diff --git a/pkg/commands/patch/patch_parser.go b/pkg/commands/patch/patch_parser.go
index 66e100ece..12426a3df 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/patch/patch_parser.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/patch/patch_parser.go
@@ -98,35 +98,35 @@ func (l *PatchLine) render(selected bool, included bool) string {
 		return coloredString(style.FgCyan, match[1], selected, included) + coloredString(theme.DefaultTextColor, match[2], selected, false)
 	}
 
-	colorAttr := theme.DefaultTextColor
+	textStyle := theme.DefaultTextColor
 	switch l.Kind {
 	case PATCH_HEADER:
-		colorAttr = colorAttr.SetBold(true)
+		textStyle = textStyle.SetBold()
 	case ADDITION:
-		colorAttr = colorAttr.SetColor(style.FgGreen)
+		textStyle = style.FgGreen
 	case DELETION:
-		colorAttr = colorAttr.SetColor(style.FgRed)
+		textStyle = style.FgRed
 	case COMMIT_SHA:
-		colorAttr = colorAttr.SetColor(style.FgYellow)
+		textStyle = style.FgYellow
 	}
 
-	return coloredString(colorAttr, content, selected, included)
+	return coloredString(textStyle, content, selected, included)
 }
 
-func coloredString(colorAttr style.TextStyle, str string, selected bool, included bool) string {
+func coloredString(textStyle style.TextStyle, str string, selected bool, included bool) string {
 	if selected {
-		colorAttr = colorAttr.SetColor(theme.SelectedRangeBgColor)
+		textStyle = textStyle.MergeStyle(theme.SelectedRangeBgColor)
 	}
 
 	if len(str) < 2 {
-		return colorAttr.Sprint(str)
+		return textStyle.Sprint(str)
 	}
 
-	res := colorAttr.Sprint(str[:1])
+	res := textStyle.Sprint(str[:1])
 	if included {
-		return res + colorAttr.SetColor(style.BgGreen).Sprint(str[1:])
+		return res + textStyle.MergeStyle(style.BgGreen).Sprint(str[1:])
 	}
-	return res + colorAttr.Sprint(str[1:])
+	return res + textStyle.Sprint(str[1:])
 }
 
 func parsePatch(patch string) ([]int, []int, []*PatchLine) {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/command_log_panel.go b/pkg/gui/command_log_panel.go
index 6561f64cc..df3410da6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/command_log_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/command_log_panel.go
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetOnRunCommand() func(entry oscommands.CmdLogEntry) {
 			currentSpan = entry.GetSpan()
 		}
 
-		clrAttr := theme.DefaultTextColor
+		textStyle := theme.DefaultTextColor
 		if !entry.GetCommandLine() {
-			clrAttr = clrAttr.SetColor(style.FgMagenta)
+			textStyle = style.FgMagenta
 		}
 		gui.CmdLog = append(gui.CmdLog, entry.GetCmdStr())
 		indentedCmdStr := "  " + strings.Replace(entry.GetCmdStr(), "\n", "\n  ", -1)
-		fmt.Fprint(gui.Views.Extras, "\n"+clrAttr.Sprint(indentedCmdStr))
+		fmt.Fprint(gui.Views.Extras, "\n"+textStyle.Sprint(indentedCmdStr))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/information_panel.go b/pkg/gui/information_panel.go
index a58d2ddfb..d09f495c5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/information_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/information_panel.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) informationStr() string {
 	}
 
 	if gui.g.Mouse {
-		donate := style.FgMagenta.SetUnderline(true).Sprint(gui.Tr.Donate)
-		askQuestion := style.FgYellow.SetUnderline(true).Sprint(gui.Tr.AskQuestion)
+		donate := style.FgMagenta.SetUnderline().Sprint(gui.Tr.Donate)
+		askQuestion := style.FgYellow.SetUnderline().Sprint(gui.Tr.AskQuestion)
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", donate, askQuestion, gui.Config.GetVersion())
 	} else {
 		return gui.Config.GetVersion()
diff --git a/pkg/gui/mergeconflicts/rendering.go b/pkg/gui/mergeconflicts/rendering.go
index 84708928f..67aa6c49d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/mergeconflicts/rendering.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/mergeconflicts/rendering.go
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ func ColoredConflictFile(content string, state *State, hasFocus bool) string {
 	conflict, remainingConflicts := shiftConflict(state.conflicts)
 	var outputBuffer bytes.Buffer
 	for i, line := range utils.SplitLines(content) {
-		colour := theme.DefaultTextColor
+		textStyle := theme.DefaultTextColor
 		if i == conflict.start || i == conflict.middle || i == conflict.end {
-			colour.SetColor(style.FgRed)
+			textStyle = style.FgRed
 		}
 
 		if hasFocus && state.conflictIndex < len(state.conflicts) && *state.conflicts[state.conflictIndex] == *conflict && shouldHighlightLine(i, conflict, state.conflictTop) {
-			colour = theme.SelectedRangeBgColor.SetBold(true)
+			textStyle = theme.SelectedRangeBgColor.SetBold()
 		}
 		if i == conflict.end && len(remainingConflicts) > 0 {
 			conflict, remainingConflicts = shiftConflict(remainingConflicts)
 		}
-		outputBuffer.WriteString(colour.Sprint(line) + "\n")
+		outputBuffer.WriteString(textStyle.Sprint(line) + "\n")
 	}
 	return outputBuffer.String()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/modes.go b/pkg/gui/modes.go
index 36843e998..af8977989 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/modes.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/modes.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) modeStatuses() []modeStatus {
 		{
 			isActive: gui.GitCommand.PatchManager.Active,
 			description: func() string {
-				return style.FgYellow.SetBold(true).Sprintf(
+				return style.FgYellow.SetBold().Sprintf(
 					"%s %s",
 					gui.Tr.LcBuildingPatch,
 					style.AttrUnderline.Sprint(gui.Tr.ResetInParentheses),
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) modeStatuses() []modeStatus {
 		{
 			isActive: gui.State.Modes.Filtering.Active,
 			description: func() string {
-				return style.FgRed.SetBold(true).Sprintf(
+				return style.FgRed.SetBold().Sprintf(
 					"%s '%s' %s",
 					gui.Tr.LcFilteringBy,
 					gui.State.Modes.Filtering.GetPath(),
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go
index b9b9a622e..5823a7153 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kyokomi/emoji/v2"
 )
 
+var cherryPickedCommitTextStyle = style.FgCyan.MergeStyle(style.BgBlue)
+
 func GetCommitListDisplayStrings(commits []*models.Commit, fullDescription bool, cherryPickedCommitShaMap map[string]bool, diffName string, parseEmoji bool) [][]string {
 	lines := make([][]string, len(commits))
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ func getFullDescriptionDisplayStringsForCommit(c *models.Commit, cherryPickedCom
 		// for some reason, setting the background to blue pads out the other commits
 		// horizontally. For the sake of accessibility I'm considering this a feature,
 		// not a bug
-		shaColor = style.FgCyan.SetColor(style.BgBlue)
+		shaColor = cherryPickedCommitTextStyle
 	}
 
 	tagString := ""
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func getFullDescriptionDisplayStringsForCommit(c *models.Commit, cherryPickedCom
 	if c.Action != "" {
 		secondColumnString = actionColorMap(c.Action).Sprint(c.Action)
 	} else if c.ExtraInfo != "" {
-		tagString = theme.DiffTerminalColor.SetBold(true).Sprint(c.ExtraInfo) + " "
+		tagString = theme.DiffTerminalColor.SetBold().Sprint(c.ExtraInfo) + " "
 	}
 
 	truncatedAuthor := utils.TruncateWithEllipsis(c.Author, 17)
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ func getDisplayStringsForCommit(c *models.Commit, cherryPickedCommitShaMap map[s
 		// for some reason, setting the background to blue pads out the other commits
 		// horizontally. For the sake of accessibility I'm considering this a feature,
 		// not a bug
-		shaColor = style.FgCyan.SetColor(style.BgBlue)
+		shaColor = cherryPickedCommitTextStyle
 	}
 
 	actionString := ""
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ func getDisplayStringsForCommit(c *models.Commit, cherryPickedCommitShaMap map[s
 	if c.Action != "" {
 		actionString = actionColorMap(c.Action).Sprint(utils.WithPadding(c.Action, 7)) + " "
 	} else if len(c.Tags) > 0 {
-		tagString = theme.DiffTerminalColor.SetBold(true).Sprint(strings.Join(c.Tags, " ")) + " "
+		tagString = theme.DiffTerminalColor.SetBold().Sprint(strings.Join(c.Tags, " ")) + " "
 	}
 
 	name := c.Name
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/reflog_commits.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/reflog_commits.go
index 8c5d48779..b6b21e90f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/reflog_commits.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/reflog_commits.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func GetReflogCommitListDisplayStrings(commits []*models.Commit, fullDescription
 func coloredReflogSha(c *models.Commit, cherryPickedCommitShaMap map[string]bool) string {
 	shaColor := style.FgBlue
 	if cherryPickedCommitShaMap[c.Sha] {
-		shaColor = style.FgCyan.SetColor(style.BgBlue)
+		shaColor = cherryPickedCommitTextStyle
 	}
 
 	return shaColor.Sprint(c.ShortSha())
diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/basic.go b/pkg/gui/style/basic.go
index 3e2c7a067..5cb1ec8aa 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/style/basic.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/style/basic.go
@@ -1,147 +1,98 @@
 package style
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/gookit/color"
 )
 
-type BasicTextStyle struct {
-	fg   color.Color
-	bg   color.Color
-	opts []color.Color
-
-	style color.Style
+type TextStyle struct {
+	fg         *Color
+	bg         *Color
+	decoration Decoration
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) Sprint(a ...interface{}) string {
-	return b.style.Sprint(a...)
+type Sprinter interface {
+	Sprint(a ...interface{}) string
+	Sprintf(format string, a ...interface{}) string
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) Sprintf(format string, a ...interface{}) string {
-	return b.style.Sprintf(format, a...)
+func (b TextStyle) Sprint(a ...interface{}) string {
+	return b.deriveStyle().Sprint(a...)
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) deriveStyle() BasicTextStyle {
-	// b.style[:0] makes sure to use the same slice memory
-	if b.fg == 0 {
-		// Fg is most of the time defined so we reverse the check
-		b.style = b.style[:0]
-	} else {
-		b.style = append(b.style[:0], b.fg)
-	}
+func (b TextStyle) Sprintf(format string, a ...interface{}) string {
+	return b.deriveStyle().Sprintf(format, a...)
+}
 
-	if b.bg != 0 {
-		b.style = append(b.style, b.bg)
-	}
-
-	b.style = append(b.style, b.opts...)
+func (b TextStyle) SetBold() TextStyle {
+	b.decoration.SetBold()
 	return b
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) setOpt(opt color.Color, v bool, deriveIfChanged bool) BasicTextStyle {
-	if v {
-		// Add value
-		for _, listOpt := range b.opts {
-			if listOpt == opt {
-				// Option already added
-				return b
-			}
-		}
-
-		b.opts = append(b.opts, opt)
-	} else {
-		// Remove value
-		for idx, listOpt := range b.opts {
-			if listOpt == opt {
-				b.opts = append(b.opts[:idx], b.opts[idx+1:]...)
-
-				if deriveIfChanged {
-					return b.deriveStyle()
-				}
-				return b
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if deriveIfChanged {
-		return b.deriveStyle()
-	}
+func (b TextStyle) SetUnderline() TextStyle {
+	b.decoration.SetUnderline()
 	return b
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) SetBold(v bool) TextStyle {
-	return b.setOpt(color.OpBold, v, true)
+func (b TextStyle) SetReverse() TextStyle {
+	b.decoration.SetReverse()
+	return b
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) SetReverse(v bool) TextStyle {
-	return b.setOpt(color.OpReverse, v, true)
+func (b TextStyle) deriveStyle() Sprinter {
+	// TODO: consider caching
+	return deriveStyle(b.fg, b.bg, b.decoration)
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) SetUnderline(v bool) TextStyle {
-	return b.setOpt(color.OpUnderscore, v, true)
-}
-
-func (b BasicTextStyle) SetRGBColor(red, green, blue uint8, background bool) TextStyle {
-	return b.convertToRGB().SetRGBColor(red, green, blue, background)
-}
-
-func (b BasicTextStyle) convertToRGB() RGBTextStyle {
-	res := RGBTextStyle{
-		fg:    b.fg.RGB(),
-		fgSet: b.fg != 0,
-		opts:  b.opts,
+func deriveStyle(fg *Color, bg *Color, decoration Decoration) Sprinter {
+	if fg == nil && bg == nil {
+		return color.Style(decoration.ToOpts())
 	}
 
-	if b.bg != 0 {
-		// Need to convert bg to fg otherwise .RGB wont work
-		// for more info see https://github.com/gookit/color/issues/39
-		rgbBg := (b.bg - 10).RGB()
-		rgbBg[3] = 1
-		res.bg = &rgbBg
-		res.style = *color.NewRGBStyle(res.fg, rgbBg)
-	} else {
-		res.style = *color.NewRGBStyle(res.fg)
+	isRgb := (fg != nil && fg.IsRGB()) || (bg != nil && bg.IsRGB())
+	if isRgb {
+		s := &color.RGBStyle{}
+		if fg != nil {
+			s.SetFg(*fg.ToRGB().rgb)
+		}
+		if bg != nil {
+			s.SetBg(*bg.ToRGB().rgb)
+		}
+		s.SetOpts(decoration.ToOpts())
+		return s
 	}
-	res.style.SetOpts(b.opts)
 
-	return res
+	style := make([]color.Color, 0, 5)
+
+	if fg != nil {
+		style = append(style, *fg.basic)
+	}
+
+	if bg != nil {
+		style = append(style, *bg.basic)
+	}
+
+	style = append(style, decoration.ToOpts()...)
+
+	return color.Style(style)
 }
 
-func (b BasicTextStyle) SetColor(other TextStyle) TextStyle {
-	switch typedOther := other.(type) {
-	case BasicTextStyle:
-		if typedOther.fg != 0 {
-			b.fg = typedOther.fg
-		}
-		if typedOther.bg != 0 {
-			b.bg = typedOther.bg
-		}
-		for _, opt := range typedOther.opts {
-			b = b.setOpt(opt, true, false)
-		}
-		return b.deriveStyle()
-	case RGBTextStyle:
-		bAsRGB := b.convertToRGB()
+// // Need to convert bg to fg otherwise .RGB wont work
+// // for more info see https://github.com/gookit/color/issues/39
+// rgbBg := (*b.bg - 10).RGB()
+// rgbBg[3] = 1
+// *res.bg = rgbBg
+// res.style = *color.NewRGBStyle(*res.fg, rgbBg)
 
-		for _, opt := range typedOther.opts {
-			bAsRGB.setOpt(opt, true)
-		}
+func (b TextStyle) MergeStyle(other TextStyle) TextStyle {
+	b.decoration = b.decoration.Merge(other.decoration)
 
-		if typedOther.fgSet {
-			bAsRGB.fg = typedOther.fg
-			bAsRGB.style.SetFg(typedOther.fg)
-		}
-
-		if typedOther.bg != nil {
-			// Making sure to copy the value
-			bAsRGB.bg = &color.RGBColor{}
-			*bAsRGB.bg = *typedOther.bg
-			bAsRGB.style.SetBg(*typedOther.bg)
-		}
-
-		return bAsRGB
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("got %T but expected BasicTextStyle or RGBTextStyle", typedOther))
+	if other.fg != nil {
+		b.fg = other.fg
 	}
+
+	if other.bg != nil {
+		b.bg = other.bg
+	}
+
+	return b
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/color.go b/pkg/gui/style/color.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddd8549aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/style/color.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package style
+
+import "github.com/gookit/color"
+
+type Color struct {
+	rgb   *color.RGBColor
+	basic *color.Color
+}
+
+func NewRGBColor(cl color.RGBColor) Color {
+	c := Color{}
+	c.rgb = &cl
+	return c
+}
+
+func NewBasicColor(cl color.Color) Color {
+	c := Color{}
+	c.basic = &cl
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *Color) IsRGB() bool {
+	return c.rgb != nil
+}
+
+func (c *Color) ToRGB() Color {
+	if c.IsRGB() {
+		return *c
+	}
+
+	rgb := c.basic.RGB()
+	c.rgb = &rgb
+
+	return NewRGBColor(rgb)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/decoration.go b/pkg/gui/style/decoration.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..165a54084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/style/decoration.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package style
+
+import "github.com/gookit/color"
+
+type Decoration struct {
+	bold      bool
+	underline bool
+	reverse   bool
+}
+
+func (d Decoration) SetBold() {
+	d.bold = true
+}
+
+func (d Decoration) SetUnderline() {
+	d.underline = true
+}
+
+func (d Decoration) SetReverse() {
+	d.reverse = true
+}
+
+func (d Decoration) ToOpts() color.Opts {
+	opts := make([]color.Color, 0, 3)
+
+	if d.bold {
+		opts = append(opts, color.OpBold)
+	}
+
+	if d.underline {
+		opts = append(opts, color.OpUnderscore)
+	}
+
+	if d.reverse {
+		opts = append(opts, color.OpReverse)
+	}
+
+	return opts
+}
+
+func (d Decoration) Merge(other Decoration) Decoration {
+	if other.bold {
+		d.bold = true
+	}
+	if other.underline {
+		d.underline = true
+	}
+	if other.reverse {
+		d.reverse = true
+	}
+
+	return d
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/rgb.go b/pkg/gui/style/rgb.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bfda6a30b..000000000
--- a/pkg/gui/style/rgb.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-package style
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/gookit/color"
-)
-
-type RGBTextStyle struct {
-	opts  color.Opts
-	fgSet bool
-	fg    color.RGBColor
-	bg    *color.RGBColor
-	style color.RGBStyle
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) Sprint(a ...interface{}) string {
-	return b.style.Sprint(a...)
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) Sprintf(format string, a ...interface{}) string {
-	return b.style.Sprintf(format, a...)
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) setOpt(opt color.Color, v bool) RGBTextStyle {
-	if v {
-		// Add value
-		for _, listOpt := range b.opts {
-			if listOpt == opt {
-				return b
-			}
-		}
-		b.opts = append(b.opts, opt)
-	} else {
-		// Remove value
-		for idx, listOpt := range b.opts {
-			if listOpt == opt {
-				b.opts = append(b.opts[:idx], b.opts[idx+1:]...)
-				return b
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) SetBold(v bool) TextStyle {
-	b = b.setOpt(color.OpBold, v)
-	b.style.SetOpts(b.opts)
-	return b
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) SetReverse(v bool) TextStyle {
-	b = b.setOpt(color.OpReverse, v)
-	b.style.SetOpts(b.opts)
-	return b
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) SetUnderline(v bool) TextStyle {
-	b = b.setOpt(color.OpUnderscore, v)
-	b.style.SetOpts(b.opts)
-	return b
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) SetColor(style TextStyle) TextStyle {
-	var rgbStyle RGBTextStyle
-
-	switch typedStyle := style.(type) {
-	case BasicTextStyle:
-		rgbStyle = typedStyle.convertToRGB()
-	case RGBTextStyle:
-		rgbStyle = typedStyle
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("got %T but expected BasicTextStyle or RGBTextStyle", typedStyle))
-	}
-
-	for _, opt := range rgbStyle.GetOpts() {
-		b = b.setOpt(opt, true)
-	}
-
-	if rgbStyle.fgSet {
-		b.fg = rgbStyle.fg
-		b.style.SetFg(rgbStyle.fg)
-		b.fgSet = true
-	}
-
-	if rgbStyle.bg != nil {
-		// Making sure to copy value
-		b.bg = &color.RGBColor{}
-		*b.bg = *rgbStyle.bg
-		b.style.SetBg(*rgbStyle.bg)
-	}
-
-	return b
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) SetRGBColor(red, green, blue uint8, background bool) TextStyle {
-	parsedColor := color.Rgb(red, green, blue, background)
-	if background {
-		b.bg = &parsedColor
-		b.style.SetBg(parsedColor)
-	} else {
-		b.fg = parsedColor
-		b.style.SetFg(parsedColor)
-		b.fgSet = true
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
-func (b RGBTextStyle) GetOpts() color.Opts {
-	return b.opts
-}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/style.go b/pkg/gui/style/style.go
index 50ea7b523..5911546c7 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/style/style.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/style/style.go
@@ -5,91 +5,90 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-type TextStyle interface {
-	Sprint(a ...interface{}) string
-	Sprintf(format string, a ...interface{}) string
-	SetBold(v bool) TextStyle
-	SetReverse(v bool) TextStyle
-	SetUnderline(v bool) TextStyle
-	SetColor(style TextStyle) TextStyle
-	SetRGBColor(r, g, b uint8, background bool) TextStyle
-}
-
 var (
-	FgWhite        = New(color.FgWhite, 0)
-	FgLightWhite   = New(color.FgLightWhite, 0)
-	FgBlack        = New(color.FgBlack, 0)
-	FgBlackLighter = New(color.FgBlack.Light(), 0)
-	FgCyan         = New(color.FgCyan, 0)
-	FgRed          = New(color.FgRed, 0)
-	FgGreen        = New(color.FgGreen, 0)
-	FgBlue         = New(color.FgBlue, 0)
-	FgYellow       = New(color.FgYellow, 0)
-	FgMagenta      = New(color.FgMagenta, 0)
+	// FgWhite        = New(pointerTo(color.FgWhite), nil)
+	FgWhite        = FromBasicFg(color.FgWhite)
+	FgLightWhite   = FromBasicFg(color.FgLightWhite)
+	FgBlack        = FromBasicFg(color.FgBlack)
+	FgBlackLighter = FromBasicFg(color.FgBlack.Light())
+	FgCyan         = FromBasicFg(color.FgCyan)
+	FgRed          = FromBasicFg(color.FgRed)
+	FgGreen        = FromBasicFg(color.FgGreen)
+	FgBlue         = FromBasicFg(color.FgBlue)
+	FgYellow       = FromBasicFg(color.FgYellow)
+	FgMagenta      = FromBasicFg(color.FgMagenta)
 
-	BgWhite   = New(0, color.BgWhite)
-	BgBlack   = New(0, color.BgBlack)
-	BgRed     = New(0, color.BgRed)
-	BgGreen   = New(0, color.BgGreen)
-	BgYellow  = New(0, color.BgYellow)
-	BgBlue    = New(0, color.BgBlue)
-	BgMagenta = New(0, color.BgMagenta)
-	BgCyan    = New(0, color.BgCyan)
+	BgWhite   = FromBasicBg(color.BgWhite)
+	BgBlack   = FromBasicBg(color.BgBlack)
+	BgRed     = FromBasicBg(color.BgRed)
+	BgGreen   = FromBasicBg(color.BgGreen)
+	BgYellow  = FromBasicBg(color.BgYellow)
+	BgBlue    = FromBasicBg(color.BgBlue)
+	BgMagenta = FromBasicBg(color.BgMagenta)
+	BgCyan    = FromBasicBg(color.BgCyan)
 
-	AttrUnderline = New(0, 0).SetUnderline(true)
-	AttrBold      = New(0, 0).SetUnderline(true)
+	AttrUnderline = New().SetUnderline()
+	AttrBold      = New().SetBold()
 )
 
-func New(fg color.Color, bg color.Color, opts ...color.Color) TextStyle {
-	return BasicTextStyle{
-		fg:    fg,
-		bg:    bg,
-		opts:  opts,
-		style: color.Style{},
-	}.deriveStyle()
+func New() TextStyle {
+	return TextStyle{}
 }
 
-func SetConfigStyles(s TextStyle, keys []string, background bool) TextStyle {
+func FromBasicFg(fg color.Color) TextStyle {
+	s := New()
+	c := NewBasicColor(fg)
+	s.fg = &c
+	return s
+}
+
+func FromBasicBg(bg color.Color) TextStyle {
+	s := New()
+	c := NewBasicColor(bg)
+	s.bg = &c
+	return s
+}
+
+var colorMap = map[string]struct {
+	forground  TextStyle
+	background TextStyle
+}{
+	"default": {FgWhite, BgBlack},
+	"black":   {FgBlack, BgBlack},
+	"red":     {FgRed, BgRed},
+	"green":   {FgGreen, BgGreen},
+	"yellow":  {FgYellow, BgYellow},
+	"blue":    {FgBlue, BgBlue},
+	"magenta": {FgMagenta, BgMagenta},
+	"cyan":    {FgCyan, BgCyan},
+	"white":   {FgWhite, BgWhite},
+}
+
+func SetConfigStyles(keys []string, background bool) TextStyle {
+	s := New()
+
 	for _, key := range keys {
-		colorMap := map[string]struct {
-			forground  TextStyle
-			background TextStyle
-		}{
-			"default": {FgWhite, BgBlack},
-			"black":   {FgBlack, BgBlack},
-			"red":     {FgRed, BgRed},
-			"green":   {FgGreen, BgGreen},
-			"yellow":  {FgYellow, BgYellow},
-			"blue":    {FgBlue, BgBlue},
-			"magenta": {FgMagenta, BgMagenta},
-			"cyan":    {FgCyan, BgCyan},
-			"white":   {FgWhite, BgWhite},
-		}
-		value, present := colorMap[key]
-		if present {
-			if background {
-				s = s.SetColor(value.background)
-			} else {
-				s = s.SetColor(value.forground)
+		switch key {
+		case "bold":
+			s = s.SetBold()
+		case "reverse":
+			s = s.SetReverse()
+		case "underline":
+			s = s.SetUnderline()
+		default:
+			value, present := colorMap[key]
+			if present {
+				var c TextStyle
+				if background {
+					c = value.background
+				} else {
+					c = value.forground
+				}
+				s = s.MergeStyle(c)
+			} else if utils.IsValidHexValue(key) {
+				c := NewRGBColor(color.HEX(key, background))
+				s.bg = &c
 			}
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if key == "bold" {
-			s = s.SetBold(true)
-			continue
-		} else if key == "reverse" {
-			s = s.SetReverse(true)
-			continue
-		} else if key == "underline" {
-			s = s.SetUnderline(true)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		r, g, b, validHexColor := utils.GetHexColorValues(key)
-		if validHexColor {
-			s = s.SetRGBColor(r, g, b, background)
-			continue
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/style_test.go b/pkg/gui/style/style_test.go
index ecb3efa70..669bd4db5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/style/style_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/style/style_test.go
@@ -53,39 +53,39 @@ func TestNewStyle(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBasicSetColor(t *testing.T) {
 	type scenario struct {
 		name       string
-		colorToSet BasicTextStyle
-		expect     BasicTextStyle
+		colorToSet TextStyle
+		expect     TextStyle
 	}
 
 	scenarios := []scenario{
 		{
 			"empty color",
-			BasicTextStyle{},
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}}},
+			TextStyle{},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}}},
 		{
 			"set new fg color",
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan},
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
 		},
 		{
 			"set new bg color",
-			BasicTextStyle{bg: color.BgGray},
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgGray, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
+			TextStyle{bg: color.BgGray},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgGray, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
 		},
 		{
 			"set new fg and bg color",
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgGray},
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgGray, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgGray},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgGray, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
 		},
 		{
 			"add options",
-			BasicTextStyle{opts: []color.Color{color.OpUnderscore}},
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold, color.OpUnderscore}},
+			TextStyle{opts: []color.Color{color.OpUnderscore}},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold, color.OpUnderscore}},
 		},
 		{
 			"add options that already exists",
-			BasicTextStyle{opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
+			TextStyle{opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgRed, bg: color.BgBlue, opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ func TestRGBSetColor(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"empty BasicTextStyle input",
-			BasicTextStyle{},
+			TextStyle{},
 			RGBTextStyle{fgSet: true, fg: red, bg: toBg(blue), opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
 		},
 		{
 			"set fg and bg color using BasicTextStyle",
-			BasicTextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgGray},
+			TextStyle{fg: color.FgCyan, bg: color.BgGray},
 			RGBTextStyle{fgSet: true, fg: cyan, bg: toBg(gray), opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold}},
 		},
 		{
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestRGBSetColor(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"add options using BasicTextStyle",
-			BasicTextStyle{opts: []color.Color{color.OpUnderscore}},
+			TextStyle{opts: []color.Color{color.OpUnderscore}},
 			RGBTextStyle{fgSet: true, fg: red, bg: toBg(blue), opts: []color.Color{color.OpBold, color.OpUnderscore}},
 		},
 		{
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ func TestRGBSetColor(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, s := range scenarios {
 		t.Run(s.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			style, ok := New(color.FgRed, color.BgBlue).SetBold(true).(BasicTextStyle)
+			style, ok := New(color.FgRed, color.BgBlue).SetBold().(BasicTextStyle)
 			assert.True(t, ok, "SetBold should return a interface of type BasicTextStyle")
 
-			rgbStyle, ok := style.convertToRGB().SetColor(s.colorToSet).(RGBTextStyle)
+			rgbStyle, ok := style.convertToRGB().MergeStyle(s.colorToSet).(RGBTextStyle)
 			assert.True(t, ok, "SetColor should return a interface of type RGBTextColor")
 
 			rgbStyle.style = color.RGBStyle{}
diff --git a/pkg/theme/theme.go b/pkg/theme/theme.go
index 0eafa84b2..ffccc606a 100644
--- a/pkg/theme/theme.go
+++ b/pkg/theme/theme.go
@@ -24,31 +24,31 @@ var (
 	OptionsColor gocui.Attribute
 
 	// DefaultTextColor is the default text color
-	DefaultTextColor = style.New(color.FgWhite, 0)
+	DefaultTextColor = style.FgWhite
 
 	// DefaultHiTextColor is the default highlighted text color
-	DefaultHiTextColor = style.New(color.FgLightWhite, 0)
+	DefaultHiTextColor = style.FgLightWhite
 
 	// SelectedLineBgColor is the background color for the selected line
-	SelectedLineBgColor = style.New(0, 0)
+	SelectedLineBgColor = style.New()
 
 	// SelectedRangeBgColor is the background color of the selected range of lines
-	SelectedRangeBgColor = style.New(0, 0)
+	SelectedRangeBgColor = style.New()
 
-	OptionsFgColor = style.New(0, 0)
+	OptionsFgColor = style.New()
 
-	DiffTerminalColor = style.New(color.FgMagenta, 0)
+	DiffTerminalColor = style.FgMagenta
 )
 
 // UpdateTheme updates all theme variables
 func UpdateTheme(themeConfig config.ThemeConfig) {
 	ActiveBorderColor = GetGocuiColor(themeConfig.ActiveBorderColor)
 	InactiveBorderColor = GetGocuiColor(themeConfig.InactiveBorderColor)
-	SelectedLineBgColor = style.SetConfigStyles(SelectedLineBgColor, themeConfig.SelectedLineBgColor, true)
-	SelectedRangeBgColor = style.SetConfigStyles(SelectedRangeBgColor, themeConfig.SelectedRangeBgColor, true)
+	SelectedLineBgColor = style.SetConfigStyles(themeConfig.SelectedLineBgColor, true)
+	SelectedRangeBgColor = style.SetConfigStyles(themeConfig.SelectedRangeBgColor, true)
 	GocuiSelectedLineBgColor = GetGocuiColor(themeConfig.SelectedLineBgColor)
 	OptionsColor = GetGocuiColor(themeConfig.OptionsTextColor)
-	OptionsFgColor = style.SetConfigStyles(OptionsFgColor, themeConfig.OptionsTextColor, false)
+	OptionsFgColor = style.SetConfigStyles(themeConfig.OptionsTextColor, false)
 
 	isLightTheme := themeConfig.LightTheme
 	if isLightTheme {
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ func UpdateTheme(themeConfig config.ThemeConfig) {
 
 // GetAttribute gets the gocui color attribute from the string
 func GetGocuiAttribute(key string) gocui.Attribute {
-	r, g, b, validHexColor := utils.GetHexColorValues(key)
-	if validHexColor {
-		return gocui.NewRGBColor(int32(r), int32(g), int32(b))
+	if utils.IsValidHexValue(key) {
+		values := color.HEX(key).Values()
+		return gocui.NewRGBColor(int32(values[0]), int32(values[1]), int32(values[2]))
 	}
 
 	colorMap := map[string]gocui.Attribute{
diff --git a/pkg/utils/color.go b/pkg/utils/color.go
index 9638b9fcc..0399377c7 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/color.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/color.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"regexp"
 )
 
@@ -33,22 +32,23 @@ func getPadWidths(stringArrays [][]string) []int {
 	return padWidths
 }
 
-// GetHexColorValues returns the rgb values of a hex color
-func GetHexColorValues(v string) (r uint8, g uint8, b uint8, valid bool) {
-	if len(v) == 4 {
-		v = string([]byte{v[0], v[1], v[1], v[2], v[2], v[3], v[3]})
-	} else if len(v) != 7 {
-		return
+func IsValidHexValue(v string) bool {
+	if len(v) != 4 && len(v) != 7 {
+		return false
 	}
 
 	if v[0] != '#' {
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 
-	rgb, err := hex.DecodeString(v[1:])
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+	for _, char := range v[1:] {
+		switch char {
+		case '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F':
+			continue
+		default:
+			return false
+		}
 	}
 
-	return rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], true
+	return true
 }