diff --git a/configs/fallback_colors.fish b/configs/fallback_colors.fish
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index 0000000..fa9a1fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/fallback_colors.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# ── Fish + bobthefish color theme ────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Edit the hex values below to customize. Each variable has a comment explaining
+# what it controls so you can pick intuitive colors.
+
+# ── Bobthefish prompt colors ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+set -g theme_username_color "#cba6f7"   # Username text       (try: purple, pink, cyan)
+set -g theme_hostname_color "#89b4fa"   # Hostname text       (try: blue, cyan)
+set -g theme_git_branch_color "#a6e3a1" # Git branch name     (try: green, teal)
+set -g theme_git_dirty_color "#f38ba8"  # Git dirty/untracked (try: red, peach)
+set -g theme_git_staged_color "#a6e3a1" # Git staged files    (try: green)
+set -g theme_pwd_color "#cba6f7"        # Current directory   (try: purple, yellow)
+set -g theme_background_color "#1e1e2e" # Terminal background (darkest color)
+set -g theme_foreground_color "#cdd6f4" # Default text        (lightest color)
+
+# ── Fish syntax highlighting ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# These control how fish colors different parts of your command line.
+
+set --global fish_color_normal          "#cdd6f4" # Plain text
+set --global fish_color_command         "#89b4fa" # Valid commands like ls, git
+set --global fish_color_param           "#cdd6f4" # Command arguments and options
+set --global fish_color_error           "#f38ba8" # Invalid commands or syntax
+set --global fish_color_cancel          "#f38ba8" # Cancelled/aborted commands
+
+set --global fish_color_quote           "#a6e3a1" # Quoted strings '...' "..."
+set --global fish_color_redirection     "#cba6f7" --bold # Pipes | and redirects >
+set --global fish_color_operator        "#94e2d5" # && || and other operators
+set --global fish_color_escape          "#f5c2e7" # Escape sequences like \n
+
+set --global fish_color_comment         "#6c7086" # Comments starting with #
+set --global fish_color_autosuggestion  "#6c7086" # Auto-suggested text (dim)
+
+set --global fish_color_selection       "#cdd6f4" --bold --background="#45475a"
+set --global fish_color_search_match    "#1e1e2e" --background="#f9e2af"
+
+set --global fish_color_status          "#f38ba8" # Exit status of last command
+set --global fish_color_cwd             "#a6e3a1" # Current directory in prompt
+set --global fish_color_cwd_root        "#f38ba8" # Current dir when root
+set --global fish_color_user            "#cba6f7" # Username in prompt
+set --global fish_color_host            "#89b4fa" # Hostname in prompt
+set --global fish_color_host_remote     "#a6e3a1" # Remote SSH hostname
+set --global fish_color_end             "#94e2d5" # End-of-line markers
+
+set --global fish_color_history_current --bold      # History search current match
+set --global fish_color_valid_path      --underline  # Valid paths (auto-underline)
+
+# ── Pager (completions menu) colors ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+set --global fish_pager_color_completion           "#a6adc8" # Completion items
+set --global fish_pager_color_description          "#6c7086" -i # Descriptions
+set --global fish_pager_color_prefix               "#cba6f7" --bold --underline
+set --global fish_pager_color_progress             "#cdd6f4" --background="#45475a"
+set --global fish_pager_color_selected_background  "#45475a"
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diff --git a/configs/theme.fish b/configs/theme.fish
index 2076fa9..21675be 100755
--- a/configs/theme.fish
+++ b/configs/theme.fish
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # load matugen-generated colors
 if test -f $HOME/.config/fish/configs/colors.fish
     source $HOME/.config/fish/configs/colors.fish
+else
+    if test -f $HOME/.config/fish/configs/fallback_colors.fish
+        source $HOME/.config/fish/configs/fallback_colors.fish
+    end
 end
 
 # Bobthefish display settings