PluginStatsNew Moon Syntax Theme installs statistics
By Tania Rascia · VS Code Marketplace · Themes
The optimized dark theme for web development. Your new favorite theme.
New Moon Syntax Theme has 119,757 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2143 of 2,502 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.95 / 5 from 20 ratings
About New Moon Syntax Theme
🌙 New Moon Syntax Theme 
The optimized dark theme for web development.
Intuitive Syntax Highlighting
New Moon is the optimized dark theme for web development. It has been meticulously designed to be easy on the eyes and intuitive. It's pleasant for long coding hours in any language, and particularly well suited for HTML, CSS, SCSS/LESS, PHP (WordPress), and JavaScript (React, Vue).
- HTML & CSS work together
- Optimized for JSX and React
- Clear distinctions between code and markup
Platforms
New Moon is available for:
Note: The Visual Studio Code, Chrome DevTools, and iTerm2 themes are actively maintained.
What Are People Saying?
“Absolutely beautiful theme. Definitely deserves more recognition.” — Arcadia
“Undoubtedly the best color theme ever. Just install and see yourself. The background color is perfect for long time exposure to the eyes. And the code color is well lit and separated from each other.” — Ibnul Alam
“Great theme for long coding hours.” — Volkan
“Really surprised this theme isn't more popular. It's a joy to use for HTML/CSS/JS and PHP. I like that it isn't heavy on blue colors like a lot of the popular dark themes.” — Brendan
“I've been using New Moon for several weeks now, I love it. The color palette is very easy on the eyes, especially after a few hours of coding.” — Jose
Colors
| Usage | Palette | Hex Code |
|---|---|---|
| Background | Darkest | #2d2d2d |
| Comment | Medium | #777c85 |
| Foreground | Light | #b3b9c5 |
| Function | Lightest | #ffffff |
| Variable | Red | #f2777a |
| Number | Orange | #fca369 |
| Attribute | Yellow | #ffd479 |
| Keyword | Light Yellow | #ffeea6 |
| String | Green | ##92d192 |
| Class/Tag | Blue | #6AB0F3 |
| Constant/Pseudo | Aqua | #76d4d6 |
| Support | Purple | #e1a6f2 |
| Operator | Beige | #ac8d58 |
Screenshots
Chrome DevTools
iTerm2
VSC: JavaScript/React
VSC: CSS/Sass
VSC: PHP
Installation
New Moon can be installed through the package/extension/plugin manager by searching for "new-moon".
Acknowledgements
- Originally inspired by Twilight and Tomorrow Night Eighties.
- Chrome DevTools theme forked from Zero Base Themes
Author
License
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.
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Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=taniarascia.new-moon-vscode. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.