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<scheme name="ChallengerDeep" version="142" parent_scheme="Darcula">
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    <property name="originalScheme">ChallengerDeep</property>
  </metaInfo>

  <!-- Editor surface -->
  <colors>
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    <option name="CARET_ROW_COLOR"                   value="2a2640"/>
    <option name="CONSOLE_BACKGROUND_KEY"            value="1b182c"/>
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    <option name="SELECTION_FOREGROUND"              value="cbe3e7"/>
    <option name="WHITESPACES"                       value="3b3470"/>
    <option name="VISUAL_INDENT_GUIDE"               value="3b3470"/>
    <option name="ANNOTATIONS_COLOR"                 value="a6b3cc"/>
    <option name="ADDED_LINES_COLOR"                 value="62d196"/>
    <option name="MODIFIED_LINES_COLOR"              value="ffb378"/>
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    <option name="WHITESPACES_MODIFIED_LINES_COLOR"  value="ffe9aa"/>
    <option name="BORDER_LINES_COLOR"                value="3b3470"/>
    <option name="TEARLINE_COLOR"                    value="3b3470"/>
    <option name="NOTIFICATION_BACKGROUND"           value="2a2640"/>
    <option name="NOTIFICATION_INFORMATION_BACKGROUND" value="2a2640"/>
    <option name="NOTIFICATION_WARNING_BACKGROUND"  value="3a311f"/>
    <option name="NOTIFICATION_ERROR_BACKGROUND"    value="3a1f23"/>
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    <!-- ===== Editor base ===== -->
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        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="1b182c"/>
      </value>
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    <option name="INJECTED_LANGUAGE_FRAGMENT">
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      </value>
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    <option name="UNMATCHED_BRACE_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
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    <!-- ===== Defaults inherited by every language ===== -->
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        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_STRING">
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        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="95ffa4"/>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_VALID_STRING_ESCAPE">
      <value>
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        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_NUMBER">
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      </value>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_LINE_COMMENT">
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        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_BLOCK_COMMENT">
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        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_DOC_COMMENT">
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        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
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        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="3"/>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_DOC_COMMENT_MARKUP">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_OPERATION_SIGN">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_BRACES">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_BRACKETS">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_DOT">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_SEMICOLON">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_COMMA">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_FUNCTION_DECLARATION">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_INSTANCE_METHOD">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_STATIC_METHOD">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_STATIC_FIELD">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_CONSTANT">
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        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_LOCAL_VARIABLE">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_GLOBAL_VARIABLE">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_PARAMETER">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_CLASS_NAME">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_INTERFACE_NAME">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_METADATA">
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        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
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    <option name="DEFAULT_PREDEFINED_SYMBOL">
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    <option name="DEFAULT_ENTITY">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
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    <!-- ===== Inspections ===== -->
    <option name="ERRORS_ATTRIBUTES">
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        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
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    <option name="WEAK_WARNING_ATTRIBUTES">
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        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="63f2f1"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="5"/>
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    <option name="INFO_ATTRIBUTES">
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        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="5"/>
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    <option name="GENERIC_SERVER_ERROR_OR_WARNING">
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        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
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    <option name="DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTES">
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        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="2"/>
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        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
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        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="906cff"/>
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        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="906cff"/>
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    <property name="ide">GoLand</property>
    <property name="originalScheme">ChallengerDeep</property>
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  <!-- Editor surface -->
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    <option name="CONSOLE_BACKGROUND_KEY"            value="1b182c"/>
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    <option name="VISUAL_INDENT_GUIDE"               value="3b3470"/>
    <option name="ANNOTATIONS_COLOR"                 value="a6b3cc"/>
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    <option name="DELETED_LINES_COLOR"               value="ff5458"/>
    <option name="WHITESPACES_MODIFIED_LINES_COLOR"  value="ffe9aa"/>
    <option name="BORDER_LINES_COLOR"                value="3b3470"/>
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    <option name="NOTIFICATION_WARNING_BACKGROUND"  value="3a311f"/>
    <option name="NOTIFICATION_ERROR_BACKGROUND"    value="3a1f23"/>
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    <option name="UNMATCHED_BRACE_ATTRIBUTES">
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        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_NUMBER">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_LINE_COMMENT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_BLOCK_COMMENT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_DOC_COMMENT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_DOC_COMMENT_TAG">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_DOC_COMMENT_MARKUP">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="63f2f1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_OPERATION_SIGN">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_BRACES">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_BRACKETS">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_PARENTHS">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_DOT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_SEMICOLON">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_COMMA">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_FUNCTION_DECLARATION">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_FUNCTION_CALL">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_INSTANCE_METHOD">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_STATIC_METHOD">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_INSTANCE_FIELD">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="91ddff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_STATIC_FIELD">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="91ddff"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_CONSTANT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_LOCAL_VARIABLE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_GLOBAL_VARIABLE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="c991e1"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_REASSIGNED_LOCAL_VARIABLE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_REASSIGNED_PARAMETER">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="aaffe4"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_PARAMETER">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="aaffe4"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_CLASS_NAME">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="63f2f1"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_INTERFACE_NAME">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="63f2f1"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_CLASS_REFERENCE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="63f2f1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_METADATA">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="c991e1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_LABEL">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_PREDEFINED_SYMBOL">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="c991e1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_TAG">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="906cff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="91ddff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEFAULT_ENTITY">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
      </value>
    </option>

    <!-- ===== Inspections ===== -->
    <option name="ERRORS_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="WARNING_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="WEAK_WARNING_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="63f2f1"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="63f2f1"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="5"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="INFO_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="5"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="INFORMATION_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="2a2640"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GENERIC_SERVER_ERROR_OR_WARNING">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="WRONG_REFERENCES_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="a6b3cc"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="MARKED_FOR_REMOVAL_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="TYPO">
      <value>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="BAD_CHARACTER">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="ff5458"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="HYPERLINK_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="91ddff"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="91ddff"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="FOLLOWED_HYPERLINK_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="c991e1"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="c991e1"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>

    <!-- ===== Search / find / identifier highlight ===== -->
    <option name="SEARCH_RESULT_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="3b3470"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="906cff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="WRITE_SEARCH_RESULT_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="3a311f"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="ffb378"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="TEXT_SEARCH_RESULT_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="3b3470"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="906cff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="IDENTIFIER_UNDER_CARET_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="2a2640"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="3b3470"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="WRITE_IDENTIFIER_UNDER_CARET_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="3a311f"/>
        <option name="ERROR_STRIPE_COLOR" value="ffb378"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="TODO_DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="LIVE_TEMPLATE_ATTRIBUTES">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="2a2640"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_COLOR" value="906cff"/>
        <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="0"/>
      </value>
    </option>

    <!-- ===== Diff ===== -->
    <option name="DIFF_INSERTED">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="1f3a2a"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DIFF_MODIFIED">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="1f2c3a"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DIFF_DELETED">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="3a1f23"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="DIFF_CONFLICT">
      <value>
        <option name="BACKGROUND" value="3a1f3a"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="FILESTATUS_ADDED">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="62d196"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="FILESTATUS_MODIFIED">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="91ddff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="FILESTATUS_DELETED">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ff5458"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="FILESTATUS_IGNORED">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="5a5475"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="FILESTATUS_UNKNOWN">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="906cff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="FILESTATUS_NOT_CHANGED_IMMEDIATE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>

    <!-- ===== Console ===== -->
    <option name="CONSOLE_NORMAL_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="cbe3e7"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_ERROR_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ff5458"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_SYSTEM_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_USER_INPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_BLACK_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="100e23"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_RED_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ff5458"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_GREEN_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="62d196"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_YELLOW_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_BLUE_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="65b2ff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_MAGENTA_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="906cff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_CYAN_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="63f2f1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_GRAY_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="a6b3cc"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="CONSOLE_DARKGRAY_OUTPUT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="5a5475"/>
      </value>
    </option>

    <!-- ===== Go-specific overrides (most inherit from DEFAULT_*) ===== -->
    <option name="GO_BUILTIN_CONSTANT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_BUILTIN_FUNCTION_CALL">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="906cff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_BUILTIN_TYPE_REFERENCE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="63f2f1"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="3"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_PACKAGE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="c991e1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_PACKAGE_EXPORTED">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="c991e1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_FUNCTION">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_METHOD_RECEIVER">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="aaffe4"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_STRUCT_FIELD">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="91ddff"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_STRUCT_TAG">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_TYPE_REFERENCE">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="63f2f1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_LABEL">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="2"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_EXPORTED_FUNCTION">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffe9aa"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_LOCAL_CONSTANT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_PACKAGE_LOCAL_CONSTANT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
      </value>
    </option>
    <option name="GO_PACKAGE_EXPORTED_CONSTANT">
      <value>
        <option name="FOREGROUND" value="ffb378"/>
        <option name="FONT_TYPE" value="1"/>
      </value>
    </option>
  </attributes>
</scheme>


can you create an intellij goland theme also?


Create ChallengerDeep color theme for lsd


Now let me make sure the XML parses cleanly — JetBrains will silently skip a malformed scheme file at startup, which is the worst failure mode.


Bash

xmllint --noout "/Users/steve.briggs/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls" && echo 'XML OK'
echo '---'
xmllint --xpath 'count(//attributes/option)' "/Users/steve.briggs/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls"
echo ' attribute entries'
echo '---'
xmllint --xpath 'count(//colors/option)' "/Users/steve.briggs/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls"
echo ' editor color entries'
echo '---'
xmllint --xpath 'string(/scheme/@name)' "/Users/steve.briggs/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls"
echo ''
xmllint --xpath 'string(/scheme/@parent_scheme)' "/Users/steve.briggs/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls"
echo ''
echo '---'
# sanity-check: every value="..." holds either a 6-hex color or a 1-2 digit code
grep -oE 'value="[^"]*"' "/Users/steve.briggs/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls" | sort -u | grep -vE '^value="(([0-9a-f]{6})|[0-5]|GoLand|ChallengerDeep|142|Darcula)"$' | head

Validate ICLS XML and color values


XML OK
---
103
 attribute entries
---
24
 editor color entries
---
ChallengerDeep

Darcula

---


Done, Sir Charles. XML validates, 24 editor-surface keys + 103 syntax-attribute keys, every value is a clean 6-hex color, and `parent_scheme="Darcula"` means anything I didn't override falls back to a sensible dark default rather than going invisible.

**File:** `~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls`

**Activate:** restart GoLand, then **Settings → Editor → Color Scheme → ChallengerDeep**. (No import needed — files in the `colors/` directory are auto-discovered at startup.)

**Mapping highlights**
- **Background `#1b182c`**, foreground `#cbe3e7`, gutter same as bg, line numbers dim `#5a5475` (derived).
- **Caret row `#2a2640`** and **selection `#3b3470`** are derived mid-tones (palette has no native selection shade — same constraint we hit with the starship `box`/`current_line`).
- **Keywords** `dark_magenta` `#906cff` bold; **strings** `green` `#95ffa4`; **numbers/constants** `dark_yellow` `#ffb378`; **comments** `gray` `#a6b3cc` italic.
- **Functions / methods / labels** → `yellow` `#ffe9aa` (declarations bold); **types / interfaces** → `dark_cyan` `#63f2f1`; **parameters** → `cyan` `#aaffe4`; **struct fields** → `blue` `#91ddff`; **package names / annotations / global vars** → `magenta` `#c991e1`.
- **Diff backgrounds** are derived dim tints (`#1f3a2a` insert, `#3a1f23` delete, `#1f2c3a` modify, `#3a1f3a` conflict) — saturated palette colors would be eye-watering as line backgrounds.
- **Errors** `dark_red` `#ff5458` wave underline; **warnings** `#ffb378` wave; **weak warnings** `#63f2f1` dotted; **deprecated** uses strikeout effect.
- **Console** maps each ANSI slot to its palette equivalent so terminal output in the run/debug console matches your real terminal.
- Includes Go-specific overrides (`GO_BUILTIN_*`, `GO_STRUCT_FIELD`, `GO_STRUCT_TAG`, `GO_METHOD_RECEIVER`, `GO_PACKAGE`, etc.) that take precedence over the language-agnostic defaults.

This is the editor color scheme only — the IDE chrome (sidebars, menus, toolbars) is governed by a separate `.theme.json` and is normally distributed as a plugin. Happy to take a swing at that too if the editor-only result feels too "two-tone" against the default Darcula UI, but 90% of what you stare at all day is the editor surface this file owns.


afplay ~/.claude/sounds/mario/stop/stomp.wav 2>/dev/null || true


can you also create an IDE theme plugin?


Right then, this gets more involved. A JetBrains theme plugin needs a `META-INF/plugin.xml`, a `*.theme.json` for UI colors, and the bundled `.icls` we already wrote, all packaged into a JAR. Let me build it in a staging directory first, validate, then package.


mkdir -p /tmp/cd-plugin-build/META-INF && ls /tmp/cd-plugin-build/

Create plugin staging directory


drwxrwxrwt root         wheel 960 B Mon May  4 12:14:31 2026 ..
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs wheel  64 B Mon May  4 12:14:31 2026 META-INF
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs wheel  96 B Mon May  4 12:14:31 2026 .


Write

<idea-plugin>
  <id>com.challengerdeep.theme</id>
  <name>Challenger Deep</name>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
  <vendor>Sir Charles of St Cheese</vendor>

  <description><![CDATA[

Challenger Deep theme for IntelliJ-based IDEs (GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA, etc.).

Bundles a UI theme and a matching editor color scheme based on the
    Challenger Deep palette.

  ]]></description>

  <change-notes><![CDATA[

1.0.0 — Initial release.

  ]]></change-notes>

  <idea-version since-build="231"/>

  <depends>com.intellij.modules.platform</depends>

  <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
    <themeProvider id="ChallengerDeep" path="/ChallengerDeep.theme.json"/>
    <bundledColorScheme path="/ChallengerDeep"/>
  </extensions>
</idea-plugin>


File created successfully at: /tmp/cd-plugin-build/META-INF/plugin.xml

<idea-plugin>
  <id>com.challengerdeep.theme</id>
  <name>Challenger Deep</name>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
  <vendor>Sir Charles of St Cheese</vendor>

  <description><![CDATA[

Challenger Deep theme for IntelliJ-based IDEs (GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA, etc.).

Bundles a UI theme and a matching editor color scheme based on the
    Challenger Deep palette.

  ]]></description>

  <change-notes><![CDATA[

1.0.0 — Initial release.

  ]]></change-notes>

  <idea-version since-build="231"/>

  <depends>com.intellij.modules.platform</depends>

  <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
    <themeProvider id="ChallengerDeep" path="/ChallengerDeep.theme.json"/>
    <bundledColorScheme path="/ChallengerDeep"/>
  </extensions>
</idea-plugin>


{
  "name": "Challenger Deep",
  "dark": true,
  "author": "Sir Charles of St Cheese",
  "editorScheme": "/ChallengerDeep.xml",

  "colors": {
    "bg":          "#1b182c",
    "bgElevated":  "#2a2640",
    "bgSelection": "#3b3470",
    "bgDeepest":   "#100e23",
    "fg":          "#cbe3e7",
    "fgDim":       "#a6b3cc",
    "fgVeryDim":   "#5a5475",
    "border":      "#100e23",
    "separator":   "#3b3470",

    "red":          "#ff8080",
    "darkRed":      "#ff5458",
    "green":        "#95ffa4",
    "darkGreen":    "#62d196",
    "yellow":       "#ffe9aa",
    "darkYellow":   "#ffb378",
    "blue":         "#91ddff",
    "darkBlue":     "#65b2ff",
    "magenta":      "#c991e1",
    "darkMagenta":  "#906cff",
    "cyan":         "#aaffe4",
    "darkCyan":     "#63f2f1",

    "accent":       "#906cff",
    "accentHover":  "#c991e1",
    "focus":        "#906cff",
    "error":        "#ff5458",
    "warning":      "#ffb378",
    "success":      "#62d196",
    "info":         "#91ddff"
  },

  "ui": {
    "*": {
      "background":          "bg",
      "foreground":          "fg",
      "borderColor":         "border",
      "disabledForeground":  "fgVeryDim",
      "disabledBackground":  "bgElevated",
      "errorForeground":     "error",
      "infoForeground":      "fgDim",
      "selectionBackground": "bgSelection",
      "selectionForeground": "fg",
      "selectionInactiveBackground": "bgElevated",
      "selectionInactiveForeground": "fg",
      "focusColor":          "focus",
      "focusedBorderColor":  "accent",
      "acceleratorForeground":         "fgDim",
      "acceleratorSelectionForeground":"fg",
      "separatorColor":      "separator"
    },

    "Borders.color":        "border",
    "Borders.ContrastBorderColor": "border",
    "Component.borderColor":         "border",
    "Component.focusedBorderColor":  "accent",
    "Component.focusColor":          "accent",
    "Component.errorFocusColor":     "error",
    "Component.warningFocusColor":   "warning",
    "Component.inactiveErrorFocusColor":   "darkRed",
    "Component.inactiveWarningFocusColor": "darkYellow",

    "Panel.background": "bg",
    "Viewport.background": "bg",
    "Window.background": "bg",
    "Popup.background":  "bgElevated",
    "Popup.borderColor": "border",
    "Popup.separatorColor": "separator",
    "Popup.inactiveBorderColor": "separator",
    "Popup.Header.activeBackground":   "bgElevated",
    "Popup.Header.inactiveBackground": "bgElevated",
    "Popup.Toolbar.background": "bgElevated",
    "Popup.Toolbar.borderColor": "border",
    "PopupMenu.background": "bgElevated",
    "PopupMenu.borderColor": "border",
    "PopupMenu.translucentBackground": "bgElevated",

    "Button.background":               "bgElevated",
    "Button.foreground":               "fg",
    "Button.startBackground":          "bgElevated",
    "Button.endBackground":            "bgElevated",
    "Button.startBorderColor":         "border",
    "Button.endBorderColor":           "border",
    "Button.disabledBorderColor":      "separator",
    "Button.focusedBorderColor":       "accent",
    "Button.default.background":             "accent",
    "Button.default.foreground":             "bgDeepest",
    "Button.default.startBackground":        "accent",
    "Button.default.endBackground":          "accent",
    "Button.default.startBorderColor":       "accent",
    "Button.default.endBorderColor":         "accent",
    "Button.default.focusedBorderColor":     "accentHover",
    "Button.default.focusColor":             "accentHover",

    "Link.activeForeground":    "darkBlue",
    "Link.hoverForeground":     "blue",
    "Link.pressedForeground":   "magenta",
    "Link.visitedForeground":   "magenta",
    "Link.secondaryForeground": "fgDim",

    "TextField.background":       "bgElevated",
    "TextField.foreground":       "fg",
    "TextField.caretForeground":  "fg",
    "TextField.selectionBackground": "bgSelection",
    "TextField.selectionForeground": "fg",
    "PasswordField.background":   "bgElevated",
    "TextArea.background":        "bgElevated",
    "FormattedTextField.background": "bgElevated",
    "EditorPane.background":      "bg",

    "ComboBox.background":             "bgElevated",
    "ComboBox.nonEditableBackground":  "bgElevated",
    "ComboBox.foreground":             "fg",
    "ComboBox.ArrowButton.background": "bgElevated",
    "ComboBox.ArrowButton.iconColor":  "fgDim",
    "ComboBox.ArrowButton.disabledIconColor": "fgVeryDim",
    "ComboBox.modifiedItemForeground": "darkYellow",
    "ComboBox.selectionBackground":    "bgSelection",
    "ComboBox.selectionForeground":    "fg",

    "CheckBox.background":          "bg",
    "CheckBox.foreground":          "fg",
    "RadioButton.background":       "bg",
    "RadioButton.foreground":       "fg",

    "ProgressBar.background":         "bgElevated",
    "ProgressBar.foreground":         "accent",
    "ProgressBar.trackColor":         "bgElevated",
    "ProgressBar.progressColor":      "accent",
    "ProgressBar.indeterminateStartColor": "accent",
    "ProgressBar.indeterminateEndColor":   "accentHover",
    "ProgressBar.passedColor":        "success",
    "ProgressBar.failedColor":        "error",
    "ProgressBar.failedEndColor":     "darkRed",
    "ProgressBar.warningColor":       "warning",
    "ProgressBar.warningEndColor":    "darkYellow",

    "ScrollBar.background":           "bg",
    "ScrollBar.track":                "bg",
    "ScrollBar.thumbColor":           "separator",
    "ScrollBar.hoverThumbColor":      "fgVeryDim",
    "ScrollBar.thumbBorderColor":     "separator",
    "ScrollBar.hoverThumbBorderColor":"fgVeryDim",
    "ScrollBar.Mac.thumbColor":       "separator",
    "ScrollBar.Mac.hoverThumbColor":  "fgVeryDim",
    "ScrollBar.Transparent.thumbColor":      "separator",
    "ScrollBar.Transparent.hoverThumbColor": "fgVeryDim",

    "Tree.background":                  "bg",
    "Tree.foreground":                  "fg",
    "Tree.selectionBackground":         "bgSelection",
    "Tree.selectionForeground":         "fg",
    "Tree.selectionInactiveBackground": "bgElevated",
    "Tree.selectionInactiveForeground": "fg",
    "Tree.hash":                        "separator",
    "Tree.modifiedItemForeground":      "darkYellow",
    "Tree.errorForeground":             "error",
    "Tree.rowHeight":                   22,

    "List.background":                  "bg",
    "List.foreground":                  "fg",
    "List.selectionBackground":         "bgSelection",
    "List.selectionForeground":         "fg",
    "List.selectionInactiveBackground": "bgElevated",
    "List.selectionInactiveForeground": "fg",
    "List.hoverBackground":             "bgElevated",
    "List.hoverInactiveBackground":     "bgElevated",

    "Table.background":                 "bg",
    "Table.foreground":                 "fg",
    "Table.gridColor":                  "separator",
    "Table.selectionBackground":        "bgSelection",
    "Table.selectionForeground":        "fg",
    "Table.selectionInactiveBackground":"bgElevated",
    "Table.selectionInactiveForeground":"fg",
    "Table.stripeColor":                "bgElevated",
    "Table.hoverBackground":            "bgElevated",
    "TableHeader.background":           "bgElevated",
    "TableHeader.foreground":           "fgDim",
    "TableHeader.bottomSeparatorColor": "separator",
    "TableHeader.separatorColor":       "separator",

    "Menu.background":                "bg",
    "Menu.foreground":                "fg",
    "Menu.borderColor":               "border",
    "Menu.separatorColor":            "separator",
    "Menu.selectionBackground":       "bgSelection",
    "Menu.selectionForeground":       "fg",
    "Menu.acceleratorForeground":     "fgDim",
    "MenuBar.background":             "bg",
    "MenuBar.foreground":             "fg",
    "MenuBar.borderColor":            "border",
    "MenuItem.background":            "bgElevated",
    "MenuItem.foreground":            "fg",
    "MenuItem.disabledForeground":    "fgVeryDim",
    "MenuItem.selectionBackground":   "bgSelection",
    "MenuItem.selectionForeground":   "fg",
    "MenuItem.acceleratorForeground": "fgDim",
    "RadioButtonMenuItem.selectionBackground": "bgSelection",
    "CheckBoxMenuItem.selectionBackground":    "bgSelection",

    "ToolBar.background":              "bg",
    "ToolBar.borderHandleColor":       "separator",
    "ToolBar.Floating.background":     "bgElevated",
    "ToolWindow.background":           "bg",
    "ToolWindow.Button.hoverBackground":      "bgElevated",
    "ToolWindow.Button.selectedBackground":   "bgSelection",
    "ToolWindow.Button.selectedForeground":   "accent",
    "ToolWindow.Header.background":           "bg",
    "ToolWindow.Header.inactiveBackground":   "bg",
    "ToolWindow.Header.borderColor":          "separator",
    "ToolWindow.HeaderTab.selectedInactiveBackground": "bgElevated",
    "ToolWindow.HeaderTab.selectedBackground":         "bgElevated",
    "ToolWindow.HeaderTab.hoverBackground":            "bgElevated",
    "ToolWindow.HeaderTab.hoverInactiveBackground":    "bgElevated",
    "ToolWindow.HeaderTab.underlineColor":             "accent",
    "ToolWindow.HeaderTab.inactiveUnderlineColor":     "fgVeryDim",
    "ToolWindow.HeaderCloseButton.background":         "bg",

    "TabbedPane.background":               "bg",
    "TabbedPane.foreground":               "fg",
    "TabbedPane.disabledForeground":       "fgVeryDim",
    "TabbedPane.contentAreaColor":         "separator",
    "TabbedPane.focusColor":               "accent",
    "TabbedPane.hoverColor":               "bgElevated",
    "TabbedPane.selectedTabColor":         "bgElevated",
    "TabbedPane.underlineColor":           "accent",
    "TabbedPane.disabledUnderlineColor":   "fgVeryDim",

    "EditorTabs.background":                       "bg",
    "EditorTabs.borderColor":                      "separator",
    "EditorTabs.underlineColor":                   "accent",
    "EditorTabs.inactiveUnderlineColor":           "fgVeryDim",
    "EditorTabs.underlinedTabBackground":          "bgElevated",
    "EditorTabs.underlinedTabForeground":          "fg",
    "EditorTabs.underlinedTabInactiveBackground":  "bgElevated",
    "EditorTabs.underlinedTabInactiveForeground":  "fg",
    "EditorTabs.hoverBackground":                  "bgElevated",
    "EditorTabs.hoverInactiveBackground":          "bgElevated",
    "EditorTabs.modifiedIconColor":                "darkYellow",

    "DefaultTabs.background":         "bg",
    "DefaultTabs.borderColor":        "separator",
    "DefaultTabs.hoverBackground":    "bgElevated",
    "DefaultTabs.underlinedTabBackground": "bgElevated",
    "DefaultTabs.underlineColor":     "accent",

    "StatusBar.background":           "bg",
    "StatusBar.foreground":           "fgDim",
    "StatusBar.borderColor":          "separator",
    "StatusBar.hoverBackground":      "bgElevated",

    "TitlePane.background":           "bg",
    "TitlePane.inactiveBackground":   "bg",
    "TitlePane.borderColor":          "border",

    "ActionButton.hoverBackground":   "bgElevated",
    "ActionButton.hoverBorderColor":  "separator",
    "ActionButton.pressedBackground": "bgSelection",
    "ActionButton.pressedBorderColor":"accent",
    "ActionButton.focusedBorderColor":"accent",

    "Notification.background":            "bgElevated",
    "Notification.foreground":            "fg",
    "Notification.borderColor":           "separator",
    "Notification.errorBackground":       "bgElevated",
    "Notification.errorForeground":       "error",
    "Notification.errorBorderColor":      "darkRed",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.errorBackground":          "bgElevated",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.errorForeground":          "error",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.errorBorderColor":         "darkRed",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.warningBackground":        "bgElevated",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.warningForeground":        "warning",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.warningBorderColor":       "darkYellow",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.informativeBackground":    "bgElevated",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.informativeForeground":    "info",
    "Notification.ToolWindow.informativeBorderColor":   "darkBlue",

    "Banner.errorBackground":         "bgElevated",
    "Banner.errorBorderColor":        "darkRed",
    "Banner.warningBackground":       "bgElevated",
    "Banner.warningBorderColor":      "darkYellow",
    "Banner.infoBackground":          "bgElevated",
    "Banner.infoBorderColor":         "darkBlue",
    "Banner.successBackground":       "bgElevated",
    "Banner.successBorderColor":      "success",

    "Tooltip.background":             "bgElevated",
    "Tooltip.foreground":             "fg",
    "Tooltip.borderColor":            "separator",
    "Tooltip.shortcutForeground":     "fgDim",
    "ToolTip.background":             "bgElevated",
    "ToolTip.foreground":             "fg",
    "ToolTip.borderColor":            "separator",
    "ToolTip.Actions.background":     "bgElevated",
    "ToolTip.Actions.grayForeground": "fgDim",

    "SearchEverywhere.background":            "bgElevated",
    "SearchEverywhere.SearchField.background":"bgElevated",
    "SearchEverywhere.SearchField.borderColor":"border",
    "SearchEverywhere.Header.background":     "bgElevated",
    "SearchEverywhere.Tab.selectedBackground":"bgSelection",
    "SearchEverywhere.Tab.selectedForeground":"fg",
    "SearchEverywhere.List.separatorColor":   "separator",
    "SearchEverywhere.List.separatorForeground":"fgDim",
    "SearchEverywhere.Advertiser.background": "bgElevated",
    "SearchEverywhere.Advertiser.foreground": "fgDim",

    "CompletionPopup.background":             "bgElevated",
    "CompletionPopup.foreground":             "fg",
    "CompletionPopup.selectionBackground":    "bgSelection",
    "CompletionPopup.selectionForeground":    "fg",
    "CompletionPopup.selectionInactiveBackground": "bgElevated",
    "CompletionPopup.matchForeground":        "darkMagenta",
    "CompletionPopup.matchSelectedForeground":"magenta",
    "CompletionPopup.grayedForeground":       "fgDim",
    "CompletionPopup.grayedSelectionForeground":"fgDim",

    "DragAndDrop.borderColor":        "accent",
    "DragAndDrop.areaBackground":     "bgElevated",
    "DragAndDrop.areaForeground":     "fgDim",
    "DragAndDrop.areaBorderColor":    "accent",

    "FileColor.Yellow":   "#3a311f",
    "FileColor.Green":    "#1f3a2a",
    "FileColor.Blue":     "#1f2c3a",
    "FileColor.Violet":   "#3a1f3a",
    "FileColor.Orange":   "#3a2a1f",
    "FileColor.Rose":     "#3a1f2c",

    "VersionControl.GitLog.localBranchIconColor":           "darkGreen",
    "VersionControl.GitLog.remoteBranchIconColor":          "darkBlue",
    "VersionControl.GitLog.tagIconColor":                   "darkYellow",
    "VersionControl.GitLog.headIconColor":                  "darkMagenta",
    "VersionControl.GitLog.otherIconColor":                 "fgDim",
    "VersionControl.Log.Commit.unmatchedForeground":        "fgDim",
    "VersionControl.Log.Commit.currentBranchBackground":    "bgElevated",
    "VersionControl.RefLabel.foreground":                   "fg",
    "VersionControl.FileHistory.Commit.selectedBranchBackground": "bgSelection",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.localBranchIconColor":            "darkGreen",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.tipIconColor":                    "darkYellow",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.bookmarkIconColor":               "darkMagenta",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.headIconColor":                   "darkMagenta",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.tagIconColor":                    "darkYellow",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.mqTagIconColor":                  "darkCyan",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.branchIconColor":                 "darkBlue",
    "VersionControl.HgLog.closedBranchIconColor":           "fgDim",

    "MainToolbar.background":                  "bg",
    "MainToolbar.inactiveBackground":           "bg",
    "MainToolbar.foreground":                   "fg",
    "MainToolbar.borderColor":                  "separator",
    "MainToolbar.Icon.background":              "bg",
    "MainToolbar.Icon.hoverBackground":         "bgElevated",
    "MainToolbar.Icon.pressedBackground":       "bgSelection",
    "MainToolbar.Dropdown.background":          "bg",
    "MainToolbar.Dropdown.hoverBackground":     "bgElevated",
    "MainToolbar.Dropdown.pressedBackground":   "bgSelection",
    "MainToolbar.Dropdown.transparentHoverBackground": "bgElevated",

    "RunWidget.background":           "bg",
    "RunWidget.foreground":           "fg",
    "RunWidget.iconColor":            "success",
    "RunWidget.runIconColor":         "success",
    "RunWidget.stopBackground":       "darkRed",
    "RunWidget.runningBackground":    "darkGreen",
    "RunWidget.hoverBackground":      "bgElevated",
    "RunWidget.pressedBackground":    "bgSelection",
    "RunWidget.runningIconColor":     "success",

    "Bookmark.iconBackground":        "darkMagenta",
    "Bookmark.MnemonicAvailable.iconBackground": "darkYellow",
    "Bookmark.MnemonicAssigned.iconBackground":  "magenta",

    "DebuggerTabs.underlineColor":    "accent",
    "DebuggerTabs.selectedBackground":"bgElevated"
  }
}


File created successfully at: /tmp/cd-plugin-build/ChallengerDeep.theme.json

Challenger Deep

Context: bg


Bash

\cp ~/Library/Application\ Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls /tmp/cd-plugin-build/ChallengerDeep.xml
ls -la /tmp/cd-plugin-build/ /tmp/cd-plugin-build/META-INF/

Copy color scheme into plugin build dir as .xml


/tmp/cd-plugin-build/META-INF/:
.rw-r--r-- steve.briggs wheel 846 B Mon May  4 12:14:42 2026 plugin.xml
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs wheel  96 B Mon May  4 12:14:42 2026 .
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs wheel 160 B Mon May  4 12:16:19 2026 ..

/tmp/cd-plugin-build/:
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs wheel  96 B  Mon May  4 12:14:42 2026 META-INF
drwxrwxrwt root         wheel 960 B  Mon May  4 12:15:51 2026 ..
.rw-r--r-- steve.briggs wheel  17 KB Mon May  4 12:16:09 2026 ChallengerDeep.theme.json
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs wheel 160 B  Mon May  4 12:16:19 2026 .
.rw-r--r-- steve.briggs wheel  19 KB Mon May  4 12:16:19 2026 ChallengerDeep.xml


Now validate everything before packaging.


cd /tmp/cd-plugin-build
echo '== plugin.xml =='
xmllint --noout META-INF/plugin.xml && echo OK
echo '== ChallengerDeep.xml (color scheme) =='
xmllint --noout ChallengerDeep.xml && echo OK
echo '== ChallengerDeep.theme.json =='
python3 -c 'import json; d=json.load(open("ChallengerDeep.theme.json")); print("OK,", len(d["ui"]), "ui keys,", len(d["colors"]), "named colors")'
echo '== referenced palette names that don'\''t exist =='
python3 << 'EOF'
import json, re
d = json.load(open("ChallengerDeep.theme.json"))
defined = set(d["colors"].keys())
# walk ui values
def walk(o):
    if isinstance(o, dict):
        for v in o.values(): yield from walk(v)
    elif isinstance(o, list):
        for v in o: yield from walk(v)
    elif isinstance(o, str):
        yield o
bad = []
for v in walk(d["ui"]):
    # palette refs are bare identifiers (no "#", no spaces, all-letters style)
    if re.fullmatch(r"[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*", v) and v not in defined:
        bad.append(v)
print("undefined palette refs:", sorted(set(bad)) or "none")
EOF

Validate XML and JSON files plus palette references


== plugin.xml ==
OK
== ChallengerDeep.xml (color scheme) ==
OK
== ChallengerDeep.theme.json ==
OK, 294 ui keys, 28 named colors
== referenced palette names that don't exist ==
undefined palette refs: none
Shell cwd was reset to /Users/steve.briggs


All three files validate. Packaging as JAR.


cd /tmp/cd-plugin-build
# A JAR is just a ZIP with an optional manifest; zip is available everywhere.
\rm -f /tmp/ChallengerDeep.jar
zip -r /tmp/ChallengerDeep.jar META-INF ChallengerDeep.theme.json ChallengerDeep.xml
echo '---'
echo 'JAR contents:'
unzip -l /tmp/ChallengerDeep.jar

Package plugin as JAR via zip


  adding: META-INF/ (stored 0%)
  adding: META-INF/plugin.xml (deflated 47%)
  adding: ChallengerDeep.theme.json (deflated 83%)
  adding: ChallengerDeep.xml (deflated 89%)
---
JAR contents:
Archive:  /tmp/ChallengerDeep.jar
  Length      Date    Time    Name
---------  ---------- -----   ----
        0  05-04-2026 12:14   META-INF/
      846  05-04-2026 12:14   META-INF/plugin.xml
    17263  05-04-2026 12:16   ChallengerDeep.theme.json
    19026  05-04-2026 12:16   ChallengerDeep.xml
---------                     -------
    37135                     4 files
Shell cwd was reset to /Users/steve.briggs


Plugin JAR built. Moving it to a stable location and cleaning up staging.


\mv /tmp/ChallengerDeep.jar ~/Downloads/ChallengerDeep.jar
\rm -rf /tmp/cd-plugin-build
ls -la ~/Downloads/ChallengerDeep.jar

Move JAR to Downloads and clean up staging


.rw-r--r-- steve.briggs wheel 5.9 KB Mon May  4 12:17:14 2026 /Users/steve.briggs/Downloads/ChallengerDeep.jar


Done, Sir Charles. 5.9 KB plugin sitting at `~/Downloads/ChallengerDeep.jar`.

**Install it** — easiest path:
1. GoLand → **Settings → Plugins → ⚙ (gear icon) → Install Plugin from Disk…**
2. Select `~/Downloads/ChallengerDeep.jar`
3. Restart GoLand
4. **Settings → Appearance & Behavior → Appearance → Theme → Challenger Deep**

The editor color scheme is bundled inside the plugin and gets selected automatically when you pick the theme. *Or* you can keep using the standalone `.icls` we wrote earlier if you want UI + editor to be configurable independently.

**About the existing standalone `.icls`** — you'll end up with two `ChallengerDeep` entries in the **Color Scheme** dropdown (one from `colors/`, one bundled in the plugin) once you install. They're identical content, so it's cosmetic, but if it bothers you, delete `~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/GoLand2024.3/colors/ChallengerDeep.icls` after the plugin is installed.

**What's in the JAR**
```
META-INF/plugin.xml          (plugin descriptor — id, deps, theme + color scheme registration)
ChallengerDeep.theme.json    (294 UI keys, 28 named palette colors)
ChallengerDeep.xml           (the .icls renamed — bundled color schemes use .xml)
```

**UI mapping notes**
- Single source palette in `colors:` — every UI key references named colors (`bg`, `accent`, `darkGreen`, etc.) so tweaking is one-line edits, not 294-place-find-and-replace.
- Surface tones: `bg #1b182c` (windows/editor), `bgElevated #2a2640` (popups, buttons, tooltips), `bgSelection #3b3470` (active row/tab), `border #100e23` (deepest, for high-contrast separators).
- `accent #906cff` (dark_magenta) drives every "primary action" affordance — focus rings, default buttons, tab underlines, completion-popup matches, focused borders. Hover variant `accentHover #c991e1`.
- Status semantics use the natural palette mapping: error→`#ff5458`, warning→`#ffb378`, success→`#62d196`, info→`#91ddff`.
- `FileColor.*` (the colored backgrounds JetBrains uses to tint files in the project view by scope) are derived dim tints rather than raw palette colors — saturated palette colors as full-row backgrounds in the project tree are unreadable.
- Wildcard `"*"` block sets sensible defaults for hundreds of unlisted components, then specific keys override where the default would be wrong (e.g., `Button.default.*` for the primary "OK"-style buttons that need the accent color).

**Caveat I can't sidestep**: I validated XML/JSON syntax, schema correctness, and palette reference integrity, but I can't actually launch GoLand from here to confirm every UI surface paints correctly — JetBrains silently falls back to platform defaults for any key it doesn't recognize on this version. If you spot a panel still looking Darcula-ish after install (it's almost guaranteed somewhere — there are easily 800+ keys and I covered ~290), tell me which surface and I'll add the missing keys.


Building Challenger Deep theme files across your tools — done with lsd, zellij, starship, GoLand .icls, and a packaged GoLand plugin JAR. Next: install `~/Downloads/ChallengerDeep.jar` via GoLand Settings → Plugins → Install from Disk. (disable recaps in /config)


can you create a challengerdeep theme for btop too?


Let me grab btop's canonical theme template so I get every key right.


curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aristocratos/btop/main/themes/TEMPLATE.theme 2>/dev/null || curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aristocratos/btop/master/themes/TEMPLATE.theme

Fetch btop theme template


Error: Exit code 56
curl: (56) The requested URL returned error: 404


gh api repos/aristocratos/btop/contents/themes 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import json,sys; [print(f['name']) for f in json.load(sys.stdin) if f['name'].endswith('.theme')][:5]" | head -10

List bundled btop themes


HotPurpleTrafficLight.theme
adapta.theme
adwaita-dark.theme
adwaita.theme
ayu.theme
dracula.theme
dusklight.theme
elementarish.theme
everforest-dark-hard.theme
everforest-dark-medium.theme


Fetch a real btop theme as reference


# Main background, empty for terminal default, need to be empty if you want transparent background
theme[main_bg]="#282a36"

# Main text color
theme[main_fg]="#f8f8f2"

# Title color for boxes
theme[title]="#f8f8f2"

# Highlight color for keyboard shortcuts
theme[hi_fg]="#6272a4"

# Background color of selected item in processes box
theme[selected_bg]="#ff79c6"

# Foreground color of selected item in processes box
theme[selected_fg]="#f8f8f2"

# Color of inactive/disabled text
theme[inactive_fg]="#44475a"

# Color of text appearing on top of graphs, i.e uptime and current network graph scaling
theme[graph_text]="#f8f8f2"

# Background color of the percentage meters
theme[meter_bg]="#44475a"

# Misc colors for processes box including mini cpu graphs, details memory graph and details status text
theme[proc_misc]="#bd93f9"

# Cpu box outline color
theme[cpu_box]="#bd93f9"

# Memory/disks box outline color
theme[mem_box]="#50fa7b"

# Net up/down box outline color
theme[net_box]="#ff5555"

# Processes box outline color
theme[proc_box]="#8be9fd"

# Box divider line and small boxes line color
theme[div_line]="#44475a"

# Temperature graph colors
theme[temp_start]="#bd93f9"
theme[temp_mid]="#ff79c6"
theme[temp_end]="#ff33a8"

# CPU graph colors
theme[cpu_start]="#bd93f9"
theme[cpu_mid]="#8be9fd"
theme[cpu_end]="#50fa7b"

# Mem/Disk free meter
theme[free_start]="#ffa6d9"
theme[free_mid]="#ff79c6"
theme[free_end]="#ff33a8"

# Mem/Disk cached meter
theme[cached_start]="#b1f0fd"
theme[cached_mid]="#8be9fd"
theme[cached_end]="#26d7fd"

# Mem/Disk available meter
theme[available_start]="#ffd4a6"
theme[available_mid]="#ffb86c"
theme[available_end]="#ff9c33"

# Mem/Disk used meter
theme[used_start]="#96faaf"
theme[used_mid]="#50fa7b"
theme[used_end]="#0dfa49"

# Download graph colors
theme[download_start]="#bd93f9"
theme[download_mid]="#50fa7b"
theme[download_end]="#8be9fd"

# Upload graph colors
theme[upload_start]="#8c42ab"
theme[upload_mid]="#ff79c6"
theme[upload_end]="#ff33a8"

# Process box color gradient for threads, mem and cpu usage
theme[process_start]="#50fa7b"
theme[process_mid]="#59b690"
theme[process_end]="#6272a4"


command -v btop && btop --version 2>/dev/null
ls -d ~/.config/btop ~/.config/btop/themes 2>/dev/null || echo 'NO_BTOP_CONFIG'

Check btop install and config dir


/opt/homebrew/bin/btop
btop version: 1.4.0
Compiled with: clang++ (16.0.0)
Configured with: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/make STATIC= FORTIFY_SOURCE=true
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff  64 B Mon Jan  6 13:11:36 2025 /Users/steve.briggs/.config/btop/themes
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Mon Jan  6 13:11:41 2025 /Users/steve.briggs/.config/btop


btop 1.4.0 with an empty themes dir — clean drop-in spot.


Write

# Challenger Deep theme for btop
# Palette: https://github.com/challenger-deep-theme/themes
# Activate by setting `color_theme = "challengerdeep"` in ~/.config/btop/btop.conf,
# or pick "challengerdeep" from btop's options menu (press `o`, then Theme).

# Main background (palette background #1b182c).
# Set to "" if you'd prefer the terminal's own bg / transparency.
theme[main_bg]="#1b182c"

# Main text color (palette foreground)
theme[main_fg]="#cbe3e7"

# Title color for boxes
theme[title]="#cbe3e7"

# Highlight color for keyboard shortcuts (magenta accent)
theme[hi_fg]="#c991e1"

# Background color of selected item in processes box (derived selection mid-tone)
theme[selected_bg]="#3b3470"

# Foreground color of selected item in processes box
theme[selected_fg]="#cbe3e7"

# Color of inactive/disabled text (derived dim)
theme[inactive_fg]="#5a5475"

# Color of text appearing on top of graphs (uptime, network scaling, etc.)
theme[graph_text]="#cbe3e7"

# Background color of the percentage meters (track behind the fill)
theme[meter_bg]="#3b3470"

# Misc colors for processes box (mini cpu graphs, details memory graph, status text)
theme[proc_misc]="#906cff"

# CPU box outline (dark_magenta — signature accent)
theme[cpu_box]="#906cff"

# Memory/disks box outline (dark_green)
theme[mem_box]="#62d196"

# Net up/down box outline (dark_red — distinct from other boxes)
theme[net_box]="#ff5458"

# Processes box outline (dark_cyan)
theme[proc_box]="#63f2f1"

# Box divider line and small boxes line color
theme[div_line]="#3b3470"

# Temperature graph: cool → warm → hot
theme[temp_start]="#63f2f1"  # dark_cyan (cool)
theme[temp_mid]="#ffb378"    # dark_yellow (warm)
theme[temp_end]="#ff5458"    # dark_red (hot)

# CPU graph: idle → busy → maxed (severity)
theme[cpu_start]="#62d196"   # dark_green
theme[cpu_mid]="#ffb378"     # dark_yellow
theme[cpu_end]="#ff5458"     # dark_red

# Mem/Disk free meter (green family — free = good)
theme[free_start]="#62d196"  # dark_green
theme[free_mid]="#95ffa4"    # green
theme[free_end]="#aaffe4"    # cyan

# Mem/Disk cached meter (cyan/blue family)
theme[cached_start]="#63f2f1" # dark_cyan
theme[cached_mid]="#aaffe4"   # cyan
theme[cached_end]="#91ddff"   # blue

# Mem/Disk available meter (warm yellow → cyan family)
theme[available_start]="#ffb378" # dark_yellow
theme[available_mid]="#ffe9aa"   # yellow
theme[available_end]="#aaffe4"   # cyan

# Mem/Disk used meter (severity — used = warning)
theme[used_start]="#ffe9aa"  # yellow
theme[used_mid]="#ffb378"    # dark_yellow
theme[used_end]="#ff5458"    # dark_red

# Download graph (blue family — incoming)
theme[download_start]="#65b2ff" # dark_blue
theme[download_mid]="#91ddff"   # blue
theme[download_end]="#aaffe4"   # cyan

# Upload graph (magenta family — outgoing)
theme[upload_start]="#906cff"  # dark_magenta
theme[upload_mid]="#c991e1"    # magenta
theme[upload_end]="#aaffe4"    # cyan

# Process box gradient (signature ChallengerDeep ramp)
theme[process_start]="#906cff" # dark_magenta
theme[process_mid]="#c991e1"   # magenta
theme[process_end]="#63f2f1"   # dark_cyan


File created successfully at: /Users/steve.briggs/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme

# Challenger Deep theme for btop
# Palette: https://github.com/challenger-deep-theme/themes
# Activate by setting `color_theme = "challengerdeep"` in ~/.config/btop/btop.conf,
# or pick "challengerdeep" from btop's options menu (press `o`, then Theme).

# Main background (palette background #1b182c).
# Set to "" if you'd prefer the terminal's own bg / transparency.
theme[main_bg]="#1b182c"

# Main text color (palette foreground)
theme[main_fg]="#cbe3e7"

# Title color for boxes
theme[title]="#cbe3e7"

# Highlight color for keyboard shortcuts (magenta accent)
theme[hi_fg]="#c991e1"

# Background color of selected item in processes box (derived selection mid-tone)
theme[selected_bg]="#3b3470"

# Foreground color of selected item in processes box
theme[selected_fg]="#cbe3e7"

# Color of inactive/disabled text (derived dim)
theme[inactive_fg]="#5a5475"

# Color of text appearing on top of graphs (uptime, network scaling, etc.)
theme[graph_text]="#cbe3e7"

# Background color of the percentage meters (track behind the fill)
theme[meter_bg]="#3b3470"

# Misc colors for processes box (mini cpu graphs, details memory graph, status text)
theme[proc_misc]="#906cff"

# CPU box outline (dark_magenta — signature accent)
theme[cpu_box]="#906cff"

# Memory/disks box outline (dark_green)
theme[mem_box]="#62d196"

# Net up/down box outline (dark_red — distinct from other boxes)
theme[net_box]="#ff5458"

# Processes box outline (dark_cyan)
theme[proc_box]="#63f2f1"

# Box divider line and small boxes line color
theme[div_line]="#3b3470"

# Temperature graph: cool → warm → hot
theme[temp_start]="#63f2f1"  # dark_cyan (cool)
theme[temp_mid]="#ffb378"    # dark_yellow (warm)
theme[temp_end]="#ff5458"    # dark_red (hot)

# CPU graph: idle → busy → maxed (severity)
theme[cpu_start]="#62d196"   # dark_green
theme[cpu_mid]="#ffb378"     # dark_yellow
theme[cpu_end]="#ff5458"     # dark_red

# Mem/Disk free meter (green family — free = good)
theme[free_start]="#62d196"  # dark_green
theme[free_mid]="#95ffa4"    # green
theme[free_end]="#aaffe4"    # cyan

# Mem/Disk cached meter (cyan/blue family)
theme[cached_start]="#63f2f1" # dark_cyan
theme[cached_mid]="#aaffe4"   # cyan
theme[cached_end]="#91ddff"   # blue

# Mem/Disk available meter (warm yellow → cyan family)
theme[available_start]="#ffb378" # dark_yellow
theme[available_mid]="#ffe9aa"   # yellow
theme[available_end]="#aaffe4"   # cyan

# Mem/Disk used meter (severity — used = warning)
theme[used_start]="#ffe9aa"  # yellow
theme[used_mid]="#ffb378"    # dark_yellow
theme[used_end]="#ff5458"    # dark_red

# Download graph (blue family — incoming)
theme[download_start]="#65b2ff" # dark_blue
theme[download_mid]="#91ddff"   # blue
theme[download_end]="#aaffe4"   # cyan

# Upload graph (magenta family — outgoing)
theme[upload_start]="#906cff"  # dark_magenta
theme[upload_mid]="#c991e1"    # magenta
theme[upload_end]="#aaffe4"    # cyan

# Process box gradient (signature ChallengerDeep ramp)
theme[process_start]="#906cff" # dark_magenta
theme[process_mid]="#c991e1"   # magenta
theme[process_end]="#63f2f1"   # dark_cyan


Now let me confirm btop actually accepts it — btop loads themes lazily, but a syntax error makes it silently fall back to default. I'll point btop at this theme via its config and check the parse.


Bash

# Sanity-check: every theme[...] entry has a valid hex value (or empty)
echo '== schema check =='
grep -c '^theme\[' ~/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme
echo ' theme keys'
grep -oE 'theme\[[a-z_]+\]="[^"]*"' ~/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme | grep -vE '="(#[0-9a-f]{6}|)"$' | head
echo '== keys covered =='
grep -oE 'theme\[[a-z_]+\]' ~/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme | sort -u | wc -l | xargs echo 'unique keys:'
echo '== compare against dracula reference =='
diff <(grep -oE 'theme\[[a-z_]+\]' ~/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme | sort -u) <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aristocratos/btop/main/themes/dracula.theme | grep -oE 'theme\[[a-z_]+\]' | sort -u)
echo '---diff exit='$?

Validate every theme key exists and has a valid hex value


== schema check ==
42
 theme keys
ugrep: error: error at position 20
(?m)="(#[0-9a-f]{6}|)"$
                    \___empty (sub)expression

== keys covered ==
unique keys: 42
== compare against dracula reference ==
---diff exit=0


42/42 keys, perfect match against the dracula reference (zero diff). Let me also verify every value is a valid hex with a cleaner check.


# Find any line where the value isn't a 6-digit hex (allowing empty)
grep -E '^theme\[' ~/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme | grep -vE '="#[0-9a-f]{6}"$' | grep -vE '=""$'
echo 'malformed values: '$?
echo '---'
# Also try running btop in a way that surfaces errors. btop has a --version and accepts --debug.
btop --help 2>&1 | grep -iE 'debug|theme' | head -5

Confirm hex validity and look for btop validation flags


theme[temp_start]="#63f2f1"  # dark_cyan (cool)
theme[temp_mid]="#ffb378"    # dark_yellow (warm)
theme[temp_end]="#ff5458"    # dark_red (hot)
theme[cpu_start]="#62d196"   # dark_green
theme[cpu_mid]="#ffb378"     # dark_yellow
theme[cpu_end]="#ff5458"     # dark_red
theme[free_start]="#62d196"  # dark_green
theme[free_mid]="#95ffa4"    # green
theme[free_end]="#aaffe4"    # cyan
theme[cached_start]="#63f2f1" # dark_cyan
theme[cached_mid]="#aaffe4"   # cyan
theme[cached_end]="#91ddff"   # blue
theme[available_start]="#ffb378" # dark_yellow
theme[available_mid]="#ffe9aa"   # yellow
theme[available_end]="#aaffe4"   # cyan
theme[used_start]="#ffe9aa"  # yellow
theme[used_mid]="#ffb378"    # dark_yellow
theme[used_end]="#ff5458"    # dark_red
theme[download_start]="#65b2ff" # dark_blue
theme[download_mid]="#91ddff"   # blue
theme[download_end]="#aaffe4"   # cyan
theme[upload_start]="#906cff"  # dark_magenta
theme[upload_mid]="#c991e1"    # magenta
theme[upload_end]="#aaffe4"    # cyan
theme[process_start]="#906cff" # dark_magenta
theme[process_mid]="#c991e1"   # magenta
theme[process_end]="#63f2f1"   # dark_cyan
malformed values: 0
---
       --debug         start in DEBUG mode: shows microsecond timer for information collect
                       and screen draw functions and sets loglevel to DEBUG


False alarm on the regex — my anchor missed the inline `# comments`. Re-checking with a corrected pattern.


grep -E '^theme\[' ~/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme \
  | sed -E 's/[[:space:]]*#[^"]*$//' \
  | grep -vE '^theme\[[a-z_]+\]="(#[0-9a-f]{6})?"$'
echo '---malformed values lines: '$?

Strip inline comments before validating each theme value


---malformed values lines: 1


All 42 values clean hex, zero malformed lines. Let me check if you have an existing btop config and what theme it's pointing at.


ls -la ~/.config/btop/btop.conf 2>/dev/null && grep -E '^color_theme' ~/.config/btop/btop.conf 2>/dev/null || echo 'NO_BTOP_CONF'

Check existing btop config for active theme


.rw-r--r-- steve.briggs staff 8.3 KB Wed Mar 18 13:51:22 2026 /Users/steve.briggs/.config/btop/btop.conf
color_theme = "Default"


Done, Sir Charles. Theme written and validated — every key from the canonical schema is covered (42/42, zero diff against btop's reference template), every value is a clean 6-digit hex.

**File:** `~/.config/btop/themes/challengerdeep.theme`

**Activate it** — your `btop.conf` currently points at `color_theme = "Default"`. Either:
- **In-app**: launch `btop`, press `o` (options), navigate to **color theme**, scroll to `challengerdeep`, hit `enter`. Saves to your config automatically.
- **Direct edit**: change line 1-ish of `~/.config/btop/btop.conf` to `color_theme = "challengerdeep"`.

**Mapping notes**
- **Box outlines** match dracula's distribution for visual separation: cpu = `dark_magenta` (signature accent), mem = `dark_green`, net = `dark_red`, proc = `dark_cyan`. Each box gets a clearly distinct hue at a glance.
- **`main_bg`** is set to `#1b182c` for self-containment. Blank it out (`theme[main_bg]=""`) if you'd rather inherit terminal transparency.
- **Selection / dividers** use the same derived `#3b3470` mid-tone we've used in every other ChallengerDeep theme this session. `inactive_fg` uses derived dim `#5a5475`.
- **Gradient design** — two strategies depending on what each meter signals:
  - **Severity ramps** (where high = bad): `temp` and `cpu` go cool/calm → warm → red, and `used` memory goes yellow → orange → red. At a glance, a hot CPU graph looks hot.
  - **Color-family ramps** (where the gradient is purely aesthetic): `free`/`cached`/`available`/`download`/`upload`/`process` each pick a palette family and ramp brightness/hue within it — green family for free, cyan for cached, blue for download, magenta for upload, etc. So each metric stays visually associated with one color identity.
- **`process` gradient** uses the signature ChallengerDeep ramp `dark_magenta → magenta → dark_cyan` so the process list bars carry the theme's identity even when nothing else has color action.


You wanted the ChallengerDeep palette ported to your dev tooling — done for lsd, zellij, starship, GoLand (.icls + plugin JAR), and btop. Next: activate the btop theme via `o` → color theme → challengerdeep. (disable recaps in /config)


can you create a custom slack theme as well?


Slack's custom theme is just a comma-separated string of 8 hex colors that you paste into **Preferences → Themes → Create a new theme**. No file format, no plugin — but I'll save the string somewhere stable for future reference.


mkdir -p ~/.config/themes && ls ~/.config/themes/ 2>/dev/null

Make themes scratch dir if needed


drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff  64 B Mon May  4 12:36:50 2026 .
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 800 B Mon May  4 12:36:50 2026 ..


Write

Challenger Deep — Slack custom sidebar theme
Palette: https://github.com/challenger-deep-theme/themes

To install: Slack → Preferences → Themes → scroll to bottom →
"Create a new theme" → paste the line below into "Copy & paste theme values":

#1b182c,#3b3470,#906cff,#100e23,#2a2640,#cbe3e7,#62d196,#ff5458

Slot-by-slot mapping (in order):

  1. Column BG          #1b182c   palette background — main sidebar
  2. Menu BG Hover      #3b3470   derived selection mid-tone — dropdown hover
  3. Active Item        #906cff   dark_magenta — signature accent for the
                                  "you are here" channel pill
  4. Active Item Text   #100e23   palette black — high-contrast text on the
                                  bright accent pill
  5. Hover Item         #2a2640   derived elevated surface — subtle channel-
                                  list hover, deliberately understated
  6. Text Color         #cbe3e7   palette foreground — sidebar text
  7. Active Presence    #62d196   dark_green — the "online" dot
  8. Mention Badge      #ff5458   dark_red — unread mention pip


File created successfully at: /Users/steve.briggs/.config/themes/slack-challengerdeep.txt

Challenger Deep — Slack custom sidebar theme
Palette: https://github.com/challenger-deep-theme/themes

To install: Slack → Preferences → Themes → scroll to bottom →
"Create a new theme" → paste the line below into "Copy & paste theme values":

#1b182c,#3b3470,#906cff,#100e23,#2a2640,#cbe3e7,#62d196,#ff5458

Slot-by-slot mapping (in order):

  1. Column BG          #1b182c   palette background — main sidebar
  2. Menu BG Hover      #3b3470   derived selection mid-tone — dropdown hover
  3. Active Item        #906cff   dark_magenta — signature accent for the
                                  "you are here" channel pill
  4. Active Item Text   #100e23   palette black — high-contrast text on the
                                  bright accent pill
  5. Hover Item         #2a2640   derived elevated surface — subtle channel-
                                  list hover, deliberately understated
  6. Text Color         #cbe3e7   palette foreground — sidebar text
  7. Active Presence    #62d196   dark_green — the "online" dot
  8. Mention Badge      #ff5458   dark_red — unread mention pip


Done, Sir Charles. The theme string is just one line, but I saved the slot-by-slot mapping alongside so you can tweak intelligently later.

**The string to paste:**

```
#1b182c,#3b3470,#906cff,#100e23,#2a2640,#cbe3e7,#62d196,#ff5458
```

**Install:** Slack → **Preferences → Themes** → scroll past the built-in themes → **"Create a new theme"** (or some Slack versions phrase it as **"Copy & paste theme values"**) → paste the line above → save.

**Saved reference:** `~/.config/themes/slack-challengerdeep.txt` — full slot-by-slot breakdown for if you want to nudge any of the 8 colors later.

**Mapping notes**
- Slot 3 (Active Item) is `dark_magenta` `#906cff` — the same signature accent we've been using everywhere (starship modules, IDE focus rings, btop CPU box, lsd inode-valid). The "current channel" pill is the one place in Slack you stare at constantly, so it's worth giving it the strongest accent.
- Slot 4 (Active Item Text) is palette **black** rather than foreground — on the bright magenta pill, dark text is dramatically more readable than light text.
- Slot 5 (Hover Item) is deliberately gentle (`#2a2640`, the derived elevated surface). Slack's own themes use a barely-perceptible hover; matching that keeps the channel list feeling calm instead of strobing as your mouse drifts.
- Slots 7/8 (presence + mention badge) keep the conventional **green dot / red badge** semantics rather than reskinning to palette accents — those are universally readable signals and recoloring them would be cute but cost legibility.

**Caveat** — this only restyles the **sidebar**. Slack doesn't expose any theming for the message panel, the composer, or the right rail; those remain on Slack's normal light/dark mode. If you want the message panel dark, set Slack's overall appearance to **Dark** (Preferences → Themes → Dark) *and then* apply the custom sidebar string on top — the two settings stack.


You're porting the ChallengerDeep palette across your tooling and now have themes for lsd, Zellij, starship, GoLand (loose icls plus a packaged plugin JAR), btop, and Slack. Next: install the GoLand plugin from ~/Downloads/ChallengerDeep.jar and paste the Slack string into Preferences.


how about an obsidian theme?


Let me find your vault first so I know where to drop the theme.


Bash

find ~/Documents ~/Obsidian ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents 2>/dev/null -maxdepth 4 -type d -name '.obsidian' 2>/dev/null | head -10
echo '---'
# also check iCloud and any home-dir vaults
find ~ -maxdepth 3 -type d -name '.obsidian' 2>/dev/null | head -10

Locate Obsidian vault(s)


/Users/steve.briggs/Documents/notes/.obsidian
/Users/steve.briggs/Documents/obsidian/home/.obsidian
/Users/steve.briggs/Documents/obsidian/docs/.obsidian
---
/Users/steve.briggs/Documents/notes/.obsidian


Three vaults. Let me check which is most active so I know where to recommend activating it.


for v in ~/Documents/notes ~/Documents/obsidian/home ~/Documents/obsidian/docs; do
  echo "=== $v ==="
  stat -f "%Sm  workspace last modified" -t "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M" "$v/.obsidian/workspace.json" 2>/dev/null || echo "no workspace.json"
  ls -d "$v/.obsidian/themes" 2>/dev/null && ls "$v/.obsidian/themes/" 2>/dev/null | head -5
done

Check vault recency and existing themes


Error: Exit code 2
=== /Users/steve.briggs/Documents/notes ===
2024-05-30 14:11  workspace last modified
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Thu Jul 11 12:15:45 2024 /Users/steve.briggs/Documents/notes/.obsidian/themes
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Thu Jul 11 12:15:40 2024 Dracula for Obsidian
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 448 B Thu Jul 11 12:15:45 2024 ..
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Thu Jul 11 12:15:45 2024 .
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Thu Jul 11 12:15:45 2024 Purple Aurora
=== /Users/steve.briggs/Documents/obsidian/home ===
2026-05-01 16:17  workspace last modified
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 160 B Thu Apr 30 10:06:09 2026 /Users/steve.briggs/Documents/obsidian/home/.obsidian/themes
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 384 B Thu Apr 30 10:05:51 2026 ..
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Thu Apr 30 10:05:51 2026 Obsidianite
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Thu Apr 30 10:06:04 2026 Dracula for Obsidian
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 160 B Thu Apr 30 10:06:09 2026 .
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B Thu Apr 30 10:06:09 2026 GitHub Theme
=== /Users/steve.briggs/Documents/obsidian/docs ===
2026-04-30 14:48  workspace last modified


Two active vaults (`obsidian/home` and `obsidian/docs`, both touched this week) plus a stale one. I'll build the canonical theme once, install it into the two active vaults, and tell you the path so you can copy to `notes/` if you want.


mkdir -p ~/.config/themes/obsidian-challengerdeep && ls ~/.config/themes/

Create canonical theme dir


drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 800 B  Mon May  4 12:36:50 2026 ..
.rw-r--r-- steve.briggs staff 1.1 KB Mon May  4 12:37:02 2026 slack-challengerdeep.txt
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff  64 B  Mon May  4 12:51:30 2026 obsidian-challengerdeep
drwxr-xr-x steve.briggs staff 128 B  Mon May  4 12:51:30 2026 .


Write

{
  "name": "Challenger Deep",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "minAppVersion": "1.0.0",
  "author": "Sir Charles of St Cheese",
  "authorUrl": "https://github.com/challenger-deep-theme/themes",
  "description": "Challenger Deep palette ported to Obsidian — dark only."
}


File created successfully at: /Users/steve.briggs/.config/themes/obsidian-challengerdeep/manifest.json

Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep palette ported to Obsidian — dark only.