Tinct

A VS Code color theme where every color maps to a cognitive role. Designed for Python, works everywhere.

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The Color System

Blue — Structure

Things that create. def class import. Function and class names glow brighter at their definition site.

Amber — Flow

Things that direct. if for while return try raise. Amber means "pay attention, execution could branch."

Green — Values

Things that are. "strings" 42 True False. Numbers get a cooler mint, text a warmer green. None is muted — it's the absence of a value.

Purple — Logic

Things that reason. and or not is in. Math operators are a softer lavender, assignment a muted steel.

Cyan — Calls

Things that invoke. func() print() len(). Built-ins glow brighter. Calls are where your logic actually does something.

Coral — Parameters

Things that flow in. name value reason. The warm inputs to a function — you need to spot them instantly.

Teal — Types

Things that describe shape. str int list[T]. Type annotations are structural info — teal makes them visible without shouting.

Lavender — Properties

Things that belong. self.name ._stats. Object attributes get their own gentle purple — they're members of something larger.

Peach — Decorators

Things that transform. @property @dataclass. Warm and conspicuous — decorators genuinely change what follows.

Sand — Variables

Things that hold. result total pct. The most common tokens — warm enough to be alive, quiet enough to not overwhelm.

Steel — Self

The instance itself. self cls. You know it's there — a muted blue-gray that's readable without competing.

Olive — Docs

Things that explain. """docstrings""" get olive green — they're valuable documentation, not just noise. # comments are dimmer.