avatarTrevor Tarakjian

Summary

The website content discusses custom color palettes for the Minimal theme in Obsidian, offering a range of themes inspired by various sources, with instructions on how to download and apply them.

Abstract

The article titled "Style Your Obsidian Vault with Custom Color Palettes" provides a guide for users looking to personalize their Obsidian Vault experience by using custom color palettes based on the Minimal theme. The author, after deciding to stick with the Minimal theme, was motivated to create more personal and distinctive color schemes, drawing inspiration from personal photographs and other aesthetic elements. These themes are available for download and require the Style Settings plugin to be installed. The article emphasizes that the themes will alter other style settings and advises users on how to import the themes and make further customizations. The themes are regularly updated, and the author encourages users to explore and resonate with their aesthetic choices. The article also mentions that the themes can be toggled between light and dark modes, specifically highlighting the Abyss theme for dark mode users.

Opinions

  • The author expresses a strong preference for a personalized and aesthetically pleasing design for their Obsidian Vault, emphasizing the importance of satisfaction with the look and feel.
  • There is an evident enthusiasm for the Minimal theme, as the author chose it over other options and expanded upon it with custom color palettes.
  • The author believes that the provided color palettes will appeal to others who share a similar aesthetic taste, suggesting a sense of community and shared design preferences.
  • The inclusion of the Abyss theme as a default dark mode option indicates a recognition of the diverse preferences among users

Style Your Obsidian Vault with Custom Color Palettes

Feeling truly comfortable with the look and feel of my Vault is an oddly unique sensation. Good design often works that way- you don’t really know you’re satisfied until it hits you.

After making the executive decision to keep using the Minimal theme, I found myself unsatisfied with the color palettes that were available out of the box. I wanted my Vault to be more personal, to make it distinctive and reflective of my taste, so I took to pulling in and curating inspirational images that made me feel a certain way, that truly me. Drawing from those images, I began crafting unique color palettes using the Style Settings provided with the Minimal theme, and I thought it would be worthwhile to share these here, on the chance that others might similarly resonate with my aesthetic choices. This page will be regularly updated, and you can download all of the themes on the store.

Read First

  • These color palettes are all based on the Minimal theme, and you must have Style Settings installed in order to import them.
  • This will alter other Minimal Style Settings that I have toggled on and off, outside of the color palettes. You can of course choose to modify these yourself by adding/removing lines from the included .json files.
  • To import, download any of the themes, open Style Settings in Obsidian, then click Import > Import File.
  • Icons on the sidebar are from the Folder Icons plugin, with the Lucide pack installed.
  • The Abyss Color Palette is included in all of them, simply toggle on Dark Mode.

The Themes

All photos are my own unless otherwise stated.

Glitch

Glitch is based on a small coffee shop in Tokyo of the same name. It’s a Light palette with a beautiful burnt orange off-set. I also highly recommend their coffee.

Glitch Color Palette

Koi

There’s a lot of “Japan Inspired” color palettes. This one is based on a Koi fish photographed in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

Koi Color Palette

Gundam

Based on Kurganov Nikolay’s kit-bash sketch.

Gundam Color Palette

Abyss

Abyss is based on the Bearded Brewing Storm color theme in VS Code. It’s a Dark theme with some tweaks to make bold and italics more readable.

Abyss Color Palette

Tempest

Tempest is based on the Bearded Midnight Void color theme in VS Code.

Tempest Color Palette

Direct Download

Available on the productnook store.

Originally published at https://www.productnook.com on August 6, 2023.

Obsidian
CSS
Customization
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