Catthode for Alacritty

From CRT to OLED. Bringing warmth back to a world of cold themes. cattho.de

Catthode is a high-contrast, retro-futuristic theme designed for prolonged shell sessions. It blends the crushed blacks of modern OLED displays with the comforting, warm glow of analog tungsten filaments.

🎨 Color Palette

Surface

Color	Hex	Role
Base	#000000	Terminal background, pure void
Sidebar	#141414	Dimmed background colors
Selection	#2d2d2d	Text selection, cursor line
Border	#636363	Borders, split dividers

Phosphor

Color	Hex	Role
Text	#ffffff	Standard text
Variable	#e8e8e8	Variables
Comment	#b3b3b3	Comments
Ignored	#757575	Dimmed text

Glow

Color	Hex	Role
Wheat	#fae2c8	Bright Yellow (ANSI 11)
Tan	#d9b98c	Secondary highlights
Gold	#ffb86c	Yellow (ANSI 3)
Amber	#ff9e3b	Cursor, Focused matches
Clay	#f08d49	Numbers, constants

Accents

Color	Hex	Role
Red	#ff6b6b	Red (ANSI 1/9)
Green	#b9d665	Green (ANSI 2/10)
Cyan	#aee6d6	Cyan (ANSI 6/14)
Blue	#9cd9e6	Blue (ANSI 4/12)
Purple	#eba4be	Magenta (ANSI 5/13)

📦 Installation

1. Download catthode.toml to your Alacritty configuration directory (usually ~/.config/alacritty/).

   mkdir -p ~/.config/alacritty
   curl -o ~/.config/alacritty/catthode.toml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/catthode/alacritty/main/catthode.toml

2. Import the theme in your alacritty.toml configuration file.

   Add the following to your ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml:

   [general]
   import = [
     "~/.config/alacritty/catthode.toml"
   ]

   Note: If you already have an import array, just add the path to the list.

🔧 Manual Configuration

If you prefer to copy the configuration directly, add the following to your alacritty.toml:

[colors.primary]
background = "#000000"
foreground = "#ffffff"
dim_foreground = "#b3b3b3"

[colors.cursor]
text = "#000000"
cursor = "#ff9e3b"

[colors.vi_mode_cursor]
text = "#000000"
cursor = "#ff9e3b"

[colors.search.matches]
foreground = "#000000"
background = "#ffb86c"

[colors.search.focused_match]
foreground = "#000000"
background = "#b9d665"

[colors.footer_bar]
background = "#141414"
foreground = "#b3b3b3"

[colors.hints.start]
foreground = "#000000"
background = "#ffb86c"

[colors.hints.end]
foreground = "#000000"
background = "#b9d665"

[colors.selection]
text = "CellForeground"
background = "#2d2d2d"

[colors.normal]
black = "#141414"
red = "#ff6b6b"
green = "#b9d665"
yellow = "#ffb86c"
blue = "#9cd9e6"
magenta = "#eba4be"
cyan = "#aee6d6"
white = "#b3b3b3"

[colors.bright]
black = "#636363"
red = "#ff6b6b"
green = "#b9d665"
yellow = "#fae2c8"
blue = "#9cd9e6"
magenta = "#eba4be"
cyan = "#aee6d6"
white = "#ffffff"

[colors.dim]
black = "#141414"
red = "#ff6b6b"
green = "#b9d665"
yellow = "#ffb86c"
blue = "#9cd9e6"
magenta = "#eba4be"
cyan = "#aee6d6"
white = "#b3b3b3"