diff --git a/vim/colors/base-grey.vim b/vim/colors/base-grey.vim
index e554c82..1ef65ad 100644
--- a/vim/colors/base-grey.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/base-grey.vim
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ hi clear WildMenu
 "}}}
 
 if has('gui_running')
-  hi Normal	              guifg=#473f3b ctermbg=none guibg=#000000"{{{
+  hi Normal	              guifg=#555555 ctermbg=none guibg=#000000"{{{
 else
-  hi Normal	              guifg=#3f3f3f ctermbg=none guibg=NONE
+  hi Normal	              guifg=#555555 ctermbg=none guibg=NONE
 endif
 "}}}
 
@@ -102,68 +102,29 @@ hi WildMenu							guifg=#aaaaaa guibg=NONE
 " ToolTip
 "}}}
 
-" interface colour definitions
-hi mInterfaceAdd              guifg=#344230
-hi mInterfaceModified         guifg=#404040
-hi mInterfaceDelete           guifg=#582b2b
-
-hi mInterfaceError            guifg=#ff0000
-hi mInterfaceWarning          guifg=#660000
-
-" interface
-hi mInterfaceH1				    		guifg=#9898B3
-hi mInterfaceH2								guifg=#686B7F
-hi mInterfaceH3					  		guifg=#555566
-
-" hi mInterfaceNormalBright     guifg=#686b7f
-hi mInterfaceNormal           guifg=#2F2F33
-hi mInterfaceNormalDark       guifg=#2B2B2E
-
-hi mInterfaceKey              guifg=#7F6C7F
-
-hi mInterfaceSpecial          guifg=#593E59
-
-hi mInterfaceKeyword          guifg=#4D454D
-
-hi mInterfaceHelp             guifg=#333333 cterm=italic gui=italic
-
-hi mInterfaceHeading          guifg=#997A99 cterm=bold gui=bold
-
-
-
 " syntax colour definitions
 "{{{
 
-hi mError      				  guifg=#ee0000 cterm=bold gui=bold
+" hi mError      				  guifg=#ee0000 cterm=bold gui=bold
 
-hi mSpecial             guifg=#de7878 cterm=bold gui=bold
+" hi mSpecial             guifg=#de7878 cterm=bold gui=bold
 hi mSpecialDark         guifg=#995454 cterm=bold gui=bold
 
-hi mIdentifierBright    guifg=#8f5f5d
-hi mIdentifier          guifg=#6e4948
+" hi mIdentifierBright    guifg=#8f5f5d
+" hi mIdentifier          guifg=#6e4948
 hi mIdentifierDark      guifg=#4a2c2b
 
-" hi mKeywordBright       guifg=#743634
-hi mKeyword             guifg=#7D4440
-hi mKeywordDark         guifg=#4A2725
+hi mTypeBright      		guifg=#8c6764
+" hi mType								guifg=#613c3b
 
-hi mValueBrightItalic   guifg=#cccccc cterm=italic gui=italic
-" hi mValueBright        guifg=#d6bfa8
-" hi mValueBold           guifg=#877a7b cterm=bold gui=bold
-" hi mValue               guifg=#877a7b
-hi mValueItalic         guifg=#999999 cterm=italic gui=italic
+" hi mValueBrightItalic   guifg=#cccccc cterm=italic gui=italic
+" hi mValueItalic         guifg=#999999 cterm=italic gui=italic
 hi mValue               guifg=#999999
 hi mValueDark           guifg=#777777
 hi mValueDarkItalic     guifg=#777777 cterm=italic gui=italic
 hi mValueDarker         guifg=#555555
 hi mValueDarkerItalic   guifg=#555555 cterm=italic gui=italic
 
-hi mTypeBright      		guifg=#8c6764
-hi mType								guifg=#613c3b
-" hi mTypeDark    				guifg=#613c3b
-
-" hi mConditional         guifg=#995b56
-" hi mOperator            guifg=#4f3330
 hi mConditional         guifg=#999999
 hi mOperator            guifg=#555555
 
@@ -171,8 +132,11 @@ hi mStatementBright     guifg=#858585
 hi mStatement           guifg=#707070
 hi mStatementDark       guifg=#474747
 
+hi mKeyword             guifg=#424242
+hi mKeywordDark         guifg=#393939
+
 hi mCommentBright			  guifg=#373737 gui=italic cterm=italic
-hi mComment						  guifg=#343434 gui=italic cterm=italic
+" hi mComment						  guifg=#343434 gui=italic cterm=italic
  
 hi mNoiseBright		  	  guifg=#414141
 hi mNoise		      		  guifg=#363636
@@ -183,51 +147,55 @@ hi mNoiseDark  		  	  guifg=#262626
 
 " syntax groups
 "{{{
-hi! def link Comment								mComment
 
-hi! def link Constant								mValueitalic
-hi! def link String									mValueitalic
-hi! def link Character							String
-" hi! def link Number									mValueitalic
-" hi! def link Boolean								mValueitalic
-" hi! def link Float									mValueitalic
+hi! Special                 guifg=#aa7674 cterm=bold gui=bold
+hi! def link SpecialChar    Special
+hi! def link Tag            Special
+hi! def link Delimiter      Special
+hi! SpecialComment          guifg=#555555 cterm=italic gui=italic
+hi! def link Debug          Special
 
-hi! def link Statement							mStatement
-hi! def link Conditional					  mConditional	
-" Repeat
-" Label
-hi! def link Operator								mOperator
-" Keyword
-" Exception
+hi! Identifier              guifg=#945f5d
+hi! Function                guifg=#945f5d cterm=bold gui=bold
 
-hi! def link Identifier							mIdentifier
-" Function
+hi! Type								    guifg=#663c3b
+hi! StorageClass            guifg=#472a29 cterm=bold gui=bold
+hi! def link Structure      StorageClass
+hi! def link TypeDef        StorageClass
 
-hi! def link PreProc								mNoiseBright
-" Include
-" hi! def link Define                 mNoiseBright
-" Macro
-" PreCondit
+hi! Constant                guifg=#888888 cterm=italic gui=italic
+hi! String                  guifg=#777777 cterm=italic gui=italic
+hi! def link Character			String
+hi! def link Number					String
+hi! def link Boolean				String
+hi! def link Float					String
 
-hi! def link Type                   mType
-" StorageClass
-" Structure
-" Typedef
+hi! def link Statement      Normal
+hi! Conditional			        guifg=#707070 cterm=bold gui=bold
+hi! def link Repeat         Conditional
+hi! Label                   guifg=#777777 cterm=bold gui=bold
+hi! def link Operator				Statement
+hi! Keyword                 guifg=#999999 cterm=bold gui=bold
+hi! Exception               guifg=#666666 cterm=bold gui=bold
 
-hi! def link Special								mSpecial
-" SpecialChar
-" Tag
-hi! def link Delimiter						  mNoise
-hi! def link SpecialComment					mCommentBright
-" Debug
+hi! PreProc						      guifg=#414141 gui=bold cterm=bold
+hi! Include						      guifg=#414141
+hi! def link Define         PreProc
+hi! def link Macro          PreProc
+hi! def link PreCondit      PreProc
 
-hi					 Underlined							cterm=underline term=underline gui=underline
+hi! def link Todo						SpecialComment
 
-hi					 Ignore									guifg=NONE
+hi! Comment						      guifg=#383838 gui=italic cterm=italic
 
-hi! def link Error									mError
+""""""""""" common colored
+
+hi!	Underlined							cterm=underline term=underline gui=underline
+
+hi!	Ignore									guifg=NONE
+
+hi! Error      				      guifg=#ee0000 cterm=bold gui=bold
 
-hi! def link Todo									mCommentBright
 "}}}