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+# desertex theme
+
+# Code
+face value      rgb:fa8072
+face type       rgb:dfdfbf
+face identifier rgb:87ceeb
+face string     rgb:fa8072
+face error      rgb:c3bf9f+b
+face keyword    rgb:eedc82
+face operator   rgb:87ceeb
+face attribute  rgb:eedc82
+face comment    rgb:7ccd7c+i
+
+# #include <...>
+face meta rgb:ee799f
+
+# Markup
+face title  blue
+face header cyan
+face bold   red
+face italic yellow
+face mono   green
+face block  magenta
+face link   cyan
+face bullet cyan
+face list   yellow
+
+# Builtin
+# fg,bg+attributes
+# face Default default,rgb:262626 <- change the terminal bg color instead
+face Default default,default
+
+face PrimarySelection   white,blue
+face SecondarySelection black,blue
+
+face PrimaryCursor   black,white
+face SecondaryCursor black,white
+
+face LineNumbers      rgb:605958
+face LineNumberCursor yellow,default+b
+
+# Bottom menu:
+# text + background
+face MenuBackground black,rgb:c2bfa5+b
+# selected entry in the menu (use 302028 when true color support is fixed)
+face MenuForeground rgb:f0a0c0,magenta
+
+# completion menu info
+face MenuInfo white,rgb:445599
+
+# assistant, [+]
+face Information black,yellow
+
+face Error      white,red
+face StatusLine cyan,default
+
+# Status line modes and prompts:
+# insert, prompt, enter key...
+face StatusLineMode rgb:ffd75f,default
+
+# 1 sel
+face StatusLineInfo blue,default
+
+# param=value, reg=value. ex: "ey
+face StatusLineValue green,default
+
+face StatusCursor black,cyan
+
+# :
+face Prompt blue
+
+# (), {}
+face MatchingChar cyan+b
+
+# EOF tildas (~)
+face BufferPadding blue,default