yyx990803/material-color-scheme-es6 — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2016-05-09
Get proper syntax highlighting for ES6 keywords like import and export in Sublime Text.
See class and object shorthand syntax clearly colored instead of blending into the rest of the code.
Reduce eye strain during long JavaScript coding sessions with a more balanced, less red-heavy palette.
Replace a stock Material Theme install that leaves modern JavaScript features poorly highlighted.
| yyx990803/material-color-scheme-es6 | brennanconroy/shootr | mkmukesh1319-ux/todo-list | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Language | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last pushed | 2016-05-09 | 2022-04-10 | — |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Dormant | — |
| Setup difficulty | easy | hard | easy |
| Complexity | 1/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | vibe coder |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
This is a color scheme for Sublime Text that makes JavaScript code easier to read. It's a customized version of the popular Material Theme, adjusted specifically to work well with modern JavaScript syntax (ES6). When you write code in a text editor, the editor uses colors to highlight different parts of the syntax, keywords in one color, strings in another, variables in a third. This helps you scan code quickly and spot mistakes. The original Material Theme didn't highlight some important JavaScript features properly. Keywords like import and export (used to organize code across files) were barely visible. Modern JavaScript shortcuts in classes and objects weren't being colored at all. And every variable was bright red, which made the code feel visually overwhelming and tiring to look at for long periods. This tweaked version fixes those problems. It properly highlights all JavaScript keywords, including the module-related ones. It colors class and object shorthand syntax so you can see the structure more clearly. Most importantly, it tones down the red used for variables and uses a more balanced palette overall, making it less fatiguing to stare at your code for hours. The before-and-after screenshots in the README show the difference, the "after" version is noticeably calmer and easier on the eyes. If you use Sublime Text as your code editor and write JavaScript, you'd install this by dropping a single file into your Sublime configuration folder and telling it to use this color scheme instead of the default. It's a small change that can make a real difference in how comfortable your coding sessions feel, especially if you work with JavaScript regularly or if the original Material Theme left you with eyestrain.
A tweaked Sublime Text color scheme, based on Material Theme, that fixes poor JavaScript ES6 syntax highlighting and tones down eye-tiring red variable colors for calmer, longer coding sessions.
Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes Sublime Text.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-05-09).
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
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