diff --git a/vim/colors/monotonous2.erb b/vim/colors/monotonous2.erb
index 6c5bf77..c16c70d 100644
--- a/vim/colors/monotonous2.erb
+++ b/vim/colors/monotonous2.erb
@@ -76,27 +76,38 @@
     gray7 = ["#adaeae", 250, "white"]
     white = ["#eeeeee", 255, "white"]
 
-    error = ["#c74444", 196, "red"]
-    warning = ["#a67038", 166, "yellow"]
+    grayTMP = ["#5c5d5d", 240, "gray"]
 
     # need red, green , blue, etc colors for syntax
-    lightred1 = ["#b79392", 174, "darkgray"]
-    lightred2 = ["#ac807e", 181, "darkgray"]
-    lightred3 = ["#b79392", 188, "white"]
+    grayred0 = ["#373030", 52, "darkred"]
+    grayred3 = ["#6b5d5d", 52, "darkred"]
+    red1 = ["#866b6b", 52, "darkred"]
+    red2 = ["#967978", 52, "darkred"]
+    red3 = ["#a78685", 88, "darkred"]
+    red4 = ["#b79392", 88, "darkred"]
+    red5 = ["#c4a6a5", 88, "darkred"]
+    red6 = ["#cab0af", 124, "darkred"]
+    red7 = ["#d1bab9", 124, "darkred"]
 
     # UI Colours
+    red_bg = ["#463838", 52, "darkred"]
     red_ui1 = ["#655757", 124, "red"]
     red_ui2 = ["#7b6a6a", 124, "red"]
     red_ui3 = ["#938585", 124, "red"]
     green_ui1 = ["#515b51", 34, "green"]
     green_ui2 = ["#626e62", 34, "green"]
     green_ui3 = ["#7e887e", 34, "green"]
+    blue_bg0 = ["#384046", 17, "darkblue"]
     blue_bg1 = ["#49535a", 17, "darkblue"]
     blue_bg2 = ["#93adc2", 17, "darkblue"]
     blue_ui1 = ["#62626c", 19, "blue"]
     blue_ui2 = ["#777783", 19, "blue"]
     blue_ui3 = ["#9090a5", 19, "blue"]
 
+    error = ["#c74444", 196, "red"]
+    warning = ["#a67038", 166, "yellow"]
+    info = ["#797532", 166, "yellow"]
+
 
     # Step 3: highlights
     #
@@ -136,70 +147,103 @@
           [ "Normal", gray_bg, gray_fg, "NONE" ],
           [ "NonText", "NONE", "NONE", "NONE" ],
 
-        [ "Special", "NONE", white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Identifier", "NONE", white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Type", "NONE", white, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Special", "NONE", red6, "bold" ],
+          [ "Tag", grayred0, "NONE", "NONE" ],
+
+          [ "Identifier", "NONE", red4, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Function", "NONE", red5, "bold" ],
+
+          [ "Type", "NONE", red2, "NONE" ],
+          [ "StorageClass", "NONE", red1, "bold" ],
+          [ "Structure", "StorageClass"],
+          [ "TypeDef", "StorageClass"],
 
           [ "Constant", "NONE", white, "italic" ],
-          [ "String", "NONE", gray6, "italic" ],
-          [ "Number", "NONE", gray6, "italic" ],
-
-        [ "PreProc", "NONE", white, "NONE" ],
+          [ "String", "NONE", gray7, "italic" ],
+          [ "Character", "String" ],
+          [ "Number", "String" ],
+          [ "Boolean", "String" ],
+          [ "Float", "String" ],
 
           [ "Folded", "NONE", gray7, "NONE" ],
 
-          [ "Statement", "NONE", gray3, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Statement", "NONE", gray_fg, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Conditional", "NONE", gray6, "bold" ],
+          [ "Repeat", "NONE", gray6, "bold" ],
+          [ "Label", "NONE", gray5, "bold" ],
+          [ "Operator", "NONE", gray3, "bold" ],
+          [ "Keyword", "NONE", gray7, "bold" ],
+          [ "Exception", "NONE", grayred3, "bold" ],
+
+          [ "PreProc", "NONE", gray2, "bold" ],
+          [ "Include", "NONE", gray2, "NONE" ],
 
           [ "Comment", "NONE", gray3, "italic" ],
+          [ "SpecialComment", "NONE", gray5, "italic"],
           [ "Todo", "NONE", gray6, "italic" ],
 
-        [ "Ignore", "NONE", white, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Ignore", "NONE", gray_bg, "NONE" ],
 
           [ "Error", "NONE", error, "bold" ],
 
-        [ "Underlined", gray, white, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Underlined", "NONE", "NONE", "underline" ],
+
           [ "StatusLine", gray_deco, gray7, "NONE" ],
           [ "StatusLineNC", gray_deco, gray4, "NONE" ],
           [ "VertSplit", gray_bg, gray_bg, "NONE" ],
           [ "TabLine", gray_deco, gray4, "NONE" ],
           [ "TabLineFill", gray_deco, gray_deco, "NONE" ],
           [ "TabLineSel", gray_deco, gray7, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Title", gray, white, "NONE" ],
+
+        [ "Title", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+
           [ "CursorLine", colorcolumn, "NONE", "NONE" ],
           [ "LineNr", gray_bg, gray3, "NONE" ],
           [ "CursorLineNr", gray_bg, gray5, "NONE" ],
-        [ "helpLeadBlank", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "helpNormal", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Visual", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "VisualNOS", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Pmenu", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "PmenuSbar", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "PmenuSel", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "PmenuThumb", gray, white, "NONE" ],
+
+        [ "helpLeadBlank", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "helpNormal", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+
+        [ "Pmenu", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "PmenuSbar", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "PmenuSel", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "PmenuThumb", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+
           [ "FoldColumn", gray_deco, gray4, "NONE" ],
-        [ "WildMenu", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "SpecialKey", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "DiffAdd", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "DiffChange", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "DiffDelete", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "DiffText", gray, white, "NONE" ],
+          [ "ColorColumn", colorcolumn, "NONE", "NONE" ],
+          [ "SignColumn", gray_bg, gray7, "NONE" ],
+
+        [ "SpecialKey", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+
+        [ "DiffAdd", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "DiffChange", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "DiffDelete", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "DiffText", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+
           [ "IncSearch", blue_bg2, gray_bg, "NONE" ],
           [ "Search", blue_bg1, gray7, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Directory", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "MatchParen", gray, white, "NONE" ],
+
+          [ "Visual", blue_bg0, "NONE", "NONE" ],
+          [ "VisualNOS", red_bg, "NONE", "NONE" ],
+
+        [ "Directory", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+
+          [ "MatchParen", white, black, "bold" ],
+
           [ "SpellBad", "NONE", error, "NONE", error ],
           [ "SpellCap", "NONE", warning, "NONE", warning ],
-          [ "SpellLocal", "NONE", warning, "NONE", warning ],
-          [ "SpellRare", "NONE", warning, "NONE", warning ],
-          [ "ColorColumn", colorcolumn, "NONE", "NONE" ],
-          [ "signColumn", gray_bg, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "ErrorMsg", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "ModeMsg", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "MoreMsg", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Question", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "WarningMsg", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "Cursor", gray, white, "NONE" ],
-        [ "CursorColumn", gray, white, "NONE" ]
+          [ "SpellLocal", "NONE", info, "NONE", warning ],
+          [ "SpellRare", "NONE", info, "NONE", warning ],
+
+        [ "WildMenu", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+          [ "ErrorMsg", "NONE", error, "bold" ],
+          [ "ModeMsg", "NONE", white, "bold" ],
+        [ "MoreMsg", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Question", "NONE", info, "NONE" ],
+          [ "WarningMsg", "NONE", warning, "bold" ],
+
+        [ "Cursor", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ],
+        [ "CursorColumn", "NONE", grayTMP, "NONE" ]
     ]
 
     # Step 4: generation