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+# Kaleidoscope: colorblind-friendly light colorscheme
+# https://personal.sron.nl/~pault/
+
+evaluate-commands %sh{
+    # NOTE: tone down black and white for aesthetics,
+    # ideally those should be pure #000 and #FFF
+    black="rgb:1C1C1C"
+    white="rgb:FDFDFD"
+
+    # Regular text
+    bright_blue="rgb:4477AA"
+    bright_cyan="rgb:66CCEE"
+    bright_green="rgb:228833"
+    bright_yellow="rgb:CCBB44"
+    bright_red="rgb:EE6677"
+    bright_purple="rgb:AA3377"
+    bright_grey="rgb:BBBBBB"
+
+    # Emphasis
+    high_contrast_blue="rgb:004488"
+    high_contrast_yellow="rgb:DDAA33"
+    high_contrast_red="rgb:BB5566"
+
+    # High contrast alternative text
+    vibrant_orange="rgb:EE7733"
+    vibrant_blue="rgb:0077BB"
+    vibrant_cyan="rgb:33BBEE"
+    vibrant_magenta="rgb:EE3377"
+    vibrant_red="rgb:CC3311"
+    vibrant_teal="rgb:009988"
+    vibrant_grey="rgb:BBBBBB"
+
+    # Darker text with no red
+    muted_rose="rgb:CC6677"
+    muted_indigo="rgb:332288"
+    muted_sand="rgb:DDCC77"
+    muted_green="rgb:117733"
+    muted_cyan="rgb:88CCEE"
+    muted_wine="rgb:882255"
+    muted_teal="rgb:44AA99"
+    muted_olive="rgb:999933"
+    muted_purple="rgb:AA4499"
+    muted_pale_grey="rgb:DDDDDD"
+
+    # Low contrast background colors
+    light_blue="rgb:77AADD"
+    light_orange="rgb:EE8866"
+    light_yellow="rgb:EEDD88"
+    light_pink="rgb:FFAABB"
+    light_cyan="rgb:99DDFF"
+    light_mint="rgb:44BB99"
+    light_pear="rgb:BBCC33"
+    light_olive="rgb:AAAA00"
+    light_grey="rgb:DDDDDD"
+
+    # Pale background colors, black foreground
+    pale_blue="rgb:BBCCEE"
+    pale_cyan="rgb:CCEEFF"
+    pale_green="rgb:CCDDAA"
+    pale_yellow="rgb:EEEEBB"
+    pale_red="rgb:FFCCCC"
+    pale_grey="rgb:DDDDDD"
+
+    # Dark background colors, white foreground
+    dark_blue="rgb:222255"
+    dark_cyan="rgb:225555"
+    dark_green="rgb:225522"
+    dark_yellow="rgb:666633"
+    dark_red="rgb:663333"
+    dark_grey="rgb:555555"
+
+    # NOTE: Do not use any color that hasn't been defined above (no hardcoding)
+    cat <<- EOF
+
+    # For Code
+    set-face global keyword ${muted_indigo}
+    set-face global attribute ${muted_purple}
+    set-face global type ${vibrant_blue}
+    set-face global string ${muted_wine}
+    set-face global value ${muted_rose}
+    set-face global meta ${muted_olive}
+    set-face global builtin ${muted_indigo}+b
+    set-face global module ${vibrant_orange}
+    set-face global comment ${muted_green}+i
+    set-face global function Default
+    set-face global operator Default
+    set-face global variable Default
+
+    # For markup
+    set-face global title ${muted_indigo}+b
+    set-face global header ${high_contrast_blue}
+    set-face global block ${vibrant_magenta}
+    set-face global mono ${vibrant_red}
+    set-face global link ${vibrant_blue}+u
+    set-face global list Default
+    set-face global bullet +b
+    set-face global bold +b
+    set-face global italic +i
+
+    # Built-in faces
+    set-face global Default ${black},${white}
+    set-face global PrimarySelection ${black},${pale_blue}+fg
+    set-face global SecondarySelection ${black},${pale_cyan}+fg
+    set-face global PrimaryCursor ${white},${dark_blue}+fg
+    set-face global SecondaryCursor ${white},${dark_cyan}+fg
+    set-face global PrimaryCursorEol ${white},${dark_grey}+fg
+    set-face global SecondaryCursorEol ${white},${vibrant_grey}+fg
+
+    set-face global StatusLine ${white},${dark_grey}
+    set-face global StatusLineMode ${black},${pale_blue}
+    set-face global StatusLineInfo ${black},${muted_sand}
+    set-face global StatusLineValue ${vibrant_orange},${muted_sand}+b
+    set-face global StatusCursor ${black},${high_contrast_yellow}
+    set-face global Prompt ${black},${muted_sand}
+    set-face global MenuForeground ${black},${muted_sand}
+    set-face global MenuBackground ${black},${pale_grey}
+    set-face global MenuInfo ${high_contrast_blue}+i
+
+    set-face global LineNumbers ${black},${pale_grey}
+    set-face global LineNumbersWrapped ${black},${vibrant_grey}+i
+    set-face global LineNumberCursor ${white},${dark_grey}+b
+    set-face global MatchingChar ${white},${dark_grey}
+    set-face global Whitespace ${vibrant_grey}+f
+
+    set-face global Information ${black},${muted_sand}
+    set-face global Error ${white},${vibrant_red}
+    set-face global BufferPadding ${vibrant_grey}
+
+EOF
+}