I see that the Sublime Text theme (.config/sublime-text-2/Packages/Theme - Default/Default.sublime-theme) can be edited to make the open tab more obvious.
For that I use
This is the best solution I have found: https://coderwall.com/p/jg4kog
Inside of Sublime Text go to Preferences > Browse packages
Navigate to the User folder.
There you create a file called Default.sublime-theme
Open that file in Sublime Text and copy and paste the following JSON object:
[{
"class": "tab_control",
"attributes": ["selected", "file_medium_dark"],
"tint_modifier": [255, 255, 255, 80]
}]