diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1c0b587..a516645 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
 	[SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2 },
 	[SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  col_cyan  },
+	[SchemeStatus]  = { col_gray3, col_gray1,  "#000000"  }, // Statusbar right {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+	[SchemeTagsSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  "#000000"  }, // Tagbar left selected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+    [SchemeTagsNorm]  = { col_gray3, col_gray1,  "#000000"  }, // Tagbar left unselected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+    [SchemeInfoSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  "#000000"  }, // infobar middle  selected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
+    [SchemeInfoNorm]  = { col_gray3, col_gray1,  "#000000"  }, // infobar middle  unselected {text,background,not used but cannot be empty}
 };
 
 /* tagging */
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 664c527..783e099 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 /* enums */
 enum { CurNormal, CurResize, CurMove, CurLast }; /* cursor */
-enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel }; /* color schemes */
+enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel, SchemeStatus, SchemeTagsSel, SchemeTagsNorm, SchemeInfoSel, SchemeInfoNorm }; /* color schemes */
 enum { NetSupported, NetWMName, NetWMState, NetWMCheck,
        NetWMFullscreen, NetActiveWindow, NetWMWindowType,
        NetWMWindowTypeDialog, NetClientList, NetLast }; /* EWMH atoms */
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 
 	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
 	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeStatus]);
 		tw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
 		drw_text(drw, m->ww - tw, 0, tw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
 	}
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	x = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
 		w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeTagsSel : SchemeTagsNorm]);
 		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
 		if (occ & 1 << i)
 			drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw,
@@ -726,17 +726,17 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 		x += w;
 	}
 	w = blw = TEXTW(m->ltsymbol);
-	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeTagsNorm]);
 	x = drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->ltsymbol, 0);
 
 	if ((w = m->ww - tw - x) > bh) {
 		if (m->sel) {
-			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeInfoSel : SchemeInfoNorm]);
 			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
 			if (m->sel->isfloating)
 				drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
 		} else {
-			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeInfoNorm]);
 			drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 1);
 		}
 	}