When comparing Inkpot vs Leuven, the Slant community recommends Inkpot for most people. In the question“What are the best color themes for text editors?” Inkpot is ranked 19th while Leuven is ranked 22nd. The most important reason people chose Inkpot is:
Code, comments and strings have clear & distinctive colors. Colors are bright without clashing.
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Pros
Pro Colorful & distinctive without being distracting
Code, comments and strings have clear & distinctive colors. Colors are bright without clashing.
Pro Works in console vim and gvim equally and as well, providing the closest match between the two visually
Pro Supports 88-color and 256-color terminals to ensure the closest match between the visuals
Pro Helpful for people with astigmatism
People with astigmatism prefer the bright white background since the extra light causes your pupils to contract, which makes your focus sharper.
Pro Helpful for people with deuteranomaly
Leuven is a high-contrast theme preferring blue hues to red ones which makes it easier for people with deuteranomaly (most common form of red-green blindness) to distinguish different syntactical elements.
Cons
Con May cause eye strain
People with blue-light sensitivity may prefer a dark theme.