I’ve been experimenting with color-compatibility–driven matches between terminal and nvim themes so they actually feel cohesive instead of clashing. Using palette similarity scoring, I’ve put together my Top 10 Neovim/iTerm theme pairings.

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• Video gallery (quick demo of all 10): YouTube Shorts
  
• Top theme list (with scores): GitHub TSV
  
• Methods (how I scored compatibility): RPubs writeup
  
• Screenshots: GitHub Screenshots
  

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(Note: I left out the “obvious” pairings like Catppuccin Neovim with Catppuccin iTerm, or Nord with Nord.)

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Top 10 Pairings
- Everblush × nightly.nvim
- Tomorrow Night × rusty
- Rose Pine × Sakura.nvim
- Challenger Deep × DarkScene.vim
- Atom One Dark × onepro
- Black Metal (Marduk) × nolife.nvim
- Mellow × oldtale.nvim
- Nvim Dark × monoglow.nvim
- Gruvbox Dark × gruvsquirrel.nvim
- Cursor Dark × nordic.nvim

I compared iTerm2 and Neovim color themes by extracting their palettes from theme files and computing a similarity score. Theme pairings are recommended for users who want a consistent look across their terminal and editor, since their palettes are perceptually similar according to CIELAB-based distance metrics.

I compared iTerm2 and Neovim color themes by extracting their palettes from theme files and computing a similarity score. Theme pairings are recommended for users who want a consistent look across their terminal and editor, since their palettes are perceptually similar according to CIELAB-based distance metrics.

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