Eldritch — ZedExt

Eldritch for Zed

A community-driven theme inspired by Lovecraftian horror — now with dark and light variants.

Ported from eldritch.nvim with Neovim-matched syntax highlighting across 200+ languages.

For more information, see the main Eldritch theme repository.

Variants

This release drops the old alias names and uses four clear palette names:

Variant	Appearance	Palette basis	Description
Eldritch	dark	Cthulhu	The default Cthulhu palette — vibrant accents on the sunken-depths background
Eldritch Midnight	dark	Midnight	Formerly Eldritch Deeper — vibrant Cthulhu accents on the darker Void Black background
Eldritch Abyss	dark	The Abyss	Formerly Eldritch Dark — darker background with more muted, desaturated accents
Eldritch Dusk	light	Dusk	The light version, tuned for legibility on a pale coastal background

If you used Eldritch Dark, switch to Eldritch Abyss. If you used Eldritch Deeper, switch to Eldritch Midnight.

Showcase



HTML — Dark mode script	JSON — package.json

TypeScript — Supabase SSR hooks	CSS — Nested rules and custom properties

TypeScript — Vite config	TSX — React component with Tailwind

TSX — React component (Abyss variant)	C++ — Split pane with parser macros

C++ / JSON / Terminal — Multi-pane layout

Installation

From Zed Extensions (Recommended)

Open Zed
Open the Extensions panel (cmd+shift+x)
Search for "Eldritch"
Click Install
Open Settings (cmd+,) and set your theme:

{
  "theme": {
    "mode": "system",
    "dark": "Eldritch",
    "light": "Eldritch Dusk"
  }
}

Use any variant name directly (e.g. "Eldritch Midnight" or "Eldritch Abyss") if you prefer a fixed theme.

Manual Installation

Clone this repository
Copy themes/eldritch.json to ~/.config/zed/themes/
Restart Zed and select the theme from Settings

Color Palette

Accent hexes for the light Dusk variant are darkened from the upstream Dusk palette to stay legible (WCAG AA, ≥4.5:1) on the pale #f0f3f4 background.

Color	Eldritch (Cthulhu)	Eldritch Midnight	Eldritch Abyss	Eldritch Dusk (light)
Background	`#212337`	`#171928`	`#171928`	`#f0f3f4`
Foreground	`#ebfafa`	`#ebfafa`	`#d8e6e6`	`#1e2029`
Cyan	`#04d1f9`	`#04d1f9`	`#0396b3`	`#007992`
Green	`#37f499`	`#37f499`	`#2dcc82`	`#008043`
Purple	`#a48cf2`	`#a48cf2`	`#8b75d9`	`#754ef6`
Pink	`#f265b5`	`#f265b5`	`#d154a1`	`#d6057c`
Red	`#f16c75`	`#f16c75`	`#cc5860`	`#df0514`
Yellow	`#f1fc79`	`#f1fc79`	`#ccd663`	`#767200`
Orange	`#f7c67f`	`#f7c67f`	`#d4a666`	`#a75c00`

Disabling Italics

Zed supports per-token style overrides via experimental.theme_overrides in your settings. To disable italics without switching themes:

{
  "experimental.theme_overrides": {
    "syntax": {
      "comment": { "font_style": "normal" },
      "comment.doc": { "font_style": "normal" }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT