diff --git a/basis/colors/constants/constants.factor b/basis/colors/constants/constants.factor
index ad489a51a2..9be352ca47 100644
--- a/basis/colors/constants/constants.factor
+++ b/basis/colors/constants/constants.factor
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ IN: colors.constants
 MEMO: colors ( -- assoc )
     "resource:basis/colors/constants/rgb.txt"
     "resource:basis/colors/constants/factor-colors.txt"
-    [ utf8 file-lines parse-colors ] bi@ assoc-union ;
+    "resource:basis/colors/constants/solarized-colors.txt"
+    [ utf8 file-lines parse-colors ] tri@ assoc-union assoc-union ;
 
 PRIVATE>
 
diff --git a/basis/colors/constants/solarized-colors.txt b/basis/colors/constants/solarized-colors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1cab4dab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basis/colors/constants/solarized-colors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+! Solarized theme colors (http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized)
+  0  43  54     solarized base03
+  7  54  66     solarized base02
+ 88 110 117     solarized base01
+101 123 131     solarized base00
+131 148 150     solarized base0
+147 161 161     solarized base1
+238 232 213     solarized base2
+253 246 227     solarized base3
+181 137   0     solarized yellow
+203  75  22     solarized orange
+220  50  47     solarized red
+211  54 130     solarized magenta
+108 113 196     solarized violet
+ 38 139 210     solarized blue
+ 42 161 152     solarized cyan
+133 153   0     solarized green