diff --git a/.Xresources b/.Xresources
index 9fd143f..666c1c1 100644
--- a/.Xresources
+++ b/.Xresources
@@ -1,22 +1,42 @@
 ! catppuccin color scheme
 *.color0: #494D64
-*.color1: #ED8796
-*.color2: #A6DA95
-*.color3: #EED49F
-*.color4: #8AADF4
-*.color5: #F5BDE6
-*.color6: #8BD5CA
-*.color7: #B8C0E0
 *.color8: #5B6078
+*.color1: #ED8796
 *.color9: #ED8796
+*.color2: #A6DA95
 *.color10: #A6DA95
+*.color3: #EED49F
 *.color11: #EED49F
+*.color4: #8AADF4
 *.color12: #8AADF4
+*.color5: #F5BDE6
 *.color13: #F5BDE6
+*.color6: #8BD5CA
 *.color14: #8BD5CA
+*.color7: #B8C0E0
 *.color15: #A5ADCB
 *.background: #24273A
 *.foreground: #CAD3F5
 *.cursorColor: #F4DBD6
 
-! gruvbox color scheme
+! gruvbox light color scheme
+! contrast alternative #FBF1C7
+!*.color0: #F9F5D7
+!*.color8: #928374
+!*.color1: #CC241D
+!*.color9: #9D0006
+!*.color2: #98971A
+!*.color10: #79740E
+!*.color3: #D79921
+!*.color11: #B57614
+!*.color4: #458588
+!*.color12: #076678
+!*.color5: #B16286
+!*.color13: #8F3F71
+!*.color6: #689D6A
+!*.color14: #427B58
+!*.color7: #7C6F64
+!*.color15: #3C3836
+!*.background: #F9F5D7
+!*.foreground: #3C3836
+!*.cursorColor: #3C3836
diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index feb6c2c..b6d81be 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 set $mod Mod1
 set $mod2 Mod4
 set $browser firefox
-set $terminal alacritty
+set $terminal st
 
 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
 # is used in the bar {} block below.
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ assign [class="discord"] 5
 exec --no-startup-id nextcloud
 exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore
 exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec firefox; workspace 1; exec $terminal'
-exec --no-startup-id picom -b
 exec --no-startup-id openrgb -d 0 -m off -d 1 -m off
+# sets up monitors and picom
+exec_always --no-startup-id ~/.local/share/scripts/monitor.sh
 exec_always --no-startup-id ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh
 
diff --git a/.local/share/scripts/monitor.sh b/.local/share/scripts/monitor.sh
index 296c77d..33cae4d 100755
--- a/.local/share/scripts/monitor.sh
+++ b/.local/share/scripts/monitor.sh
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ else
     xrandr --output HDMI-1-0 --above eDP-1
     xrandr --output HDMI-1-0 --primary
 fi
+
+pkill picom
+picom -b