diff --git a/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXDocument.kt b/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXDocument.kt
index b1d4d8552..c510be69f 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXDocument.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXDocument.kt
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class BTeXDocument {
         get() = 2 * pageMarginV + textHeight
 
     companion object {
-        val DEFAULT_PAGE_BACK = Color(0xe1e1d7ff.toInt())
-        val DEFAULT_PAGE_FORE = Color(0x131311ff)
+        val DEFAULT_PAGE_BACK = Color(0xe0dfdb_ff.toInt())
+        val DEFAULT_PAGE_FORE = Color(0x151110ff)
     }
 
     private val pages = ArrayList<BTeXPage>()
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXParser.kt b/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXParser.kt
index 2ba12648a..36e535a53 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXParser.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/btex/BTeXParser.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ package net.torvald.btex
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
+import com.jme3.math.FastMath.DEG_TO_RAD
+import net.torvald.colourutil.OKLch
+import net.torvald.colourutil.tosRGB
 import net.torvald.terrarum.App
 import net.torvald.terrarum.btex.BTeXDocument
+import net.torvald.terrarum.btex.BTeXDocument.Companion.DEFAULT_PAGE_FORE
 import net.torvald.terrarum.btex.BTeXDrawCall
 import net.torvald.terrarum.btex.MovableTypeDrawCall
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameitems.ItemID
@@ -14,8 +17,9 @@ import net.torvald.terrarumsansbitmap.gdx.TerrarumSansBitmap
 import org.xml.sax.Attributes
 import org.xml.sax.InputSource
 import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler
-import java.io.*
-import java.util.*
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.FileInputStream
+import java.io.StringReader
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory
 import kotlin.reflect.KFunction
 import kotlin.reflect.full.declaredFunctions
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ object BTeXParser {
     }
 
     internal class BTeXHandler(val doc: BTeXDocument) : DefaultHandler() {
-        private val DEFAULT_FONTCOL = Color(0x222222ff)
+        private val DEFAULT_FONTCOL = DEFAULT_PAGE_FORE
         private val LINE_HEIGHT = doc.lineHeightInPx
 
         private var cover = ""
@@ -472,7 +476,10 @@ object BTeXParser {
 
         @OpenTag // reflective access is impossible with 'private'
         fun processElemCOVER(handler: BTeXHandler, doc: BTeXDocument, theTag: String, uri: String, attribs: HashMap<String, String>, siblingIndex: Int) {
-            doc.addNewPage(Color(0x6f4a45ff))
+            val hue = (attribs["hue"]?.toFloatOrNull() ?: 28f) * DEG_TO_RAD
+            val coverCol = OKLch(hue, 0.05f, 0.36f)
+            val (r, g, b) = coverCol.tosRGB()
+            doc.addNewPage(Color(r, g, b, 1f))
             handler.spanColour = "white"
         }
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/colourutil/OKHsvUtil.kt b/src/net/torvald/colourutil/OKHsvUtil.kt
index 3c3842bf3..f535a1d28 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/colourutil/OKHsvUtil.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/colourutil/OKHsvUtil.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ import kotlin.math.min
 data class OKHsv(var h: Float, var s: Float, var v: Float)
 data class OKHsl(var h: Float, var s: Float, var l: Float)
 data class OKLab(var L: Float, var a: Float, var b: Float)
+data class OKLch(var H: Float, var C: Float, var L: Float)
+
+fun OKLch.toOKLab() = OKLab(L, C * cos(H), C * sin(H))
+fun OKLch.tosRGB() = this.toOKLab().toLinearRGB().unLinearise()
 
 object OKHsvUtil {
     internal data class LC(var L: Float, var C: Float)
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/tests/BTeXTest.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/tests/BTeXTest.kt
index bac509aa2..641aeacee 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/tests/BTeXTest.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/tests/BTeXTest.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class BTeXTest : ApplicationAdapter() {
     val csi0 = "\u001B[m"
 
     val tex = """<btexdoc cover="hardcover" inner="standard" papersize="standard">
-<cover>
+<cover hue="160">
     <title>The Way to Mastery of Lorem Ipsum<br />Or, How To Write and Publish a Book</title>
     <author>Terran Publishing</author>
     <edition>Test Edition</edition>