diff -r 682cd3c12782 sys/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c
--- a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c	Fri Apr 22 03:41:06 2016 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c	Fri Apr 22 22:18:12 2016 +0000
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <mouse.h>
 #include <keyboard.h>
 #include <frame.h>
+#include <theme.h>
 #include "flayer.h"
 #include "samterm.h"
 
@@ -28,19 +29,23 @@
 {
 	lDrect = r;
 
+	themeinit();
+
 	/* Main text is yellowish */
-	maincols[BACK] = allocimagemix(display, DPaleyellow, DWhite);
-	maincols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, DDarkyellow);
-	maincols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), screen->chan, 1, DYellowgreen);
-	maincols[TEXT] = display->black;
-	maincols[HTEXT] = display->black;
+	maincols[BACK] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "mainback", 0xFFFFD4FF));
+	maincols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "mainhigh", DDarkyellow));
+	maincols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "mainbord", DYellowgreen));
+	maincols[TEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "maintext", DBlack));
+	maincols[HTEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "mainhtext", DBlack));
 
 	/* Command text is blueish */
-	cmdcols[BACK] = allocimagemix(display, DPalebluegreen, DWhite);
-	cmdcols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, DPalegreygreen);
-	cmdcols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), screen->chan, 1, DPurpleblue);
-	cmdcols[TEXT] = display->black;
-	cmdcols[HTEXT] = display->black;
+	cmdcols[BACK] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "cmdback", 0xD4FFFFFF));
+	cmdcols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "cmdhigh", DPalegreygreen));
+	cmdcols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "cmdbord", DPurpleblue));
+	cmdcols[TEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "cmdtext", DBlack));
+	cmdcols[HTEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, themeget("samterm", "cmdhtext", DBlack));
+
+	themeend();
 }
 
 void
@@ -89,12 +94,12 @@
 flclose(Flayer *l)
 {
 	if(l->visible == All)
-		draw(screen, l->entire, display->white, nil, ZP);
+		draw(screen, l->entire, display->black, nil, ZP);
 	else if(l->visible == Some){
 		if(l->f.b == 0)
 			l->f.b = allocimage(display, l->entire, screen->chan, 0, DNofill);
 		if(l->f.b){
-			draw(l->f.b, l->entire, display->white, nil, ZP);
+			draw(l->f.b, l->entire, display->black, nil, ZP);
 			flrefresh(l, l->entire, 0);
 		}
 	}
@@ -353,7 +358,7 @@
 	if(0 && Dx(dr)==Dx(olDrect) && Dy(dr)==Dy(olDrect))
 		move = 1;
 	else
-		draw(screen, lDrect, display->white, nil, ZP);
+		draw(screen, lDrect, display->black, nil, ZP);
 	for(i=0; i<nllist; i++){
 		l = llist[i];
 		l->lastsr = ZR;
diff -r 682cd3c12782 sys/src/cmd/samterm/mkfile
--- a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/mkfile	Fri Apr 22 03:41:06 2016 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/mkfile	Fri Apr 22 22:18:12 2016 +0000
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	/$objtype/lib/libdraw.a\
 	/$objtype/lib/libframe.a\
+	/$objtype/lib/libtheme.a
 
 BIN=/$objtype/bin/aux
 
diff -r 682cd3c12782 sys/src/cmd/samterm/plan9.c
--- a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/plan9.c	Fri Apr 22 03:41:06 2016 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/plan9.c	Fri Apr 22 22:18:12 2016 +0000
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	if(t != nil)
 		maxtab = strtoul(t, nil, 0);
 	free(t);
-	draw(screen, screen->clipr, display->white, nil, ZP);
+	draw(screen, screen->clipr, display->black, nil, ZP);
 }
 
 int