f3ecd4 cream, #eecc6c gold |
| Nile | #aa9988 tan, #777755 olive |
| Taake | #a29884 brown-gray, #83756a taupe |
| Thyrfing | #B04024 rust, #AF4C35 sienna |
| Venom | #f8f7f2 off-white, #fc302e red |
| Windir | #D9D98E khaki, #5E77A3 slate blue |
License
MIT