diff --git a/lua/hl_themes/ayu-dark.lua b/lua/hl_themes/ayu-dark.lua
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+local M = {}
+
+M.base_30 = {
+   white = "#ced4df",
+   darker_black = "#090e13",
+   black = "#0F1419", --  nvim bg
+   black2 = "#151a1f",
+   one_bg = "#1f2429",
+   one_bg2 = "#282d32",
+   one_bg3 = "#30353a",
+   grey = "#33383d",
+   grey_fg = "#23282d",
+   grey_fg2 = "#2d3237",
+   light_grey = "#353a3f",
+   red = "#F07178",
+   baby_pink = "#FFB5C3",
+   pink = "#f9afbd",
+   line = "#151A1E", -- for lines like vertsplit
+   green = "#B8CC52",
+   vibrant_green = "#c2d65c",
+   blue = "#36A3D9",
+   nord_blue = "#43b0e6",
+   yellow = "#E7C547",
+   sun = "#efcd4f",
+   purple = "#D2A6FF",
+   dark_purple = "#A37ACC",
+   teal = "#95E6CB",
+   orange = "#FF8F40",
+   cyan = "#a9fadf",
+   statusline_bg = "#13181d",
+   lightbg = "20252a",
+   lightbg2 = "#1a1f24",
+   pmenu_bg = "#E6E1CF",
+   folder_bg = "#39BAE6",
+}
+
+M.base_16 = {
+   base00 = "#171a1f",
+   base01 = "#2D3640",
+   base02 = "#253340",
+   base03 = "#5C6773",
+   base04 = "#383d43",
+   base05 = "#E6E1CF",
+   base06 = "#D9D7CE",
+   base07 = "#212733",
+   base08 = "#F07178",
+   base09 = "#FFEE99",
+   base0A = "#565B66",
+   base0B = "#B8CC52",
+   base0C = "#5b98a9",
+   base0D = "#dcf076",
+   base0E = "#FF7733",
+   base0F = "#E6B673",
+}
+
+M = require("base46").override_theme(M, "ayu-dark")
+
+return M