Hi.
Here is the result of what I am actually seeing :
As you can see, variables color is some kind of blue. It’s hugly.
I am using asphalt theme : github.com/Orlmente/Theme-Asphalt
I have the exact same problem with afterglow theme.
I tried this color scheme : colorsublime.com/theme/Afterglow
Same probleme, It doesn’t match.
You didn’t tell what you are expecting, only what is happening.
Anyway, I suspect you are troubled by the different highlighting of the variables, which is mostly common in PHP since all variables need to begin with $ there, so they can easily be distinguished. This is also apparent for the Afterglow color scheme with the PHP sample.