diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 78ef1848..78536f80 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2305,6 +2305,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
  "wasmer",
  "wasmer-wasi",
+ "xrdb",
  "zellij-tile",
 ]
 
@@ -2312,10 +2313,8 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "zellij-tile"
 version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
- "colors-transform",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "strum",
  "strum_macros",
- "xrdb",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9d5696ec..94ebc472 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 wasmer = "1.0.0"
 wasmer-wasi = "1.0.0"
 interprocess = "1.0.1"
+xrdb = "0.1.1"
 colors-transform = "0.2.5"
 zellij-tile = { path = "zellij-tile/", version = "0.5.0" }
 
diff --git a/src/client/boundaries.rs b/src/client/boundaries.rs
index eb1a5a21..70671b6b 100644
--- a/src/client/boundaries.rs
+++ b/src/client/boundaries.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+use crate::common::{colors, Palette};
 use crate::tab::Pane;
 use ansi_term::Colour::RGB;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use zellij_tile::data::{colors, InputMode, Palette};
+use zellij_tile::data::InputMode;
 
 use std::fmt::{Display, Error, Formatter};
 pub mod boundary_type {
diff --git a/src/client/tab.rs b/src/client/tab.rs
index d5a190f4..9203d75b 100644
--- a/src/client/tab.rs
+++ b/src/client/tab.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 //! `Tab`s holds multiple panes. It tracks their coordinates (x/y) and size,
 //! as well as how they should be resized
 
-use crate::common::{input::handler::parse_keys, AppInstruction, SenderWithContext};
+use crate::common::{
+    colors, input::handler::parse_keys, AppInstruction, Palette, SenderWithContext,
+};
 use crate::layout::Layout;
 use crate::panes::{PaneId, PositionAndSize, TerminalPane};
 use crate::pty_bus::{PtyInstruction, VteEvent};
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ use std::{
     collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet},
 };
 use std::{io::Write, sync::mpsc::channel};
-use zellij_tile::data::{colors, Event, InputMode, Palette};
+use zellij_tile::data::{Event, InputMode};
 
 const CURSOR_HEIGHT_WIDTH_RATIO: usize = 4; // this is not accurate and kind of a magic number, TODO: look into this
 const MIN_TERMINAL_HEIGHT: usize = 2;
diff --git a/src/common/input/handler.rs b/src/common/input/handler.rs
index b135ea16..385c1453 100644
--- a/src/common/input/handler.rs
+++ b/src/common/input/handler.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use super::actions::Action;
 use super::keybinds::get_default_keybinds;
-use crate::common::{AppInstruction, SenderWithContext, OPENCALLS};
+use crate::common::{AppInstruction, Palette, SenderWithContext, OPENCALLS};
 use crate::errors::ContextType;
 use crate::os_input_output::OsApi;
 use crate::pty_bus::PtyInstruction;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::wasm_vm::PluginInstruction;
 use crate::CommandIsExecuting;
 
 use termion::input::{TermRead, TermReadEventsAndRaw};
-use zellij_tile::data::{Event, InputMode, Key, ModeInfo, Palette};
+use zellij_tile::data::{Event, InputMode, Key, ModeInfo};
 
 use super::keybinds::key_to_actions;
 
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 6732619e..dbfdf1f3 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use std::{
 use crate::cli::CliArgs;
 use crate::layout::Layout;
 use crate::panes::PaneId;
+use colors_transform::{Color, Rgb};
 use command_is_executing::CommandIsExecuting;
 use directories_next::ProjectDirs;
 use errors::{AppContext, ContextType, ErrorContext, PluginContext, PtyContext, ScreenContext};
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ use wasm_vm::PluginEnv;
 use wasm_vm::{wasi_stdout, wasi_write_string, zellij_imports, PluginInstruction};
 use wasmer::{ChainableNamedResolver, Instance, Module, Store, Value};
 use wasmer_wasi::{Pipe, WasiState};
-use zellij_tile::data::{EventType, InputMode, Palette};
+use xrdb::Colors;
+use zellij_tile::data::{EventType, InputMode};
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub enum ApiCommand {
@@ -115,6 +117,84 @@ pub enum AppInstruction {
     Error(String),
 }
 
+pub mod colors {
+    pub const WHITE: (u8, u8, u8) = (238, 238, 238);
+    pub const GREEN: (u8, u8, u8) = (175, 255, 0);
+    pub const GRAY: (u8, u8, u8) = (68, 68, 68);
+    pub const BRIGHT_GRAY: (u8, u8, u8) = (138, 138, 138);
+    pub const RED: (u8, u8, u8) = (135, 0, 0);
+    pub const BLACK: (u8, u8, u8) = (0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Palette {
+    pub fg: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub bg: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub black: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub red: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub green: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub yellow: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub blue: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub magenta: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub cyan: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub white: (u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
+impl Palette {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let palette = match Colors::new("xresources") {
+            Some(colors) => {
+                let fg = colors.fg.unwrap();
+                let fg_imm = &fg;
+                let fg_hex: &str = &fg_imm;
+                let fg = Rgb::from_hex_str(fg_hex).unwrap().as_tuple();
+                let fg = (fg.0 as u8, fg.1 as u8, fg.2 as u8);
+                let bg = colors.bg.unwrap();
+                let bg_imm = &bg;
+                let bg_hex: &str = &bg_imm;
+                let bg = Rgb::from_hex_str(bg_hex).unwrap().as_tuple();
+                let bg = (bg.0 as u8, bg.1 as u8, bg.2 as u8);
+                let colors: Vec<(u8, u8, u8)> = colors
+                    .colors
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|c| {
+                        let c = c.clone();
+                        let imm_str = &c.unwrap();
+                        let hex_str: &str = &imm_str;
+                        let rgb = Rgb::from_hex_str(hex_str).unwrap().as_tuple();
+                        (rgb.0 as u8, rgb.1 as u8, rgb.2 as u8)
+                    })
+                    .collect();
+                Self {
+                    fg,
+                    bg,
+                    black: colors[0],
+                    red: colors[1],
+                    green: colors[2],
+                    yellow: colors[3],
+                    blue: colors[4],
+                    magenta: colors[5],
+                    cyan: colors[6],
+                    white: colors[7],
+                }
+            }
+            None => Self {
+                fg: colors::BRIGHT_GRAY,
+                bg: colors::BLACK,
+                black: colors::BLACK,
+                red: colors::RED,
+                green: colors::GREEN,
+                yellow: colors::GRAY,
+                blue: colors::GRAY,
+                magenta: colors::GRAY,
+                cyan: colors::GRAY,
+                white: colors::WHITE,
+            },
+        };
+        palette
+    }
+}
+
 /// Start Zellij with the specified [`OsApi`] and command-line arguments.
 // FIXME this should definitely be modularized and split into different functions.
 pub fn start(mut os_input: Box<dyn OsApi>, opts: CliArgs) {
diff --git a/src/common/screen.rs b/src/common/screen.rs
index e11b734d..999b6391 100644
--- a/src/common/screen.rs
+++ b/src/common/screen.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::str;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 
 use super::{AppInstruction, SenderWithContext};
+use crate::common::Palette;
 use crate::os_input_output::OsApi;
 use crate::panes::PositionAndSize;
 use crate::pty_bus::{PtyInstruction, VteEvent};
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::tab::Tab;
 use crate::{errors::ErrorContext, wasm_vm::PluginInstruction};
 use crate::{layout::Layout, panes::PaneId};
 
-use zellij_tile::data::{Event, InputMode, Palette, TabInfo};
+use zellij_tile::data::{Event, InputMode, TabInfo};
 
 /// Instructions that can be sent to the [`Screen`].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml b/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
index aa0fe088..eb9a2d59 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@ license = "MIT"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 strum = "0.20.0"
-strum_macros = "0.20.0"
-xrdb = "0.1.1"
-colors-transform = "0.2.5"
\ No newline at end of file
+strum_macros = "0.20.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zellij-tile/src/data.rs b/zellij-tile/src/data.rs
index 315bc091..16f02531 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/src/data.rs
+++ b/zellij-tile/src/data.rs
@@ -1,89 +1,5 @@
-use colors_transform::{Color, Rgb};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use strum_macros::{EnumDiscriminants, EnumIter, EnumString, ToString};
-use xrdb::Colors;
-pub mod colors {
-    pub const WHITE: (u8, u8, u8) = (238, 238, 238);
-    pub const GREEN: (u8, u8, u8) = (175, 255, 0);
-    pub const GRAY: (u8, u8, u8) = (68, 68, 68);
-    pub const BRIGHT_GRAY: (u8, u8, u8) = (138, 138, 138);
-    pub const RED: (u8, u8, u8) = (135, 0, 0);
-    pub const BLACK: (u8, u8, u8) = (0, 0, 0);
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Palette {
-    pub fg: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub bg: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub black: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub red: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub green: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub yellow: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub blue: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub magenta: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub cyan: (u8, u8, u8),
-    pub white: (u8, u8, u8),
-}
-
-impl Palette {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let palette = match Colors::new("xresources") {
-            Some(colors) => {
-                let fg = colors.fg.unwrap();
-                let fg_imm = &fg;
-                let fg_hex: &str = &fg_imm;
-                let fg = Rgb::from_hex_str(fg_hex).unwrap().as_tuple();
-                let fg = (fg.0 as u8, fg.1 as u8, fg.2 as u8);
-                let bg = colors.bg.unwrap();
-                let bg_imm = &bg;
-                let bg_hex: &str = &bg_imm;
-                let bg = Rgb::from_hex_str(bg_hex).unwrap().as_tuple();
-                let bg = (bg.0 as u8, bg.1 as u8, bg.2 as u8);
-                let colors: Vec<(u8, u8, u8)> = colors
-                    .colors
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|c| {
-                        let c = c.clone();
-                        let imm_str = &c.unwrap();
-                        let hex_str: &str = &imm_str;
-                        let rgb = Rgb::from_hex_str(hex_str).unwrap().as_tuple();
-                        (rgb.0 as u8, rgb.1 as u8, rgb.2 as u8)
-                    })
-                    .collect();
-                Self {
-                    fg,
-                    bg,
-                    black: colors[0],
-                    red: colors[1],
-                    green: colors[2],
-                    yellow: colors[3],
-                    blue: colors[4],
-                    magenta: colors[5],
-                    cyan: colors[6],
-                    white: colors[7],
-                }
-            }
-            None => Self {
-                fg: colors::BRIGHT_GRAY,
-                bg: colors::BLACK,
-                black: colors::BLACK,
-                red: colors::RED,
-                green: colors::GREEN,
-                yellow: colors::GRAY,
-                blue: colors::GRAY,
-                magenta: colors::GRAY,
-                cyan: colors::GRAY,
-                white: colors::WHITE,
-            },
-        };
-        palette
-    }
-}
-impl Default for Palette {
-    fn default() -> Palette {
-        Palette::new()
-    }
-}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Key {
@@ -142,6 +58,20 @@ impl Default for InputMode {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Palette {
+    pub fg: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub bg: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub black: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub red: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub green: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub yellow: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub blue: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub magenta: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub cyan: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub white: (u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
 /// Represents the contents of the help message that is printed in the status bar,
 /// which indicates the current [`InputMode`] and what the keybinds for that mode
 /// are. Related to the default `status-bar` plugin.