diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b2051d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+atomaka/.config/atomaka/color.yml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0589784..1c576c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-STOWED = bin git ruby tmux vim zsh alacritty
+STOWED = bin git ruby tmux vim zsh alacritty atomaka
 
 all: install
 
-install: plug-vim
+install: plug-vim initialize-colors
 	stow $(STOWED)
 
 uninstall:
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ plug-vim:
 				https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim ; \
 	fi
 
+initialize-colors:
+	cat alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty-base.yml alacritty/.config/alacritty/themes/dark.yml > alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+	cp atomaka/.config/atomaka/color.sample.yml atomaka/.config/atomaka/color.yml
+
 rbenv: rbenv-base rbenv-build
 
 rbenv-base:
diff --git a/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty-base.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
rename to alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty-base.yml
diff --git a/alacritty/.config/alacritty/themes/dark.yml b/alacritty/.config/alacritty/themes/dark.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36aebf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alacritty/.config/alacritty/themes/dark.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+ # Colors (Solarized Dark)
+colors:
+  # Default colors
+  primary:
+    background: '0x002b36'
+    foreground: '0x839496'
+
+  # Normal colors
+  normal:
+    black:   '0x073642'
+    red:     '0xdc322f'
+    green:   '0x859900'
+    yellow:  '0xb58900'
+    blue:    '0x268bd2'
+    magenta: '0xd33682'
+    cyan:    '0x2aa198'
+    white:   '0xeee8d5'
+
+  # Bright colors
+  bright:
+    black:   '0x002b36'
+    red:     '0xcb4b16'
+    green:   '0x586e75'
+    yellow:  '0x657b83'
+    blue:    '0x839496'
+    magenta: '0x6c71c4'
+    cyan:    '0x93a1a1'
+    white:   '0xfdf6e3'
diff --git a/alacritty/.config/alacritty/themes/light.yml b/alacritty/.config/alacritty/themes/light.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f111ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alacritty/.config/alacritty/themes/light.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+ # Colors (Solarized Light)
+colors:
+  # Default colors
+  primary:
+    background: '0xfdf6e3'
+    foreground: '0x586e75'
+
+  # Normal colors
+  normal:
+    black:   '0x073642'
+    red:     '0xdc322f'
+    green:   '0x859900'
+    yellow:  '0xb58900'
+    blue:    '0x268bd2'
+    magenta: '0xd33682'
+    cyan:    '0x2aa198'
+    white:   '0xeee8d5'
+
+  # Bright colors
+  bright:
+    black:   '0x002b36'
+    red:     '0xcb4b16'
+    green:   '0x586e75'
+    yellow:  '0x657b83'
+    blue:    '0x839496'
+    magenta: '0x6c71c4'
+    cyan:    '0x93a1a1'
+    white:   '0xfdf6e3'
diff --git a/atomaka/.config/atomaka/color.sample.yml b/atomaka/.config/atomaka/color.sample.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4520e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atomaka/.config/atomaka/color.sample.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dark
diff --git a/bin/bin/cs b/bin/bin/cs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0be3ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/bin/cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+color_file=$HOME/.config/atomaka/color.yml
+old_color=$(cat $color_file)
+
+if [[ $old_color == "dark" ]]; then
+  new_color=light
+else
+  new_color=dark
+fi
+
+alacritty_header=" # Dynamically generated. Edit $HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty-base.yml"
+
+alacritty=$HOME/.config/alacritty/
+echo $alacritty_header > $alacritty/alacritty.yml
+cat $alacritty/alacritty-base.yml $alacritty/themes/$new_color.yml >> $alacritty/alacritty.yml
+
+echo $new_color > $color_file
+
+for pane_info in $(tmux list-panes -a -F '#{pane_id}-#{pane_current_command}'); do
+  IFS=- read pane cmd <<< "$pane_info"
+
+  if [[ $cmd == "vim" ]]; then
+    echo "sending to $pane"
+    tmux send-keys -t $pane ":call ChangeBackground()" ENTER
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index a84606c..7513eb7 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
 
 " colors
-Plug 'joshdick/onedark.vim'
+Plug 'altercation/vim-colors-solarized'
 
 " keepers
 Plug 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ set cursorline                    " Highlight current line
 set cursorcolumn                  " Highlight current column
 
 set termguicolors
-colorscheme onedark
 syntax enable
+colorscheme solarized
 
 highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=196
 
@@ -187,3 +187,9 @@ function! ZoomState()
     return ''
   endif
 endfunction
+
+" colors
+function! ChangeBackground()
+  let &background=readfile(glob("~/.config/atomaka/color.yml"))[0]
+endfunction
+call ChangeBackground()