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+-- credit to original theme for existing https://github.com/ayu-theme/ayu-vim
+-- NOTE : This is a modified version of it
+
+local M = {}
+
+M.base_30 = {
+  white = "#26292f",
+  darker_black = "#ededed",
+  black = "#fafafa", --  nvim bg
+  black2 = "#e3e3e3",
+  one_bg = "#ebebeb",
+  one_bg2 = "#e1e1e1", -- Highlight of context
+  one_bg3 = "#d7d7d7",
+  grey = "#cdcdcd",
+  grey_fg = "#b9b9b9",
+  grey_fg2 = "#acacac", -- Highlight background
+  light_grey = "#a0a0a0", -- Line numbers
+  red = "#E65050",
+  baby_pink = "#ff8282",
+  pink = "#ffa5a5",
+  line = "#e1e1e1", -- for lines like vertsplit
+  green = "#6CBF43",
+  vibrant_green = "#94e76b",
+  blue = "#399EE6",
+  nord_blue = "#2c91d9",
+  yellow = "#E6BA7E",
+  sun = "#f3c78b",
+  purple = "#9F40FF",
+  dark_purple = "#8627e6",
+  teal = "#74c5aa",
+  orange = "#FA8D3E",
+  cyan = "#95E6CB",
+  statusline_bg = "#f0f0f0",
+  lightbg = "#e6e6e6",
+  pmenu_bg = "#95E6CB",
+  folder_bg = "#5C6166",
+}
+
+M.base_16 = {
+  base00 = "#fafafa",
+  base01 = "#f0f0f0",
+  base02 = "#e6e6e6",
+  base03 = "#dcdcdc",
+  base04 = "#d2d2d2",
+  base05 = "#5C6166",
+  base06 = "#52575c",
+  base07 = "#484d52",
+  base08 = "#F07171",
+  base09 = "#A37ACC",
+  base0A = "#399EE6",
+  base0B = "#86B300",
+  base0C = "#4CBF99",
+  base0D = "#55B4D4",
+  base0E = "#FA8D3E",
+  base0F = "#F2AE49",
+}
+
+M.polish_hl = {
+  luaTSField = { fg = M.base_16.base0E },
+  PmenuSel = { fg = M.base_30.white, bg = M.base_30.pmenu_bg },
+  ["@tag.delimiter"] = { fg = M.base_30.base0D },
+  ["@parameter"] = { fg = M.base_16.base09 },
+  ["@constructor"] = { fg = M.base_16.base0C },
+  ["@tag.attribute"] = { fg = M.base_30.base0F },
+}
+
+M = require("base46").override_theme(M, "ayu-light")
+
+vim.opt.bg = "light"
+
+return M