diff -r 682cd3c12782 sys/src/cmd/rio/data.c
--- a/sys/src/cmd/rio/data.c	Fri Apr 22 03:41:06 2016 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/rio/data.c	Fri Apr 22 21:29:16 2016 +0000
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <keyboard.h>
 #include <frame.h>
 #include <fcall.h>
+#include <theme.h>
 #include "dat.h"
 #include "fns.h"
 
@@ -175,30 +176,34 @@
 void
 iconinit(void)
 {
-	background = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGB24, 1, 0x777777FF);
+	themeinit();
+
+	background = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), RGB24, 1, themeget("rio", "background", 0x777777FF));
 
 	/* greys are multiples of 0x11111100+0xFF, 14* being palest */
-	cols[BACK] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, 0xFFFFFFFF^reverse);
-	cols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, 0x999999FF^reverse);
-	cols[TEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, 0x000000FF^reverse);
-	cols[HTEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, 0x000000FF);
+	cols[BACK] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "termback", 0xFFFFFFFF^reverse));
+	cols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "termbord", 0x999999FF^reverse));
+	cols[TEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "termtext", 0x000000FF^reverse));
+	cols[HTEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "termhtext", 0x000000FF));
 	if(!reverse) {
-		cols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, 0xCCCCCCFF);
-		titlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DGreygreen);
-		lighttitlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DPalegreygreen);
+		cols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "termhigh", 0xCCCCCCFF));
+		titlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "title", DGreygreen));
+		lighttitlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "lighttitle", DPalegreygreen));
 	} else {
-		cols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DPurpleblue);
-		titlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DPurpleblue);
-		lighttitlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, 0x222222FF);
+		cols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "termhigh", DPurpleblue));
+		titlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "title", DPurpleblue));
+		lighttitlecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "lighttitle", 0x222222FF));
 	}
-	dholdcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DMedblue);
-	lightholdcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DGreyblue);
-	paleholdcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DPalegreyblue);
-	paletextcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, 0x666666FF^reverse);
-	sizecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, DRed);
+	dholdcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "hold", DMedblue));
+	lightholdcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "lighthold", DGreyblue));
+	paleholdcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "palehold", DPalegreyblue));
+	paletextcol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "paletext", 0x666666FF^reverse));
+	sizecol = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), CMAP8, 1, themeget("rio", "size", DRed));
 
 	if(reverse == 0)
 		holdcol = dholdcol;
 	else
 		holdcol = paleholdcol;
+
+	themeend();
 }
diff -r 682cd3c12782 sys/src/cmd/rio/mkfile
--- a/sys/src/cmd/rio/mkfile	Fri Apr 22 03:41:06 2016 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/rio/mkfile	Fri Apr 22 21:29:16 2016 +0000
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 </sys/src/cmd/mkone
 
 $O.out:	/$objtype/lib/libdraw.a /$objtype/lib/libframe.a \
-	/$objtype/lib/libthread.a /$objtype/lib/libplumb.a /$objtype/lib/libc.a
+	/$objtype/lib/libthread.a /$objtype/lib/libplumb.a \
+	/$objtype/lib/libtheme.a /$objtype/lib/libc.a
 syms:V:
 	$CC -a $CFLAGS rio.c	> syms
 	$CC -aa $CFLAGS *.c 	>>syms