diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index 4150f0e697500060e9d041e0e8c3bd5299c69597..e39850c7d2624e52a7540d299dc6fcb27ddadfac 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
 bind-key b send-prefix
 set -g set-titles on
 set -g set-titles-string '#T'
+#### COLOUR (Solarized dark)
+
+# default statusbar colors
+set-option -g status-bg black #base02
+set-option -g status-fg yellow #yellow
+set-option -g status-attr default
+
+# default window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-fg brightblue #base0
+set-window-option -g window-status-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim
+
+# active window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg brightred #orange
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright
+
+# pane border
+set-option -g pane-border-fg black #base02
+set-option -g pane-active-border-fg brightgreen #base01
+
+# message text
+set-option -g message-bg black #base02
+set-option -g message-fg brightred #orange
+
+# pane number display
+set-option -g display-panes-active-colour blue #blue
+set-option -g display-panes-colour brightred #orange
+
+# clock
+set-window-option -g clock-mode-colour green #green
+
+# bell
+set-window-option -g window-status-bell-style fg=black,bg=red #base02, red