diff --git a/themes/colors.theme.bash b/themes/colors.theme.bash
index 9aa253f5..0266e352 100644
--- a/themes/colors.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/colors.theme.bash
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-black=$'\e[0;30m'
-red=$'\e[0;31m'
-green=$'\e[0;32m'
-yellow=$'\e[0;33m'
-blue=$'\e[0;34m'
-purple=$'\e[0;35m'
-cyan=$'\e[0;36m'
-white=$'\e[1;37m'
-orange=$'\e[33;40m'
+black='\[\033[0;30m\]'
+red='\[\033[0;31m\]'
+green='\[\033[0;32m\]'
+yellow='\[\033[0;33m\]'
+blue='\[\033[0;34m\]'
+purple='\[\033[0;35m\]'
+cyan='\[\033[0;36m\]'
+white='\[\033[1;37m\]'
+orange='\[\033[33;40m\]'
 
-bold_black=$'\e[1;30m'
-bold_red=$'\e[1;31m'
-bold_green=$'\e[1;32m'
-bold_yellow=$'\e[1;33m'
-bold_blue=$'\e[1;34m'
-bold_purple=$'\e[1;35m'
-bold_cyan=$'\e[1;36m'
-bold_white=$'\e[1;37m'
-bold_orange=$'\e[1;33;40m'
+bold_black='\[\033[1;30m\]'
+bold_red='\[\033[1;31m\]'
+bold_green='\[\033[1;32m\]'
+bold_yellow='\[\033[1;33m\]'
+bold_blue='\[\033[1;34m\]'
+bold_purple='\[\033[1;35m\]'
+bold_cyan='\[\033[1;36m\]'
+bold_white='\[\033[1;37m\]'
+bold_orange='\[\033[1;33;40m\]'
 
-underline_black=$'\e[4;30m'
-underline_red=$'\e[4;31m'
-underline_green=$'\e[4;32m'
-underline_yellow=$'\e[4;33m'
-underline_blue=$'\e[4;34m'
-underline_purple=$'\e[4;35m'
-underline_cyan=$'\e[4;36m'
-underline_white=$'\e[4;37m'
-underline_orange=$'\e[4;33;40m'
+underline_black='\[\033[4;30m\]'
+underline_red='\[\033[4;31m\]'
+underline_green='\[\033[4;32m\]'
+underline_yellow='\[\033[4;33m\]'
+underline_blue='\[\033[4;34m\]'
+underline_purple='\[\033[4;35m\]'
+underline_cyan='\[\033[4;36m\]'
+underline_white='\[\033[4;37m\]'
+underline_orange='\[\033[4;33;40m\]'
 
-background_black=$'\e[40m'
-background_red=$'\e[41m'
-background_green=$'\e[42m'
-background_yellow=$'\e[43m'
-background_blue=$'\e[44m'
-background_purple=$'\e[45m'
-background_cyan=$'\e[46m'
-background_white=$'\e[47m'
+background_black='\[\033[40m\]'
+background_red='\[\033[41m\]'
+background_green='\[\033[42m\]'
+background_yellow='\[\033[43m\]'
+background_blue='\[\033[44m\]'
+background_purple='\[\033[45m\]'
+background_cyan='\[\033[46m\]'
+background_white='\[\033[47m\]'
 
 
-normal=$'\e[00m'
-reset_color=$'\e[39m'
\ No newline at end of file
+normal='\[\033[00m\]'
+reset_color='\[\033[39m\]'
diff --git a/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash b/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
index 2dcd7e7c..0c02ce98 100644
--- a/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ case $TERM in
 	TITLEBAR=""
 	;;
 esac
-PROMPT="${TITLEBAR}${orange}${reset_color}${green}\w${bold_blue}\[\$(scm_prompt_info)\]${reset_color} "
+PROMPT="${TITLEBAR}${reset_color}${bold_green}\w${bold_blue}\$(scm_prompt_info)${reset_color} "
 
-
-# scm themeing
-SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ✗"
-SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ✓"
+# scm theming
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX="("
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"