diff --git a/res/config.json b/res/config.json
index b47bbe8..a6982e5 100644
--- a/res/config.json
+++ b/res/config.json
@@ -51,5 +51,19 @@
 		"path": "res/body/{color}.png",
 		"pixel_width": 182,
 		"origin": [ 98, 123 ]
-	}
+	},
+	"colors": [
+		"#C51111",
+		"#132ED1",
+		"#117F2D",
+		"#ED54BA",
+		"#EF7D0D",
+		"#F5F557",
+		"#3F474E",
+		"#D6E0F0",
+		"#6B2FBB",
+		"#71491E",
+		"#38FEDC",
+		"#50EF39"
+	]
 }
diff --git a/res_hq/config.json b/res_hq/config.json
index 0d87d28..b7b62d9 100644
--- a/res_hq/config.json
+++ b/res_hq/config.json
@@ -51,5 +51,19 @@
 		"path": "res/body/{color}.png",
 		"pixel_width": 182,
 		"origin": [ 98, 123 ]
-	}
+	},
+	"colors": [
+		"#C51111",
+		"#132ED1",
+		"#117F2D",
+		"#ED54BA",
+		"#EF7D0D",
+		"#F5F557",
+		"#3F474E",
+		"#D6E0F0",
+		"#6B2FBB",
+		"#71491E",
+		"#38FEDC",
+		"#50EF39"
+	]
 }
diff --git a/source/resources/config.cpp b/source/resources/config.cpp
index 956e971..bbf6977 100644
--- a/source/resources/config.cpp
+++ b/source/resources/config.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ resources::config::config() {
     if (m_maps.size() != 3) {
         throw std::runtime_error("expected 3 maps in config");
     }
+
+    const auto color_strings = config.at("colors").get<std::vector<std::string>>();
+    for (const auto& color_string : color_strings) {
+        if (color_string.size() != 7 || color_string[0] != '#') {
+            throw std::runtime_error("expected color in form #RRGGBB");
+        }
+
+        m_colors.emplace_back(std::stol(color_string.substr(1), nullptr, 16));
+    }
 }
 
 const config &config::instance() {
@@ -126,4 +135,13 @@ std::string config::get_body_path(int color) {
     return fmt::format(instance().m_body.path, fmt::arg("color", color));
 }
 
+std::optional<std::uint32_t> config::try_get_color(int color_id) {
+    const auto& colors = instance().m_colors;
+    if (color_id >= colors.size()) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    return colors[color_id];
+}
+
 } // namespace resources
diff --git a/source/resources/config.hpp b/source/resources/config.hpp
index afb1139..afa335c 100644
--- a/source/resources/config.hpp
+++ b/source/resources/config.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <functional>
+#include <optional>
 
 namespace resources {
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class config {
     texture_config m_player;
     texture_config m_ghost;
     texture_config m_body;
+    std::vector<std::uint32_t> m_colors;
 
     config();
 
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ class config {
     static std::string get_player_path(int color);
     static std::string get_ghost_path(int color);
     static std::string get_body_path(int color);
+
+    static std::optional<std::uint32_t> try_get_color(int color_id);
 };
 
 } // namespace resources
diff --git a/source/ui/utils.cpp b/source/ui/utils.cpp
index 0c1e587..5e37271 100644
--- a/source/ui/utils.cpp
+++ b/source/ui/utils.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "utils.hpp"
 
+#include <resources/config.hpp>
+
 namespace ui::utils {
 
 const char* get_map_name(int map_id) {
@@ -12,21 +14,8 @@ const char* get_map_name(int map_id) {
 }
 
 ImColor ui::utils::convert_color(int color_id) {
-    switch (color_id) {
-        case  0: return ImColor(0xC5, 0x11, 0x11);
-        case  1: return ImColor(0x13, 0x2E, 0xD1);
-        case  2: return ImColor(0x11, 0x7F, 0x2D);
-        case  3: return ImColor(0xED, 0x54, 0xBA);
-        case  4: return ImColor(0xEF, 0x7D, 0x0D);
-        case  5: return ImColor(0xF5, 0xF5, 0x57);
-        case  6: return ImColor(0x3F, 0x47, 0x4E);
-        case  7: return ImColor(0xD6, 0xE0, 0xF0);
-        case  8: return ImColor(0x6B, 0x2F, 0xBB);
-        case  9: return ImColor(0x71, 0x49, 0x1E);
-        case 10: return ImColor(0x38, 0xFE, 0xDC);
-        case 11: return ImColor(0x50, 0xEF, 0x39);
-        default: return ImColor();
-    }
+    const auto color = resources::config::try_get_color(color_id);
+    return color ? ImColor(*color) : ImColor();
 }
 
 } // namespace ui::utils