diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 3e18fdd..d6bba3e 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -15,18 +15,7 @@ static const char *fonts[]          = { "Iosevka:pixelsize=14:antialias=true:aut
 };
 
 /* color theme */
-static const char col_gray1[]       = "#222222";
-static const char col_gray2[]       = "#444444";
-static const char col_gray3[]       = "#bbbbbb";
-static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
-static const char col_cyan[]        = "#005577";
-static const char col_urgborder[]   = "#ff0000";
-static const char *colors[][3]      = {
-  /*               fg         bg         border   */
-  [SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2     },
-  [SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  col_cyan      },
-  [SchemeUrg]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  col_urgborder },
-};
+#include "themes/mydark.h"
 
 /* sticky indicator */
 static const XPoint stickyicon[]    = { {0,0}, {4,0}, {4,8}, {2,6}, {0,8}, {0,0} }; /* represents the icon as an array of vertices */
diff --git a/themes/default.h b/themes/default.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df9cc5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/default.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+static const char col_gray1[]       = "#222222";
+static const char col_gray2[]       = "#444444";
+static const char col_gray3[]       = "#bbbbbb";
+static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
+static const char col_cyan[]        = "#005577";
+static const char col_urgborder[]   = "#ff0000";
+static const char *colors[][3]      = {
+  /*               fg         bg         border   */
+  [SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2     },
+  [SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  col_cyan      },
+  [SchemeUrg]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  col_urgborder },
+};
diff --git a/themes/mydark.h b/themes/mydark.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa52910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/mydark.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+static const char norm_fg[] = "#D6DEEB";
+static const char norm_bg[] = "#121317";
+static const char norm_border[] = "#121317";
+
+static const char sel_fg[] = "#D6DEEB";
+static const char sel_bg[] = "#313439";
+static const char sel_border[] = "#313439";
+
+static const char urg_fg[] = "#D6DEEB";
+static const char urg_bg[] = "#1E222A";
+static const char urg_border[] = "#282C34";
+
+static const char *colors[][3]      = {
+    /*               fg           bg         border                         */
+    [SchemeNorm] = { norm_fg,     norm_bg,   norm_border }, // unfocused wins
+    [SchemeSel]  = { sel_fg,      sel_bg,    sel_border  }, // the focused win
+    [SchemeUrg] =  { urg_fg,      urg_bg,    urg_border  },
+};