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What are the best light color themes for text editors?

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5 Options Considered

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Solarized Light
-May 7, 2018
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Leuven
-May 7, 2018
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Two-firewatch
-May 8, 2018
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Soda Light
-Feb 20, 2018
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Ayu
-Feb 15, 2017
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Solarized Light

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Easy on the eyes

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Available for lots of editors, IDE, even terminal emulators

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Low contrast

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Text doesn't stand out as much as with many other themes and may impact readability.
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Leuven

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Helpful for people with astigmatism

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People with astigmatism prefer the bright white background Leuven has since the extra light causes your pupils to contract, which makes your focus sharper.
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Two-firewatch

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True color support for vim

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Usually vim color schemes were limited to 256 colors. It is not the case anymore, with the right setup (latest vim versions and neovim) terminal vim can display as many colors as GUI vim.
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Soda Light

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Light and unobtrusive

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Ayu

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