An eye-friendly, OLED-optimized dark theme for Omarchy 4.0.2+, celebrating the aesthetic harmony of Bosphorus nights, Iznik ceramics, and Turkish cultural motifs.
The Istanbul theme is engineered around Turkish Turquoise (#00cbb8) paired with harmonic complementary, triadic, and cultural accent tones on top of a true OLED pitch-dark base (#070a0e).
| Role / Variable | Hex | Color Swatch & Cultural Meaning |
|---|---|---|
background |
#070a0e |
⬛ OLED Pitch Black — Deep night sky, battery saver & high contrast |
foreground |
#dbe4ee |
⬜ Soft Slate Bone — Eye-friendly text, zero glare / fatigue |
accent |
#00cbb8 |
💎 Turkish Turquoise (Türk Turkuazı) — Primary highlight & Iznik ceramic glow |
cursor |
#00eed9 |
✨ Luminous Turquoise — High visibility pointer |
selection_background |
#152c38 |
🌊 Bosphorus Waters (Boğaziçi) — Deep ocean highlight |
color1 (Red) |
#e76f51 |
🌷 Lale & Mercan Kırmızısı (Coral / Tulip) — Split-complementary warm contrast |
color2 (Green) |
#2ec4b6 |
🍃 İznik Yeşili (Iznik Green) — Vibrant ceramic leaf green |
color3 (Yellow) |
#e9c46a |
🪙 Sultan Altını / Safran (Gold) — Triadic warm gold accent |
color4 (Blue) |
#3a86ff |
🌌 Boğaziçi Kobalt Mavisi (Cobalt) — Deep tile & water blue |
color5 (Magenta) |
#b5838d |
🌸 İstanbul Erguvanı (Judas Blossom) — Historic springtime blossom purple |
color6 (Cyan) |
#00cbb8 |
💠 İznik Turkuazı (Turquoise Cyan) |
color7 (White) |
#cbd5e1 |
🌫️ Sis Beyazı (Soft White) |
istanbul-night.jpg(Default): Minimalist modern OLED night skyline of Istanbul featuring the Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi), Galata Tower, and serene Bosphorus waters with subtle turquoise reflections.iznik-geometric.jpg: Elegant 8-pointed Seljuk star and Ottoman Iznik tile mandala with luminous gold and turquoise accents on pure black.ottoman-tulip.jpg: Stylized Ottoman tulip (Lale) minimal filigree vector art with subtle warm coral and turquoise illumination.
Once you push this repo to GitHub (e.g. https://github.com/<your-username>/omarchy-istanbul-theme):
- Press
Super + Space(orSuper + Alt + Space) to open the Omarchy launcher. - Navigate to Install > Style > Theme.
- Paste the repository URL:
https://github.com/<your-username>/omarchy-istanbul-theme
Or via terminal:
omarchy theme install https://github.com/<your-username>/omarchy-istanbul-theme
omarchy theme set istanbulClone or copy this directory to your machine and run:
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/omarchy-istanbul-theme.git
cd omarchy-istanbul-theme
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh
omarchy theme set istanbulTo publish your theme and submit it to the Omarchy community:
cd /path/to/omarchy-istanbul-theme
git init
git add .
git commit -m "feat: initial release of Omarchy Istanbul theme"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin git@github.com:<your-username>/omarchy-istanbul-theme.git
git push -u origin mainGo to your GitHub repository settings and add the following topics so other Omarchy users can discover it:
omarchyomarchy-themeomarchy-themeshyprland-theme
You can request your theme to be featured in the official Omarchy themes list:
- Fork the official Omarchy repository (or documentation site at
github.com/omacom-io/omarchyorgithub.com/basecamp/omarchy). - Add
istanbulwith your repository URL to the Extra Themes documentation / list. - Open a Pull Request (PR) with title:
Add Istanbul theme to extra themes.
MIT License — Free to use, modify, and distribute.