diff --git a/.Xresources b/.Xresources
index 3449410..6803a57 100644
--- a/.Xresources
+++ b/.Xresources
@@ -1 +1,60 @@
 Xcursor.size: 12
+
+Xft.antialias:	1
+Xft.hinting:	1
+Xft.autohint:	0
+Xft.hintstyle:	hintslight
+Xft.rgba:	rgb
+Xft.lcdfilter:	lcddefault
+
+! window padding
+st.borderpx: 3
+
+!-- values between 0.1  - 1.0 --! 
+st.alpha: 1.0
+st.font: Iosevka Nerd Font:style:medium:pixelsize=16
+
+!-- decay palette --!
+#define decay_darker_bg   #0e1217
+#define decay_bg          #101419
+#define decay_contrast_bg #15191e
+#define decay_lighter_bg  #1a1e23
+#define decay_fg          #b6beca
+#define decay_cursor      #b6beca
+
+#define decay_black         #242931
+#define decay_light_black   #485263
+#define decay_red           #e05f65
+#define decay_green         #76b97f
+#define decay_yellow        #f1cf8a
+#define decay_orange        #e9a180
+#define decay_darker_blue   #4e88d4
+#define decay_contrast_blue #5f94da
+#define decay_blue          #70a5eb
+#define decay_aquamarine    #7ddac5
+#define decay_magenta       #c68aee
+#define decay_cyan          #74bee9
+#define decay_white         #dee1e6
+
+*.foreground:   decay_fg
+*.background:   decay_bg
+*.cursorColor:  decay_cursor
+*fading: 5
+
+*.color0: decay_black
+*.color1: decay_red
+*.color2: decay_green
+*.color3: decay_yellow
+*.color4: decay_blue
+*.color5: decay_magenta
+*.color6: decay_cyan
+*.color7: decay_white
+
+*.color8: decay_light_black
+*.color9: decay_red
+*.color10: decay_green
+*.color11: decay_yellow
+*.color12: decay_blue
+*.color13: decay_magenta
+*.color14: decay_cyan
+*.color15: decay_white