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)

1. Open Zed
2. Open the Extensions panel (cmd+shift+x)
3. Search for "Eldritch"
4. Click Install
5. 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

1. Clone this repository
2. Copy themes/eldritch.json to ~/.config/zed/themes/
3. 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