warty.nvim

A dark Neovim colorscheme built around #300A24 — the iconic Ubuntu terminal purple, named after Ubuntu's first release codename, "Warty Warthog."

A Lua-first, modular colorscheme with a base16-ish palette and opt-in plugin integrations.

Preview

warty-nvim.mp4

Background	Text	Accent
#300A24	#F2E9EE	#E77CAB

Installation

lazy.nvim

{
  "itsfoss/warty.nvim",
  priority = 1000,
  lazy = false,
  config = function()
    require("warty").setup({
      -- your custom options here, or omit for defaults
    })
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("warty")
  end,
}

Full warty.lua file you need to add to the ~/.config/nvim/lua/custom/plugins/warty.lua, that include the configuration as well.

return {
  {
    "itsfoss/warty.nvim",
    priority = 1000,
    lazy = false,

    config = function()
      require("warty").setup({
        transparent_background = false,
        term_colors = true,

        dim_inactive = {
          enabled = false,
          shade = "dark",
          percentage = 0.15,
        },

        styles = {
          comments = { "italic" },
          conditionals = { "italic" },
          loops = {},
          functions = {},
          keywords = {},
          strings = {},
          variables = {},
          numbers = {},
          booleans = { "bold" },
          properties = {},
          types = {},
          operators = {},
        },

        integrations = {
          telescope = true,
          treesitter = true,
          native_lsp = true,
          cmp = true,
          gitsigns = true,
          nvimtree = true,
          neotree = true,
          lualine = true,
          indent_blankline = true,
          which_key = true,
          noice = true,
          notify = true,
          mason = true,
          dashboard = true,
          bufferline = true,
          illuminate = true,
        },

        custom_highlights = {
          -- Override or add any highlight group here.
          -- Example:
          -- Comment = { fg = "#ff0000", italic = true },
        },
      })

      vim.cmd.colorscheme("warty")
    end,
  },
}

packer.nvim

Note: packer.nvim is no longer actively maintained upstream. lazy.nvim is the recommended installer if you're starting fresh.

use({
  "itsfoss/warty.nvim", -- replace with your actual GitHub org/user
  config = function()
    require("warty").setup()
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("warty")
  end,
})

Local testing (no GitHub required)

Unzip/clone the plugin locally, then point lazy.nvim at the folder directly instead of a GitHub path:

{
  dir = "~/projects/warty.nvim", -- local path instead of a GitHub string
  name = "warty",
  priority = 1000,
  lazy = false,
  config = function()
    require("warty").setup()
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("warty")
  end,
}

Or, without any plugin manager, symlink it into Neovim's own package path:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/local/start
ln -s /path/to/warty.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/local/start/warty.nvim

Neovim auto-loads anything under pack/*/start/ on startup, so :colorscheme warty will work immediately with no extra config.

Usage without a setup call

If you don't need custom options, you can just run:

colorscheme warty

Configuration

require("warty").setup({
  transparent_background = false,
  term_colors = true,
  dim_inactive = {
    enabled = false,
    shade = "dark",
    percentage = 0.15,
  },
  styles = {
    comments = { "italic" },
    conditionals = { "italic" },
    loops = {},
    functions = {},
    keywords = {},
    strings = {},
    variables = {},
    numbers = {},
    booleans = { "bold" },
    properties = {},
    types = {},
    operators = {},
  },
  integrations = {
    telescope = true,
    treesitter = true,
    native_lsp = true,
    cmp = true,
    gitsigns = true,
    nvimtree = true,
    neotree = true,
    lualine = true,
    indent_blankline = true,
    which_key = true,
    noice = true,
    notify = true,
    mason = true,
    dashboard = true,
    bufferline = true,
    illuminate = true,
  },
  custom_highlights = {
    -- override or add any highlight group
    -- Comment = { fg = "#ff0000", italic = true },
  },
})

Lualine

require("lualine").setup({
  options = {
    theme = require("warty.integrations.lualine").get_theme(require("warty").palette),
  },
})

Help docs

Full documentation is available inside Neovim:

:help warty

Palette

Name	Hex	Role
base	#300A24	Editor background
mantle	#280820	Statusline / sidebar bg
crust	#20061A	Darkest surface
surface0	#3D1230	UI surface
surface1	#4A1A3B	UI surface (elevated)
surface2	#582347	UI surface (highlighted)
overlay0	#6E4560	Borders, muted UI
overlay1	#87607A	Comments
overlay2	#A17C94	Muted text
subtext0	#BC9BAE	Secondary text
subtext1	#D9C4CE	Primary-ish text
text	#F2E9EE	Foreground
rosewater	#F5D9DE	Accent
pink	#E77CAB	Accent (titles, tags)
mauve	#B39DDB	Keywords
red	#EB8A8A	Errors
maroon	#D97C90	Accent
peach	#F5A97F	Numbers, constants
yellow	#F2D272	Types, warnings
green	#8FD19E	Strings, success
teal	#7FC8CB	Hints, regex
sky	#8FD1E8	Operators
blue	#89B4E0	Functions, info
lavender	#B4BEF0	Accent

License

MIT