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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 jshuntley
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+# Fjord Theme for Alacritty
+
+A dusk-blue base with soft leaf-green accents for alacritty.
+
+## 🎨 Color Palette
+
+### Core Colors
+
+| Color | Name |
+| ---- | ----------------- |
+| ![background](https://img.shields.io/badge/%231B2532-1B2532) | **background** |
+| ![backgroundAlt](https://img.shields.io/badge/%23222E3F-222E3F) | **backgroundAlt** |
+| ![surface](https://img.shields.io/badge/%231F2A39-1F2A39) | **surface** |
+| ![line](https://img.shields.io/badge/%23233141-233141) | **line** |
+| ![foreground](https://img.shields.io/badge/%23E8F0F3-E8F0F3) | **foreground** |
+| ![muted](https://img.shields.io/badge/%236C7A86-6C7A86) | **muted** |
+| ![mutedDim](https://img.shields.io/badge/%2351606B-51606B) | **mutedDim** |
+
+### Accent Colors
+
+| Color | Name |
+| ---- | ---------------------------- |
+| ![green](https://img.shields.io/badge/%239DD99A-9DD99A) | **green** _(primary accent)_ |
+| ![blue](https://img.shields.io/badge/%235DA6EA-5DA6EA) | **blue** |
+| ![yellow](https://img.shields.io/badge/%23C8B860-C8B860) | **yellow** |
+| ![purple](https://img.shields.io/badge/%23A8A4F8-A8A4F8) | **purple** |
+| ![red](https://img.shields.io/badge/%23F37C7C-F37C7C) | **red** |
+| ![cyan](https://img.shields.io/badge/%23B8E7E9-B8E7E9) | **cyan** |
+
+## 📦 Installation
+
+
+### Manual Installation
+
+
+1. Clone this repository:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/fjord-themes/fjord-alacritty.git --depth 1
+```
+
+
+2. Copy the theme file to your Alacritty themes directory:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.config/alacritty/themes/
+cp fjord-Alacritty/themes/fjord.toml ~/.config/alacritty/themes/.
+```
+
+3. Add the theme to your Alacritty config (`~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml`):
+
+
+
+
+
+
+## 🔧 Configuration
+
+The theme is designed to work transparently with your terminal colors while providing optimal contrast and readability in the Alacritty editor.
+## 📸 Preview
+
+![Fjord Alacritty Theme](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fjord-theme/fjord/main/docs/images/colortest.png)
+
+
+## 🔄 Updates
+
+This theme is automatically generated from [fjord-core](https://github.com/fjord-themes/fjord-core) and deployed on every release. For an overview of all supported platforms and the full color palette, visit the [Fjord theme page](https://github.com/fjord-themes/fjord).
+## ☕ Support My Work
+
+If you enjoy the Fjord theme and find it useful, consider supporting my work:
+
+[![Buy Me A Coffee](https://img.shields.io/badge/Buy_Me_A_Coffee-99dd9a?style=for-the-badge&logo=buy-me-a-coffee&logoColor=FFD285&logoSize=auto&labelColor=1B2532)](https://buymeacoffee.com/jshuntley)
+## 📄 License
+
+MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+For theme suggestions or issues, please open an issue on [fjord-core](https://github.com/fjord-themes/fjord-core). For an overview of the project, visit the [Fjord theme page](https://github.com/fjord-themes/fjord).
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