diff --git a/config/colours.go b/config/colours.go
index ebcb32d..a7325a6 100644
--- a/config/colours.go
+++ b/config/colours.go
@@ -9,28 +9,39 @@ import (
 
 type Colour [3]float32
 
-func (c *Colour) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error {
+func strToColourNoErr(hexStr string) Colour {
+	c, _ := strToColour(hexStr)
+	return c
+}
 
-	hexStr := string(data)
+func strToColour(hexStr string) (Colour, error) {
+
+	c := [3]float32{0, 0, 0}
 
 	if strings.HasPrefix(hexStr, "#") {
 		hexStr = hexStr[1:]
 	}
 
 	if len(hexStr) != 6 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid colour format. Should be like #ffffff")
+		return c, fmt.Errorf("Invalid colour format. Should be like #ffffff")
 	}
 
 	bytes, err := hex.DecodeString(hexStr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return c, err
 	}
 
 	c[0] = float32(bytes[0]) / 255
 	c[1] = float32(bytes[1]) / 255
 	c[2] = float32(bytes[2]) / 255
 
-	return nil
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Colour) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error {
+	var err error
+	*c, err = strToColour(string(data))
+	return err
 }
 
 func (c Colour) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error) {
@@ -43,39 +54,23 @@ func (c Colour) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error) {
 }
 
 type ColourScheme struct {
-	Cursor         Colour `toml:"cursor"`
-	DefaultFg      Colour `toml:"default_fg"`
-	BlackFg        Colour `toml:"black_fg"`
-	RedFg          Colour `toml:"red_fg"`
-	GreenFg        Colour `toml:"green_fg"`
-	YellowFg       Colour `toml:"yellow_fg"`
-	BlueFg         Colour `toml:"blue_fg"`
-	MagentaFg      Colour `toml:"magenta_fg"`
-	CyanFg         Colour `toml:"cyan_fg"`
-	LightGreyFg    Colour `toml:"light_grey_fg"`
-	DarkGreyFg     Colour `toml:"dark_grey_fg"`
-	LightRedFg     Colour `toml:"light_red_fg"`
-	LightGreenFg   Colour `toml:"light_green_fg"`
-	LightYellowFg  Colour `toml:"light_yellow_fg"`
-	LightBlueFg    Colour `toml:"light_blue_fg"`
-	LightMagentaFg Colour `toml:"light_magenta_fg"`
-	LightCyanFg    Colour `toml:"light_cyan_fg"`
-	WhiteFg        Colour `toml:"white_fg"`
-	DefaultBg      Colour `toml:"default_bg"`
-	BlackBg        Colour `toml:"black_bg"`
-	RedBg          Colour `toml:"red_bg"`
-	GreenBg        Colour `toml:"green_bg"`
-	YellowBg       Colour `toml:"yellow_bg"`
-	BlueBg         Colour `toml:"blue_bg"`
-	MagentaBg      Colour `toml:"magenta_bg"`
-	CyanBg         Colour `toml:"cyan_bg"`
-	LightGreyBg    Colour `toml:"light_grey_bg"`
-	DarkGreyBg     Colour `toml:"dark_grey_bg"`
-	LightRedBg     Colour `toml:"light_red_bg"`
-	LightGreenBg   Colour `toml:"light_green_bg"`
-	LightYellowBg  Colour `toml:"light_yellow_bg"`
-	LightBlueBg    Colour `toml:"light_blue_bg"`
-	LightMagentaBg Colour `toml:"light_magenta_bg"`
-	LightCyanBg    Colour `toml:"light_cyan_bg"`
-	WhiteBg        Colour `toml:"white_bg"`
+	Cursor       Colour `toml:"cursor"`
+	Foreground   Colour `toml:"foreground"`
+	Background   Colour `toml:"background"`
+	Black        Colour `toml:"black"`
+	Red          Colour `toml:"red"`
+	Green        Colour `toml:"green"`
+	Yellow       Colour `toml:"yellow"`
+	Blue         Colour `toml:"blue"`
+	Magenta      Colour `toml:"magenta"`
+	Cyan         Colour `toml:"cyan"`
+	LightGrey    Colour `toml:"light_grey"`
+	DarkGrey     Colour `toml:"dark_grey"`
+	LightRed     Colour `toml:"light_red"`
+	LightGreen   Colour `toml:"light_green"`
+	LightYellow  Colour `toml:"light_yellow"`
+	LightBlue    Colour `toml:"light_blue"`
+	LightMagenta Colour `toml:"light_magenta"`
+	LightCyan    Colour `toml:"light_cyan"`
+	White        Colour `toml:"white"`
 }
diff --git a/config/defaults.go b/config/defaults.go
index d691ad3..c459e76 100644
--- a/config/defaults.go
+++ b/config/defaults.go
@@ -3,42 +3,24 @@ package config
 var DefaultConfig = Config{
 	DebugMode: false,
 	ColourScheme: ColourScheme{
-		Cursor: [3]float32{0.8, 0.8, 0.8},
-		//fg
-		DefaultFg:      [3]float32{1, 1, 1},
-		BlackFg:        [3]float32{0, 0, 0},
-		RedFg:          [3]float32{1, 0, 0},
-		GreenFg:        [3]float32{0, 1, 0},
-		YellowFg:       [3]float32{1, 1, 0},
-		BlueFg:         [3]float32{0, 0, 1},
-		MagentaFg:      [3]float32{1, 0, 1},
-		CyanFg:         [3]float32{0, 1, 1},
-		LightGreyFg:    [3]float32{0.7, 0.7, 0.7},
-		DarkGreyFg:     [3]float32{0.3, 0.3, 0.3},
-		LightRedFg:     [3]float32{1, 0.5, 0.5},
-		LightGreenFg:   [3]float32{0.5, 1, 0.5},
-		LightYellowFg:  [3]float32{1, 1, 0.5},
-		LightBlueFg:    [3]float32{0.5, 0.5, 1},
-		LightMagentaFg: [3]float32{1, 0.5, 1},
-		LightCyanFg:    [3]float32{0.5, 1, 1},
-		WhiteFg:        [3]float32{1, 1, 1},
-		// bg
-		DefaultBg:      [3]float32{0.1, 0.1, 0.1},
-		BlackBg:        [3]float32{0, 0, 0},
-		RedBg:          [3]float32{1, 0, 0},
-		GreenBg:        [3]float32{0, 1, 0},
-		YellowBg:       [3]float32{1, 1, 0},
-		BlueBg:         [3]float32{0, 0, 1},
-		MagentaBg:      [3]float32{1, 0, 1},
-		CyanBg:         [3]float32{0, 1, 1},
-		LightGreyBg:    [3]float32{0.7, 0.7, 0.7},
-		DarkGreyBg:     [3]float32{0.3, 0.3, 0.3},
-		LightRedBg:     [3]float32{1, 0.5, 0.5},
-		LightGreenBg:   [3]float32{0.5, 1, 0.5},
-		LightYellowBg:  [3]float32{1, 1, 0.5},
-		LightBlueBg:    [3]float32{0.5, 0.5, 1},
-		LightMagentaBg: [3]float32{1, 0.5, 1},
-		LightCyanBg:    [3]float32{0.5, 1, 1},
-		WhiteBg:        [3]float32{1, 1, 1},
+		Cursor:       strToColourNoErr("#e8dfd6"),
+		Foreground:   strToColourNoErr("#e8dfd6"),
+		Background:   strToColourNoErr("#021b21"),
+		Black:        strToColourNoErr("#032c36"),
+		Red:          strToColourNoErr("#c2454e"),
+		Green:        strToColourNoErr("#7cbf9e"),
+		Yellow:       strToColourNoErr("#8a7a63"),
+		Blue:         strToColourNoErr("#2e3340"),
+		Magenta:      strToColourNoErr("#ff5879"),
+		Cyan:         strToColourNoErr("#44b5b1"),
+		LightGrey:    strToColourNoErr("#f2f1b9"),
+		DarkGrey:     strToColourNoErr("#065f73"),
+		LightRed:     strToColourNoErr("#ef5847"),
+		LightGreen:   strToColourNoErr("#a2db91"),
+		LightYellow:  strToColourNoErr("#beb090"),
+		LightBlue:    strToColourNoErr("#61778d"),
+		LightMagenta: strToColourNoErr("#ff99a1"),
+		LightCyan:    strToColourNoErr("#9ed9d8"),
+		White:        strToColourNoErr("#f6f6c9"),
 	},
 }
diff --git a/gui/gui.go b/gui/gui.go
index a5586d7..d5d8c46 100644
--- a/gui/gui.go
+++ b/gui/gui.go
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ func (gui *GUI) Render() error {
 	//glfw.SwapInterval(1)
 
 	gl.ClearColor(
-		gui.config.ColourScheme.DefaultBg[0],
-		gui.config.ColourScheme.DefaultBg[1],
-		gui.config.ColourScheme.DefaultBg[2],
+		gui.config.ColourScheme.Background[0],
+		gui.config.ColourScheme.Background[1],
+		gui.config.ColourScheme.Background[2],
 		1.0,
 	)
 
diff --git a/gui/renderer.go b/gui/renderer.go
index da2528e..35daf7b 100644
--- a/gui/renderer.go
+++ b/gui/renderer.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (r *OpenGLRenderer) DrawCell(cell *buffer.Cell, col int, row int) {
 	gl.UseProgram(r.program)
 
 	// don't bother rendering rectangles that are the same colour as the background
-	if bg != r.config.ColourScheme.DefaultBg {
+	if bg != r.config.ColourScheme.Background {
 		rect.setColour(bg)
 		gl.BindVertexArray(rect.vao)
 		gl.DrawArrays(gl.TRIANGLES, 0, 6)
diff --git a/terminal/sgr.go b/terminal/sgr.go
index 250c242..04a3ea8 100644
--- a/terminal/sgr.go
+++ b/terminal/sgr.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ func sgrSequenceHandler(params []string, intermediate string, terminal *Terminal
 		case "00", "0", "":
 			attr := terminal.buffer.CursorAttr()
 			*attr = buffer.CellAttributes{
-				FgColour: terminal.config.ColourScheme.DefaultFg,
-				BgColour: terminal.config.ColourScheme.DefaultBg,
+				FgColour: terminal.config.ColourScheme.Foreground,
+				BgColour: terminal.config.ColourScheme.Background,
 			}
 		case "1", "01":
 			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().Bold = true
@@ -42,73 +42,73 @@ func sgrSequenceHandler(params []string, intermediate string, terminal *Terminal
 		case "28":
 			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().Hidden = false
 		case "39":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.DefaultFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Foreground
 		case "30":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.BlackFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Black
 		case "31":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.RedFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Red
 		case "32":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.GreenFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Green
 		case "33":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.YellowFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Yellow
 		case "34":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.BlueFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Blue
 		case "35":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.MagentaFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Magenta
 		case "36":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.CyanFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Cyan
 		case "37":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.WhiteFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.White
 		case "90":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.DarkGreyFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.DarkGrey
 		case "91":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightRedFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightRed
 		case "92":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightGreenFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightGreen
 		case "93":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightYellowFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightYellow
 		case "94":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightBlueFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightBlue
 		case "95":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightMagentaFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightMagenta
 		case "96":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightCyanFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightCyan
 		case "97":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.WhiteFg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().FgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.White
 		case "49":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.DefaultBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Background
 		case "40":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.BlackBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Black
 		case "41":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.RedBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Red
 		case "42":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.GreenBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Green
 		case "43":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.YellowBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Yellow
 		case "44":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.BlueBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Blue
 		case "45":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.MagentaBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Magenta
 		case "46":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.CyanBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.Cyan
 		case "47":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.WhiteBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.White
 		case "100":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.DarkGreyBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.DarkGrey
 		case "101":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightRedBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightRed
 		case "102":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightGreenBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightGreen
 		case "103":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightYellowBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightYellow
 		case "104":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightBlueBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightBlue
 		case "105":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightMagentaBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightMagenta
 		case "106":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightCyanBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.LightCyan
 		case "107":
-			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.WhiteBg
+			terminal.buffer.CursorAttr().BgColour = terminal.config.ColourScheme.White
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("Unknown SGR control sequence: (ESC[%s%sm)", param, intermediate)
 		}
diff --git a/terminal/terminal.go b/terminal/terminal.go
index bf3c56f..da6f5f5 100644
--- a/terminal/terminal.go
+++ b/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func New(pty *os.File, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, config config.Config) *Termina
 
 	return &Terminal{
 		buffer: buffer.NewBuffer(0, 0, buffer.CellAttributes{
-			FgColour: config.ColourScheme.DefaultFg,
-			BgColour: config.ColourScheme.DefaultBg,
+			FgColour: config.ColourScheme.Foreground,
+			BgColour: config.ColourScheme.Background,
 		}),
 		pty:           pty,
 		logger:        logger,