Retro Yellow

Retro Yellow is a minimal, light Jekyll blog theme built with a deliberately small amount of CSS, created by Sharad Raj Singh Maurya as a free open-source template for static sites.

What is Retro Yellow?

Retro Yellow is a Jekyll theme that renders a lightweight static website with a light color scheme and a small CSS footprint. It takes standard Jekyll inputs — Markdown posts and pages plus a _config.yml file — and outputs a static HTML site that runs locally or on GitHub Pages. The theme was created by Sharad Raj Singh Maurya and is distributed on GitHub, with a live demo at sharadcodes.github.io/jekyll-theme-retro-yellow and two stars on the repository.

Key Features

Retro Yellow ships as a single Jekyll theme with a deliberately small stylesheet and no extra UI libraries.

• Minimal CSS — The theme is built with minimal CSS, keeping the stylesheet footprint small for fast page loads.
• Light color scheme — Designed as a light theme with a retro yellow accent for a distinctive look without extra UI libraries.
• Jekyll + GitHub Pages ready — Built on Jekyll, the static site generator that GitHub Pages supports directly, so deployment is a matter of pushing the repository.
• Bundler-based install — Installation runs through bundle install and bundle exec jekyll serve, the standard Jekyll workflow.
• Single config file — Site settings are edited in _config.yml, so changing the configuration happens in one place.
• Live demo included — A working demo is hosted at sharadcodes.github.io/jekyll-theme-retro-yellow so you can preview the rendered look before installing.

Who is it for?

Retro Yellow suits anyone who wants a plain, fast Jekyll site without a heavy front-end stack.

• Jekyll users — Anyone already using Jekyll who wants a drop-in theme with a light, minimal aesthetic.
• GitHub Pages hosts — Developers who want a personal blog or project site hosted free on GitHub Pages without a separate CMS.
• Minimal-design fans — People who prefer a clean, lightweight page without JavaScript-heavy frameworks or CSS frameworks.

What can you do with Retro Yellow?

The theme supports the standard Jekyll content workflow — writing Markdown, editing the config file, and deploying the static output anywhere.

• Personal bloggers: write posts in Markdown and publish a static blog with no database.
• GitHub project authors: build a simple landing or documentation page hosted on GitHub Pages for a repository.
• Developers evaluating themes: clone the repo and run bundle exec jekyll serve to preview the theme locally before adopting it.

How does Retro Yellow work?

Setup follows the standard Jekyll workflow.

1. Clone or download the repository from GitHub.
2. Run bundle install to install the Jekyll dependencies.
3. Run bundle exec jekyll serve to start a local server.
4. Edit _config.yml to change site settings.
5. Upload the files to a repository to publish the site.

Pricing

Retro Yellow is free, released as an open-source theme on GitHub.

FAQ

Is Retro Yellow free?

Yes, Retro Yellow is an open-source Jekyll theme hosted on GitHub, so it is free to download, use, and modify.

How do I install Retro Yellow?

Clone the repository with git clone, run bundle install to install dependencies, then run bundle exec jekyll serve to start the site locally. After editing _config.yml, upload the files to a repository to publish the site.

Does Retro Yellow work with GitHub Pages?

Yes, because it is a standard Jekyll theme, it can be hosted on GitHub Pages by uploading the repository files. The live demo is itself hosted at sharadcodes.github.io/jekyll-theme-retro-yellow, which confirms compatibility.

How do I customize Retro Yellow?

Site-level settings live in _config.yml, which you edit to match your own information. Content is added in the standard Jekyll way — posts and pages written in Markdown.