CIELAB might not be pseudo-science, but the claim that the application of CIELAB makes this a good scheme is, at best, dubious.
The bright red and pink don't blend with the other colors at all. Their jarring contrast (and red hue) could be adequate for an alert message, but not for innocent and frequent syntax elements.
Maybe there is a math model that captures all relevant aspects that make a good syntax highlighting color scheme. But this model clearly doesn't.
CIELAB might not be pseudo-science, but the claim that the application of CIELAB makes this a good scheme is, at best, dubious.
The bright red and pink don't blend with the other colors at all. Their jarring contrast (and red hue) could be adequate for an alert message, but not for innocent and frequent syntax elements.
Maybe there is a math model that captures all relevant aspects that make a good syntax highlighting color scheme. But this model clearly doesn't.