diff --git a/colors/original b/colors/original
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a74ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/original
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#define ENABLE_PASTELS
+#define C_MIX                   DWhite
+#define C_TAGBG                 DPalebluegreen
+#define C_TAGFG                 0x000000FF
+#define C_TAGHLBG               DPalegreygreen
+#define C_TAGHLFG               0x000000FF
+
+#define C_TXTBG                 DPaleyellow
+#define C_TXTFG                 0x000000FF
+#define C_TXTHLBG               DDarkyellow
+#define C_TXTHLFG               0x000000FF
+
+#define C_WINBUTTON             DPurpleblue
+#define C_COLBUTTON             DPurpleblue
+#define C_TMPBUTTON             DMedblue
+#define C_SCROLLBG              DYellowgreen
+
+#define C_BUTTON2HL             0xAA0000FF
+#define C_BUTTON3HL             0x006600FF
diff --git a/src/cmd/acme/acme.c b/src/cmd/acme/acme.c
index 38ad3c9..6e0c802 100644
--- a/src/cmd/acme/acme.c
+++ b/src/cmd/acme/acme.c
@@ -979,14 +979,21 @@ iconinit(void)
 	Image *tmp;
 
 	if(tagcols[BACK] == nil) {
-
+#ifndef ENABLE_PASTELS
 		tagcols[BACK]	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_TAGBG);
+#else
+		tagcols[BACK] = allocimagemix(display, C_TAGBG, C_MIX);
+#endif
+
 		tagcols[HIGH]	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_TAGHLBG);
 		tagcols[BORD]	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_COLBUTTON);
 		tagcols[TEXT]	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_TAGFG);
 		tagcols[HTEXT]	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_TAGHLFG);
-
+#ifndef ENABLE_PASTELS
 		textcols[BACK] 	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_TXTBG);
+#else
+		textcols[BACK] = allocimagemix(display, C_TXTBG, C_MIX);
+#endif
 		textcols[HIGH] 	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_TXTHLBG);
 		textcols[BORD] 	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_SCROLLBG);
 		textcols[TEXT] 	= allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGBA32, 1, C_TXTFG);