diff --git a/default-plugins/status-bar/src/main.rs b/default-plugins/status-bar/src/main.rs
index 7a8ccebc..8b13e763 100644
--- a/default-plugins/status-bar/src/main.rs
+++ b/default-plugins/status-bar/src/main.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Display for LinePart {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct ColoredElements {
-    // slected mode
+    // selected mode
     pub selected_prefix_separator: Style,
     pub selected_char_left_separator: Style,
     pub selected_char_shortcut: Style,
@@ -65,117 +65,62 @@ pub struct ColoredElements {
     pub superkey_suffix_separator: Style,
 }
 
-impl ColoredElements {
-    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-    pub fn new(
-        selected_prefix_separator: Style,
-        selected_char_left_separator: Style,
-        selected_char_shortcut: Style,
-        selected_char_right_separator: Style,
-        selected_styled_text: Style,
-        selected_suffix_separator: Style,
-        unselected_prefix_separator: Style,
-        unselected_char_left_separator: Style,
-        unselected_char_shortcut: Style,
-        unselected_char_right_separator: Style,
-        unselected_styled_text: Style,
-        unselected_suffix_separator: Style,
-        disabled_prefix_separator: Style,
-        disabled_styled_text: Style,
-        disabled_suffix_separator: Style,
-        selected_single_letter_prefix_separator: Style,
-        selected_single_letter_char_shortcut: Style,
-        selected_single_letter_suffix_separator: Style,
-        unselected_single_letter_prefix_separator: Style,
-        unselected_single_letter_char_shortcut: Style,
-        unselected_single_letter_suffix_separator: Style,
-        superkey_prefix: Style,
-        superkey_suffix_separator: Style,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            selected_prefix_separator,
-            selected_char_left_separator,
-            selected_char_shortcut,
-            selected_char_right_separator,
-            selected_styled_text,
-            selected_suffix_separator,
-            unselected_prefix_separator,
-            unselected_char_left_separator,
-            unselected_char_shortcut,
-            unselected_char_right_separator,
-            unselected_styled_text,
-            unselected_suffix_separator,
-            disabled_prefix_separator,
-            disabled_styled_text,
-            disabled_suffix_separator,
-            selected_single_letter_prefix_separator,
-            selected_single_letter_char_shortcut,
-            selected_single_letter_suffix_separator,
-            unselected_single_letter_prefix_separator,
-            unselected_single_letter_char_shortcut,
-            unselected_single_letter_suffix_separator,
-            superkey_prefix,
-            superkey_suffix_separator,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // I really hate this, but I can't come up with a good solution for this,
 // we need different colors from palette for the default theme
 // plus here we can add new sources in the future, like Theme
 // that can be defined in the config perhaps
 fn color_elements(palette: Palette) -> ColoredElements {
     match palette.source {
-        PaletteSource::Default => ColoredElements::new(
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.green),
-            style!(palette.black, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.black, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.black, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.green, palette.bg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.black, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).dimmed(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.green),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.green, palette.fg),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.white, palette.bg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.bg),
-        ),
-        PaletteSource::Xresources => ColoredElements::new(
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.green),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.green, palette.bg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).dimmed(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.green),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
-            style!(palette.green, palette.fg),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-            style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
-            style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
-        ),
+        PaletteSource::Default => ColoredElements {
+            selected_prefix_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.green),
+            selected_char_left_separator: style!(palette.black, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_char_right_separator: style!(palette.black, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_styled_text: style!(palette.black, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_suffix_separator: style!(palette.green, palette.bg).bold(),
+            unselected_prefix_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
+            unselected_char_left_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_char_right_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_styled_text: style!(palette.black, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_suffix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            disabled_prefix_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
+            disabled_styled_text: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).dimmed(),
+            disabled_suffix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            selected_single_letter_prefix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.green),
+            selected_single_letter_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_single_letter_suffix_separator: style!(palette.green, palette.fg),
+            unselected_single_letter_prefix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            unselected_single_letter_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_single_letter_suffix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            superkey_prefix: style!(palette.white, palette.bg).bold(),
+            superkey_suffix_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.bg),
+        },
+        PaletteSource::Xresources => ColoredElements {
+            selected_prefix_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.green),
+            selected_char_left_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_char_right_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_styled_text: style!(palette.bg, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_suffix_separator: style!(palette.green, palette.bg).bold(),
+            unselected_prefix_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
+            unselected_char_left_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_char_right_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_styled_text: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_suffix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            disabled_prefix_separator: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg),
+            disabled_styled_text: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).dimmed(),
+            disabled_suffix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            selected_single_letter_prefix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.green),
+            selected_single_letter_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.green).bold(),
+            selected_single_letter_suffix_separator: style!(palette.green, palette.fg),
+            unselected_single_letter_prefix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            unselected_single_letter_char_shortcut: style!(palette.red, palette.fg).bold(),
+            unselected_single_letter_suffix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+            superkey_prefix: style!(palette.bg, palette.fg).bold(),
+            superkey_suffix_separator: style!(palette.fg, palette.bg),
+        },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/default-plugins/tab-bar/src/tab.rs b/default-plugins/tab-bar/src/tab.rs
index 27b4ad94..cbe74446 100644
--- a/default-plugins/tab-bar/src/tab.rs
+++ b/default-plugins/tab-bar/src/tab.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{LinePart, ARROW_SEPARATOR};
-use ansi_term::{ANSIStrings, Color::RGB, Style};
+use ansi_term::ANSIStrings;
 use zellij_tile::prelude::*;
 
 pub fn active_tab(text: String, palette: Palette) -> LinePart {
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index b17fce34..28446d2e 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ pub fn start(mut os_input: Box<dyn OsApi>, opts: CliArgs, config: Config) {
             let send_app_instructions = send_app_instructions.clone();
             let max_panes = opts.max_panes;
             let colors = os_input.load_palette();
-            // debug_log_to_file(format!("{:?}", colors));
             move || {
                 let mut screen = Screen::new(
                     receive_screen_instructions,
diff --git a/zellij-tile/src/data.rs b/zellij-tile/src/data.rs
index 845385ca..86100e7a 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/src/data.rs
+++ b/zellij-tile/src/data.rs
@@ -72,23 +72,23 @@ pub enum Theme {
     Light,
     Dark,
 }
+impl Default for Theme {
+    fn default() -> Theme {
+        Theme::Dark
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum PaletteSource {
     Default,
     Xresources,
 }
-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 ORANGE: (u8, u8, u8) = (215, 95, 0);
-    pub const BLACK: (u8, u8, u8) = (0, 0, 0);
+impl Default for PaletteSource {
+    fn default() -> PaletteSource {
+        PaletteSource::Default
+    }
 }
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Default)]
 pub struct Palette {
     pub source: PaletteSource,
     pub theme: Theme,
@@ -105,26 +105,6 @@ pub struct Palette {
     pub orange: (u8, u8, u8),
 }
 
-impl Default for Palette {
-    fn default() -> Palette {
-        Palette {
-            source: PaletteSource::Default,
-            theme: Theme::Dark,
-            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,
-            orange: colors::ORANGE,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// 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.