diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart b/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
index eb12d12..709fe59 100755
--- a/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -32,12 +32,20 @@
            (string-append "Shift-" name)
            (string-append "move "  name)))
 
+(define (dmenu-command fn nb nf)
+  (string-append "dmenu_run -fn '" fn "' -nb '" nb "' -nf '" nf "'"))
+
 ;; keybindings
 (keybind modkey "Mod1-q"  "quit")
 (keybind modkey "Mod1-r" "reload")
 (keybind modkey "Shift-c" "close")
 (keybind modkey "Return"  "spawn urxvt")
-(keybind modkey "r"       "spawn dmenu_run")
+(keybind modkey "r"
+         (string-append
+          "spawn "
+          (dmenu-command
+           "-misc-dejavu sans mono-medium-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+           "#252a2b" "#eeeeec")))
 
 ;; tags
 (hc "rename default q")
diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh b/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
index 1b11845..ac83e17 100755
--- a/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
+++ b/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ x=${geometry[0]}
 y=${geometry[1]}
 width=${geometry[2]}
 height=16
-font="-*-fixed-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
-bgcolor='#3E2600'
+font="-misc-dejavu sans mono-medium-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+bgcolor='#252a2b'
 
 function uniq_linebuffered() {
     awk '$0 != l { print ; l=$0 ; fflush(); }' "$@"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ herbstclient pad $monitor $height
     # events:
     #mpc idleloop player &
     while true ; do
-        date +'date ^fg(#efefef)%H:%M^fg(#909090), %Y-%m-^fg(#efefef)%d'
+        date +'date ^fg(#eeeeec)%H:%M^fg(#909090), %Y-%m-^fg(#eeeeec)%d'
         sleep 1 || break
     done > >(uniq_linebuffered)  &
     childpid=$!
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ herbstclient pad $monitor $height
         esac
         done
 } 2> /dev/null | dzen2 -w $width -x $x -y $y -fn "$font" -h $height \
-    -ta l -bg "$bgcolor" -fg '#efefef'
+    -ta l -bg "$bgcolor" -fg '#eeeeec'
diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index d1e8b2e..0504353 100644
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ then
 fi
 
 # -----[ Start notifier ]---------------------------------------------
-/usr/bin/dunst &
+/usr/bin/dunst -fn "-misc-dejavu sans mono-medium-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" \
+    -nb "#252a2b" -nf "#eeeeec" &
 
 # -----[ Start session ]----------------------------------------------
 exec ck-launch-session /usr/bin/herbstluftwm 2>&1 > ~/.xsession_errors