diff --git a/libs/schemes.c b/libs/schemes.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43f4f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/schemes.c
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+char
+sixd_to_8bit(int x)
+{
+	return x == 0 ? 0 : 0x37 + 0x28 * x;
+}
+
+void
+init_appearance(void)
+{
+    int x, y, i, j;
+
+    char cbuf[8];
+
+	/* init appearance */
+	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++) {
+		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[j], alphas[j], 2);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(textcolors) && i < LENGTH(textclrs); i++)
+ 		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], textcolors[i], 0);
+	if (i == 0 && colorsupport)
+		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i++], "#000000", 0);
+	for (; i < 7; i++) {
+        if (!colorsupport)
+            break;
+		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
+			 !!(i & 1) * 0x7f,
+			 !!(i & 2) * 0x7f,
+			 !!(i & 4) * 0x7f);
+		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
+	}
+	if (i == 7 && colorsupport)
+		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i++], "#000000", 0);
+	if (i == 8 && colorsupport)
+		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i++], "#333333", 0);
+	for (; i < 16; i++) {
+        if (!colorsupport)
+            break;
+		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
+			 !!(i & 1) * 0xff,
+			 !!(i & 2) * 0xff,
+			 !!(i & 4) * 0xff);
+		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
+	}
+	for (; i < 6 * 6 * 6 + 16; i++) {
+        if (!colorsupport)
+            break;
+		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
+			 sixd_to_8bit(((i - 16) / 36) % 6),
+			 sixd_to_8bit(((i - 16) / 6) % 6),
+			 sixd_to_8bit(((i - 16)) % 6));
+		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
+	}
+	for (; i < 256; i++) {
+        if (!colorsupport)
+            break;
+		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
+			 0x08 + (i - 6 * 6 * 6 - 16) * 0x0a,
+			 0x08 + (i - 6 * 6 * 6 - 16) * 0x0a,
+			 0x08 + (i - 6 * 6 * 6 - 16) * 0x0a);
+		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libs/schemes.h b/libs/schemes.h
index de4ed44..7789bc1 100644
--- a/libs/schemes.h
+++ b/libs/schemes.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+static void init_appearance(void);
 /* color schemes */
 enum { SchemeLArrow,
        SchemeRArrow,
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index 0538a86..4c5dc30 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ static int longestedge = 0; /* longest edge */
 #include "libs/rtl.c"
 #endif
 #include "libs/draw.c"
+#include "libs/schemes.c"
 
 void
 setimgsize(const Arg *arg)
@@ -307,12 +308,6 @@ cistrstr(const char *h, const char *n)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-char
-sixd_to_8bit(int x)
-{
-	return x == 0 ? 0 : 0x37 + 0x28 * x;
-}
-
 void
 grabfocus(void)
 {
@@ -1300,55 +1295,9 @@ setup(void)
 	int a, di, n, area = 0;
     #endif
     char cbuf[8];
-	/* init appearance */
-	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++) {
-		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[j], alphas[j], 2);
-    }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(textcolors) && i < LENGTH(textclrs); i++)
- 		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], textcolors[i], 0);
-	if (i == 0 && colorsupport)
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i++], "#000000", 0);
-	for (; i < 7; i++) {
-        if (!colorsupport)
-            break;
-		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
-			 !!(i & 1) * 0x7f,
-			 !!(i & 2) * 0x7f,
-			 !!(i & 4) * 0x7f);
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
-	}
-	if (i == 7 && colorsupport)
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i++], "#000000", 0);
-	if (i == 8 && colorsupport)
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i++], "#333333", 0);
-	for (; i < 16; i++) {
-        if (!colorsupport)
-            break;
-		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
-			 !!(i & 1) * 0xff,
-			 !!(i & 2) * 0xff,
-			 !!(i & 4) * 0xff);
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
-	}
-	for (; i < 6 * 6 * 6 + 16; i++) {
-        if (!colorsupport)
-            break;
-		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
-			 sixd_to_8bit(((i - 16) / 36) % 6),
-			 sixd_to_8bit(((i - 16) / 6) % 6),
-			 sixd_to_8bit(((i - 16)) % 6));
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
-	}
-	for (; i < 256; i++) {
-        if (!colorsupport)
-            break;
-		snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "#%02x%02x%02x",
-			 0x08 + (i - 6 * 6 * 6 - 16) * 0x0a,
-			 0x08 + (i - 6 * 6 * 6 - 16) * 0x0a,
-			 0x08 + (i - 6 * 6 * 6 - 16) * 0x0a);
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &textclrs[i], cbuf, 0);
-	}
+    /* init appearance */
+    init_appearance();
 
 	clip = XInternAtom(dpy, "CLIPBOARD",   False);
 	utf8 = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);