diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 662790c..67ecac9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ date_format = "RFC3339" # format string used to format dates in the backend
                        # so the date can be formatted by the browser.
                        # format: https://docs.rs/chrono/latest/chrono/format/strftime/index.html#specifiers
 js_enable = true       # enable javascript (required for above)
+default_color = "#f5c2e7" # default embed color, optional
 
 [rss]
 enable = false         # serve an rss field under /feed.xml
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index dd31b5f..aa4d38d 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct PostTemplate {
     markdown_access: bool,
     df: DateFormat,
     js: bool,
+    color: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -148,6 +149,11 @@ async fn post(
 ) -> AppResult<Response> {
     match posts.get_post(&name).await? {
         ReturnedPost::Rendered(meta, rendered, rendered_in) => {
+            let color = meta
+                .color
+                .as_ref()
+                .or(config.default_color.as_ref())
+                .cloned();
             let page = PostTemplate {
                 meta,
                 rendered,
@@ -155,6 +161,7 @@ async fn post(
                 markdown_access: config.markdown_access,
                 df: config.date_format.clone(),
                 js: config.js_enable,
+                color,
             };
 
             Ok(page.into_response())
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 0906af9..50bbd8a 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub markdown_access: bool,
     pub date_format: DateFormat,
     pub js_enable: bool,
+    pub default_color: Option<String>,
     pub rss: RssConfig,
     pub dirs: DirsConfig,
     pub http: HttpConfig,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             markdown_access: true,
             date_format: Default::default(),
             js_enable: true,
+            default_color: Some("#f5c2e7".into()),
             // i have a love-hate relationship with serde
             // it was engimatic at first, but then i started actually using it
             // writing my own serialize and deserialize implementations.. spending
diff --git a/templates/post.html b/templates/post.html
index da6674a..cd05916 100644
--- a/templates/post.html
+++ b/templates/post.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		<meta property="twitter:image:src" content="{{ url }}" />
 		{% when None %} {% endmatch %}
 		<!-- prettier is annoying -->
-		{% match meta.color %} {% when Some with (color) %}
+		{% match color %} {% when Some with (color) %}
 		<meta name="theme-color" content="{{ color }}" />
 		{% when None %} {% endmatch %}
 		<title>{{ meta.title }}</title>