sarnai

ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠨᠠᠢ

sarnai (ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠨᠠᠢ) means "rose" in Mongolian, my favourite colour, but most of all, the name of my beloved wife. She's the one who made the logo, helped find colors name, refined the palette to be more authentic.

🇲🇳 Philosophy

• Readability First: Good contrast for clarity, but soft enough for long sessions.
• Minimalist Spirit: Sticking with terminal 16 colors and some variants for bgs and fgs.
• green Tints: Because I love green, and I'm tired of blues.

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Neovim

Terminal

🎨 Palette

🌑 Шөнө (Shono) - Night

	Хөвсгөл (Khövsgöl)	#0d1615	Deep forest floor
	Хар Зурхны (Khar Zurkhnii)	#1a2328	Twilight rock formations
	Хайрхан (Khairkhan)	#2a363c	Mountain shadow
	Бурхан (Burkhan)	#7c9b8e	Lichens on stone
	Инжен Буга (Ingen Buga)	#a3aeb5	Morning fog
	Цагаан (Tsagaan)	#d8e1e5	Moonlit snow
	Сарнай (Sarnai)	#c7958d	Wild mountain rose
	Алтан (Altan)	#9d4a40	Nomadic hearth
	Говийн Элс (Goviin Els)	#b0a87a	Desert sands
	Хэнтий (Khentii)	#4a7d6a	Sacred forests
	Дэлгэр (Derger)	#5a9b9e	Glacial waters
	Тэнгэр (Tenger)	#6d8dad	Night sky
	Чоно (Chono)	#1a2328	Wolf's shadow
	Төмөр (Tömör)	#2a363c	Iron ore veins
	Цас (Tsas)	#4a555c	Moonlit ice

🌆 Үдэш (Udesh) - Evening

	Үдшийн Хөвсгөл (Udeshiin Khövsgöl)	#1a2328	Twilight lake reflections
	Үдшийн Чоно (Udeshiin Chono)	#2a363c	Evening wolf's fur
	Үдшийн Төмөр (Udeshiin Tömör)	#4a555c	Dusk-lit iron cliffs
	Үдшийн Бурхан (Udeshiin Burkhan)	#8caa9e	Evening moss
	Үдшийн Инжен (Udeshiin Ingen)	#c8c194	Golden hour mist
	Үдшийн Цагаан (Udeshiin Tsagaan)	#e0e7eb	Last light on snow
	Үдшийн Сарнай (Udeshiin Sarnai)	#e0aeaa	Sunset on wild roses
	Үдшийн Алтан (Udeshiin Altan)	#c76a5d	Glowing embers
	Үдшийн Шар (Udeshiin Shar)	#d8d0a0	Golden steppe grasses
	Үдшийн Хэнтий (Udeshiin Khentii)	#689f8e	Forest at dusk
	Үдшийн Дэлгэр (Udeshiin Derger)	#7dbfc5	Twilight streams
	Үдшийн Тэнгэр (Udeshiin Tenger)	#8fb3d9	Deepening evening sky
	Үдшийн Хар (Udeshiin Khar)	#2a363c	Valley shadows
	Үдшийн Цэнхэр (Udeshiin Tsenkher)	#4a555c	Mountain silhouettes
	Үдшийн Цас (Udeshiin Tsas)	#6d8dad	Moonrise glow

🌄 Өглөө (Ogloo) - Morning

	Өглөөний Нүүдэл (Ogloonii Nüüdel)	#f0f5eb	Morning mist over grass
	Өглөөний Цагаан (Ogloonii Tsagaan)	#e0e7eb	Dew-covered plains
	Өглөөний Инжен (Ogloonii Ingen)	#d8e1e5	Morning fog in valleys
	Өглөөний Бурхан (Ogloonii Burkhan)	#a3aeb5	Shaded stones
	Өглөөний Хэнтий (Ogloonii Khentii)	#7c9b8e	Forest at dawn
	Өглөөний Хар (Ogloonii Khar)	#4a555c	Morning shadows
	Өглөөний Сарнай (Ogloonii Sarnai)	#d9a8ad	Blossoms at sunrise
	Өглөөний Алтан (Ogloonii Altan)	#b56359	Sunlit cliffs
	Өглөөний Шар (Ogloonii Shar)	#c8c194	Golden morning light
	Өглөөний Хэнтий (Ogloonii Khentii)	#7c9b8e	Dewy meadows
	Өглөөний Дэлгэр (Ogloonii Derger)	#5a9b9e	Morning lake ripples
	Өглөөний Тэнгэр (Ogloonii Tenger)	#6d8dad	Clear morning sky
	Өглөөний Цэнхэр (Ogloonii Tsenkher)	#e0e7eb	Soft morning glow
	Өглөөний Цагаан (Ogloonii Tsagaan)	#d8e1e5	Morning mist
	Өглөөний Цас (Ogloonii Tsas)	#a3aeb5	Frost at dawn

📦 Quick Start

Neovim

Install via your favourite plugin manager (e.g., lazy.nvim )

{  
  "yourusername/sarnai.nvim",  
  config = function()  
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("sarnai")  
  end  
}

Terminals

Copy the config files from terminals/ to your terminal’s config directory.

Kitty

mkdir -p ~/.config/kitty/themes/
cp -r terminals/kitty/ ~/.config/kitty/themes/

Then, update your kitty.conf:

include ./themes/sarnai-shono.conf

Alacritty

mkdir -p ~/.config/alacritty/themes/
cp -r terminals/alacritty/ ~/.config/alacritty/themes/

Then, update your alacritty.toml:

[general]
import = [
    "~/.config/alacritty/themes/sarnai-shono.toml"
]

Ghostty

cp -r terminals/ghostty/ ~/.config/ghostty/themes/

Then, update your config:

theme = sarnai-shono

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Contributing

PRs are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
Need help? Open an issue for:

• Porting sarnai to new apps.
• Fixing contrast/readability.
• Adding new bg/fg variants.