diff --git a/awesome-menu.c b/awesome-menu.c
index 572ceaf58..faa81464e 100644
--- a/awesome-menu.c
+++ b/awesome-menu.c
@@ -82,14 +82,12 @@ typedef struct
     DrawCtx *ctx;
     /** Font to use */
     XftFont *font;
-    /** Draw shadow_offset under text */
-    Bool shadow_offset;
-    /** Foreground color */
-    XColor fg;
-    /** Background color */
-    XColor bg;
-    /** List background */
-    XColor fg_focus, bg_focus;
+    /** Colors */
+    struct
+    {
+        colors_ctx_t normal;
+        colors_ctx_t focus;
+    } colors;
     /** Numlock mask */
     unsigned int numlockmask;
     /** The text */
@@ -161,25 +159,25 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg, const char *menu_title, Area *geometry)
        opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "normal_fg");
 
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                   opt, &globalconf.fg);
+                   opt, &globalconf.colors.normal.fg);
 
     if(!cfg_menu_colors || !(opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_menu_colors, "normal_bg")))
        opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "normal_bg");
 
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                   opt, &globalconf.bg);
+                   opt, &globalconf.colors.normal.bg);
 
     if(!cfg_menu_colors || !(opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_menu_colors, "focus_fg")))
        opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "focus_fg");
 
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                   opt, &globalconf.fg_focus);
+                   opt, &globalconf.colors.focus.fg);
 
     if(!cfg_menu_colors || !(opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_menu_colors, "focus_bg")))
        opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "focus_bg");
 
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                   opt, &globalconf.bg_focus);
+                   opt, &globalconf.colors.focus.bg);
 
     /* font */
     if(!cfg_menu || !(opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_menu, "font")))
@@ -188,7 +186,8 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg, const char *menu_title, Area *geometry)
     globalconf.font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
                                       opt);
 
-    globalconf.shadow_offset = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "text_shadow_offset");
+    globalconf.colors.normal.shadow_offset =
+        globalconf.colors.focus.shadow_offset = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "text_shadow_offset");
 
     if(cfg_menu)
     {
@@ -376,13 +375,11 @@ draw_item(item_t *item, Area geometry)
     if(item == globalconf.item_selected)
         draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
                   MARGIN / 2, globalconf.font, item->data,
-                  globalconf.shadow_offset,
-                  globalconf.fg_focus, globalconf.bg_focus);
+                  globalconf.colors.focus);
     else
         draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
                   MARGIN / 2, globalconf.font, item->data,
-                  globalconf.shadow_offset,
-                  globalconf.fg, globalconf.bg);
+                  globalconf.colors.normal);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -400,8 +397,7 @@ redraw(void)
     {
         draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
                   MARGIN, globalconf.font, globalconf.prompt,
-                  globalconf.shadow_offset,
-                  globalconf.fg_focus, globalconf.bg_focus);
+                  globalconf.colors.focus);
 
         len = MARGIN * 2 + draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.font, globalconf.prompt);
         geometry.x += len;
@@ -410,8 +406,7 @@ redraw(void)
 
     draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
               MARGIN, globalconf.font, globalconf.text,
-              globalconf.shadow_offset,
-              globalconf.fg, globalconf.bg);
+              globalconf.colors.normal);
 
     len = MARGIN * 2 + MAX(draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.font, globalconf.text),
                            geometry.width / 20);
@@ -457,11 +452,11 @@ redraw(void)
         {
             geometry.x = prompt_len;
             geometry.width = x_of_previous_item - prompt_len;
-            draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.bg);
+            draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.colors.normal.bg);
         }
     }
     else if(geometry.width)
-        draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.bg);
+        draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.colors.normal.bg);
 
     simplewindow_refresh_drawable(globalconf.sw, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display));
     XSync(globalconf.display, False);
diff --git a/awesome-message.c b/awesome-message.c
index 23a730c19..9c261c248 100644
--- a/awesome-message.c
+++ b/awesome-message.c
@@ -49,12 +49,8 @@ typedef struct
     Display *display;
     /** Font to use */
     XftFont *font;
-    /** Foreground color */
-    XColor fg;
-    /** Background color */
-    XColor bg;
-    /** Draw shadow_offset under text */
-    Bool shadow_offset;
+    /** Colors */
+    colors_ctx_t colors;
 } AwesomeMsgConf;
 
 static AwesomeMsgConf globalconf;
@@ -108,12 +104,12 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
     /* colors */
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "normal_fg"),
-                   &globalconf.fg);
+                   &globalconf.colors.fg);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "normal_bg"),
-                   &globalconf.bg);
+                   &globalconf.colors.bg);
 
-    globalconf.shadow_offset = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "text_shadow_offset");
+    globalconf.colors.shadow_offset = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "text_shadow_offset");
 
     /* font */
     globalconf.font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
@@ -208,7 +204,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
     draw_text(ctx, geometry, AlignRight,
               0, globalconf.font, argv[optind],
-              globalconf.shadow_offset, globalconf.fg, globalconf.bg);
+              globalconf.colors);
 
     if(icon_geometry.width > 0 && icon_geometry.height > 0)
         draw_image(ctx, 0, (geometry.height / 2) - (globalconf.font->height / 2),
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index bcb7627ec..71d330e65 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ client_unfocus(Client *c)
     if(globalconf.screens[c->screen].opacity_unfocused != -1)
         window_settrans(c->win, globalconf.screens[c->screen].opacity_unfocused);
     XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, c->win,
-                     globalconf.screens[c->screen].colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
+                     globalconf.screens[c->screen].colors.normal.border.pixel);
     widget_invalidate_cache(c->screen, WIDGET_CACHE_CLIENTS);
     focus_add_client(NULL);
 }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ client_focus(Client *c, int screen, Bool raise)
         if(globalconf.screens[c->screen].opacity_unfocused != -1)
             window_settrans(c->win, -1);
         XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, c->win,
-                         globalconf.screens[screen].colors_selected[ColBorder].pixel);
+                         globalconf.screens[screen].colors.focus.border.pixel);
         XSetInputFocus(globalconf.display, c->win, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
         if(raise)
         {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     /* Set windows borders */
     wc.border_width = c->border;
     XConfigureWindow(globalconf.display, w, CWBorderWidth, &wc);
-    XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, w, globalconf.screens[screen].colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
+    XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, w, globalconf.screens[screen].colors.normal.border.pixel);
     /* propagates border_width, if size doesn't change */
     window_configure(c->win, c->geometry, c->border);
 
diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index 28e0b4de1..00fbcec3f 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -131,15 +131,14 @@ draw_text(DrawCtx *ctx,
           Alignment align,
           int padding,
           XftFont *font, char *text,
-          int shadow_offset,
-          XColor fg, XColor bg)
+          colors_ctx_t colors_ctx)
 {
     int nw = 0, x, y;
     ssize_t len, olen;
     char *buf = NULL, *utf8 = NULL;
     cairo_font_face_t *font_face;
 
-    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, bg);
+    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, colors_ctx.bg);
 
     if(!(len = olen = a_strlen(text)))
         return;
@@ -195,14 +194,20 @@ draw_text(DrawCtx *ctx,
         break;
     }
 
-    if(shadow_offset > 0)
+    if(colors_ctx.shadow_offset > 0)
     {
-        cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        cairo_move_to(ctx->cr, x + shadow_offset, y + shadow_offset);
+        cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr,
+                             colors_ctx.shadow.red / 65535.0,
+                             colors_ctx.shadow.green / 65535.0,
+                             colors_ctx.shadow.blue / 65535.0);
+        cairo_move_to(ctx->cr, x + colors_ctx.shadow_offset, y + colors_ctx.shadow_offset);
         cairo_show_text(ctx->cr, buf);
     }
 
-    cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr, fg.red / 65535.0, fg.green / 65535.0, fg.blue / 65535.0);
+    cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr,
+                         colors_ctx.fg.red / 65535.0,
+                         colors_ctx.fg.green / 65535.0,
+                         colors_ctx.fg.blue / 65535.0);
     cairo_move_to(ctx->cr, x, y);
     cairo_show_text(ctx->cr, buf);
 
diff --git a/common/draw.h b/common/draw.h
index ac04fed8c..cb88e53ec 100644
--- a/common/draw.h
+++ b/common/draw.h
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ area_get_intersect_area(Area a, Area b)
     return g;
 }
 
+typedef struct
+{
+    /** Foreground color */
+    XColor fg;
+    /** Background color */
+    XColor bg;
+    /** Shadow color */
+    XColor shadow;
+    /** Border color */
+    XColor border;
+    /** Shadow offset */
+    int shadow_offset;
+} colors_ctx_t;
+
 typedef struct
 {
     Display *display;
@@ -94,7 +108,7 @@ typedef struct
 DrawCtx *draw_context_new(Display *, int, int, int, Drawable);
 void draw_context_delete(DrawCtx *);
 
-void draw_text(DrawCtx *, Area, Alignment, int, XftFont *, char *, int, XColor fg, XColor bg);
+void draw_text(DrawCtx *, Area, Alignment, int, XftFont *, char *, colors_ctx_t);
 void draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *, Area, Bool, XColor);
 void draw_rectangle_gradient(DrawCtx *, Area, Bool, Area, XColor *, XColor *, XColor *);
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 4fe388714..22fbfc0bf 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     virtscreen->font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display,
                                        phys_screen,
                                        cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "font"));
-    virtscreen->shadow_offset = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "text_shadow_offset");
+    virtscreen->colors.normal.shadow_offset =
+        virtscreen->colors.focus.shadow_offset =
+        virtscreen->colors.urgent.shadow_offset =
+        cfg_getint(cfg_general, "text_shadow_offset");
     virtscreen->floating_placement =
         name_func_lookup(cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "floating_placement"),
                                     FloatingPlacementList);
@@ -359,28 +362,28 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     /* Colors */
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "normal_border"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_normal[ColBorder]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.normal.border);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "normal_bg"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_normal[ColBG]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.normal.bg);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "normal_fg"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_normal[ColFG]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.normal.fg);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "focus_border"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_selected[ColBorder]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.focus.border);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "focus_bg"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_selected[ColBG]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.focus.bg);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "focus_fg"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_selected[ColFG]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.focus.fg);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "urgent_bg"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_urgent[ColBG]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.urgent.bg);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
                    cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "urgent_fg"),
-                   &virtscreen->colors_urgent[ColFG]);
+                   &virtscreen->colors.urgent.fg);
 
     /* Statusbar */
 
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index eb34c57f0..325d691fc 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ statusbar_draw(Statusbar *statusbar)
     rectangle.width = statusbar->width;
     rectangle.height = statusbar->height;
     draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, True,
-                   globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColBG]);
+                   globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.bg);
 
     for(widget = statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
         if (widget->alignment == AlignLeft)
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index fdb7be7f4..2b0861912 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ typedef enum
     Auto
 } Fuzzy;
 
-/** Common colors */
-enum
-{ ColBorder, ColFG, ColBG, ColLast };
-
 /** Cursors */
 enum
 { CurNormal, CurResize, CurMove, CurLast };
@@ -286,12 +282,13 @@ typedef struct
     Bool new_become_master;
     /** True if we need to arrange() */
     Bool need_arrange;
-    /** Normal colors */
-    XColor colors_normal[ColLast];
-    /** Selected colors */
-    XColor colors_selected[ColLast];
-    /** Urgency colors */
-    XColor colors_urgent[ColLast];
+    /** Colors */
+    struct
+    {
+        colors_ctx_t normal;
+        colors_ctx_t focus;
+        colors_ctx_t urgent;
+    } colors;
     /** Transparency of unfocused clients */
     int opacity_unfocused;
     /** Tag list */
@@ -304,8 +301,6 @@ typedef struct
     Padding padding;
     /** Font */
     XftFont *font;
-    /** Draw shadow under text */
-    int shadow_offset;
 } VirtScreen;
 
 /** Main configuration structure */
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index f3858367c..803fb6983 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ graph_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &tmp_color);
         else
-            tmp_color = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColFG];
+            tmp_color = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_center")))
         {
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ graph_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     if((color = cfg_getstr(config, "bg")))
         draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bg);
     else
-        d->bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColBG];
+        d->bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.bg;
 
     if((color = cfg_getstr(config, "bordercolor")))
         draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor);
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index cd40f163b..56b010965 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ progressbar_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->fg[i]);
         else
-            d->fg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColFG];
+            d->fg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_center")))
         {
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ progressbar_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "bg")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bg[i]);
         else
-            d->bg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColBG];
+            d->bg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "bordercolor")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor[i]);
diff --git a/widgets/taglist.c b/widgets/taglist.c
index 4d0335798..693f29017 100644
--- a/widgets/taglist.c
+++ b/widgets/taglist.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
     Client *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
     VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen];
     int w = 0, flagsize;
-    XColor *colors;
+    colors_ctx_t colors;
     Area area;
 
     flagsize = (vscreen.font->height + 2) / 3;
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
     {
         w = draw_textwidth(ctx->display, vscreen.font, tag->name) + vscreen.font->height;
         if(tag->selected)
-            colors = vscreen.colors_selected;
+            colors = vscreen.colors.focus;
         else if(isurgent(tag))
-            colors = vscreen.colors_urgent;
+            colors = vscreen.colors.urgent;
         else
-            colors = vscreen.colors_normal;
+            colors = vscreen.colors.normal;
         area.x = widget->area.x + widget->area.width;
         area.y = widget->area.y;
         area.width = w;
@@ -107,9 +107,8 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
                   vscreen.font->height / 2,
                   vscreen.font,
                   tag->name,
-                  vscreen.shadow_offset,
-                  colors[ColFG],
-                  colors[ColBG]);
+                  colors);
+
         if(isoccupied(tag))
         {
             Area rectangle = { widget->area.x + widget->area.width,
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
                                flagsize,
                                flagsize,
                                NULL, NULL };
-            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), colors[ColFG]);
+            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), colors.fg);
         }
         widget->area.width += w;
     }
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index 45dc82ede..087706c82 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ typedef struct
     ShowClient show;
     Bool show_icons;
     Alignment align;
-    XColor fg_sel;
-    XColor bg_sel;
-    XColor fg;
-    XColor bg;
+    struct
+    {
+        colors_ctx_t normal;
+        colors_ctx_t focus;
+    } colors;
 } Data;
 
 static inline Bool
@@ -121,9 +122,9 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                 area.height = widget->statusbar->height;
                 area.width = box_width;
                 if(sel == c)
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, d->bg_sel);
+                    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, d->colors.focus.bg);
                 else
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, d->bg);
+                    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, d->colors.normal.bg);
 
                 if((r = rule_matching_client(c)) && r->icon)
                 {
@@ -165,13 +166,11 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
             if(sel == c)
                 draw_text(ctx, area, d->align,
                           widget->font->height / 2, widget->font, c->name,
-                          globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen].shadow_offset,
-                          d->fg_sel, d->bg_sel);
+                          d->colors.focus);
             else
                 draw_text(ctx, area, d->align,
                           widget->font->height / 2, widget->font, c->name,
-                          globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen].shadow_offset,
-                          d->fg, d->bg);
+                          d->colors.normal);
 
             if(c == globalconf.scratch.client)
             {
@@ -179,13 +178,13 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                 area.y = widget->area.y;
                 area.width = (widget->font->height + 2) / 3;
                 area.height = (widget->font->height + 2) / 3;
-                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, c->isfloating, d->fg);
+                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, c->isfloating, d->colors.normal.fg);
             }
             else if(c->isfloating || c->ismax)
                 draw_circle(ctx, widget->area.x + icon_width + box_width * i,
                             widget->area.y,
                             (widget->font->height + 2) / 4,
-                            c->ismax, d->fg);
+                            c->ismax, d->colors.normal.fg);
             i++;
         }
 
@@ -279,24 +278,24 @@ tasklist_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     w->data = d = p_new(Data, 1);
 
     if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "fg")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->fg);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->colors.normal.fg);
     else
-        d->fg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColFG];
+        d->colors.normal.fg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
 
     if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "bg")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->bg);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->colors.normal.bg);
     else
-        d->bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColBG];
+        d->colors.normal.bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.bg;
 
     if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "focus_bg")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->bg_sel);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->colors.focus.bg);
     else
-        d->bg_sel = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_selected[ColBG];
+        d->colors.focus.bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.focus.bg;
 
     if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "focus_fg")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->fg_sel);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf, &d->colors.focus.fg);
     else
-        d->fg_sel = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_selected[ColFG];
+        d->colors.focus.fg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.focus.fg;
 
     d->align = draw_get_align(cfg_getstr(config, "text_align"));
     d->show_icons = cfg_getbool(config, "show_icons");
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index 2762e7564..ec8e017b9 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ typedef struct
     char *text;
     int width;
     Alignment align;
-    XColor fg;
-    XColor bg;
+    colors_ctx_t colors;
 } Data;
 
 static int
@@ -57,9 +56,7 @@ textbox_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
     if(!widget->user_supplied_y)
         widget->area.y = 0;
 
-    draw_text(ctx, widget->area, d->align, 0, widget->font, d->text,
-              globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen].shadow_offset,
-              d->fg, d->bg);
+    draw_text(ctx, widget->area, d->align, 0, widget->font, d->text, d->colors);
 
     return widget->area.width;
 }
@@ -80,12 +77,12 @@ textbox_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
         d->text = a_strdup(command);
     }
     else if(!a_strcmp(property, "fg"))
-        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->fg))
+        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->colors.fg))
             return WIDGET_NOERROR;
         else
             return WIDGET_ERROR_FORMAT_COLOR;
     else if(!a_strcmp(property, "bg"))
-        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->bg))
+        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->colors.bg))
             return WIDGET_NOERROR;
         else
             return WIDGET_ERROR_FORMAT_COLOR;
@@ -128,14 +125,14 @@ textbox_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     w->data = d = p_new(Data, 1);
 
     if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "fg")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen), buf, &d->fg);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen), buf, &d->colors.fg);
     else
-        d->fg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColFG];
+        d->colors.fg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
 
     if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "bg")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen), buf, &d->bg);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen), buf, &d->colors.bg);
     else
-        d->bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_normal[ColBG];
+        d->colors.bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.bg;
 
     d->width = cfg_getint(config, "width");
     d->align = draw_get_align(cfg_getstr(config, "text_align"));