diff --git a/vim/colors/base-grey.vim b/vim/colors/base-grey.vim
index 9d38f81..0a060a1 100644
--- a/vim/colors/base-grey.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/base-grey.vim
@@ -104,11 +104,52 @@ hi WildMenu							guifg=#aaaaaa guibg=NONE
 " interface colour definitions
 hi mInterfaceAdd              guifg=#344230
 hi mInterfaceModified         guifg=#404040
-hi mInterfaceDelete           guifg=#422929
+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
+
+" hi InterfaceMsg                       ctermfg=251 guifg=#c6c6c6
+" hi InterfaceWarningMsge               ctermfg=255 guifg=#ffffff
+
+" hi InterfaceHelpBright								ctermfg=166 guifg=#937070 ctermbg=none guibg=NONE
+" hi InterfaceHelp											ctermfg=124 guifg=#674d4d ctermbg=none guibg=NONE
+" hi InterfaceHelpDark									ctermfg=88  guifg=#3e3e3e ctermbg=none guibg=NONE
+
+" hi InterfaceSpecial										ctermfg=255 guifg=#eeeeee 
+
+" hi InterfaceCurrent										ctermfg=255 guifg=#eeeeee ctermbg=255 guibg=#eeeeee
+
+" hi InterfaceHighlight									ctermfg=255 guifg=#ffffff ctermbg=235 guibg=#262626
+" hi InterfaceHighlightRev							ctermfg=235 guifg=#262626 ctermbg=255 guibg=#ffffff
+
+" hi InterfaceSignError                 ctermfg=196 guifg=#ff0000 gui=bold
+" hi InterfaceSignErrorDark             ctermfg=196 guifg=#aa0000 gui=bold
+" hi InterfaceSignWarning               ctermfg=88  guifg=#870000 gui=bold
+" hi InterfaceSignWarningDark           ctermfg=88  guifg=#660000 gui=bold
+
+
+
+
 " syntax colour definitions
 "{{{
 
diff --git a/vim/colors/customred256.working.vim b/vim/colors/customred256.working.vim
index ba316fd..195ca33 100644
--- a/vim/colors/customred256.working.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/customred256.working.vim
@@ -109,28 +109,6 @@ hi! def link shSnglCase               CRNoise
 hi! def link confComment              CRCommentDark"{{{
 "}}}
 
-" #bufexplorer highlighting
-hi! def link bufExplorerBufNbr				InterfaceH1"{{{
-hi! def link bufExplorerMapping				InterfaceHelpBright
-hi! def link bufExplorerHelp					InterfaceHelp
-hi! def link bufExplorerOpenIn				InterfaceSpecial
-hi! def link bufExplorerSortBy				InterfaceHelpBright
-hi! def link bufExplorerSplit					InterfaceNormalDark
-hi! def link bufExplorerTitle					InterfaceHelpDark
-hi! def link bufExplorerSortType			bufExplorerSortBy
-hi! def link bufExplorerToggleSplit		bufExplorerSplit
-hi! def link bufExplorerToggleOpen		bufExplorerOpenIn
-
-hi! def link bufExplorerActBuf				InterfaceH1
-hi! def link bufExplorerAltBuf				InterfaceH2
-hi! def link bufExplorerCurBuf				InterfaceH2
-hi! def link bufExplorerHidBuf				InterfaceNormalBright
-hi! def link bufExplorerLockedBuf			InterfaceSpecial
-hi! def link bufExplorerModBuf				InterfaceSignWarning
-hi! def link bufExplorerUnlBuf				InterfaceNormalDark
-hi! def link bufExplorerInactBuf			InterfaceNormal
-"}}}
-
 " #tagbar highlighting
 " TagbarHighlight defined in vimrc as it gets overridden{{{
 " by plugin when defined in here
diff --git a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
index b460ce7..ade6323 100644
--- a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
@@ -257,4 +257,27 @@ hi! def link ALEErrorSign           mInterfaceError
 hi! def link ALEWarningSign         mInterfaceWarning
 "}}}
 
+" #bufexplorer highlighting
+"{{{
+hi! def link bufExplorerBufNbr				mNoise
+hi! def link bufExplorerMapping				mInterfaceKey    
+hi! def link bufExplorerHelp					mInterfaceHelp
+hi! def link bufExplorerOpenIn				mInterfaceSpecial
+hi! def link bufExplorerSortBy				mInterfaceSpecial
+hi! def link bufExplorerSplit					mInterfaceNormalDark
+hi! def link bufExplorerTitle					mInterfaceHeading
+hi! def link bufExplorerSortType			mInterfaceKeyword
+" hi! def link bufExplorerToggleSplit		bufExplorerSplit
+" hi! def link bufExplorerToggleOpen		bufExplorerOpenIn
+ 
+hi! def link bufExplorerActBuf				mInterfaceH3
+hi! def link bufExplorerAltBuf				mInterfaceH2
+hi! def link bufExplorerCurBuf				mInterfaceH1
+hi! def link bufExplorerHidBuf				mInterfaceNormal
+" hi! def link bufExplorerLockedBuf			mInterfaceSpecial
+" hi! def link bufExplorerModBuf				mInterfaceSignWarning
+hi! def link bufExplorerUnlBuf				mInterfaceNormalDark
+hi! def link bufExplorerInactBuf			mInterfaceNormal
+"}}}
+
 " vim: foldmethod=marker