diff --git a/config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh b/config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
index 31b784c..5ded9d6 100755
--- a/config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
+++ b/config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ else
 	font="-*-fixed-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 	iconpath=${HOME}/.config/herbstluftwm/icons
 fi
+
+# Colors
+xrdb=( $(xrdb -query | grep -P "color[0-9]*:" | sort | cut -f 2-) )
+
+# define an array with proper colornames.
+declare -A color
+index=0
+
+for name in black brightgreen brightyellow brightblue brightmagenta brightcyan brightwhite red green yellow blue magenta cyan white grey brightred; do
+	color[${name}]=${xrdb[$index]}
+	((index++))
+done
+
 bgcolor=$(hc get frame_border_normal_color)
 selbg=$(hc get window_border_active_color)
 selfg='#101010'