diff --git a/config/barpyrus/config.py b/config/barpyrus/config.py
index 9d40459..f8b901e 100644
--- a/config/barpyrus/config.py
+++ b/config/barpyrus/config.py
@@ -26,12 +26,29 @@ else:
     text_font = '*-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'
     symbol_font = '*-wuncon-siji-medium-r-normal-*-12-100-100-*-c-80-iso10646-1'
 
+# create color-dict for often used colors
+color = {
+        'black':    '#000000',
+        'grey':     '#303030',
+        'lightgrey':'#989898',
+        'white':    '#EFEFEF',
+        'orange':   '#FFA500',
+        'yellow':   '#FFFD00',
+        'green':    '#19CB00',
+        'cyan':     '#0DCDCD',
+        'lightblue':'#8470FF',
+        'blue':     '#0026FF',
+        'magenta':  '#CB1ED1',
+        'red':      '#CC0403',
+}
+
+# function to create colored frames
+def frame(content, bg, fg, padding = (3, 3)):
+    return Theme(bg = color[bg], fg = color[fg], padding = padding)(content)
+
 # get space for the panel
 hc(['pad', str(monitor), str(height)])
 
-# theme for grey frame:
-grey_frame = Theme(bg = '#303030', fg = '#EFEFEF', padding = (3,3))
-
 # initialize lemonbar
 bar = lemonbar.Lemonbar(geometry = (x, y, width, height),
         font = text_font, symbol_font = symbol_font)
@@ -44,10 +61,10 @@ bar.widget = W.ListLayout([
     W.RawLabel('%{c}'),
     hlwm.HLWMMonitorFocusLayout(hc, monitor,
         # this widget is shown on the focused monitor:
-        grey_frame(hlwm.HLWMWindowTitle(hc)),
+        frame(hlwm.HLWMWindowTitle(hc), 'grey', 'white'),
         # this widget is shown on all unfocused monitors:
         W.RawLabel('')),
 
     W.RawLabel('%{r}'),
-    grey_frame(W.DateTime('%d. %B, %H:%M')),
+    frame(W.DateTime('%d. %B, %H:%M'), 'grey', 'white'),
 ])