diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 8caf0b5..5c17bc4 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -81,3 +81,38 @@ cd() {
     builtin cd "$@"
     check_todo
 }
+
+random-bg() {
+    local color='xxx'
+
+    while getopts ":mrgb" opt; do
+        case $opt in
+            m) muted=true ;;
+            r) color="ffxx" ;;
+            g) color="xffx" ;;
+            b) color="xxff" ;;
+            *) echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+               return 1 ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    if [ "$muted" = true ]; then
+			# FIXME sometimes gives 7 digit value
+			# note value of 30 works
+			hue_range=360  # Restricted hue range (0-360 degrees)
+			hue=$((RANDOM % $hue_range))
+			saturation_range="50-80"  # Adjust as needed
+			saturation=$((RANDOM % ($saturation_range + 1) + ${saturation_range%-*}))
+			lightness_range="60-80"  # Adjust as needed
+			lightness=$((RANDOM % ($lightness_range + 1) + ${lightness_range%-*}))
+			color=$(printf "%02x%02x%02x" "$hue" "$saturation" "$lightness")
+
+    else
+			# FIXME: each x is replaced with same value, need a different value for each x
+        color=${color//x/$(openssl rand -hex 1)}
+    fi
+
+		echo "#$color"
+    xsetroot -solid "#$color"
+}
+