diff --git a/colors.h b/colors.h
index 8e19449..2c6e720 100644
--- a/colors.h
+++ b/colors.h
@@ -22,6 +22,27 @@ static char *colors[][3]                      = {
 /*                                                text                  background            window border        */
 };
 
+/* Colors for the status if powerline status is used */
+static char *powerlinecolors[][3]             = {
+    [SchemePowerline1]                        = { col_textsel,          col_status0,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline2]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status1,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline3]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status2,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline4]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status3,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline5]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status4,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline6]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status5,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline7]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status6,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline8]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status7,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline9]                        = { col_textnorm,         col_status8,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline10]                       = { col_textnorm,         col_status9,          NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline11]                       = { col_textnorm,         col_status10,         NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline12]                       = { col_textnorm,         col_status11,         NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline13]                       = { col_textnorm,         col_status12,         NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline14]                       = { col_textnorm,         col_status13,         NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline15]                       = { col_textnorm,         col_status14,         NULL                 },
+    [SchemePowerline16]                       = { col_textnorm,         col_status15,         NULL                 },
+    /*                                            text                  powerline color       unused               */
+};
+
 /* Colors for the status bar (.Xresources) */
 static char *colstatus[]                      = {
   col_status0,
@@ -58,6 +79,22 @@ static unsigned int alphas[][3]         = {
 	   [SchemeTagsSel]                        = { tagselopacity, tagselopacity,     tagnormopacity   },
 	   [SchemeTagsUrg]                        = { tagselopacity, tagselopacity,     tagnormopacity   },
 	   [SchemeSystray]                        = { opaque,        systrayopacity,    systrayopacity   },
+       [SchemePowerline1]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline2]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline3]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline4]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline5]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline6]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline7]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline8]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline9]                     = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline10]                    = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline11]                    = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline12]                    = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline13]                    = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline14]                    = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline15]                    = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
+       [SchemePowerline16]                    = { opaque,        statusopacity,     statusopacity    },
 };
 
 /* Colors to use for tags */
@@ -71,7 +108,7 @@ static char *tagsel[][2]                      = {
 	{ col_tag7_text, col_tag7 },
 	{ col_tag8_text, col_tag8 },
 	{ col_tag9_text, col_tag9 },
-	/* Text          Background */
+   /* foreground     background */
 };
 
 /* Alpha for tags */
diff --git a/speedwm.c b/speedwm.c
index 75d5742..a2ddd08 100644
--- a/speedwm.c
+++ b/speedwm.c
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ enum { SchemeBorderNorm,
 	   SchemeLayout,
 	   SchemeStatus,
 	   SchemeSystray,
+       SchemePowerline1,
+       SchemePowerline2,
+       SchemePowerline3,
+       SchemePowerline4,
+       SchemePowerline5,
+       SchemePowerline6,
+       SchemePowerline7,
+       SchemePowerline8,
+       SchemePowerline9,
+       SchemePowerline10,
+       SchemePowerline11,
+       SchemePowerline12,
+       SchemePowerline13,
+       SchemePowerline14,
+       SchemePowerline15,
+       SchemePowerline16,
 };
 
 enum { NetSupported, NetWMName,
@@ -778,6 +794,7 @@ static int restart = 0; /* which means we are definitely not restarting */
 static Cur *cursor[CurLast];
 static Clr **scheme;
 static Clr **tagscheme;
+static Clr **powerlinescheme;
 static Display *dpy;
 static Drw *drw;
 static Monitor *mons, *selmon;
@@ -1935,28 +1952,6 @@ dragcfact(const Arg *arg)
 }
 #endif
 
-Bool
-isHexDigit(char digit) {
-	return (digit >= '0' && digit <= '9') || (digit >= 'A' && digit <= 'F') || (digit >= 'a' && digit <= 'f');
-}
-
-Bool
-isHexColor(char* hex) {
-	return isHexDigit(hex[1]) && isHexDigit(hex[2]) && isHexDigit(hex[3]) && 
-		isHexDigit(hex[4]) && isHexDigit(hex[5]) && isHexDigit(hex[6]) &&
-		hex[0] == '#' && hex[7] == '\0';
-}
-
-void
-readAndSetColor(int clrIdx, char* txt) {
-	char buf[8];
-	memcpy(buf, txt, 7);
-	buf[7] = '\0';
-	if(isHexColor(buf)) {
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[clrIdx], buf, alphas[SchemeStatus][ColBg]);
-	}
-}
-
 /* drag mfact with mouse */
 #if USEMOUSE
 void
@@ -5161,6 +5156,9 @@ setup(void)
     tagscheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(tagsel), sizeof(Clr *));
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tagsel); i++)
 	     tagscheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, tagsel[i], tagalpha, 2);
+    powerlinescheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(powerlinecolors), sizeof(Clr *));
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(powerlinecolors); i++)
+		powerlinescheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, powerlinecolors[i], alphas[i], 3);
 	/* init bars */
 	updatebars();
 	updatestatus();