diff --git a/colorschemes/solarized.go b/colorschemes/solarized.go
index 3ce9997f..59683101 100644
--- a/colorschemes/solarized.go
+++ b/colorschemes/solarized.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package colorschemes
 
+// This is a neutral version of the Solarized 256-color palette. The exception
+// is that the one grey color uses the average of base0 and base00, which are
+// already middle of the road.
 var Solarized = Colorscheme{
-	Fg: 250,
+	Fg: -1,
 	Bg: -1,
 
-	BorderLabel: 250,
+	BorderLabel: -1,
 	BorderLine:  37,
 
 	CPULines: []int{61, 33, 37, 64, 125, 160, 166, 136},
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ var Solarized = Colorscheme{
 
 	Sparkline: 33,
 
-	DiskBar: 245,
+	DiskBar: 243,
 
 	TempLow:  64,
 	TempHigh: 160,
diff --git a/colorschemes/solarized16-dark.go b/colorschemes/solarized16-dark.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8cdab77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/solarized16-dark.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package colorschemes
+
+// This scheme assumes the terminal already uses Solarized. Only DiskBar is
+// different between dark/light.
+var Solarized16Dark = Colorscheme{
+	Fg: -1,
+	Bg: -1,
+
+	BorderLabel: -1,
+	BorderLine:  6,
+
+	CPULines: []int{13, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 9, 3},
+
+	BattLines: []int{13, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 9, 3},
+
+	MainMem: 5,
+	SwapMem: 9,
+
+	ProcCursor: 4,
+
+	Sparkline: 4,
+
+	DiskBar: 12, // base0
+
+	TempLow:  2,
+	TempHigh: 1,
+}
diff --git a/colorschemes/solarized16-light.go b/colorschemes/solarized16-light.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8426a950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/solarized16-light.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package colorschemes
+
+// This scheme assumes the terminal already uses Solarized. Only DiskBar is
+// different between dark/light.
+var Solarized16Light = Colorscheme{
+	Fg: -1,
+	Bg: -1,
+
+	BorderLabel: -1,
+	BorderLine:  6,
+
+	CPULines: []int{13, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 9, 3},
+
+	BattLines: []int{13, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 9, 3},
+
+	MainMem: 5,
+	SwapMem: 9,
+
+	ProcCursor: 4,
+
+	Sparkline: 4,
+
+	DiskBar: 11, // base00
+
+	TempLow:  2,
+	TempHigh: 1,
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c29b9a08..9c2284f3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ func handleColorscheme(cs string) error {
 		colorscheme = colorschemes.Default
 	case "solarized":
 		colorscheme = colorschemes.Solarized
+	case "solarized16-light":
+		colorscheme = colorschemes.Solarized16Light
+	case "solarized16-dark":
+		colorscheme = colorschemes.Solarized16Dark
 	case "monokai":
 		colorscheme = colorschemes.Monokai
 	case "vice":