diff --git a/.config/termonad/termonad.hs b/.config/termonad/termonad.hs
index 3cc54a0..4a047d5 100644
--- a/.config/termonad/termonad.hs
+++ b/.config/termonad/termonad.hs
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import Termonad.Config.Colour
   , createColour
   , createColourExtension
   , defaultColourConfig
-  , foregroundColour, palette
+  , backgroundColour
+  , foregroundColour
+  , palette
   )
 import Termonad.Config.Vec (Vec((:*), EmptyVec), N8)
 
@@ -58,13 +60,14 @@ solarizedDark =
   defaultColourConfig
     -- Set the default foreground colour of text of the terminal.
     { foregroundColour = Set (createColour 131 148 150) -- base0
+    , backgroundColour = Set (createColour   0  43  54) -- base03
     -- Set the extended palette that has 2 Vecs of 8 Solarized palette colours
     , palette = ExtendedPalette solarizedDark1 solarizedDark2
     }
   where
     solarizedDark1 :: Vec N8 (AlphaColour Double)
     solarizedDark1 =
-         createColour   0  43  54 -- base03, background
+         createColour   7  54  66 -- base02, background highlights
       :* createColour 220  50  47 -- red
       :* createColour 133 153   0 -- green
       :* createColour 181 137   0 -- yellow
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ solarizedDark =
 
     solarizedDark2 :: Vec N8 (AlphaColour Double)
     solarizedDark2 =
-         createColour   7  54  66 -- base02, background highlights
+         createColour   0  43  54 -- base03, background
       :* createColour 203  75  22 -- orange
       :* createColour  88 110 117 -- base01, comments / secondary text
       :* createColour 131 148 150 -- base0, body text / default code / primary content
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ solarizedLight =
   defaultColourConfig
     -- Set the default foreground colour of text of the terminal.
     { foregroundColour = Set (createColour 101 123 131) -- base00
+    , backgroundColour = Set (createColour 253 246 227) -- base3
     -- Set the extended palette that has 2 Vecs of 8 Solarized palette colours
     , palette = ExtendedPalette solarizedLight1 solarizedLight2
     }
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ fontConf :: FontConfig
 fontConf =
   defaultFontConfig
     { fontFamily = "Droid Sans Mono Dotted for Powerline"
-    , fontSize = FontSizePoints 8
+    , fontSize = FontSizePoints 6
     }
 
 main :: IO ()