diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index a25ad16..6cc1a51 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -6,18 +6,21 @@
 static unsigned int snap            = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static char *fonts[]                = { "monospace:size=14" };
 static unsigned int borderpx        = 1;        /* border pixel of windows */
-static char normbgcolor[]           = "#222222";
-static char normbordercolor[]       = "#444444";
-static char normfgcolor[]           = "#bbbbbb";
-static char selfgcolor[]            = "#eeeeee";
-static char selbordercolor[]        = "#005577";
-static char selbgcolor[]            = "#005577";
-
+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";
 /* color schemes */
 static char *colors[][3] = {
        /*               fg           bg           border   */
-       [SchemeNorm] = { normfgcolor, normbgcolor, normbordercolor },
-       [SchemeSel]  = { selfgcolor,  selbgcolor,  selbordercolor  },
+       [SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2 },
+       [SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4,  col_cyan,  col_cyan },
+	   [SchemeStatus]  = { col_gray3, col_gray1,  "#000000"  }, // Statusbar right {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+	   [SchemeTagsSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  "#000000"  }, // Tagbar left selected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+	   [SchemeTagsNorm]  = { col_gray3, col_gray1,  "#000000"  }, // Tagbar left unselected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+	   [SchemeInfoSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  "#000000"  }, // infobar middle  selected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+	   [SchemeInfoNorm]  = { col_gray3, col_gray1,  "#000000"  }, // infobar middle  unselected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
 };
 
 /*
@@ -152,4 +155,3 @@ static const Button buttons[] = {
 	{ ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button1,        tag,            {0} },
 	{ ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button3,        toggletag,      {0} },
 };
-
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 095851a..12ae30e 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 /* enums */
 enum { CurNormal, CurResize, CurMove, CurLast }; /* cursor */
-enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel }; /* color schemes */
+enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel, SchemeStatus, SchemeTagsSel, SchemeTagsNorm, SchemeInfoSel, SchemeInfoNorm }; /* color schemes */
 enum { NetSupported, NetWMName, NetWMState, NetWMCheck,
        NetWMFullscreen, NetActiveWindow, NetWMWindowType,
        NetWMWindowTypeDialog, NetClientList, NetClientListStacking, NetClientInfo, NetLast }; /* EWMH atoms */
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 
 	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
 	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeStatus]);
 		tw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
 		drw_text(drw, m->ww - tw, 0, tw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
 	}
@@ -845,22 +845,22 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 		if(!(occ & 1 << i || m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i))
 			continue;
 		w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeTagsSel : SchemeTagsNorm]);
 		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
 		x += w;
 	}
 	w = TEXTW(m->ltsymbol);
-	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeTagsNorm]);
 	x = drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->ltsymbol, 0);
 
 	if ((w = m->ww - tw - x) > bh) {
 		if (m->sel) {
-			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeInfoSel : SchemeInfoNorm]);
 			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
 			if (m->sel->isfloating)
 				drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
 		} else {
-			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeInfoNorm]);
 			drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 1);
 		}
 	}