diff --git a/src/gui/mod.rs b/src/gui/mod.rs
index 782a15e..e1eca89 100644
--- a/src/gui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use iced::theme::Text;
 use iced::widget::text;
 use iced::widget::text_input;
 use iced::widget::Column;
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ mod file_dialog;
 mod theme;
 
 pub use elements::menu_bar;
-use theme::{Theme, Element};
+use theme::{Element, Theme};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Message {
diff --git a/src/gui/theme/mod.rs b/src/gui/theme/mod.rs
index fc7714a..e888588 100644
--- a/src/gui/theme/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/theme/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 use iced::widget::{button, text, text_input};
-use iced::{application, color, Color, Background};
+use iced::{application, color, Background, Color};
 use iced_aw::menu;
 use iced_aw::style::tab_bar; //FIXME https://github.com/iced-rs/iced_aw/issues/151
 
-
 pub type Renderer = iced::Renderer<Theme>;
 pub type Element<'msg, Message> = iced::Element<'msg, Message, Renderer>;
 
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ impl tab_bar::StyleSheet for Theme {
     fn hovered(&self, style: Self::Style, is_active: bool) -> tab_bar::Appearance {
         Default::default()
     }
-
 }
 
 impl text::StyleSheet for Theme {
diff --git a/src/gui/theme/palette.rs b/src/gui/theme/palette.rs
index be92dc7..aef1fba 100644
--- a/src/gui/theme/palette.rs
+++ b/src/gui/theme/palette.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,43 @@
+use iced::Color;
+
 /// raw hex colors from the theme files
 pub struct Palette {
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    accent: Color,
+    background: Color, 
+    primary: Color,
+    secondary: Color,
+    text: Color,
+}
+
+impl Default for Palette {
+    fn default() -> Palette {
+        Palette {
+            accent: hex_to_color("#000000").unwrap(),
+            background: hex_to_color("#ffffff").unwrap(), 
+            primary: hex_to_color("#4685ff").unwrap(),
+            secondary: hex_to_color("#f2f2f2").unwrap(),
+            text: hex_to_color("#ffb084").unwrap(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn hex_to_color(hex: &str) -> Option<Color> {
+    if hex.len() == 7 {
+        let hash = &hex[0..1];
+        let r = u8::from_str_radix(&hex[1..3], 16);
+        let g = u8::from_str_radix(&hex[3..5], 16);
+        let b = u8::from_str_radix(&hex[5..7], 16);
+
+        return match (hash, r, g, b) {
+            ("#", Ok(r), Ok(g), Ok(b)) => Some(Color {
+                r: r as f32 / 255.0,
+                g: g as f32 / 255.0,
+                b: b as f32 / 255.0,
+                a: 1.0,
+            }),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+    }
+
+    None
+}