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+" vim-airline companion theme of distinguished
+" (https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-distinguished)
+" I have nothing to do with the original
+" distinguished theme other than being a big fan.
+" this theme was shamelessly created by modifying
+" the Ubaryd airline theme.
+
+let s:gray    = [245, '#8a8a8a']
+let s:golden  = [143, '#afaf5f']
+let s:pink    = [131, '#af5f5f']
+let s:blue    = [ 67, '#5f87af']
+let s:orange  = [166, '#d75f00']
+let s:outerfg = [  0, '#000000']
+let s:innerbg = [234, '#1c1c1c']
+let s:middle  = ['#bcbcbc', '#444444', 250, 238]
+
+" Normal mode
+let s:N1 = [s:outerfg[1], s:gray[1], s:outerfg[0], s:gray[0]]
+let s:N3 = [s:gray[1], s:innerbg[1], s:gray[0], s:innerbg[0]]
+
+" Insert mode
+let s:I1 = [s:outerfg[1], s:golden[1], s:outerfg[0], s:golden[0]]
+let s:I3 = [s:golden[1], s:innerbg[1], s:golden[0], s:innerbg[0]]
+
+" Visual mode
+let s:V1 = [s:outerfg[1], s:pink[1], s:outerfg[0], s:pink[0]]
+let s:V3 = [s:pink[1], s:innerbg[1], s:pink[0], s:innerbg[0]]
+
+" Replace mode
+let s:R1 = [s:outerfg[1], s:blue[1], s:outerfg[0], s:blue[0]]
+let s:R3 = [s:blue[1], s:innerbg[1], s:blue[0], s:innerbg[0]]
+
+" Inactive pane
+let s:IA = [s:middle[1], s:innerbg[1], s:middle[3], s:innerbg[0]]
+
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette = {}
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.accents = {
+    \ 'red': ['#d70000', '', 160, '', '']}
+
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.inactive = {
+    \ 'airline_a': s:IA,
+    \ 'airline_b': s:IA,
+    \ 'airline_c': s:IA}
+
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.normal = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:N1, s:middle, s:N3)
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.normal_modified = {
+    \ 'airline_a': ['', s:orange[1], '', s:orange[0], ''],
+    \ 'airline_c': [s:orange[1], '', s:orange[0], '', ''],
+    \ 'airline_x': [s:orange[1], '', s:orange[0], '', ''],
+    \ 'airline_z': ['', s:orange[1], '', s:orange[0], '']}
+
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.insert = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:I1, s:middle, s:I3)
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.insert_modified = {}
+
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.replace = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:R1, s:middle, s:R3)
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.replace_modified = {}
+
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.visual = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:V1, s:middle, s:V3)
+let g:airline#themes#distinguished#palette.visual_modified = {}
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