diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml
index c33e95d7..4d75e680 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@
       round="100%"
       width="~side_button_size"
       height="~side_button_size"
-      color="#44444400"
-      hover_color="#333333ff"
-      border_color="#00000000"
-      hover_border_color="#555555ff"
+      color="background_contrast"
+      border_color="background_contrast"
       tooltip="${tooltip}"
       tooltip_side="${tooltip_side}"
     >
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@
         <rectangle
           width="100%"
           round="100%"
-          color="background"
+          color="background_contrast"
           flex_direction="column"
           justify_content="center"
           align_items="center"
@@ -63,13 +61,13 @@
         <div position="relative" width="100%" height="~top_size" min_height="~top_size" max_height="~top_size" justify_content="end">
           <!-- Title bar -->
           <div width="100%" align_items="center" justify_content="center">
-            <rectangle min_width="300" height="100%" consume_mouse_events="1" round="100%" color="background" align_items="center" justify_content="center" gap="8">
+            <rectangle min_width="300" height="100%" consume_mouse_events="1" round="100%" color="background_contrast" align_items="center" justify_content="center" gap="8">
               <sprite id="sprite_titlebar_icon" width="24" height="24" />
               <label id="label_titlebar_title" weight="bold" size="16" text="Title" />
             </rectangle>
           </div>
           <!-- Close button -->
-          <Button position="absolute" id="btn_close" color="background" round="100%" width="~top_size" height="~top_size" tooltip="CLOSE_WINDOW" tooltip_side="left">
+          <Button position="absolute" id="btn_close" color="background_contrast" border_color="background_contrast" round="100%" width="~top_size" height="~top_size" tooltip="CLOSE_WINDOW" tooltip_side="left">
             <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/close.svg" width="32" height="32" />
           </Button>
         </div>
@@ -78,8 +76,8 @@
         <!-- color and color2 alpha will be modified at runtime -->
         <rectangle
           id="rect_content"
-          color2="#0d131a00"
-          color="#252f5300"
+          color2="background_contrast"
+          color="background"
           gradient="vertical"
           round="8"
           flex_grow="1"
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@
           <!-- radial gradient -->
           <rectangle
             position="absolute" width="100%" height="100%"
-            gradient="radial" color="#44BBFF11" color2="#00000000" />
+            gradient="radial" color="background_variant(opacity-0.5)" color2="background_variant(transparent)" />
 
           <div overflow_x="scroll" overflow_y="scroll" width="100%" height="100%">
             <div
@@ -118,16 +116,16 @@
           flex_direction="row"
           align_items="center"
           justify_content="space_between"
-          color="background_variant"
+          color="background"
         >
           <!-- left gradient -->
           <div position="absolute" width="100%" height="100%" justify_content="start">
-            <rectangle position="absolute" width="40%" height="100%" color="#0a0a0a" color2="#0a0a0a00" round="8" gradient="horizontal" />
+            <rectangle position="absolute" width="40%" height="100%" color="shadow" color2="shadow(transparent)" round="8" gradient="horizontal" />
           </div>
 
           <!-- right gradient -->
           <div position="absolute" width="100%" height="100%" justify_content="end">
-            <rectangle position="absolute" width="40%" height="100%" color2="#0a0a0a" color="#0a0a0a00" round="8" gradient="horizontal" />
+            <rectangle position="absolute" width="40%" height="100%" color2="shadow" color="shadow(transparent)" round="8" gradient="horizontal" />
           </div>
 
           <!-- top shine -->
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_menu_button.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_menu_button.xml
index a9c9dd66..565b62d4 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_menu_button.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_menu_button.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <layout>
-  <macro name="home_button" round="8" color="#00000033" border_color="#FFFFFF77" hover_color="primary" hover_border_color="#FFFFFF" />
+  <macro name="home_button" round="8" hover_color="primary" hover_border_color="on_primary" />
 
   <template name="MenuButton">
     <Button
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml
index ee5a7621..7f65422c 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   </template>
 
   <template name="DangerButton">
-    <Button id="${id}" color="#AA3333" height="32" tooltip="${translation}_HELP" padding="4" gap="8">
+    <Button id="${id}" border_color="danger" color="danger(rgb-mult-0.5)" height="32" tooltip="${translation}_HELP" padding="4" gap="8">
       <sprite src_builtin="${icon}" height="24" width="24" />
       <label align="left" translation="${translation}" weight="bold" min_width="200" />
     </Button>
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml
index 80906ea3..eea7a965 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   <elements>
     <div flex_direction="row" gap="16" flex_grow="1">
-      <rectangle macro="group_box" id="icon_parent" padding="16" color="#0033aa66" color2="#00000022" gradient="vertical" justify_content="center"/>
+      <rectangle macro="group_box" id="icon_parent" padding="16" color="background_variant(opacity-0.5)" color2="background(opacity-0.5)" gradient="vertical" justify_content="center"/>
       <div flex_direction="column" gap="8" flex_grow="1">
         <label id="label_title" weight="bold" size="32" overflow="hidden" />
         <Subtext label_id="label_exec"/>
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
             <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/heart_minus.svg" width="32" height="32" />
             <label translation="REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES" weight="bold" size="17" shadow="#00000099" />
           </Button>
-          <Button id="btn_pin" color="#ce4477" padding_left="8" padding_right="8" round="8" min_height="40" tooltip="ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT">
+          <Button id="btn_pin" color="#ce4477" border_color="#ce4477" padding_left="8" padding_right="8" round="8" min_height="40" tooltip="ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT">
             <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/heart_plus.svg" width="32" height="32" />
             <label translation="ADD_TO_FAVOURITES" weight="bold" size="17" shadow="#00000099" />
           </Button>
-          <Button id="btn_launch" color="#44ce22" padding_left="8" padding_right="8" round="8" min_width="200" min_height="40">
+          <Button id="btn_launch" color="#44ce22" border_color="#44ce22" padding_left="8" padding_right="8" round="8" min_width="200" min_height="40">
             <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/play.svg" width="32" height="32" />
             <label translation="APP_LAUNCHER.LAUNCH" weight="bold" size="17" shadow="#00000099" />
           </Button>
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/game_launcher.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/game_launcher.xml
index 5268af98..14512b41 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/game_launcher.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/game_launcher.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
           <label weight="bold" id="label_author" text="Unknown" />
         </div>
         <label id="label_description" wrap="1" text="No description available" />
-        <Button id="btn_launch" align_self="baseline" color="#44ce22FF" padding_top="4" padding_bottom="4" round="8" padding_right="12" min_width="200" min_height="40">
+        <Button id="btn_launch" align_self="baseline" color="#44ce22ff" border_color="#44ce22ff" padding_top="4" padding_bottom="4" round="8" padding_right="12" min_width="200" min_height="40">
           <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/play.svg" width="32" height="32" />
           <label text="Launch" weight="bold" size="17" shadow="#00000099" />
         </Button>
       </div>
     </div>
   </elements>
-</layout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</layout>
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/popup_window.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/popup_window.xml
index 3d124e2e..f81760a1 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/popup_window.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/popup_window.xml
@@ -9,33 +9,33 @@
       flex_direction="column"
       position="absolute"
     >
-      <!-- Top black bar -->
+      <!-- Top bar -->
       <rectangle
         position="relative"
-        color="#000000"
+        color="background_contrast"
         width="100%" height="48"
       >
 
         <!-- Shine effect at the top -->
-        <rectangle position="absolute" width="100%" height="2" round="4" color="#ffffff22" />
+        <rectangle position="absolute" width="100%" height="3" round="4" color="highlight(opacity-0.1)" />
 
         <!-- Top bar contents -->
         <div gap="16" align_items="center">
           <!-- Back button -->
-          <Button id="but_back" width="48" height="48" color="#ffffff00" border_color="#ffffff00">
-            <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/back.svg" width="24" height="24" />
+          <Button id="but_back" width="48" height="48" color="on_background_contrast(transparent)" border_color="on_background_contrast(transparent)">
+            <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/back.svg" color="on_background_contrast" width="24" height="24" />
           </Button>
 
           <!-- Title -->
-          <label id="popup_title" weight="bold" size="18" />
+          <label id="popup_title" color="on_background_contrast" weight="bold" size="18" />
         </div>
       </rectangle>
 
       <rectangle
         width="100%"
         height="100%"
-        color="#010310fe"
-        color2="#051c55fc"
+        color="background_contrast(opacity-0.98)"
+        color2="background(opacity-0.99)"
         gradient="vertical"
         position="relative"
       >
diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/mod.rs b/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/mod.rs
index 73525ff5..043e976f 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use wgui::{
 	layout::{Layout, WidgetID},
 	log::LogErr,
 	parser::{Fetchable, ParseDocumentParams, ParserState},
-	renderer_vk::text::{FontWeight, TextStyle},
+	renderer_vk::text::{FontWeight, TextStyle, WguiTextShadow},
 	taffy::{self, prelude::length},
 	task::Tasks,
 	widget::{
@@ -600,6 +600,11 @@ fn mount_requires_restart(layout: &mut Layout, parent: WidgetID) -> anyhow::Resu
 				color: Some(WguiColorName::Danger.into()),
 				weight: Some(FontWeight::Bold),
 				size: Some(10.0),
+				shadow: Some(WguiTextShadow {
+					x: 2.0,
+					y: 2.0,
+					..Default::default()
+				}),
 				..Default::default()
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/tab_controls.rs b/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/tab_controls.rs
index 715be5e1..faab6d11 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/tab_controls.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/tab_controls.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use wgui::{
 	components::button::ComponentButton, globals::WguiGlobals, layout::WidgetID, parser::Fetchable, task::Tasks,
 };
 
+use crate::tab::settings::{horiz_cell, mount_requires_restart};
 use crate::util::popup_manager::PopupHolder;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -56,13 +57,15 @@ fn create_input_profiles_button(
 	let id = mp.idx.to_string();
 	mp.idx += 1;
 
+	let id_cell = horiz_cell(mp.layout, parent)?;
+
 	let mut params = TemplateParams::new();
 	params.insert("id", &id);
 	params.insert("translation", "APP_SETTINGS.INPUT_PROFILES");
 	params.insert("icon", "dashboard/controller.svg");
 
 	mp.parser_state
-		.instantiate_template(mp.doc_params, "ButtonText", mp.layout, parent, params)?;
+		.instantiate_template(mp.doc_params, "ButtonText", mp.layout, id_cell, params)?;
 
 	let btn = mp.parser_state.fetch_component_as::<ComponentButton>(&id)?;
 	btn.on_click(Rc::new({
@@ -73,6 +76,8 @@ fn create_input_profiles_button(
 		}
 	}));
 
+	mount_requires_restart(mp.layout, id_cell)?;
+
 	Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/util/toast_manager.rs b/dash-frontend/src/util/toast_manager.rs
index b57946f2..13ed7f49 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/util/toast_manager.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/util/toast_manager.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl ToastManager {
 				let mut label = common.state.widgets.get_as::<WidgetLabel>(label.id).unwrap();
 				label.set_color(
 					common,
-					WguiColor::from(WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant).with_alpha(opacity),
+					WguiColor::from(WguiColorName::OnBackgroundVariant).with_alpha(opacity),
 					true,
 				);
 				common.alterables.mark_redraw();
diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/views/game_cover.rs b/dash-frontend/src/views/game_cover.rs
index 80bddf50..426da981 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/views/game_cover.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/views/game_cover.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use wgui::{
 	globals::WguiGlobals,
 	i18n::Translation,
 	layout::{Layout, WidgetID},
-	renderer_vk::text::{FontWeight, HorizontalAlign, TextShadow, TextStyle, custom_glyph::CustomGlyphData},
+	renderer_vk::text::{FontWeight, HorizontalAlign, TextStyle, WguiTextShadow, custom_glyph::CustomGlyphData},
 	taffy::{
 		self, AlignItems, AlignSelf, JustifyContent, JustifySelf,
 		prelude::{auto, length, percent},
@@ -110,11 +110,7 @@ impl View {
 					wrap: true,
 					size: Some(16.0),
 					align: Some(HorizontalAlign::Center),
-					shadow: Some(TextShadow {
-						color: drawing::Color::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
-						x: 2.0,
-						y: 2.0,
-					}),
+					shadow: Some(WguiTextShadow::default()),
 					..Default::default()
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/wayvr/src/gui/panel/label.rs b/wayvr/src/gui/panel/label.rs
index c3aa6135..353b9b41 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/gui/panel/label.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/gui/panel/label.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ fn battery_on_tick(
         } else {
             state.normal_color
         };
-        label.set_color(common, color, false);
+        label.set_color(common, color.into(), false);
         label.set_text(common, Translation::from_raw_text(&text));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/wayvr/src/gui/panel/mod.rs b/wayvr/src/gui/panel/mod.rs
index b72f7bc4..85e9c6cc 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/gui/panel/mod.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/gui/panel/mod.rs
@@ -536,11 +536,11 @@ pub fn apply_custom_command<T>(
 
             if let Ok(pair) = panel.parser_state.fetch_widget(com.state, element) {
                 if let Some(mut rect) = pair.widget.get_as::<WidgetRectangle>() {
-                    rect.set_color(&mut com, color);
+                    rect.set_color(&mut com, color.into());
                 } else if let Some(mut label) = pair.widget.get_as::<WidgetLabel>() {
-                    label.set_color(&mut com, color, true);
+                    label.set_color(&mut com, color.into(), true);
                 } else if let Some(mut sprite) = pair.widget.get_as::<WidgetSprite>() {
-                    sprite.set_color(&mut com, color);
+                    sprite.set_color(&mut com, color.into());
                 } else {
                     anyhow::bail!("No <rectangle> or <label> or <sprite> with such id.");
                 }
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/lock.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/lock.rs
index 3edfd528..571b16b4 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/lock.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/lock.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
-use glam::FloatExt;
 use wgui::{
     animation::{Animation, AnimationEasing},
+    color::{WguiColor, WguiColorName, WguiColorPalette},
     components::button::ComponentButton,
     event::CallbackDataCommon,
     layout::WidgetID,
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::{backend::task::ModifyOverlayTask, overlays::edit::EditModeWrapPanel}
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub(super) struct InteractLockHandler {
     id: WidgetID,
-    color: wgui::drawing::Color,
+    color: WguiColor,
     interactable: bool,
     button: Option<Rc<ComponentButton>>,
 }
@@ -53,10 +53,25 @@ impl InteractLockHandler {
             button.set_sticky_state(common, !interactable);
         }
 
+        let globals = common.globals();
+        let palette = &globals.palette;
+
         if interactable {
-            set_anim_color(&mut rect, 0.0, self.color, common.state.theme.danger_color);
+            set_anim_color(
+                palette,
+                &mut rect,
+                0.0,
+                self.color,
+                WguiColorName::Danger.into(),
+            );
         } else {
-            set_anim_color(&mut rect, 0.2, self.color, common.state.theme.danger_color);
+            set_anim_color(
+                palette,
+                &mut rect,
+                0.2,
+                self.color,
+                WguiColorName::Danger.into(),
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,10 +95,11 @@ impl InteractLockHandler {
                 Box::new(move |common, data| {
                     let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
                     set_anim_color(
+                        &common.globals().palette,
                         rect,
                         0.2 - (data.pos * 0.2),
                         rect_color,
-                        common.state.theme.danger_color,
+                        WguiColorName::Danger.into(),
                     );
                     common.alterables.mark_redraw();
                 }),
@@ -96,10 +112,11 @@ impl InteractLockHandler {
                 Box::new(move |common, data| {
                     let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
                     set_anim_color(
+                        &common.globals().palette,
                         rect,
                         data.pos * 0.2,
                         rect_color,
-                        common.state.theme.danger_color,
+                        WguiColorName::Danger.into(),
                     );
                     common.alterables.mark_redraw();
                 }),
@@ -117,13 +134,12 @@ impl InteractLockHandler {
 }
 
 fn set_anim_color(
+    palette: &WguiColorPalette,
     rect: &mut WidgetRectangle,
     pos: f32,
-    rect_color: wgui::drawing::Color,
-    target_color: wgui::drawing::Color,
+    rect_color: WguiColor,
+    target_color: WguiColor,
 ) {
     // rect to target_color
-    rect.params.color.r = rect_color.r.lerp(target_color.r, pos);
-    rect.params.color.g = rect_color.g.lerp(target_color.g, pos);
-    rect.params.color.b = rect_color.b.lerp(target_color.b, pos);
+    rect.params.color = rect_color.lerp(palette, &target_color, pos);
 }
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs
index 2cde8804..53482610 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ use glam::{FloatExt, Mat4, Vec2, vec2, vec3};
 use wgui::{
     animation::{Animation, AnimationEasing},
     assets::AssetPath,
-    drawing::{self, Color},
+    color::{WguiColorName, WguiColorPalette},
+    drawing::{self},
     event::{self, CallbackMetadata, EventListenerKind},
     layout::LayoutUpdateParams,
     log::LogErr,
@@ -53,10 +54,7 @@ pub(super) fn create_keyboard_panel(
 
     let doc_params = new_doc_params(&mut panel);
 
-    let (accent_color, anim_mult) = {
-        let theme = &app.wgui_theme;
-        (theme.accent_color, theme.animation_mult)
-    };
+    let anim_mult = app.wgui_theme.animation_mult;
 
     let root = panel
         .parser_state
@@ -178,14 +176,7 @@ pub(super) fn create_keyboard_panel(
                         let k = key_state.clone();
                         move |common, data, _app, _state| {
                             common.alterables.trigger_haptics();
-                            on_enter_anim(
-                                k.clone(),
-                                common,
-                                data,
-                                accent_color,
-                                anim_mult,
-                                width_mul,
-                            );
+                            on_enter_anim(k.clone(), common, data, anim_mult, width_mul);
                             Ok(EventResult::Pass)
                         }
                     }),
@@ -197,14 +188,7 @@ pub(super) fn create_keyboard_panel(
                         let k = key_state.clone();
                         move |common, data, _app, _state| {
                             common.alterables.trigger_haptics();
-                            on_leave_anim(
-                                k.clone(),
-                                common,
-                                data,
-                                accent_color,
-                                anim_mult,
-                                width_mul,
-                            );
+                            on_leave_anim(k.clone(), common, data, anim_mult, width_mul);
                             Ok(EventResult::Pass)
                         }
                     }),
@@ -350,27 +334,28 @@ fn get_anim_transform(pos: f32, widget_size: Vec2, width_mult: f32) -> Mat4 {
 }
 
 fn set_anim_color(
+    palette: &WguiColorPalette,
     key_state: &KeyState,
     rect: &mut WidgetRectangle,
     pos: f32,
-    accent_color: drawing::Color,
 ) {
     // fade to accent color
-    rect.params.color.r = key_state.color.r.lerp(accent_color.r, pos);
-    rect.params.color.g = key_state.color.g.lerp(accent_color.g, pos);
-    rect.params.color.b = key_state.color.b.lerp(accent_color.b, pos);
+    rect.params.color = key_state
+        .color
+        .lerp(palette, &WguiColorName::Primary.into(), pos);
 
     // fade to accent color
-    rect.params.color2.r = key_state.color2.r.lerp(accent_color.r, pos);
-    rect.params.color2.g = key_state.color2.g.lerp(accent_color.g, pos);
-    rect.params.color2.b = key_state.color2.b.lerp(accent_color.b, pos);
+    rect.params.color2 = key_state
+        .color2
+        .lerp(palette, &WguiColorName::Primary.into(), pos);
 
     // fade to white
     let cur_border_color = key_state.cur_border_color.get();
-    rect.params.border_color.r = cur_border_color.r.lerp(1.0, pos);
-    rect.params.border_color.g = cur_border_color.g.lerp(1.0, pos);
-    rect.params.border_color.b = cur_border_color.b.lerp(1.0, pos);
-    rect.params.border_color.a = cur_border_color.a.lerp(1.0, pos);
+    rect.params.border_color = cur_border_color.lerp(
+        palette,
+        &drawing::Color::new(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).into(),
+        pos,
+    );
 
     rect.params.border = key_state.border.lerp(key_state.border * 1.5, pos);
 }
@@ -379,7 +364,6 @@ fn on_enter_anim(
     key_state: Rc<KeyState>,
     common: &mut event::CallbackDataCommon,
     data: &event::CallbackData,
-    accent_color: drawing::Color,
     anim_mult: f32,
     width_mult: f32,
 ) {
@@ -389,7 +373,7 @@ fn on_enter_anim(
         AnimationEasing::OutBack,
         Box::new(move |common, data| {
             let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
-            set_anim_color(&key_state, rect, data.pos, accent_color);
+            set_anim_color(&common.globals().palette, &key_state, rect, data.pos);
             data.data.transform =
                 get_anim_transform(data.pos, data.widget_boundary.size, width_mult);
             common.alterables.mark_redraw();
@@ -401,7 +385,6 @@ fn on_leave_anim(
     key_state: Rc<KeyState>,
     common: &mut event::CallbackDataCommon,
     data: &event::CallbackData,
-    accent_color: drawing::Color,
     anim_mult: f32,
     width_mult: f32,
 ) {
@@ -411,7 +394,7 @@ fn on_leave_anim(
         AnimationEasing::OutQuad,
         Box::new(move |common, data| {
             let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
-            set_anim_color(&key_state, rect, 1.0 - data.pos, accent_color);
+            set_anim_color(&common.globals().palette, &key_state, rect, 1.0 - data.pos);
             data.data.transform =
                 get_anim_transform(1.0 - data.pos, data.widget_boundary.size, width_mult);
             common.alterables.mark_redraw();
@@ -430,7 +413,7 @@ fn on_press_anim(
     let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
     key_state
         .cur_border_color
-        .set(Color::new(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+        .set(drawing::Color::new(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).into());
     rect.params.border_color = key_state.cur_border_color.get();
     common.alterables.mark_redraw();
     key_state.drawn_state.set(true);
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs
index 966f5baa..44f9601e 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use glam::{Affine3A, Quat, Vec3, vec3};
 use regex::Regex;
 use slotmap::{SlotMap, new_key_type};
 use wgui::{
-    drawing,
+    color::WguiColor,
     event::{InternalStateChangeEvent, MouseButtonEvent, MouseButtonIndex},
 };
 use wlx_common::windowing::{OverlayWindowState, Positioning};
@@ -357,10 +357,10 @@ fn play_key_click(app: &mut AppState) {
 
 struct KeyState {
     button_state: KeyButtonData,
-    color: drawing::Color,
-    color2: drawing::Color,
-    base_border_color: drawing::Color,
-    cur_border_color: Cell<drawing::Color>,
+    color: WguiColor,
+    color2: WguiColor,
+    base_border_color: WguiColor,
+    cur_border_color: Cell<WguiColor>,
     border: f32,
     drawn_state: Cell<bool>,
 }
diff --git a/wayvr/src/state.rs b/wayvr/src/state.rs
index 5e04c06f..93f007bd 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/state.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/state.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use wgui::log::LogErr;
 use wgui::theme::WguiTheme;
 use wgui::{
-    drawing, font_config::WguiFontConfig, gfx::WGfx, globals::WguiGlobals,
+    font_config::WguiFontConfig, gfx::WGfx, globals::WguiGlobals,
     renderer_vk::context::SharedContext as WSharedContext,
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "pipewire")]
@@ -147,21 +147,6 @@ impl AppState {
 
         let mut theme = WguiTheme::default();
 
-        {
-            #[allow(clippy::ref_option)]
-            fn apply_color(default: &mut drawing::Color, value: &Option<String>) {
-                if let Some(parsed) = value.as_ref().and_then(|c| drawing::Color::from_hex(c)) {
-                    *default = parsed;
-                }
-            }
-
-            apply_color(&mut theme.text_color, &session.config.color_text);
-            apply_color(&mut theme.accent_color, &session.config.color_accent);
-            apply_color(&mut theme.danger_color, &session.config.color_danger);
-            apply_color(&mut theme.faded_color, &session.config.color_faded);
-            apply_color(&mut theme.bg_color, &session.config.color_background);
-        }
-
         theme.animation_mult = 1. / session.config.ui_animation_speed;
         theme.rounding_mult = session.config.ui_round_multiplier;
 
diff --git a/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml b/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml
index 7f026005..575b0ee9 100644
--- a/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml
+++ b/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <layout>
   <!-- text: str -->
   <template name="Cell">
-    <Button id="button" text="${text}" tooltip_str="${tooltip_str}" weight="bold" border="0" padding="4" color="#FFFFFF00" height="24" justify_content="start" />
+    <Button id="button" text="${text}" tooltip_str="${tooltip_str}" weight="bold" border="0" padding="4" color="background(transparent)" hover_color="primary" height="24" justify_content="start" />
   </template>
 
   <template name="Separator">
-    <rectangle width="100%" height="2" color="primary" />
+    <rectangle width="100%" height="2" color="outline" />
   </template>
 
   <elements>
-    <rectangle consume_mouse_events="1" color="#000000fa" round="8" border="2" border_color="primary" gap="4" padding="8" id="buttons" flex_direction="column">
+    <rectangle consume_mouse_events="1" color="background(opacity-0.98)" round="8" border="2" border_color="outline" gap="4" padding="8" id="buttons" flex_direction="column">
 
     </rectangle>
   </elements>
diff --git a/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml b/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml
index 9abbbe71..9da10c58 100644
--- a/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml
+++ b/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@
       and WINDOW_DECORATION_HEADER_HEIGHT in the source code accordingly
     -->
     <rectangle
+      position="absolute"
       consume_mouse_events="1"
       flex_direction="column"
-      round="16"
+      round="8"
       border="2"
-      border_color="#ffffff33"
-      color="#080c20fa"
+      border_color="outline"
+      color="background"
       padding="2">
       <!-- window title -->
       <div width="100%" height="32" align_items="center" position="relative" justify_content="end">
         <div width="100%" justify_content="center">
-          <label id="text_window_title" weight="bold" />
+          <label id="text_window_title" weight="bold" color="on_background" />
         </div>
-        <Button id="but_close" border="0" round="16" color="#FFFFFF00" position="absolute">
-          <sprite src_internal="wgui/close.svg" width="32" height="32" />
+        <Button id="but_close" border="0" round="4" color="on_background(transparent)" hover_color="primary" position="absolute">
+          <sprite src_internal="wgui/close.svg" width="32" height="32" color="on_background" />
         </Button>
       </div>
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
       <div id="content" padding="8" padding_top="0" gap="4" flex_direction="column">
 
       </div>
+
     </rectangle>
   </elements>
-</layout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</layout>
diff --git a/wgui/src/color.rs b/wgui/src/color.rs
index 09da5b26..d552eac5 100644
--- a/wgui/src/color.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/color.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ pub enum WguiColorName {
 	OnDanger,
 	Background,
 	OnBackground,
-	Outline,
 	BackgroundVariant,
 	OnBackgroundVariant,
+	BackgroundContrast,
+	OnBackgroundContrast,
+	Outline,
+	Shadow,
+	Highlight,
 }
 
 pub struct WguiColorPalette {
@@ -50,34 +54,70 @@ impl WguiColorPalette {
 		colors[WguiColorName::OnPrimary as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#eaf7ff").unwrap(), "on_primary");
 		colors[WguiColorName::Secondary as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#424b56").unwrap(), "secondary");
 		colors[WguiColorName::OnSecondary as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#d2e6ff").unwrap(), "on_secondary");
-		colors[WguiColorName::Tertiary as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#1aedcd").unwrap(), "tertiary");
+		colors[WguiColorName::Tertiary as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#10d0b3").unwrap(), "tertiary");
 		colors[WguiColorName::OnTertiary as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#d1fff8").unwrap(), "on_tertiary");
-		colors[WguiColorName::Danger as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#ea0c76").unwrap(), "danger");
+		colors[WguiColorName::Danger as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#f7469a").unwrap(), "danger");
 		colors[WguiColorName::OnDanger as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#ffebf5").unwrap(), "on_danger");
-		colors[WguiColorName::Background as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#00121a").unwrap(), "background");
+		colors[WguiColorName::Background as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#002e43").unwrap(), "background");
 		colors[WguiColorName::OnBackground as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#e4f5f6").unwrap(), "on_background");
-		colors[WguiColorName::Outline as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#204353").unwrap(), "outline");
 		colors[WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant as usize] =
-			(drawing::Color::from_hex("#031e2a").unwrap(), "background_variant");
+			(drawing::Color::from_hex("#0c5170").unwrap(), "background_variant");
 		colors[WguiColorName::OnBackgroundVariant as usize] =
 			(drawing::Color::from_hex("#e2fdff").unwrap(), "on_background_variant");
+		colors[WguiColorName::BackgroundContrast as usize] =
+			(drawing::Color::from_hex("#00131c").unwrap(), "background_contrast");
+		colors[WguiColorName::OnBackgroundContrast as usize] =
+			(drawing::Color::from_hex("#e4edf6").unwrap(), "on_background_contrast");
+		colors[WguiColorName::Outline as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#1c6788").unwrap(), "outline");
+		colors[WguiColorName::Shadow as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#000000").unwrap(), "shadow");
+		colors[WguiColorName::Highlight as usize] = (drawing::Color::from_hex("#ffffff").unwrap(), "highlight");
 
 		WguiColorPalette { colors }
 	}
 
-	pub fn find(&self, in_name: &str) -> Option<WguiColor> {
+	fn resolve_name(&self, in_name: &str) -> Option<WguiColorName> {
 		for (idx, (_, name)) in self.colors.iter().enumerate() {
 			if in_name == *name {
-				return Some(
-					WguiColorName::try_from(idx as u8)
-						.unwrap() /* this never fails */
-						.into(),
-				);
+				return WguiColorName::try_from(idx as u8).ok();
 			}
 		}
-
 		None
 	}
+
+	fn apply_modifier(color: WguiColor, modifier: &str) -> Option<WguiColor> {
+		match modifier {
+			"transparent" => Some(color.with_alpha(0.0)),
+			"opaque" => Some(color.with_alpha(1.0)),
+			other => {
+				let (prefix, val_str) = other.rsplit_once('-')?;
+				let val = val_str.parse::<f32>().ok()?;
+				match prefix {
+					"opacity" => Some(color.with_alpha(val)),
+					"rgb-mult" => Some(color.mult_rgb(val)),
+					"rgb-add" => Some(color.add_rgb(val)),
+					_ => None,
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn find(&self, in_name: &str) -> Option<WguiColor> {
+		if let Some((base, modifiers_str)) = in_name.split_once('(') {
+			let base_name = base.trim();
+			let modifiers = modifiers_str.trim_end_matches(')');
+
+			let name = self.resolve_name(base_name)?;
+			let mut color = name.to_wgui_color();
+
+			for mod_str in modifiers.split(',') {
+				color = WguiColorPalette::apply_modifier(color, mod_str.trim())?;
+			}
+
+			Some(color)
+		} else {
+			self.resolve_name(in_name).map(|n| n.to_wgui_color())
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 impl Default for WguiColorPalette {
diff --git a/wgui/src/components/editbox.rs b/wgui/src/components/editbox.rs
index 9cb296a9..98e1d6d9 100644
--- a/wgui/src/components/editbox.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/components/editbox.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ use crate::{
 	animation::{Animation, AnimationEasing},
 	color::{WguiColor, WguiColorName},
 	components::{Component, ComponentBase, ComponentTrait, FocusChangeData, RefreshData},
-	drawing::Color,
 	event::{self, CallbackDataCommon, CallbackMetadata, EventListenerCollection, EventListenerKind, StyleSetRequest},
 	i18n::Translation,
 	layout::{WidgetID, WidgetPair},
-	renderer_vk::text::{TextShadow, TextStyle},
+	renderer_vk::text::{TextStyle, WguiTextShadow},
 	widget::{
 		ConstructEssentials, EventResult,
 		div::WidgetDiv,
@@ -342,10 +341,10 @@ pub fn construct(
 		WidgetLabelParams {
 			content: Translation::from_raw_text(&params.initial_text),
 			style: TextStyle {
-				shadow: Some(TextShadow {
+				shadow: Some(WguiTextShadow {
 					x: 1.0,
 					y: 1.0,
-					color: Color::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+					..Default::default()
 				}),
 				..Default::default()
 			},
diff --git a/wgui/src/components/slider.rs b/wgui/src/components/slider.rs
index 303a0647..c4444cff 100644
--- a/wgui/src/components/slider.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/components/slider.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use glam::{Mat4, Vec2, Vec3};
 use taffy::prelude::{length, percent};
 
 use crate::{
-	animation::{Animation, AnimationEasing},
+	animation::{Animation, AnimationCallback, AnimationEasing},
 	color::{WguiColor, WguiColorName, WguiColorPalette},
 	components::{
 		Component, ComponentBase, ComponentTrait, RefreshData,
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ impl TooltipTrait for State {
 
 #[allow(clippy::struct_field_names)]
 struct SliderHandleData {
-	id_handle_rect: WidgetID,  // Rectangle
-	id_text: Option<WidgetID>, // Text
+	id_handle_rect: WidgetID,   // Rectangle
+	id_label: Option<WidgetID>, // Label
 	id_handle: WidgetID,
 }
 
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ impl State {
 		common.alterables.mark_dirty(handle_data.id_handle);
 		common.alterables.mark_redraw();
 
-		if let Some(id_text) = handle_data.id_text
-			&& let Some(mut label) = common.state.widgets.get_as::<WidgetLabel>(id_text)
+		if let Some(id_label) = handle_data.id_label
+			&& let Some(mut label) = common.state.widgets.get_as::<WidgetLabel>(id_label)
 		{
 			Self::update_text(common, &mut label, value.get());
 		}
@@ -346,52 +346,104 @@ impl State {
 	}
 }
 
-const BODY_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant.to_wgui_color();
+const BODY_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Background.to_wgui_color();
 const BODY_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Outline.to_wgui_color();
-const HANDLE_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::Secondary;
-const HANDLE_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Secondary.to_wgui_color().add_rgb(0.1);
-const HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Primary.to_wgui_color();
+const HANDLE_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant;
+const HANDLE_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Secondary.to_wgui_color();
+const HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Outline.to_wgui_color();
 const HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Primary.to_wgui_color().mult_rgb(1.25);
+const HANDLE_TEXT_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::OnBackgroundVariant;
+const HANDLE_TEXT_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::OnSecondary;
 
 const SLIDER_HOVER_SCALE: f32 = 0.25;
-fn get_anim_transform(pos: f32, widget_size: Vec2) -> Mat4 {
-	util::centered_matrix(
-		widget_size,
-		&Mat4::from_scale(Vec3::splat(SLIDER_HOVER_SCALE.mul_add(pos, 1.0))),
-	)
-}
 
 fn anim_rect(rect: &mut WidgetRectangle, palette: &WguiColorPalette, pos: f32) {
 	rect.params.color = WguiColor::lerp(&HANDLE_COLOR.into(), palette, &HANDLE_COLOR_HOVERED, pos);
 	rect.params.border_color = WguiColor::lerp(&HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR, palette, &HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR_HOVERED, pos);
 }
 
-fn on_enter_anim(common: &mut event::CallbackDataCommon, handle_id: WidgetID, anim_mult: f32) {
-	common.alterables.animate(Animation::new(
-		handle_id,
-		(20. * anim_mult) as _,
-		AnimationEasing::OutBack,
-		Box::new(move |common, data| {
-			let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
-			data.data.transform = get_anim_transform(data.pos, data.widget_boundary.size);
-			anim_rect(rect, &common.globals().palette, data.pos);
-			common.alterables.mark_redraw();
-		}),
-	));
+fn get_callback_rect(inverse: bool) -> AnimationCallback {
+	Box::new(move |common, data| {
+		let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
+		let pos = if inverse { 1.0 - data.pos } else { data.pos };
+		data.data.transform = util::centered_matrix(
+			data.widget_boundary.size,
+			&Mat4::from_scale(Vec3::splat(SLIDER_HOVER_SCALE.mul_add(pos, 1.0))),
+		);
+		anim_rect(rect, &common.globals().palette, pos);
+		common.alterables.mark_redraw();
+	})
 }
 
-fn on_leave_anim(common: &mut event::CallbackDataCommon, handle_id: WidgetID, anim_mult: f32) {
+fn get_callback_label(inverse: bool) -> AnimationCallback {
+	Box::new(move |common, data| {
+		let label = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetLabel>().unwrap();
+		let pos = if inverse { 1.0 - data.pos } else { data.pos };
+		data.data.transform = util::centered_matrix(
+			data.widget_boundary.size,
+			&Mat4::from_scale(Vec3::splat(1.0 + pos * 0.25)),
+		);
+
+		let text_color = HANDLE_TEXT_COLOR.to_wgui_color().lerp(
+			&common.globals().palette,
+			&HANDLE_TEXT_COLOR_HOVERED.to_wgui_color(),
+			pos,
+		);
+
+		label.set_color(common, text_color, true);
+
+		common.alterables.mark_redraw();
+	})
+}
+
+fn on_enter_anim(
+	common: &mut event::CallbackDataCommon,
+	id_handle: WidgetID,
+	id_label: Option<WidgetID>,
+	anim_mult: f32,
+) {
+	let duration = 20. * anim_mult;
+
 	common.alterables.animate(Animation::new(
-		handle_id,
-		(10. * anim_mult) as _,
-		AnimationEasing::OutQuad,
-		Box::new(move |common, data| {
-			let rect = data.obj.get_as_mut::<WidgetRectangle>().unwrap();
-			data.data.transform = get_anim_transform(1.0 - data.pos, data.widget_boundary.size);
-			anim_rect(rect, &common.globals().palette, 1.0 - data.pos);
-			common.alterables.mark_redraw();
-		}),
+		id_handle,
+		duration as _,
+		AnimationEasing::OutBack,
+		get_callback_rect(false),
 	));
+
+	if let Some(id_label) = id_label {
+		common.alterables.animate(Animation::new(
+			id_label,
+			duration as _,
+			AnimationEasing::OutBack,
+			get_callback_label(false),
+		));
+	}
+}
+
+fn on_leave_anim(
+	common: &mut event::CallbackDataCommon,
+	id_handle: WidgetID,
+	id_label: Option<WidgetID>,
+	anim_mult: f32,
+) {
+	let duration = 10. * anim_mult;
+
+	common.alterables.animate(Animation::new(
+		id_handle,
+		duration as _,
+		AnimationEasing::OutQuad,
+		get_callback_rect(true),
+	));
+
+	if let Some(id_label) = id_label {
+		common.alterables.animate(Animation::new(
+			id_label,
+			duration as _,
+			AnimationEasing::OutQuad,
+			get_callback_label(true),
+		));
+	}
 }
 
 fn register_event_mouse_enter(
@@ -476,9 +528,9 @@ fn update_handle_hovers(
 	// hover state changed, run animations
 	if state.hovered1 != hovered1_prev {
 		if state.hovered1 && !hovered1_prev {
-			on_enter_anim(common, data.handle1.id_handle_rect, anim_mult);
+			on_enter_anim(common, data.handle1.id_handle_rect, data.handle1.id_label, anim_mult);
 		} else {
-			on_leave_anim(common, data.handle1.id_handle_rect, anim_mult);
+			on_leave_anim(common, data.handle1.id_handle_rect, data.handle1.id_label, anim_mult);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -486,9 +538,9 @@ fn update_handle_hovers(
 		&& let Some(handle2) = data.handle2.as_ref()
 	{
 		if state.hovered2 && !hovered2_prev {
-			on_enter_anim(common, handle2.id_handle_rect, anim_mult);
+			on_enter_anim(common, handle2.id_handle_rect, handle2.id_label, anim_mult);
 		} else {
-			on_leave_anim(common, handle2.id_handle_rect, anim_mult);
+			on_leave_anim(common, handle2.id_handle_rect, handle2.id_label, anim_mult);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -628,7 +680,7 @@ fn mount_slider_handle(
 			WidgetLabelParams {
 				content: Translation::default(),
 				style: TextStyle {
-					color: Some(WguiColorName::OnPrimary.into()),
+					color: Some(HANDLE_TEXT_COLOR.into()),
 					weight: Some(FontWeight::Bold),
 					align: Some(HorizontalAlign::Center),
 					..Default::default()
@@ -642,7 +694,7 @@ fn mount_slider_handle(
 
 	Ok(SliderHandleData {
 		id_handle_rect: slider_handle_rect.id,
-		id_text: slider_text.map(|s| s.0.id),
+		id_label: slider_text.map(|s| s.0.id),
 		id_handle: slider_handle.id,
 	})
 }
diff --git a/wgui/src/components/tooltip.rs b/wgui/src/components/tooltip.rs
index 0152c8ca..47ac5b56 100644
--- a/wgui/src/components/tooltip.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/components/tooltip.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl Drop for ComponentTooltip {
 	}
 }
 
-pub const TOOLTIP_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant;
+pub const TOOLTIP_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::BackgroundContrast;
 pub const TOOLTIP_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::Outline;
 
 pub fn construct(ess: &mut ConstructEssentials, params: Params) -> anyhow::Result<(WidgetPair, Rc<ComponentTooltip>)> {
diff --git a/wgui/src/parser/component_button.rs b/wgui/src/parser/component_button.rs
index 60d53672..4833a2ed 100644
--- a/wgui/src/parser/component_button.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/parser/component_button.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn parse_component_button<'a>(
 
 	let mut translation: Option<Translation> = None;
 
-	let text_style = parse_text_style(ctx, attribs, tag_name);
+	let text_style = parse_text_style(ctx, attribs, tag_name, "text_");
 	let style = parse_style(ctx, attribs, tag_name);
 
 	for pair in attribs {
diff --git a/wgui/src/parser/style.rs b/wgui/src/parser/style.rs
index 7586c4c8..cce5cf89 100644
--- a/wgui/src/parser/style.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/parser/style.rs
@@ -60,67 +60,71 @@ pub fn parse_color_opt(
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn parse_text_style(ctx: &ParserContext<'_>, attribs: &[AttribPair], tag_name: &str) -> TextStyle {
+pub fn parse_text_style(ctx: &ParserContext<'_>, attribs: &[AttribPair], tag_name: &str, prefix: &str) -> TextStyle {
 	let mut style = TextStyle::default();
 
 	for pair in attribs {
 		let (key, value) = (pair.attrib.as_ref(), pair.value.as_ref());
-		match key {
-			"color" => {
-				parse_color_opt(ctx, tag_name, key, value, &mut style.color);
+		if key.starts_with(prefix) {
+			let suffix = &key[prefix.len()..];
+			match suffix {
+				"color" => {
+					parse_color_opt(ctx, tag_name, key, value, &mut style.color);
+				}
+				"align" => match value {
+					"left" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Left),
+					"right" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Right),
+					"center" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Center),
+					"justified" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Justified),
+					"end" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::End),
+					_ => {
+						ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
+					}
+				},
+				"weight" => match value {
+					"light" => style.weight = Some(FontWeight::Light),
+					"normal" => style.weight = Some(FontWeight::Normal),
+					"bold" => style.weight = Some(FontWeight::Bold),
+					_ => {
+						ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
+					}
+				},
+				"size" => {
+					if let Ok(size) = value.parse::<f32>() {
+						style.size = Some(size);
+					} else {
+						ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
+					}
+				}
+				"shadow" => {
+					let mut color = WguiColor::default();
+					if parse_color(ctx, tag_name, key, value, &mut color) {
+						style.shadow.get_or_insert_default().color = color;
+					}
+				}
+				"shadow_x" => {
+					if let Ok(x) = value.parse::<f32>() {
+						style.shadow.get_or_insert_default().x = x;
+					} else {
+						ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
+					}
+				}
+				"shadow_y" => {
+					if let Ok(y) = value.parse::<f32>() {
+						style.shadow.get_or_insert_default().y = y;
+					} else {
+						ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
+					}
+				}
+				"wrap" => {
+					if let Ok(y) = value.parse::<i32>() {
+						style.wrap = y == 1;
+					} else {
+						ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
+					}
+				}
+				_ => {}
 			}
-			"align" => match value {
-				"left" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Left),
-				"right" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Right),
-				"center" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Center),
-				"justified" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::Justified),
-				"end" => style.align = Some(HorizontalAlign::End),
-				_ => {
-					ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
-				}
-			},
-			"weight" => match value {
-				"light" => style.weight = Some(FontWeight::Light),
-				"normal" => style.weight = Some(FontWeight::Normal),
-				"bold" => style.weight = Some(FontWeight::Bold),
-				_ => {
-					ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
-				}
-			},
-			"size" => {
-				if let Ok(size) = value.parse::<f32>() {
-					style.size = Some(size);
-				} else {
-					ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
-				}
-			}
-			"shadow" => {
-				if let Some(color) = drawing::Color::from_hex(value) {
-					style.shadow.get_or_insert_default().color = color;
-				}
-			}
-			"shadow_x" => {
-				if let Ok(x) = value.parse::<f32>() {
-					style.shadow.get_or_insert_default().x = x;
-				} else {
-					ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
-				}
-			}
-			"shadow_y" => {
-				if let Ok(y) = value.parse::<f32>() {
-					style.shadow.get_or_insert_default().y = y;
-				} else {
-					ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
-				}
-			}
-			"wrap" => {
-				if let Ok(y) = value.parse::<i32>() {
-					style.wrap = y == 1;
-				} else {
-					ctx.print_invalid_attrib(tag_name, key, value);
-				}
-			}
-			_ => {}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/wgui/src/parser/widget_label.rs b/wgui/src/parser/widget_label.rs
index 4652c72b..e7e26881 100644
--- a/wgui/src/parser/widget_label.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/parser/widget_label.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn parse_widget_label<'a>(
 	let mut params = WidgetLabelParams::default();
 
 	let style = parse_style(ctx, attribs, tag_name);
-	params.style = parse_text_style(ctx, attribs, tag_name);
+	params.style = parse_text_style(ctx, attribs, tag_name, "");
 
 	for pair in attribs {
 		let (key, value) = (pair.attrib.as_ref(), pair.value.as_ref());
diff --git a/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/mod.rs b/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/mod.rs
index c059471a..544e67c2 100644
--- a/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/mod.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use glam::Mat4;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
 use crate::{
-	color::{WguiColor, WguiColorPalette},
+	color::{WguiColor, WguiColorName, WguiColorPalette},
 	drawing::{self},
 };
 
@@ -44,6 +44,23 @@ impl Default for TextShadow {
 	}
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct WguiTextShadow {
+	pub y: f32,
+	pub x: f32,
+	pub color: WguiColor,
+}
+
+impl WguiTextShadow {
+	pub fn to_text_shadow(&self, palette: &WguiColorPalette) -> TextShadow {
+		TextShadow {
+			x: self.x,
+			y: self.y,
+			color: self.color.resolve(palette),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct TextStyle {
 	pub size: Option<f32>,
@@ -53,7 +70,17 @@ pub struct TextStyle {
 	pub weight: Option<FontWeight>,
 	pub align: Option<HorizontalAlign>,
 	pub wrap: bool,
-	pub shadow: Option<TextShadow>,
+	pub shadow: Option<WguiTextShadow>,
+}
+
+impl Default for WguiTextShadow {
+	fn default() -> Self {
+		Self {
+			y: 1.5,
+			x: 1.5,
+			color: WguiColorName::Shadow.into(),
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 impl TextStyle {
diff --git a/wgui/src/widget/label.rs b/wgui/src/widget/label.rs
index 3cbd8c6e..40036bd0 100644
--- a/wgui/src/widget/label.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/widget/label.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,12 @@ impl WidgetObj for WidgetLabel {
 				transform: state.transform_stack.get().transform,
 			},
 			self.buffer.clone(),
-			self.params.style.shadow.clone(),
+			self
+				.params
+				.style
+				.shadow
+				.clone()
+				.map(|s| s.to_text_shadow(&state.globals.palette)),
 		));
 	}
 
diff --git a/wlx-common/src/config.rs b/wlx-common/src/config.rs
index a9703d64..c7ecebbc 100644
--- a/wlx-common/src/config.rs
+++ b/wlx-common/src/config.rs
@@ -262,12 +262,6 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
 	#[serde(default = "def_theme_path")]
 	pub theme_path: Arc<str>,
 
-	pub color_text: Option<String>,
-	pub color_accent: Option<String>,
-	pub color_danger: Option<String>,
-	pub color_faded: Option<String>,
-	pub color_background: Option<String>,
-
 	pub language: Option<locale::Language>, // auto-detected at runtime if unset
 
 	#[serde(default = "def_one")]