diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ac913c1..068a4aa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use lab::Lab;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct NoMatchingConfig;
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for NoMatchingConfig {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "no config for client.focused")
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for NoMatchingConfig {}
+
 const INTERPOLATE_FROM: Lab = Lab {
     l: 53.2,
     a: 80.1,
@@ -13,6 +24,9 @@ const FRAMES_ANIM: u32 = 20;
 const REFRESH_RATE: u64 = 60;
 const DUR_PER_FRAME: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000 / REFRESH_RATE);
 
+static DEFAULT_COLOURS: tokio::sync::OnceCell<String> = tokio::sync::OnceCell::const_new();
+static DEFAULT_BORDER: tokio::sync::OnceCell<Lab> = tokio::sync::OnceCell::const_new();
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     if std::env::var_os("RUST_LOG").is_none() {
@@ -20,7 +34,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     }
     pretty_env_logger::init();
 
-    let event_connection = swayipc_async::Connection::new().await?;
+    let mut event_connection = swayipc_async::Connection::new().await?;
+
+    get_config(&mut event_connection).await?;
 
     let mut events = event_connection
         .subscribe([swayipc_async::EventType::Binding])
@@ -51,10 +67,36 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn get_config(
+    connection: &mut swayipc_async::Connection,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let config = connection.get_config().await?;
+    let default_colours = config
+        .config
+        .split('\n')
+        .find(|v| v.contains("client.focused"))
+        .ok_or(NoMatchingConfig)?
+        .trim();
+
+    let default_border = default_colours
+        .split_whitespace()
+        .nth(2)
+        .and_then(|v| v.strip_prefix('#'))
+        .ok_or(NoMatchingConfig)?;
+    let r = u8::from_str_radix(&default_border[..2], 16)?;
+    let g = u8::from_str_radix(&default_border[2..4], 16)?;
+    let b = u8::from_str_radix(&default_border[4..], 16)?;
+
+    DEFAULT_BORDER.set(Lab::from_rgb(&[r, g, b]))?;
+
+    DEFAULT_COLOURS.set(default_colours.to_string())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn interpolate_task() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut connection = swayipc_async::Connection::new().await?;
 
-    let to = Lab::from_rgb(&[0x88, 0xc0, 0xd0]);
+    let to = DEFAULT_BORDER.get().ok_or(NoMatchingConfig)?;
     let per_frame = 1.0 / FRAMES_ANIM as f32;
     let (d_l, d_a, d_b) = (
         (to.l - INTERPOLATE_FROM.l) * per_frame,
@@ -74,7 +116,7 @@ async fn interpolate_task() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         tokio::time::sleep(DUR_PER_FRAME).await;
     }
     connection
-        .run_command("client.focused #000000 #88c0d0 #000000 #88c0d0")
+        .run_command(DEFAULT_COLOURS.get().ok_or(NoMatchingConfig)?)
         .await?;
     Ok(())
 }