A Helix editor theme built around the Version 14 brand palette, with dark, black, light, and transparent dark variants.
The shared semantic colors are maintained in version14/tokens. This repository keeps Helix-native generated files.
For an intentional Helix-specific palette choice, add an explicit override comment directly above the palette assignment:
```toml
sel_primary = "#3A3650" ```
CI will preserve and validate that override while continuing to check the other generated colors.
| Variant | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Version 14 Dark | version14-dark.toml |
Dark neutral surfaces with a violet accent |
| Version 14 Black | version14-black.toml |
Pure black background for OLED displays |
| Version 14 Light | version14-light.toml |
Bright neutral surfaces with a deep violet accent |
| Version 14 Dark Transparent | version14-dark-transparent.toml |
Dark theme with terminal-visible background and chrome |
Copy the variant you want into Helix's themes directory:
mkdir -p ~/.config/helix/themes
curl -o ~/.config/helix/themes/version14-dark.toml \\
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/version14/helix-theme/main/version14-dark.tomlThen select it in ~/.config/helix/config.toml:
theme = "version14-dark"Use version14-black, version14-light, or version14-dark-transparent to select another variant.
The transparent variant leaves the editor background and chrome transparent so the terminal's own background can show through. Popups, menus, selections, and cursors retain solid backgrounds for readability.