diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 6e0378db21..ec80626bc3 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 @import './_variables.scss';
+
 #app {
-    background-size: cover;
-    background-attachment: fixed;
-    background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    background-position: 0 50px;
-    min-height: 100vh;
+  background-size: cover;
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: 0 50px;
+  min-height: 100vh;
 }
 
 i {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ i {
 }
 
 h4 {
-    margin: 0;
+  margin: 0;
 }
 
 #content {
@@ -26,49 +27,53 @@ h4 {
 }
 
 .text-center {
-    text-align: center;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
 body {
-    font-family: sans-serif;
-    font-size: 14px;
-    margin: 0;
-    color: var(--fg);
+  font-family: sans-serif;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  margin: 0;
+  color: $fallback--fg;
+  color: var(--fg, $fallback--fg);
 }
 
 a {
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: var(--link);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: $fallback--link;
+  color: var(--link, $fallback--link);
 }
 
 button{
-    user-select: none;
-    color: var(--faint);
-    background-color: var(--btn);
-    border: none;
-    border-radius: 5px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
-    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-    box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px black;
-    font-size: 14px;
-    font-family: sans-serif;
+  user-select: none;
+  color: $fallback--faint;
+  color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
+  background-color: $fallback--btn;
+  background-color: var(--btn, $fallback--btn);
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px black;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-family: sans-serif;
 
+  &:hover {
+    box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+  }
 
+  &:disabled {
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+  }
 
-    &:hover {
-        box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
-    }
-
-    &:disabled {
-      cursor: not-allowed;
-      opacity: 0.5;
-    }
-
-    &.pressed {
-      color: var(--faint);
-      background-color: var(--bg)
-    }
+  &.pressed {
+    color: $fallback--faint;
+    color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
+    background-color: $fallback--bg;
+    background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg)
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -78,11 +83,13 @@ input, textarea, select {
   border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
   border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
   box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px black inset;
-  background-color: var(--lightBg);
-  color: var(--lightFg);
+  background-color: $fallback--lightBg;
+  background-color: var(--lightBg, $fallback--lightBg);
+  color: $fallback--lightFg;
+  color: var(--lightFg, $fallback--lightFg);
   font-family: sans-serif;
   font-size: 14px;
-  padding: 5px;
+  padding: 8px 7px 4px;
 
   // TODO: Restyle <select> in a decent way. Needs different markup
   // -webkit-appearance:none;
@@ -93,7 +100,8 @@ input, textarea, select {
   &[type=checkbox] {
     display: none;
     &:checked + label::before {
-      color: var(--fg);
+      color: $fallback--fg;
+      color: var(--fg, $fallback--fg);
     }
     + label::before {
       display: inline-block;
@@ -106,7 +114,8 @@ input, textarea, select {
       border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
       box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px black inset;
       margin-right: .5em;
-      background-color: var(--btn);
+      background-color: $fallback--btn;
+      background-color: var(--btn, $fallback--btn);
       vertical-align: baseline;
       text-align: center;
       line-height: 1.1em;
@@ -126,129 +135,136 @@ input, textarea, select {
 .icon-binoculars,
 .icon-plus-squared,
 .icon-spin4 {
-  color: var(--icon)
+  color: $fallback--icon;
+  color: var(--icon, $fallback--icon)
 }
 
 
 .container {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
 }
 
 .gaps {
-    margin: -1em 0 0 -1em;
+  margin: -1em 0 0 -1em;
 }
 
 .item {
-    flex: 1;
-    line-height: 25px;
-    height: 25px;
-    overflow: hidden;
+  flex: 1;
+  line-height: 25px;
+  height: 25px;
+  overflow: hidden;
 
-    .nav-icon {
-      font-size: 1.1em;
-      margin-left: 0.4em;
-    }
+  .nav-icon {
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    margin-left: 0.4em;
+  }
 }
 
 .gaps > .item {
-    padding: 1em 0 0 1em;
+  padding: 1em 0 0 1em;
 }
 
 .auto-size {
-    flex: 1
+  flex: 1
 }
 
 nav {
-    width: 100%;
-    align-items: center;
-    position: fixed;
-    height: 50px;
+  width: 100%;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: fixed;
+  height: 50px;
 
-    .inner-nav {
-        padding-left: 20px;
-        padding-right: 20px;
-        display: flex;
-        align-items: center;
-        flex-basis: 970px;
-        margin: auto;
-        height: 50px;
-        background-repeat: no-repeat;
-        background-position: center;
-        background-size: contain;
-    }
+  .inner-nav {
+    padding-left: 20px;
+    padding-right: 20px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-basis: 970px;
+    margin: auto;
+    height: 50px;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: center;
+    background-size: contain;
+  }
 }
 
 main-router {
-    flex: 1;
+  flex: 1;
 }
 
 .status.compact {
-    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
-    font-weight: 300;
+  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
+  font-weight: 300;
 
-    p {
-        margin: 0;
-        font-size: 0.8em
-    }
+  p {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 0.8em
+  }
 }
 
 /* Panel */
 
 .panel {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    margin: 0.5em;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  margin: 0.5em;
 
-    background-color: var(--bg);
+  background-color: $fallback--bg;
+  background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
 
-    border-radius: 10px;
-    box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
-    overflow: hidden;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  border-radius: $fallback--panelRadius;
+  border-radius: var(--panelRadius, 10px);
+  box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .panel-body:empty::before {
-    content: "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯"; // Could use words but it'd require translations
-    display: block;
-    margin: 1em;
-    text-align: center;
+  content: "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯"; // Could use words but it'd require translations
+  display: block;
+  margin: 1em;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
 .panel-heading {
-    border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
-    background-size: cover;
-    padding: 0.6em 1.0em;
-    text-align: left;
-    font-size: 1.3em;
-    line-height: 24px;
-    background-color: var(--btn);
+  border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
+  background-size: cover;
+  padding: 0.6em 1.0em;
+  text-align: left;
+  font-size: 1.3em;
+  line-height: 24px;
+  background-color: $fallback--btn;
+  background-color: var(--btn, $fallback--btn);
 }
 
 .panel-footer {
-    border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
+  border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
 }
 
 .panel-body > p {
-	line-height: 18px;
-    padding: 1em;
-    margin: 0;
+  line-height: 18px;
+  padding: 1em;
+  margin: 0;
 }
 
 .container > * {
-    min-width: 0px;
+  min-width: 0px;
 }
 
 .fa {
-    color: grey;
+  color: grey;
 }
 
 nav {
-    z-index: 1000;
-    background-color: var(--bg);
-    color: var(--faint);
-    box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
+  z-index: 1000;
+  background-color: $fallback--btn;
+  background-color: var(--btn, $fallback--btn);
+  color: $fallback--faint;
+  color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
 }
 
 .fade-enter-active, .fade-leave-active {
@@ -259,9 +275,9 @@ nav {
 }
 
 .main {
-    flex-basis: 60%;
-    flex-grow: 1;
-    flex-shrink: 1;
+  flex-basis: 60%;
+  flex-grow: 1;
+  flex-shrink: 1;
 }
 
 .sidebar-bounds {
@@ -276,20 +292,20 @@ nav {
 }
 
 .mobile-shown {
-    display: none;
+  display: none;
 }
 
 .panel-switcher {
-    display: none;
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 46px;
-    button {
-        display: block;
-        flex: 1;
-        max-height: 32px;
-        margin: 0.5em;
-        padding: 0.5em;
-    }
+  display: none;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 46px;
+  button {
+    display: block;
+    flex: 1;
+    max-height: 32px;
+    margin: 0.5em;
+    padding: 0.5em;
+  }
 }
 
 @media all and (min-width: 960px) {
@@ -324,24 +340,24 @@ nav {
 }
 
 @media all and (max-width: 959px) {
-    .mobile-hidden {
-        display: none;
-    }
+  .mobile-hidden {
+    display: none;
+  }
 
-    .panel-switcher {
-        display: flex;
-    }
+  .panel-switcher {
+    display: flex;
+  }
 
-    .container {
-        padding: 0 0 0 0;
-    }
+  .container {
+    padding: 0 0 0 0;
+  }
 
-    .panel {
-        margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 0;
-    }
+  .panel {
+    margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 0;
+  }
 }
 
 .item.right {
-    text-align: right;
-    padding-right: 20px;
+  text-align: right;
+  padding-right: 20px;
 }
diff --git a/src/_variables.scss b/src/_variables.scss
index fa7eaec1bb..eccc0aabf0 100644
--- a/src/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/_variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 $main-color: #f58d2c;
 $main-background: white;
 $darkened-background: whitesmoke;
-$green_: #0fa00f;
-$blue_: #0095ff;
-$red_: #ff0000;
+
+$fallback--bg: #121a24;
+$fallback--btn: #182230;
+$fallback--faint: #999;
+$fallback--fg: #b9b9ba;
+$fallback--link: #d8a070;
+$fallback--icon: #666;
+$fallback--lightBg: rgb(21, 30, 42);
+$fallback--lightFg: #b9b9ba;
+$fallback--border: #222;
+$fallback--cRed: #ff0000;
+$fallback--cBlue: #0095ff;
+$fallback--cGreen: #0fa00f;
+$fallback--cOrange: orange;
+$fallback--cYellow: yellow;
+
+$fallback--panelRadius: 10px;
diff --git a/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue b/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue
index eeb6e6b8aa..e3b1e4d41b 100644
--- a/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue
+++ b/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 <script src="./attachment.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
 .attachments {
     display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@
         flex: 1 0 30%;
         margin: 0.5em 0.7em 0.6em 0.0em;
         align-self: flex-start;
-        border-color: var(--border);
+        border-color: $fallback--border;
+        border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
 
         border-style: solid;
         border-width: 1px;
diff --git a/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue b/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue
index 66727e7ccc..9966d85e99 100644
--- a/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   .icon-cancel,.delete-status {
     cursor: pointer;
     &:hover {
-      color: $red_;
-      color: var(--red);
+      color: var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
+      color: $fallback--cRed;
     }
   }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue b/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
index a6e4c46bbe..f25c589a46 100644
--- a/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
@@ -11,18 +11,22 @@
 
 <script src="./favorite_button.js" ></script>
 
-<style lang='scss'>
-  .fav-active {
-      cursor: pointer;
-      animation-duration: 0.6s;
-      &:hover {
-        color: orange;
-        color: var(--cOrange);
-      }
-  }
-  .favorite-button.icon-star {
-      color: orange;
-      color: var(--cOrange);
-  }
+<style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
+.fav-active {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    animation-duration: 0.6s;
+
+    &:hover {
+        color: $fallback--cOrange;
+        color: var(--cOrange, $fallback--cOrange);
+    }
+}
+
+.favorite-button.icon-star {
+    color: $fallback--cOrange;
+    color: var(--cOrange, $fallback--cOrange);
+}
 
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue b/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue
index 553858a389..82000d6b06 100644
--- a/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 <script src="./login_form.js" ></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
 
 .login-form {
     input {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
         border-radius: 5px;
         text-align: center;
         background-color: rgba(255, 48, 16, 0.65);
-        background-color: var(--cRed);
+       background-color: $fallback--cRed;
         min-height: 28px;
         line-height: 28px;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
index 2a92586bca..43b4c3dcb2 100644
--- a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
+++ b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 <script src="./nav_panel.js" ></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
 .nav-panel ul {
     list-style: none;
     margin: 0;
@@ -38,13 +40,17 @@
 
 .nav-panel li {
     border-bottom: 1px solid;
-    border-color: var(--border);
-    background-color: var(--bg);
+    border-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
+    background-color: $fallback--bg;
+    background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
     padding: 0;
+
     &:first-child a {
         border-top-right-radius: 10px;
         border-top-left-radius: 10px;
     }
+
     &:last-child a {
         border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;
         border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;
@@ -58,16 +64,20 @@
 .nav-panel a {
     display: block;
     padding: 0.8em 0.85em;
+
     &:hover {
-        background-color: var(--lightBg);
+        background-color: $fallback--lightBg;
+        background-color: var(--lightBg, $fallback--lightBg);
     }
+
     &.router-link-active {
         font-weight: bolder;
-        background-color: var(--lightBg);
+        background-color: $fallback--lightBg;
+        background-color: var(--lightBg, $fallback--lightBg);
+
         &:hover {
             text-decoration: underline;
         }
     }
  }
-
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
index 58d82a0961..e55c6e24b6 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ const Notifications = {
     },
     unseenCount () {
       return this.unseenNotifications.length
-    },
-    hiderStyle () {
-      return {
-        background: `linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), ${this.$store.state.config.colors.bg} 80%)`
-      }
     }
   },
   components: {
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
index a739d52e60..5af2454e29 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
@@ -5,32 +5,39 @@
   padding-bottom: 15em;
 
   .panel {
-    background: var(--bg)
+    background: $fallback--bg;
+    background: var(--bg, $fallback--bg)
   }
 
   .panel-body {
-    border-color: var(--border)
+    border-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border)
   }
 
   .panel-heading {
     // force the text to stay centered, while keeping
     // the button in the right side of the panel heading
     position: relative;
-    background: var(--btn);
-    color: var(--faint);
+    background: $fallback--btn;
+    background: var(--btn, $fallback--btn);
+    color: $fallback--faint;
+    color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
     .read-button {
       position: absolute;
       right: 0.7em;
       height: 1.8em;
       line-height: 100%;
-      background-color: var(--btn);
-      color: var(--faint);
+      background-color: $fallback--btn;
+      background-color: var(--btn, $fallback--btn);
+      color: $fallback--faint;
+      color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
     }
   }
 
   .unseen-count {
     display: inline-block;
-    background-color: var(--cRed);
+    background-color: $fallback--cRed;
+    background-color: var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
     text-shadow: 0px 0px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
     min-width: 1.3em;
     border-radius: 1.3em;
@@ -52,6 +59,10 @@
     border-bottom: 1px solid;
     border-bottom-color: inherit;
 
+    .notification-gradient {
+      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), $fallback--bg 80%);
+      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), var(--bg, $fallback--bg) 80%)
+    }
 
     .text {
       min-width: 0px;
@@ -61,23 +72,24 @@
       overflow: hidden;
 
       .icon-retweet.lit {
-        color: $green_;
-        color: var(--cGreen);
+        color: $fallback--cGreen;
+        color: var(--cGreen, $fallback--cGreen);
       }
 
       .icon-user-plus.lit {
-        color: $blue_;
-        color: var(--cBlue);
+        color: $fallback--cBlue;
+        color: var(--cBlue, $fallback--cBlue);
       }
 
       .icon-reply.lit {
-        color: $blue_;
-        color: var(--cBlue);
+        color: $fallback--cBlue;
+        color: var(--cBlue, $fallback--cBlue);
       }
 
       .icon-star.lit {
         color: orange;
-        color: var(--cOrange);
+        color: $fallback--cOrange;
+        color: var(--cOrange, $fallback--cOrange);
       }
 
       .status-content {
@@ -151,7 +163,8 @@
   }
 
   .unseen {
-    border-left: 4px solid var(--cRed);
+    border-left: 4px solid $fallback--cRed;
+    border-left: 4px solid var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
     padding-left: 6px;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
index 77e2942640..17bae71e0f 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 <i class="fa icon-star lit"></i>
                 <small><router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }"><timeago :since="notification.action.created_at" :auto-update="240"></timeago></router-link></small>
               </h1>
-              <div class="notification-gradient" :style="hiderStyle"></div>
+              <div class="notification-gradient"></div>
               <div class="notification-content" v-html="notification.status.statusnet_html"></div>
             </div>
             <div v-if="notification.type === 'repeat'">
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                 <i class="fa icon-retweet lit"></i>
                 <small><router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }"><timeago :since="notification.action.created_at" :auto-update="240"></timeago></router-link></small>
               </h1>
-              <div class="notification-gradient" :style="hiderStyle"></div>
+              <div class="notification-gradient"></div>
               <div class="notification-content" v-html="notification.status.statusnet_html"></div>
             </div>
             <div v-if="notification.type === 'mention'">
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 3f268ff513..d57418fbf3 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 <script src="./post_status_form.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
 
 .tribute-container {
     ul {
@@ -83,11 +84,13 @@
             display: flex;
         }
     }
+
     .error {
         border-radius: 5px;
         text-align: center;
         background-color: rgba(255, 48, 16, 0.65);
-        background-color: var(--cRed);
+        background-color: $fallback--cRed;
+        background-color: var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
         padding: 0.25em;
         margin: 0.35em;
         display: flex;
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@
 
         .attachment {
             position: relative;
-            border: var(--border);
+            border: $fallback--border;
+            border: var(--border, $fallback--border);
             margin: 0.5em 0.8em 0.2em 0;
         }
 
@@ -139,11 +143,11 @@
     }
 
     form textarea {
-        border-radius: 5px;
         line-height:16px;
-        padding: 5px;
         resize: none;
         overflow: hidden;
+        transition: min-height 200ms;
+        min-height: 1px;
     }
 
     form textarea:focus {
@@ -170,8 +174,10 @@
         z-index: 1;
         box-shadow: 1px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
         min-width: 75%;
-        background: var(--btn);
-        color: var(--lightFg);
+        background: $fallback--btn;
+        background: var(--btn, $fallback--btn);
+        color: $fallback--lightFg;
+        color: var(--lightFg, $fallback--lightFg);
     }
 
     .autocomplete {
@@ -179,19 +185,23 @@
         padding: 0.2em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;
         border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
         display: flex;
+
         img {
             width: 24px;
             height: 24px;
             border-radius: 2px;
             object-fit: contain;
         }
+
         span {
             line-height: 24px;
             margin: 0 0.1em 0 0.2em;
         }
+
         small {
             margin-left: .5em;
-            color: var(--faint);
+            color: $fallback--faint;
+            color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/registration/registration.vue b/src/components/registration/registration.vue
index 786a59e3e2..0966645ded 100644
--- a/src/components/registration/registration.vue
+++ b/src/components/registration/registration.vue
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 
 <script src="./registration.js"></script>
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
 
 .registration-form {
     display: flex;
@@ -87,18 +88,13 @@
     }
 
     form textarea {
-        border: solid;
-        border-width: 1px;
-        border-color: silver;
         border-radius: 5px;
         line-height:16px;
-        padding: 5px;
         resize: vertical;
     }
 
     input {
         border-radius: 5px;
-        padding: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;
     }
 
     .captcha {
@@ -111,21 +107,21 @@
         //width: 10em;
         margin-top: 0.6em;
         height: 28px;
-  }
+    }
 
-  .error {
-    border-radius: 5px;
-    text-align: center;
-    margin: 0.5em 0.6em 0;
-    background-color: rgba(255, 48, 16, 0.65);
-    background-color: var(--cRed);
-    min-height: 28px;
-    line-height: 28px;
-  }
+    .error {
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        text-align: center;
+        margin: 0.5em 0.6em 0;
+        background-color: $fallback--cRed;
+        background-color: var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
+        min-height: 28px;
+        line-height: 28px;
+    }
 }
 
 @media all and (max-width: 959px) {
-  .registration-form .container {
+    .registration-form .container {
     flex-direction: column-reverse;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
index 7c75f3bc7c..a21942c3f6 100644
--- a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@
 
 <script src="./retweet_button.js" ></script>
 
-<style lang='scss'>
-  @import '../../_variables.scss';
-  .rt-active {
-     cursor: pointer;
-     animation-duration: 0.6s;
-     &:hover {
-      color: $green_;
-      color: var(--cGreen);
-     }
-  }
-  .icon-retweet.retweeted {
-     color: $green_;
-     color: var(--cGreen);
-  }
+<style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+.rt-active {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    animation-duration: 0.6s;
+    &:hover {
+        color: $fallback--cGreen;
+        color: var(--cGreen, $fallback--cGreen);
+    }
+}
+.icon-retweet.retweeted {
+    color: $fallback--cGreen;
+    color: var(--cGreen, $fallback--cGreen);
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index b842c9e982..98f70f7b57 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 <style lang="scss">
  .setting-item {
    margin: 1em 1em 1.4em;
+
    textarea {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100px;
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 8410aeba4b..80f6a3157e 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ status-text-container {
     max-width: 34em;
     padding: 0.5em;
     display: flex;
-    background-color: var(--bg);
-    border-color: var(--border);
+    background-color: $fallback--bg;
+    background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
+    border-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
     border-style: solid;
     border-width: 1px;
     border-radius: 4px;
@@ -181,15 +183,19 @@ status-text-container {
     word-break: break-word;
     border-left-width: 0px;
     line-height: 18px;
-    background-color: var(--bg);
-    border-color: var(--border);
+    background-color: $fallback--bg;
+    background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
+    border-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
 
     &_focused {
-        background-color: var(--lightBg);
+        background-color: $fallback--lightBg;
+        background-color: var(--lightBg, $fallback--lightBg);
     }
 
     .usercard {
-        border-color: var(--border);
+        border-color: $fallback--border;
+        border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
     }
 
     .timeline & {
@@ -211,7 +217,6 @@ status-text-container {
 
 
     .user-content {
-
         min-height: 52px;
         padding-top: 1px;
     }
@@ -224,14 +229,17 @@ status-text-container {
         small {
             font-weight: lighter;
         }
+
         h4 {
             margin-right: 0.4em;
         }
+
         .name-and-links {
             flex: 1 0;
             display: flex;
             flex-wrap: wrap;
         }
+
         .replies {
             flex-basis: 100%;
         }
@@ -310,6 +318,7 @@ status-text-container {
     from {
         opacity: 0;
     }
+
     to {
         opacity: 1;
     }
@@ -335,14 +344,14 @@ status-text-container {
 }
 
 .icon-reply:hover {
-    color: $blue_;
-    color: var(--cBlue);
- }
+    color: $fallback--cBlue;
+    color: var(--cBlue, $fallback--cBlue);
+}
 
- .icon-reply.icon-reply-active {
-     color: $blue_;
-     color: var(--cBlue);
- }
+.icon-reply.icon-reply-active {
+    color: $fallback--cBlue;
+    color: var(--cBlue, $fallback--cBlue);
+}
 
  .status .avatar {
    width: 48px;
@@ -359,13 +368,13 @@ status-text-container {
        display: none;
    }
 
-   &.retweeted {
-     width: 40px;
-     height: 40px;
-     margin-right: 8px;
-     margin-bottom: 8px;
-   }
- }
+    &.retweeted {
+        width: 40px;
+        height: 40px;
+        margin-right: 8px;
+        margin-bottom: 8px;
+    }
+}
 
  .status:hover .animated.avatar {
      canvas {
@@ -376,79 +385,81 @@ status-text-container {
      }
  }
 
- .status .avatar-retweeter {
-   width: 24px;
-   height: 24px;
-   position: absolute;
-   margin-left: 24px;
-   margin-top: 24px;
- }
+.status img.avatar-retweeter {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    position: absolute;
+    margin-left: 24px;
+    margin-top: 24px;
+}
 
- .status.compact .avatar {
-     width: 32px;
- }
+.status.compact .avatar {
+    width: 32px;
+}
 
- .status {
-     padding: 0.4em 0.7em 0.45em 0.7em;
-     border-left: 4px var(--cRed);
-     border-left-style: inherit;
- }
+.status {
+    padding: 0.4em 0.7em 0.45em 0.7em;
+    border-left: 4px $fallback--cRed;
+    border-left: 4px var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
+    border-left-style: inherit;
+}
 
- .status-conversation:last-child {
+.status-conversation:last-child {
     border-bottom: none;
- }
+}
 
- .timeline .panel.timeline {
+.timeline .panel.timeline {
     border-radius: 10px;
     overflow: hidden;
- }
+}
 
- .muted {
-   padding: 0.1em 0.4em 0.1em 0.8em;
-   button {
-     margin-left: auto;
-   }
+.muted {
+    padding: 0.1em 0.4em 0.1em 0.8em;
+    button {
+        margin-left: auto;
+    }
 
-   .muteWords {
-     margin-left: 10px;
-   }
- }
+    .muteWords {
+        margin-left: 10px;
+    }
+}
 
- a.unmute {
-   display: block;
-   margin-left: auto;
- }
+a.unmute {
+    display: block;
+    margin-left: auto;
+}
 
- .reply-left {
-   flex: 0;
-   min-width: 48px;
- }
+.reply-left {
+    flex: 0;
+    min-width: 48px;
+}
 
- .reply-body {
-   flex: 1;
- }
+.reply-body {
+    flex: 1;
+}
 
- @media all and (max-width: 960px) {
-   .status-el {
-     .name-and-links {
-       margin-left: -0.25em;
-     }
-   }
-   .status {
-     max-width: 100%;
-   }
+@media all and (max-width: 960px) {
+    .status-el {
+        .name-and-links {
+            margin-left: -0.25em;
+        }
+    }
 
-   .status .avatar {
-     width: 40px;
-     height: 40px;
+    .status {
+        max-width: 100%;
+    }
 
-     &.retweeted {
-       width: 34px;
-       height: 34px;
-       margin-right: 8px;
-       margin-bottom: 8px;
-     }
-   }
+    .status .avatar {
+        width: 40px;
+        height: 40px;
+
+        &.retweeted {
+            width: 34px;
+            height: 34px;
+            margin-right: 8px;
+            margin-bottom: 8px;
+        }
+    }
 
    .status .avatar-retweeter {
      width: 22px;
diff --git a/src/components/style_switcher/style_switcher.vue b/src/components/style_switcher/style_switcher.vue
index 6c0cc6e76b..e6a00275ff 100644
--- a/src/components/style_switcher/style_switcher.vue
+++ b/src/components/style_switcher/style_switcher.vue
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 <script src="./style_switcher.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
 .style-switcher {
     margin-right: 1em;
 }
@@ -65,14 +66,20 @@
     margin: 5px 6px 5px 0;
 
     label {
-        color: var(--faint);
+        color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
     }
 }
+
+.theme-color-cl {
+    border: 0;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    background: transparent;
+}
+
 .theme-color-cl,
 .theme-color-in {
     margin-left: 4px;
     border-radius: 2px;
-    border: 0;
 }
 
 .theme-color-in {
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
index b6a5ab1418..c3cc939a18 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
@@ -52,54 +52,63 @@
 <script src="./timeline.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
 
-  .timeline {
+.timeline {
     .timeline-heading {
-      position: relative;
-      display: flex;
+        position: relative;
+        display: flex;
     }
+
     .title {
-      white-space: nowrap;
-      overflow: hidden;
-      text-overflow: ellipsis;
-      max-width: 70%;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        max-width: 70%;
     }
+
     .loadmore-button {
-      position: absolute;
-      right: 0.6em;
-      font-size: 14px;
+        position: absolute;
+        right: 0.6em;
+        font-size: 14px;
 
-      min-width: 6em;
-      height: 1.8em;
-      line-height: 100%;
+        min-width: 6em;
+        height: 1.8em;
+        line-height: 100%;
     }
+
     .loadmore-text {
-      position: absolute;
-      right: 0.6em;
-      font-size: 14px;
-      min-width: 6em;
-      border-radius: 5px;
-      background-color: transparent;
-      color: var(--faint);
-      font-family: sans-serif;
-      text-align: center;
-      padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.5em;
-      opacity: 0.8;
+        position: absolute;
+        right: 0.6em;
+        font-size: 14px;
+        min-width: 6em;
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        background-color: transparent;
+        color: $fallback--faint;
+        color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
+        font-family: sans-serif;
+        text-align: center;
+        padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.5em;
+        opacity: 0.8;
     }
-    .error {
-      color: var(--lightFg);
-      background-color: var(--cRed);
-    }
-  }
 
-  .new-status-notification {
+    .error {
+        color: $fallback--lightFg;
+        color: var(--lightFg, $fallback--lightFg);
+        background-color: $fallback--cRed;
+        background-color: var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
+    }
+}
+
+.new-status-notification {
     position:relative;
     margin-top: -1px;
     font-size: 1.1em;
     border-width: 1px 0 0 0;
     border-style: solid;
     border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
-    border-color: var(--border);
+    border-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
     padding: 10px;
     z-index: 1;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 0561fa9504..6487d2a6cc 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 <script src="./user_card.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
 .name-and-screen-name {
     margin-left: 0.7em;
     margin-top:0.0em;
@@ -34,10 +36,6 @@
     float: right;
 }
 
-.follows {
-
-}
-
 .card {
     display: flex;
     flex: 1 0;
@@ -47,7 +45,8 @@
     padding-left: 1em;
     border-bottom: 1px solid;
     margin: 0;
-    border-bottom-color: var(--border);
+    border-bottom-color: $fallback--border;
+		border-bottom-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
 
     .avatar {
         margin-top: 0.2em;
@@ -69,8 +68,9 @@
     .panel-heading {
         background: transparent;
     }
+
     p {
-      margin-bottom: 0;
+        margin-bottom: 0;
     }
-  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
index b7f156d2bf..2e448f1cb9 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ export default {
         }
       }
     },
-    bodyStyle () {
-      return {
-        background: `linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), ${this.$store.state.config.colors.bg} 80%)`
-      }
-    },
     isOtherUser () {
       return this.user.id !== this.$store.state.users.currentUser.id
     },
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
index e3c9b5f9b1..ca3da632c1 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="panel-body profile-panel-body" :style="bodyStyle">
+    <div class="panel-body profile-panel-body">
       <div class="user-counts">
         <div class="user-count">
           <a href="#" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('statuses')" v-if="switcher"><h5>{{ $t('user_card.statuses') }}</h5></a>
@@ -99,19 +99,21 @@
 @import '../../_variables.scss';
 
 .profile-panel-background {
-  background-size: cover;
-  border-radius: 10px;
+    background-size: cover;
+    border-radius: 10px;
 
-  .panel-heading {
-    padding: 0.6em 0em;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
+    .panel-heading {
+        padding: 0.6em 0em;
+        text-align: center;
+    }
 }
 
 .profile-panel-body {
-  top: -0em;
-  padding-top: 4em;
-  word-wrap: break-word;
+    top: -0em;
+    padding-top: 4em;
+    word-wrap: break-word;
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), $fallback--bg 80%);
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), var(--bg, $fallback--bg) 80%)
 }
 
 .user-info {
diff --git a/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue b/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue
index 66b2fc87ec..e4453fe73d 100644
--- a/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue
@@ -16,25 +16,25 @@
 <script src="./user_finder.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
- .user-finder-container {
-   height: 21px;
-   max-width: 100%;
- }
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
 
- .user-finder-icon {
- }
+.user-finder-container {
+    height: 21px;
+    max-width: 100%;
+}
 
- .user-finder-input {
-   border-radius: 5px;
-   max-width: 80%;
-   padding: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;
- }
+.user-finder-input {
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    max-width: 80%;
+    padding: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;
+}
 
- .finder-error {
-   background-color: rgba(255, 48, 16, 0.65);
-   margin: 0.35em;
-   border-radius: 5px;
-   padding: 0.25em;
-   color: var(--faint);
- }
+.finder-error {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 48, 16, 0.65);
+    margin: 0.35em;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    padding: 0.25em;
+    color: $fallback--faint;
+    color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/services/style_setter/style_setter.js b/src/services/style_setter/style_setter.js
index 1bd8df51c8..bedadb126c 100644
--- a/src/services/style_setter/style_setter.js
+++ b/src/services/style_setter/style_setter.js
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ const setStyle = (href, commit) => {
     head.appendChild(styleEl)
     // const styleSheet = styleEl.sheet
 
-    // styleSheet.insertRule(`a { color: ${colors['base08']}`, 'index-max')
-    // styleSheet.insertRule(`body { color: ${colors['base05']}`, 'index-max')
     body.style.display = 'initial'
   }
 
@@ -82,20 +80,14 @@ const setColors = (col, commit) => {
   colors['base07'] = rgb2hex(col.text.r - mod * 2, col.text.g - mod * 2, col.text.b - mod * 2)
   colors.link = rgb2hex(col.link.r, col.link.g, col.link.b)                   // links
   colors.icon = rgb2hex((col.bg.r + col.text.r) / 2, (col.bg.g + col.text.g) / 2, (col.bg.b + col.text.b) / 2) // icons
-  colors.cBlue = 'blue'
+  colors.cBlue = '#0095ff'
   colors.cRed = 'red'
-  colors.cGreen = 'green'
+  colors.cGreen = '#0fa00f'
   colors.cYellow = 'yellow'
   colors.cOrange = 'orange'
 
-  const colorVars = Object.entries(colors).map(([k, v]) => {
-    return `--${k}: ${v}`
-  })
-  console.log(colorVars)
-
-  styleSheet.insertRule(`body { ${colorVars.join(';')} }`, 'index-max')
-  // styleSheet.insertRule(`.base05-border { border-color: ${colors['base05']}`, 'index-max')
-  // styleSheet.insertRule(`.base03-border { border-color: ${colors['base03']}`, 'index-max')
+  styleSheet.toString()
+  styleSheet.insertRule(`body { ${Object.entries(colors).map(([k, v]) => `--${k}: ${v}`).join(';')} }`, 'index-max')
   body.style.display = 'initial'
 
   commit('setOption', { name: 'colors', value: colors })