diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index c2ed2be..c612e86 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -682,7 +682,9 @@ for more information.
 A basic supported SGR sequence looks like this: `\033[X;YZm`
 
 Here, X specifies if you want normal or bright colors. Y specifies if you
-want background or foreground. Z specifies the color number.
+want background or foreground. Z specifies the color number. You can add
+another separator and background color before Z to also specify a background
+color.
 
 Foreground colors: `30` through `37`
 Background colors: `40` through `47`
@@ -745,6 +747,11 @@ avoid using a `<span>` tag, such as:
 `<big>`
 :    Big text (`<big>text is so big here</big>`)
 
+You can also color foreground or background text using the `<span>` tag.
+For example `<span foreground="#FFFF00" background="#00FFFF">text</span>`
+will color the foreground and background. Of course, this is a bad way
+to color text in spmenu because SGR sequences can be used instead.
+
 Note that Pango markup is NOT escaped, and is piped to stdout. Therefore you
 need to parse it manually. Doing so with `sed` is very easy. For example:
 `... | spmenu ... | sed 's/<big>//g; s/</big>//g'`
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index bc3349b..e47b3dd 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -731,6 +731,8 @@ A basic supported SGR sequence looks like this: \f[V]\[rs]033[X;YZm\f[R]
 Here, X specifies if you want normal or bright colors.
 Y specifies if you want background or foreground.
 Z specifies the color number.
+You can add another separator and background color before Z to also
+specify a background color.
 .PP
 Foreground colors: \f[V]30\f[R] through \f[V]37\f[R] Background colors:
 \f[V]40\f[R] through \f[V]47\f[R] Reset: \f[V]0\f[R]
@@ -796,6 +798,14 @@ Small text (\f[V]<small>text is so small here</small>\f[R])
 \f[V]<big>\f[R]
 Big text (\f[V]<big>text is so big here</big>\f[R])
 .PP
+You can also color foreground or background text using the
+\f[V]<span>\f[R] tag.
+For example
+\f[V]<span foreground=\[dq]#FFFF00\[dq] background=\[dq]#00FFFF\[dq]>text</span>\f[R]
+will color the foreground and background.
+Of course, this is a bad way to color text in spmenu because SGR
+sequences can be used instead.
+.PP
 Note that Pango markup is NOT escaped, and is piped to stdout.
 Therefore you need to parse it manually.
 Doing so with \f[V]sed\f[R] is very easy.