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AbsoluteGruv

kkyrusobadkkyrusobad12k downloads

Obsidian theme as it exists in my `.obsidian` folder.

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An Obsidian theme with 3 Gruvbox palette variants — warm, retro-groove colours that are easy on the eyes.

Palette credit: morhetz/gruvbox and sainnhe/gruvbox-material

Screenshot

AbsoluteGruv theme screenshot

Features

  • 3 palette variants — switch via Style Settings (Original / Hybrid / Strict Material)
  • Rainbow headings: H1→red, H2→orange, H3→yellow, H4→green, H5→aqua, H6→purple
  • Full syntax highlighting for code blocks (keywords, strings, functions, operators…)
  • Sidebar tabs always visible by default (auto-hide optional via Style Settings)
  • Bullet relationship lines
  • Clean, borderless UI
  • Compatible with Style Settings plugin

Installation

Via Community Themes (recommended)

Settings → Appearance → Themes → Browse → search AbsoluteGruv

Manual

  1. Download obsidian.css and manifest.json
  2. Create folder <vault>/.obsidian/themes/AbsoluteGruv/
  3. Place both files inside
  4. Settings → Appearance → Themes → select AbsoluteGruv

Style Settings options

Install the Style Settings plugin to customise:

Option Default Description
Palette Variant Original Gruvbox Switch between Original, Hybrid (soft bg), or Strict Material
Auto-hide Sidebar Tabs off Collapse tabs to thin strip, appear on hover
Re-enable Title Bar off Show window title bar
Re-enable Scrollbars off Show scrollbars
Re-enable collapsed pane borders off Show borders on collapsed panes
Re-enable status bar border off Show status bar top border
Left-align images and embeds off Left-align instead of centre

Colour Palette

Dark

Role Original Hybrid Strict Material
Background (base) #1d2021 #32302f #32302f
Background (main) #282828 #32302f #32302f
Surface #3c3836 #3c3836 #3c3836
Foreground #ebdbb2 #ebdbb2 #d4be98
Red #fb4934 #fb4934 #ea6962
Orange #fe8019 #fe8019 #e78a4e
Yellow #fabd2f #fabd2f #d8a657
Green #b8bb26 #b8bb26 #a9b665
Aqua #8ec07c #8ec07c #89b482
Blue #83a598 #83a598 #7daea3
Purple #d3869b #d3869b #d3869b

Light

Role Original / Hybrid Strict Material
Background #fdf6e3 #fbf1c7
Foreground #5c6a72 #654735
Red #f85552 #c14a4a
Orange #f57d26 #c35e0a
Yellow #bf983d #b47109
Green #899c40 #6c782e
Aqua #569d79 #4c7a5d
Blue #5a93a2 #45707a
Purple #b87b9d #945e80

License

MIT

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About
Apply a warm, dark color palette to Obsidian for comfortable writing and clear syntax highlighting. Keep UI elements distinct with balanced contrast and muted tones to reduce eye strain.
Details
Current version
2.0.3
Last updated
2 weeks ago
Created
4 years ago
Updates
4 releases
Downloads
12k
License
MIT
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kkyrusobadkkyrusobad
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