diff --git a/functions/colors.zsh b/functions/colors.zsh
index 1788bbfc..17caa201 100755
--- a/functions/colors.zsh
+++ b/functions/colors.zsh
@@ -6,6 +6,270 @@
 # https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k
 ################################################################
 
+typeset -gAh __P9K_COLORS
+# https://jonasjacek.github.io/colors/
+# use color names by default to allow dark/light themes to adjust colors based on names
+__P9K_COLORS=(
+  black 000
+  maroon 001
+  green 002
+  olive 003
+  navy 004
+  purple 005
+  teal 006
+  silver 007
+  grey 008
+  red 009
+  lime 010
+  yellow 011
+  blue 012
+  fuchsia 013
+  magenta 013
+  aqua 014
+  cyan 014
+  white 015
+  grey0 016
+  navyblue 017
+  darkblue 018
+  blue3 019
+  blue3 020
+  blue1 021
+  darkgreen 022
+  deepskyblue4 023
+  deepskyblue4 024
+  deepskyblue4 025
+  dodgerblue3 026
+  dodgerblue2 027
+  green4 028
+  springgreen4 029
+  turquoise4 030
+  deepskyblue3 031
+  deepskyblue3 032
+  dodgerblue1 033
+  green3 034
+  springgreen3 035
+  darkcyan 036
+  lightseagreen 037
+  deepskyblue2 038
+  deepskyblue1 039
+  green3 040
+  springgreen3 041
+  springgreen2 042
+  cyan3 043
+  darkturquoise 044
+  turquoise2 045
+  green1 046
+  springgreen2 047
+  springgreen1 048
+  mediumspringgreen 049
+  cyan2 050
+  cyan1 051
+  darkred 052
+  deeppink4 053
+  purple4 054
+  purple4 055
+  purple3 056
+  blueviolet 057
+  orange4 058
+  grey37 059
+  mediumpurple4 060
+  slateblue3 061
+  slateblue3 062
+  royalblue1 063
+  chartreuse4 064
+  darkseagreen4 065
+  paleturquoise4 066
+  steelblue 067
+  steelblue3 068
+  cornflowerblue 069
+  chartreuse3 070
+  darkseagreen4 071
+  cadetblue 072
+  cadetblue 073
+  skyblue3 074
+  steelblue1 075
+  chartreuse3 076
+  palegreen3 077
+  seagreen3 078
+  aquamarine3 079
+  mediumturquoise 080
+  steelblue1 081
+  chartreuse2 082
+  seagreen2 083
+  seagreen1 084
+  seagreen1 085
+  aquamarine1 086
+  darkslategray2 087
+  darkred 088
+  deeppink4 089
+  darkmagenta 090
+  darkmagenta 091
+  darkviolet 092
+  purple 093
+  orange4 094
+  lightpink4 095
+  plum4 096
+  mediumpurple3 097
+  mediumpurple3 098
+  slateblue1 099
+  yellow4 100
+  wheat4 101
+  grey53 102
+  lightslategrey 103
+  mediumpurple 104
+  lightslateblue 105
+  yellow4 106
+  darkolivegreen3 107
+  darkseagreen 108
+  lightskyblue3 109
+  lightskyblue3 110
+  skyblue2 111
+  chartreuse2 112
+  darkolivegreen3 113
+  palegreen3 114
+  darkseagreen3 115
+  darkslategray3 116
+  skyblue1 117
+  chartreuse1 118
+  lightgreen 119
+  lightgreen 120
+  palegreen1 121
+  aquamarine1 122
+  darkslategray1 123
+  red3 124
+  deeppink4 125
+  mediumvioletred 126
+  magenta3 127
+  darkviolet 128
+  purple 129
+  darkorange3 130
+  indianred 131
+  hotpink3 132
+  mediumorchid3 133
+  mediumorchid 134
+  mediumpurple2 135
+  darkgoldenrod 136
+  lightsalmon3 137
+  rosybrown 138
+  grey63 139
+  mediumpurple2 140
+  mediumpurple1 141
+  gold3 142
+  darkkhaki 143
+  navajowhite3 144
+  grey69 145
+  lightsteelblue3 146
+  lightsteelblue 147
+  yellow3 148
+  darkolivegreen3 149
+  darkseagreen3 150
+  darkseagreen2 151
+  lightcyan3 152
+  lightskyblue1 153
+  greenyellow 154
+  darkolivegreen2 155
+  palegreen1 156
+  darkseagreen2 157
+  darkseagreen1 158
+  paleturquoise1 159
+  red3 160
+  deeppink3 161
+  deeppink3 162
+  magenta3 163
+  magenta3 164
+  magenta2 165
+  darkorange3 166
+  indianred 167
+  hotpink3 168
+  hotpink2 169
+  orchid 170
+  mediumorchid1 171
+  orange3 172
+  lightsalmon3 173
+  lightpink3 174
+  pink3 175
+  plum3 176
+  violet 177
+  gold3 178
+  lightgoldenrod3 179
+  tan 180
+  mistyrose3 181
+  thistle3 182
+  plum2 183
+  yellow3 184
+  khaki3 185
+  lightgoldenrod2 186
+  lightyellow3 187
+  grey84 188
+  lightsteelblue1 189
+  yellow2 190
+  darkolivegreen1 191
+  darkolivegreen1 192
+  darkseagreen1 193
+  honeydew2 194
+  lightcyan1 195
+  red1 196
+  deeppink2 197
+  deeppink1 198
+  deeppink1 199
+  magenta2 200
+  magenta1 201
+  orangered1 202
+  indianred1 203
+  indianred1 204
+  hotpink 205
+  hotpink 206
+  mediumorchid1 207
+  darkorange 208
+  salmon1 209
+  lightcoral 210
+  palevioletred1 211
+  orchid2 212
+  orchid1 213
+  orange1 214
+  sandybrown 215
+  lightsalmon1 216
+  lightpink1 217
+  pink1 218
+  plum1 219
+  gold1 220
+  lightgoldenrod2 221
+  lightgoldenrod2 222
+  navajowhite1 223
+  mistyrose1 224
+  thistle1 225
+  yellow1 226
+  lightgoldenrod1 227
+  khaki1 228
+  wheat1 229
+  cornsilk1 230
+  grey100 231
+  grey3 232
+  grey7 233
+  grey11 234
+  grey15 235
+  grey19 236
+  grey23 237
+  grey27 238
+  grey30 239
+  grey35 240
+  grey39 241
+  grey42 242
+  grey46 243
+  grey50 244
+  grey54 245
+  grey58 246
+  grey62 247
+  grey66 248
+  grey70 249
+  grey74 250
+  grey78 251
+  grey82 252
+  grey85 253
+  grey89 254
+  grey93 255
+)
+
 function termColors() {
   if [[ $POWERLEVEL9K_IGNORE_TERM_COLORS == true ]]; then
     return
@@ -68,277 +332,15 @@ function getColorCode() {
       echo -n "$1"
     fi
   else
-    typeset -A codes
-    # https://jonasjacek.github.io/colors/
-    # use color names by default to allow dark/light themes to adjust colors based on names
-    codes[black]=000
-    codes[maroon]=001
-    codes[green]=002
-    codes[olive]=003
-    codes[navy]=004
-    codes[purple]=005
-    codes[teal]=006
-    codes[silver]=007
-    codes[grey]=008
-    codes[red]=009
-    codes[lime]=010
-    codes[yellow]=011
-    codes[blue]=012
-    codes[fuchsia]=013
-    codes[magenta]=013
-    codes[aqua]=014
-    codes[cyan]=014
-    codes[white]=015
-    codes[grey0]=016
-    codes[navyblue]=017
-    codes[darkblue]=018
-    codes[blue3]=019
-    codes[blue3]=020
-    codes[blue1]=021
-    codes[darkgreen]=022
-    codes[deepskyblue4]=023
-    codes[deepskyblue4]=024
-    codes[deepskyblue4]=025
-    codes[dodgerblue3]=026
-    codes[dodgerblue2]=027
-    codes[green4]=028
-    codes[springgreen4]=029
-    codes[turquoise4]=030
-    codes[deepskyblue3]=031
-    codes[deepskyblue3]=032
-    codes[dodgerblue1]=033
-    codes[green3]=034
-    codes[springgreen3]=035
-    codes[darkcyan]=036
-    codes[lightseagreen]=037
-    codes[deepskyblue2]=038
-    codes[deepskyblue1]=039
-    codes[green3]=040
-    codes[springgreen3]=041
-    codes[springgreen2]=042
-    codes[cyan3]=043
-    codes[darkturquoise]=044
-    codes[turquoise2]=045
-    codes[green1]=046
-    codes[springgreen2]=047
-    codes[springgreen1]=048
-    codes[mediumspringgreen]=049
-    codes[cyan2]=050
-    codes[cyan1]=051
-    codes[darkred]=052
-    codes[deeppink4]=053
-    codes[purple4]=054
-    codes[purple4]=055
-    codes[purple3]=056
-    codes[blueviolet]=057
-    codes[orange4]=058
-    codes[grey37]=059
-    codes[mediumpurple4]=060
-    codes[slateblue3]=061
-    codes[slateblue3]=062
-    codes[royalblue1]=063
-    codes[chartreuse4]=064
-    codes[darkseagreen4]=065
-    codes[paleturquoise4]=066
-    codes[steelblue]=067
-    codes[steelblue3]=068
-    codes[cornflowerblue]=069
-    codes[chartreuse3]=070
-    codes[darkseagreen4]=071
-    codes[cadetblue]=072
-    codes[cadetblue]=073
-    codes[skyblue3]=074
-    codes[steelblue1]=075
-    codes[chartreuse3]=076
-    codes[palegreen3]=077
-    codes[seagreen3]=078
-    codes[aquamarine3]=079
-    codes[mediumturquoise]=080
-    codes[steelblue1]=081
-    codes[chartreuse2]=082
-    codes[seagreen2]=083
-    codes[seagreen1]=084
-    codes[seagreen1]=085
-    codes[aquamarine1]=086
-    codes[darkslategray2]=087
-    codes[darkred]=088
-    codes[deeppink4]=089
-    codes[darkmagenta]=090
-    codes[darkmagenta]=091
-    codes[darkviolet]=092
-    codes[purple]=093
-    codes[orange4]=094
-    codes[lightpink4]=095
-    codes[plum4]=096
-    codes[mediumpurple3]=097
-    codes[mediumpurple3]=098
-    codes[slateblue1]=099
-    codes[yellow4]=100
-    codes[wheat4]=101
-    codes[grey53]=102
-    codes[lightslategrey]=103
-    codes[mediumpurple]=104
-    codes[lightslateblue]=105
-    codes[yellow4]=106
-    codes[darkolivegreen3]=107
-    codes[darkseagreen]=108
-    codes[lightskyblue3]=109
-    codes[lightskyblue3]=110
-    codes[skyblue2]=111
-    codes[chartreuse2]=112
-    codes[darkolivegreen3]=113
-    codes[palegreen3]=114
-    codes[darkseagreen3]=115
-    codes[darkslategray3]=116
-    codes[skyblue1]=117
-    codes[chartreuse1]=118
-    codes[lightgreen]=119
-    codes[lightgreen]=120
-    codes[palegreen1]=121
-    codes[aquamarine1]=122
-    codes[darkslategray1]=123
-    codes[red3]=124
-    codes[deeppink4]=125
-    codes[mediumvioletred]=126
-    codes[magenta3]=127
-    codes[darkviolet]=128
-    codes[purple]=129
-    codes[darkorange3]=130
-    codes[indianred]=131
-    codes[hotpink3]=132
-    codes[mediumorchid3]=133
-    codes[mediumorchid]=134
-    codes[mediumpurple2]=135
-    codes[darkgoldenrod]=136
-    codes[lightsalmon3]=137
-    codes[rosybrown]=138
-    codes[grey63]=139
-    codes[mediumpurple2]=140
-    codes[mediumpurple1]=141
-    codes[gold3]=142
-    codes[darkkhaki]=143
-    codes[navajowhite3]=144
-    codes[grey69]=145
-    codes[lightsteelblue3]=146
-    codes[lightsteelblue]=147
-    codes[yellow3]=148
-    codes[darkolivegreen3]=149
-    codes[darkseagreen3]=150
-    codes[darkseagreen2]=151
-    codes[lightcyan3]=152
-    codes[lightskyblue1]=153
-    codes[greenyellow]=154
-    codes[darkolivegreen2]=155
-    codes[palegreen1]=156
-    codes[darkseagreen2]=157
-    codes[darkseagreen1]=158
-    codes[paleturquoise1]=159
-    codes[red3]=160
-    codes[deeppink3]=161
-    codes[deeppink3]=162
-    codes[magenta3]=163
-    codes[magenta3]=164
-    codes[magenta2]=165
-    codes[darkorange3]=166
-    codes[indianred]=167
-    codes[hotpink3]=168
-    codes[hotpink2]=169
-    codes[orchid]=170
-    codes[mediumorchid1]=171
-    codes[orange3]=172
-    codes[lightsalmon3]=173
-    codes[lightpink3]=174
-    codes[pink3]=175
-    codes[plum3]=176
-    codes[violet]=177
-    codes[gold3]=178
-    codes[lightgoldenrod3]=179
-    codes[tan]=180
-    codes[mistyrose3]=181
-    codes[thistle3]=182
-    codes[plum2]=183
-    codes[yellow3]=184
-    codes[khaki3]=185
-    codes[lightgoldenrod2]=186
-    codes[lightyellow3]=187
-    codes[grey84]=188
-    codes[lightsteelblue1]=189
-    codes[yellow2]=190
-    codes[darkolivegreen1]=191
-    codes[darkolivegreen1]=192
-    codes[darkseagreen1]=193
-    codes[honeydew2]=194
-    codes[lightcyan1]=195
-    codes[red1]=196
-    codes[deeppink2]=197
-    codes[deeppink1]=198
-    codes[deeppink1]=199
-    codes[magenta2]=200
-    codes[magenta1]=201
-    codes[orangered1]=202
-    codes[indianred1]=203
-    codes[indianred1]=204
-    codes[hotpink]=205
-    codes[hotpink]=206
-    codes[mediumorchid1]=207
-    codes[darkorange]=208
-    codes[salmon1]=209
-    codes[lightcoral]=210
-    codes[palevioletred1]=211
-    codes[orchid2]=212
-    codes[orchid1]=213
-    codes[orange1]=214
-    codes[sandybrown]=215
-    codes[lightsalmon1]=216
-    codes[lightpink1]=217
-    codes[pink1]=218
-    codes[plum1]=219
-    codes[gold1]=220
-    codes[lightgoldenrod2]=221
-    codes[lightgoldenrod2]=222
-    codes[navajowhite1]=223
-    codes[mistyrose1]=224
-    codes[thistle1]=225
-    codes[yellow1]=226
-    codes[lightgoldenrod1]=227
-    codes[khaki1]=228
-    codes[wheat1]=229
-    codes[cornsilk1]=230
-    codes[grey100]=231
-    codes[grey3]=232
-    codes[grey7]=233
-    codes[grey11]=234
-    codes[grey15]=235
-    codes[grey19]=236
-    codes[grey23]=237
-    codes[grey27]=238
-    codes[grey30]=239
-    codes[grey35]=240
-    codes[grey39]=241
-    codes[grey42]=242
-    codes[grey46]=243
-    codes[grey50]=244
-    codes[grey54]=245
-    codes[grey58]=246
-    codes[grey62]=247
-    codes[grey66]=248
-    codes[grey70]=249
-    codes[grey74]=250
-    codes[grey78]=251
-    codes[grey82]=252
-    codes[grey85]=253
-    codes[grey89]=254
-    codes[grey93]=255
-
     # for testing purposes in terminal
     if [[ "$1" == "foreground"  ]]; then
         # call via `getColorCode foreground`
-        for i in "${(k@)codes}"; do
+        for i in "${(k@)__P9K_COLORS}"; do
             print -P "$(foregroundColor $i)$(getColor $i) - $i%f"
         done
     elif [[ "$1" == "background"  ]]; then
         # call via `getColorCode background`
-        for i in "${(k@)codes}"; do
+        for i in "${(k@)__P9K_COLORS}"; do
             print -P "$(backgroundColor $i)$(getColor $i) - $i%k"
         done
     else
@@ -349,7 +351,7 @@ function getColorCode() {
         1=${1#fg-}
         # Strip eventual "br" prefixes ("bright" colors)
         1=${1#br}
-        echo -n $codes[$1]
+        echo -n $__P9K_COLORS[$1]
     fi
   fi
 }