diff --git a/vim/colors/customred256.vim b/vim/colors/customred256.vim
index 76d6e6b..2571dbd 100644
--- a/vim/colors/customred256.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/customred256.vim
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ hi NonText			guifg=#0030ff		ctermfg=darkblue
 hi StatusLine	guifg=blue guibg=darkgray gui=none		ctermfg=255 ctermbg=239 term=none cterm=none
 hi StatusLineNC	guifg=black guibg=darkgray gui=none		ctermfg=238 ctermbg=233 term=none cterm=none
 
+" set status to change the status line based on mode
+if version >= 700
+  au InsertEnter * hi StatusLine ctermfg=233 ctermbg=255
+  au InsertLeave * hi StatusLine ctermfg=255 ctermbg=239 
+endif
+
 hi VertSplit	guifg=black guibg=darkgray gui=none		ctermfg=233 ctermbg=233 term=none cterm=none
 
 hi Folded	guifg=#808080 guibg=#000040			ctermfg=243 ctermbg=232 cterm=bold term=bold
@@ -101,8 +107,8 @@ hi CRHtmlBaseBright ctermfg=33
 hi CRHtmlbaseDark ctermfg=21
 
 hi CRHtmlDark ctermfg=18
-hi CRHtmlBright ctermfg=51
-hi CRHtmlBrightDark ctermfg=45
+hi CRHtmlAlt ctermfg=51
+hi CRHtmlAltDark ctermfg=45
 
 hi CRHtmlSpecial ctermfg=69
 hi CRHtmlString ctermfg=63
@@ -189,15 +195,15 @@ hi! def link cssFunctionName scssFunctionName
 hi! def link cssUnitDecorators CRCssBaseDark
 
 " HTML definitions
-hi! def link htmlTitle CRHtmlBright
+hi! def link htmlTitle CRHtmlAlt
 hi! def link htmlTag Delimiter
 hi! def link htmlEndTag htmlTag
 hi! def link htmlTagName CRHtmlBase
 hi! def link htmlSpecialTagName CRHtmlSpecial
 hi! def link htmlArg CRHtmlBaseDark
 hi! def link htmlString CRHtmlString
-hi! def link htmlLink CRHtmlBrightDark
-hi! def link htmlH1 CRHtmlBright
+hi! def link htmlLink CRHtmlAltDark
+hi! def link htmlH1 CRHtmlAlt
 hi! def link htmlSpecialChar CRCommentBright