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bjarneo/omarchy-ochre-theme

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TLDR

A dark autumn-toned visual theme for the Omarchy desktop project, installed with a single omarchy-theme-install command.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((Ochre theme))
    Inputs
      Omarchy install
      Theme repo URL
    Outputs
      Dark color scheme
      Autumn palette
    Use Cases
      Restyle Omarchy desktop
      Match autumn aesthetic
      Pair with Ochre Light
    Tech Stack
      Lua
      Omarchy

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Apply a warm dark autumn palette to an existing Omarchy desktop install.

USE CASE 2

Switch between Ochre dark and Ochre Light variants depending on time of day.

USE CASE 3

Preview the color scheme before committing by checking the README image.

USE CASE 4

Use the theme as a reference for authoring a new Omarchy color scheme.

Tech stack

LuaOmarchy

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires an existing Omarchy desktop install; the theme alone does nothing outside that environment.

In plain English

Ochre is a visual theme for Omarchy, a desktop setup project maintained by Basecamp. The theme gives Omarchy a dark color scheme built around autumn tones, the kind of warm browns and oranges associated with the season. It is a cosmetic package, meaning it changes how the desktop looks rather than adding new features or tools. The README is short. It points to a preview image so people can see the colors before installing, and it links to a separate Ochre Light project for anyone who prefers a light background instead of a dark one. Both variants are made by the same author. Installing the theme is a single command. Users run omarchy-theme-install with the link to this repository, and Omarchy pulls in the theme for them. There is no manual file copying or configuration described in the README. The project is credited to @iamdothash on X. No license, contribution guide, or roadmap is included in the README shown here, so the scope of the repository is the theme files themselves plus this short install note.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Run omarchy-theme-install with the bjarneo/omarchy-ochre-theme repo URL and confirm the theme applied to my Hyprland desktop.
Prompt 2
Compare the Ochre dark and Ochre Light palettes and pick the one that pairs best with a warm-white monitor profile.
Prompt 3
Fork bjarneo/omarchy-ochre-theme and tweak the accent color from orange to deep red while keeping the rest of the autumn palette.
Prompt 4
Write a small shell script that toggles between Ochre dark and Ochre Light based on the system time.
Prompt 5
Inspect the Lua theme files in omarchy-ochre-theme and explain how Omarchy themes are structured.
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