diff --git a/home/default.nix b/home/default.nix
index d35424e..e601068 100644
--- a/home/default.nix
+++ b/home/default.nix
@@ -19,24 +19,24 @@ let
     "helix"
   ];
   colors = {
-    background = "ffffff";
-    foreground = "000000";
-    regular0 = "000000";
-    regular1 = "000000";
-    regular2 = "000000";
-    regular3 = "000000";
-    regular4 = "000000";
-    regular5 = "000000";
-    regular6 = "000000";
-    regular7 = "000000";
-    bright0 = "ffffff";
-    bright1 = "ffffff";
-    bright2 = "ffffff";
-    bright3 = "ffffff";
-    bright4 = "ffffff";
-    bright5 = "ffffff";
-    bright6 = "ffffff";
-    bright7 = "ffffff";
+    background = "fdf6e3";
+    foreground = "657b83";
+    regular0 = "eee8d5"; # background darker
+    regular1 = "dc322f"; # red
+    regular2 = "859900"; # green
+    regular3 = "b58900"; # dark orange
+    regular4 = "268bd2"; # azure blue
+    regular5 = "d33682"; # hot pink
+    regular6 = "2aa198"; # petrol
+    regular7 = "073642"; # navy
+    bright0 = "cb4b16"; # orange
+    bright1 = "fdf6e3"; # foreground
+    bright2 = "93a1a1"; # grey
+    bright3 = "839496"; # slightly darker grey
+    bright4 = "657b83"; # even slightly darker grey
+    bright5 = "6c71c4"; # purple
+    bright6 = "586e75"; # pretty dark grey
+    bright7 = "002b36"; # dark navy blue
   };
 in
 {
diff --git a/home/modules/alacritty/default.nix b/home/modules/alacritty/default.nix
index db3db6e..086b945 100644
--- a/home/modules/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
     programs.alacritty = {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
-        env.TERM = "xterm-mono";
+        env.TERM = "xterm-256color";
         scrolling.history = 0;
         font = {
           size = 9;
diff --git a/home/modules/helix/config/config.toml b/home/modules/helix/config/config.toml
index 71b6c42..41cf786 100644
--- a/home/modules/helix/config/config.toml
+++ b/home/modules/helix/config/config.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-theme = "black"
+theme = "solarized_light"
 
 [editor]
 line-number = "relative"
diff --git a/home/modules/helix/config/themes/black.toml b/home/modules/helix/config/themes/black.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index a403de9..0000000
--- a/home/modules/helix/config/themes/black.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-"ui.background" = {bg="white"}
-"ui.text" = "black"
-"ui.linenr" = {bg="white", fg="black"}
-"ui.linenr.selected" = {bg="white", fg="black"}
-"ui.selection" = {bg="black", fg="white"}
-"ui.cursorline" = {bg="black", fg="white"}
-"ui.statusline" = {fg="white", bg="black"}
-"ui.statusline.inactive" = {fg="black", bg="white"}
-"ui.virtual" = "indent"
-"ui.virtual.ruler" = { bg = "black", fg ="white" }
-"ui.cursor.match" = { bg="black", fg="white" }
-"ui.cursor" = {bg="black", fg="white"}
-"ui.debug" = {fg="black"}
-"ui.highlight" = { modifiers = ["underlined"] }
-"ui.highlight.frameline" = { bg="black", fg="white" }
-"ui.help" = { bg="black", fg="white" }
-"ui.popup" = { bg="black", fg="white" }
-"ui.text.info" = { bg="black", fg="white" }
-"ui.menu" = { fg="white", bg="black" }
-"ui.menu.selected" = { bg="white", fg="black" }
-"ui.window" = { bg="white" }
-"diagnostic" = { modifiers=["reversed"] }
-"diagnostic.error" = {modifiers=["bold", "underlined"]}
-"diagnostic.warning" = {modifiers=["underlined", "italic"]}
-"diagnostic.hint" = {modifiers=["underlined"]}
-"diagnostic.unnecessary" = {modifiers = ["dim"]}
-"diagnostic.deprecated" = {modifiers = ["crossed_out"]}
-"ui.bufferline" = { fg="black", bg="white" }
-"ui.bufferline.active" = { fg="black", bg="white" }
-
-[palette]
-white = "#ffffff"
-black = "#000000"
diff --git a/home/modules/zsh.nix b/home/modules/zsh.nix
index b22cec0..ab51e59 100644
--- a/home/modules/zsh.nix
+++ b/home/modules/zsh.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ in
       autocd = true;
       sessionVariables = {
         EDITOR = "hx";
-        TERM = "xterm-mono";
       };
       history = {
         extended = true;
diff --git a/home/pkgs.nix b/home/pkgs.nix
index c6ccc73..d399bd8 100644
--- a/home/pkgs.nix
+++ b/home/pkgs.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ with pkgs; [
   bluez-tools
   btop # htop
   choose # alternative to cut and awk with more readable syntax
-  chromium
   colordiff
   darcs
   delta # feature-rich diff viewer