GitHub - tomaytotomato/jensen: A cyber renaissence theme

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Jensen is a theme inspired from the awesome video game Deus Ex Human Revolution

Bring your machine into the Cyber Renaissance with these gold and copper tones.

🌐 Website

Visit the Jensen Theme website for an interactive showcase of all available themes and platforms.

The website features:

  • Live color palette preview
  • Searchable app directory
  • Installation guides for each platform
  • Deus Ex inspired Cyber Renaissance design

See website/README.md for development information.

Color Palette

The Jensen theme uses a carefully curated palette inspired by Deus Ex: Human Revolution's iconic UI design.

Color Name Hex Code RGB Usage Examples & Context
Eerie Black #141514 20 21 20 Main background, terminal background, editor canvas, dark UI panels
White #FBFBFB 251 251 251 Primary text, foreground elements, code syntax, high contrast content
Silver Sand #C4C7C4 196 199 196 Comments, muted text, disabled states, secondary information, ANSI bright black
Marigold #EDA622 237 166 34 Primary accent, signature gold highlight, selected items, active states, warning buttons, brand color
Electronic Copper #E55D02 229 93 2 Secondary accent, hover states, warm highlights, alternative buttons, copper tones
French Lime #A0FF33 160 255 51 Success states, ANSI green, positive feedback, confirmation buttons, strings in code, safe zone indicators
Pacific Blue #0EA2C9 14 162 201 Information states, ANSI cyan, links, function names in code, tech/data highlights, info buttons
Imperial Red #ED333C 237 51 60 Error states, ANSI red, danger buttons, warnings, critical alerts, important highlights, deletion confirmations
Dutch White #F2E2BA 242 226 186 Light gold tone, subtle highlights, warm backgrounds, documentation backgrounds
Café Noir #503A1D 80 58 29 Dark gold shadows, hover states on gold elements, depth layers, muted gold backgrounds
Dark Goldenrod #BB831B 187 131 27 Medium gold tone, active gold states, secondary gold highlights, hover effects

Usage Guidelines

  • Terminals: Use French Lime for ANSI green, Pacific Blue for ANSI cyan, Imperial Red for ANSI red
  • Code Editors: Marigold for keywords/functions, French Lime for strings, Pacific Blue for types/classes, Silver Sand for comments
  • Web/UI: Marigold for primary CTAs, Electronic Copper for secondary actions, French Lime for success, Imperial Red for errors
  • Accent Hierarchy: Marigold (primary) → Electronic Copper (secondary) → French Lime/Pacific Blue (contextual) → Imperial Red (critical)

Apps

The Jensen theme is available for 30+ applications across IDEs, terminals, browsers, and more! All apps are managed centrally in apps.json.

Featured Applications

Visit the Jensen Theme website to browse all available themes with search and filtering.

Adding New Applications

To add a new application theme to the repository:

  1. Create a directory for your app in the root (e.g., myapp/)
  2. Add an SVG icon to public/icons (preferred)
  3. Include theme files and a README.md with installation instructions
  4. Update apps.json with your app's metadata:
{
  "id": "myapp",
  "name": "My App",
  "description": "Brief description of the theme",
  "category": "ide|editor|terminal|browser|web|tool|desktop|app|design",
  "status": "available",
  "platform": ["macOS", "Windows", "Linux"],
  "directory": "myapp",
  "icon": "myapp/myapp.svg",
  "screenshot": null,
  "links": {
    "github": "https://github.com/tomaytotomato/jensen/tree/main/myapp",
    "marketplace": null,
    "docs": "./myapp"
  },
  "tags": ["Your", "Tags", "Here"],
  "files": ["theme-file.ext"]
}

The website will automatically display your theme with search, filtering, and category support.

Fork and get involved

If you like this theme or think it needs a tweak here or there, please get involved.

Play around with the theme on Themer.dev

Thanks

License

MIT License

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