diff --git a/vim/vimrc b/vim/vimrc
index 2ae7ecd..5485418 100644
--- a/vim/vimrc
+++ b/vim/vimrc
@@ -178,7 +178,23 @@ else
 endif
 
 " set up colors and file types
-colorscheme base16-porple
+colorscheme base16-material-palenight
+
+" good color schemes:
+" badwolf
+" base16-ashes
+" base16-atelier-cave
+" base16-atelier-forest
+" base16-atelier-heath
+" base16-atelier-sulphurpool
+" base16-circus
+" base16-dracula
+" base16-material-palenight
+" base16-monokai
+" base16-onedark
+" base16-porple
+" base16-unikitty-dark
+" base16-zenburn
 
 syntax on