[Feature] Expand Theme System with Additional Color Palettes

[salvatorecorvaglia]

What problem does this solve?

The project already includes palettes like midnight, sunset, neon, and emerald, which cover strong visual styles (dark, neon, warm).
However, there is limited variety for users who prefer:

• Softer, low-contrast themes for long usage sessions
• High-contrast themes for better data readability
• Minimal or neutral palettes for a cleaner developer-focused experience
• Stylized themes (e.g. pixel-art, retro, or monochrome aesthetics)

This limits personalization and can impact usability depending on user preference and context.

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Proposed solution

Expand the theme system by introducing new, non-overlapping color palettes:

• Aurora → teal, indigo, violet (smooth gradients, northern lights inspired)
• Desert → sand, amber, brown, sky (warm, soft contrast)
• Ice → ice blue, frost, white, light gray (clean, high readability)
• Matrix → black, green, dark green (monochrome hacker style)
• Pastel → lavender, mint, peach, baby blue (soft UI-friendly tones)
• Monochrome → black, gray, white (minimal, IDE-like)
• High Contrast → black, yellow, lime (accessibility-focused)

Implementation suggestions:

• Extend the existing theme configuration with new palette definitions
• Ensure compatibility with:
  • 3D environment (buildings, lighting, skybox)
  • UI overlays (text, panels, HUD)
• Add theme selection with persistence (e.g. local storage)
• Optional support for URL parameter (e.g. ?theme=aurora)

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Alternatives considered

• Keeping only current palettes
  → Limits customization and does not address accessibility or long-session usability

• Allowing fully custom user-defined palettes
  → More flexible, but significantly more complex (UI, validation, rendering consistency)

• Dynamic-only themes (time/activity based)
  → Interesting, but should complement—not replace—manual theme selection

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Additional context

Possible future enhancements:

• Theme preview thumbnails in the selector
• Smooth transitions between themes
• Automatic theme switching based on:
  • Time of day
  • User activity

This feature is a low-risk enhancement that builds on the existing visual identity while significantly improving user experience and flexibility.

[Manvikamboz]

Hi @salvatorecorvaglia,

I'd like to work on this issue.

My plan is to extend the existing theme system by introducing the proposed palettes (Aurora, Desert, Ice, Matrix, Pastel, Monochrome, and High Contrast) while keeping the implementation scalable. I'll first review the current theme architecture and, where appropriate, centralize palette definitions to make future theme additions easier to maintain.

I'll also verify compatibility with UI components and the 3D environment, and I'll look into theme persistence support if it isn't already implemented.

Please let me know if there are any specific implementation preferences before I start.

Thanks!

[salvatorecorvaglia]

Hi @Manvikamboz,

Thanks for your interest in working on this issue.

Your proposed approach sounds well thought out. Since I'm not the maintainer of this repository, I'll leave any implementation preferences or architectural decisions to @srizzon.

I appreciate your willingness to contribute and I'm looking forward to seeing your work on this feature.