diff --git a/wal/templates/colors.lua b/wal/templates/colors.lua
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+
+local M = {{}}
+
+M.background = "{background}"
+M.foreground = "{foreground}"
+M.color0 = "{color0}"
+M.color1 = "{color1}"
+M.color2 = "{color2}"
+M.color3 = "{color3}"
+M.color4 = "{color4}"
+M.color5 = "{color5}"
+M.color6 = "{color6}"
+M.color7 = "{color7}"
+M.color8 = "{color8}"
+M.color9 = "{color9}"
+M.color10 = "{color10}"
+M.color11 = "{color11}"
+M.color12 = "{color12}"
+M.color13 = "{color13}"
+M.color14 = "{color14}"
+M.color15 = "{color15}"
+
+return M