diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f40ec6..e68d696 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # T-Display S3 Pro RSVP Reader
 
+![Animated preview of the RSVP reader display](docs/reader-preview.gif)
+
 An offline RSVP reader for the LilyGO T-Display S3 Pro. It renders one word at
 a time on a black, landscape display and never starts Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
 Detected dialogue appears grey when Colors is on; other words appear white.
@@ -136,10 +138,14 @@ section. Its versioned, delta-encoded records preserve italic and bold EPUB
 markup—including semantic tags, CSS classes, and inline CSS—reading-timing
 metadata, and a word color flag. Quoted dialogue and wholly italic or uppercase
 punctuated clauses receive the `Other` flag; speaker attribution is not used
-during conversion. With coloring enabled, the device shows those words in grey
-and other words in white. The reader menu has a persisted **Colors: On/Off**
-setting. The fingerprint covers the source `.txt` bytes, before the device
-applies display-only punctuation normalization. During conversion, the
+during conversion. Flagged dialogue defaults to gray, and other words default
+to white. The **Colors** submenu stores separate
+Text and Dialogue colors, selected from white, gray, and the nine hues in
+`docs/history/PLAN.md`. Text color applies to non-dialogue words and the reader
+header and footer; Dialogue color applies to flagged dialogue words. Its live
+preview shows “text” and italic “dialogue”. The fingerprint covers the source
+`.txt` bytes, before the device applies display-only punctuation normalization.
+During conversion, the
 desktop-only English vocabulary classifier marks each unfamiliar word. It
 combines a dictionary with word-frequency data and recognizes normal English
 inflections, contractions, possessives, and hyphenated compounds. The first
diff --git a/book-processing/attribution.py b/book-processing/attribution.py
index 3bddd63..a9bb28e 100644
--- a/book-processing/attribution.py
+++ b/book-processing/attribution.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def identify_dialogue(paragraph, word_start, italic_word_indexes, paragraph_inde
 
 
 def _styled_dialogue_word_indexes(paragraph, word_start, italic_word_indexes):
-    """Find words in wholly italic or uppercase punctuated clauses."""
+    """Find italic or uppercase punctuated clauses, bridging one italic gap."""
 
     words = list(WORD.finditer(paragraph))
     clauses = {}
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ def _styled_dialogue_word_indexes(paragraph, word_start, italic_word_indexes):
         clause = clauses.setdefault(
             clause_number,
             {"italic": True, "uppercase": True, "last_start": match.start(),
-             "first_start": match.start(), "word_indexes": []},
+             "first_start": match.start(), "word_indexes": [],
+             "italic_flags": []},
+        )
+        clause["italic_flags"].append(
+            word_start + word_number in italic_word_indexes
         )
-        clause["italic"] &= word_start + word_number in italic_word_indexes
         clause["uppercase"] &= bool(letters) and letters.isupper()
         clause["last_start"] = match.start()
         clause["word_indexes"].append(word_start + word_number)
@@ -77,7 +80,16 @@ def _styled_dialogue_word_indexes(paragraph, word_start, italic_word_indexes):
         punctuated = CLAUSE_PUNCTUATION.search(
             paragraph, clause["last_start"], boundary_end
         ) is not None
-        if punctuated and (clause["italic"] or clause["uppercase"]):
+        italic_flags = clause["italic_flags"]
+        italic_clause = all(italic_flags)
+        if not italic_clause and italic_flags.count(False) == 1:
+            gap = italic_flags.index(False)
+            italic_clause = (
+                0 < gap < len(italic_flags) - 1
+                and all(italic_flags[:gap])
+                and all(italic_flags[gap + 1:])
+            )
+        if punctuated and (italic_clause or clause["uppercase"]):
             dialogue_indexes.update(clause["word_indexes"])
     return dialogue_indexes
 
@@ -100,19 +112,30 @@ def dialogue_word_indexes(text, style_records):
             paragraph, word_start, italic_indexes
         ))
         single_quotes = list(PAIRED_SINGLE_QUOTES.finditer(paragraph))
-        continuation_quote = in_double_quote and paragraph.startswith('"')
         for word_number, match in enumerate(words):
             quoted_word = False
             for position in range(match.start(), match.end()):
                 character = paragraph[position]
                 if character == '"':
                     quoted_word = True
-                    if continuation_quote and position == 0:
-                        continuation_quote = False
-                    else:
+                    is_opening_mark = position == match.start()
+                    is_closing_mark = position == match.end() - 1
+                    if is_opening_mark and is_closing_mark:
                         in_double_quote = not in_double_quote
+                    elif is_opening_mark:
+                        in_double_quote = True
+                    elif is_closing_mark:
+                        if in_double_quote:
+                            in_double_quote = False
+                        else:
+                            dialogue_indexes.update(
+                                word_start + leading_word
+                                for leading_word in range(word_number + 1)
+                            )
                 elif in_double_quote:
                     quoted_word = True
+            if in_double_quote:
+                quoted_word = True
             if quoted_word or any(
                 match.start() < quote.end() and match.end() > quote.start()
                 for quote in single_quotes
diff --git a/docs/reader-preview.gif b/docs/reader-preview.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a620ffc
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/reader-preview.gif differ
diff --git a/firmware/include/Board.h b/firmware/include/Board.h
index a1a8409..e5b51d6 100644
--- a/firmware/include/Board.h
+++ b/firmware/include/Board.h
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ class Board {
                          uint32_t wordCount, uint8_t progressPercent);
   void drawWord(const String& word, uint16_t wpm, uint8_t styleFlags = 0,
                 uint8_t wordColorFlag = 0);
+  void setReadingColors(uint16_t textColor, uint16_t dialogueColor);
   void drawChapterTitle(const String& chapter, uint16_t wpm);
   void drawTheEnd(uint16_t wpm);
-  void drawMenu(uint8_t selectedOption, bool colorsEnabled);
+  void drawMenu(uint8_t selectedOption);
+  void drawColorsMenu(uint8_t selectedOption, uint8_t textColor,
+                      uint8_t dialogueColor);
+  void drawColorPicker(bool dialogueSetting, uint8_t selectedColor,
+                       uint16_t textColor, uint16_t dialogueColor);
   void drawPicker(const String& title, const String& value);
   void drawFontStylePicker(uint8_t style, uint8_t size);
   void drawFontSizePicker(uint8_t style, uint8_t size);
@@ -46,6 +51,8 @@ class Board {
   uint8_t preferredBrightness_ = 5;
   uint8_t fontStyle_ = 0;
   uint8_t fontSize_ = 20;
+  uint16_t textColor_ = 0xFFFF;
+  uint16_t dialogueColor_ = 0xB596;
   bool landscape_ = false;
   bool powerMonitorAvailable_ = false;
   bool statusDrawn_ = false;
diff --git a/firmware/include/Palette.h b/firmware/include/Palette.h
index 7b0d8a9..bf97016 100644
--- a/firmware/include/Palette.h
+++ b/firmware/include/Palette.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ constexpr uint16_t rgb565(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
 }
 
 constexpr uint16_t kOtherGrey = rgb565(176, 176, 176);
+constexpr uint16_t kWhite = rgb565(255, 255, 255);
 
 constexpr uint16_t kHues[] = {0, 30, 60, 120, 180, 225, 270, 300, 330};
 constexpr uint16_t kColors[] = {
@@ -18,6 +19,26 @@ constexpr uint16_t kColors[] = {
     rgb565(128, 255, 128), rgb565(128, 255, 255), rgb565(128, 159, 255),
     rgb565(191, 128, 255), rgb565(255, 128, 255), rgb565(255, 128, 191),
 };
+constexpr const char* kHueNames[] = {
+    "Red", "Orange", "Yellow", "Green", "Cyan", "Blue",
+    "Violet", "Magenta", "Pink",
+};
+
+// The color picker includes the two existing neutral choices before the hue
+// palette documented in docs/history/PLAN.md.
+constexpr uint8_t kChoiceCount = 11;
+
+inline uint16_t colorForChoice(uint8_t choice) {
+  if (choice == 0) return kWhite;
+  if (choice == 1) return kOtherGrey;
+  return choice < kChoiceCount ? kColors[choice - 2] : kWhite;
+}
+
+inline const char* nameForChoice(uint8_t choice) {
+  if (choice == 0) return "White";
+  if (choice == 1) return "Gray";
+  return choice < kChoiceCount ? kHueNames[choice - 2] : "White";
+}
 
 inline int indexForHue(uint16_t hue) {
   for (size_t index = 0; index < sizeof(kHues) / sizeof(kHues[0]); ++index) {
diff --git a/firmware/include/Settings.h b/firmware/include/Settings.h
index 6c19bd8..72ff29e 100644
--- a/firmware/include/Settings.h
+++ b/firmware/include/Settings.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ struct SavedState {
   uint8_t brightness = 5;
   uint8_t fontStyle = 0;
   uint8_t fontSize = 20;
-  bool colorsEnabled = true;
+  uint8_t textColor = 0;
+  uint8_t dialogueColor = 1;
 };
 
 class Settings {
diff --git a/firmware/src/Board.cpp b/firmware/src/Board.cpp
index 1e25a36..cab1601 100644
--- a/firmware/src/Board.cpp
+++ b/firmware/src/Board.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void Board::drawStatus(uint16_t wpm) {
   constexpr int16_t kBatteryTipWidth = 3;
 
   setUiFont(fontStyle_);
-  display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(ML_DATUM);
   const String wpmLabel = String(wpm) + " WPM";
   display_->drawString(wpmLabel, kMargin, kStatusHeight / 2);
@@ -184,11 +184,14 @@ void Board::drawStatus(uint16_t wpm) {
   const String label = percentage < 0 ? "--" : String(percentage) + "%";
   display_->setTextDatum(MR_DATUM);
   display_->drawString(label, batteryX - 5, kStatusHeight / 2);
-  display_->drawRoundRect(batteryX, batteryY, kBatteryWidth, kBatteryHeight, 2, TFT_WHITE);
-  display_->fillRect(batteryX + kBatteryWidth, batteryY + 4, kBatteryTipWidth, 4, TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->drawRoundRect(batteryX, batteryY, kBatteryWidth, kBatteryHeight, 2,
+                          textColor_);
+  display_->fillRect(batteryX + kBatteryWidth, batteryY + 4, kBatteryTipWidth, 4,
+                     textColor_);
   if (percentage > 0) {
     const int16_t fillWidth = (kBatteryWidth - 4) * percentage / 100;
-    display_->fillRect(batteryX + 2, batteryY + 2, fillWidth, kBatteryHeight - 4, TFT_WHITE);
+    display_->fillRect(batteryX + 2, batteryY + 2, fillWidth,
+                       kBatteryHeight - 4, textColor_);
   }
 
   const int16_t left = kMargin + display_->textWidth(wpmLabel) + 8;
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ void Board::drawFooter() {
   display_->fillRect(0, display_->height() - kFooterHeight, display_->width(),
                      kFooterHeight, TFT_BLACK);
   setUiFont(fontStyle_);
-  display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   const String details = String(wordCount_) + " words - " +
                          String(progressPercent_) + "%";
   const String separator = " - ";
@@ -242,6 +245,15 @@ void Board::drawFooter() {
   displayedProgressPercent_ = progressPercent_;
 }
 
+void Board::setReadingColors(uint16_t textColor, uint16_t dialogueColor) {
+  if (textColor_ == textColor && dialogueColor_ == dialogueColor) return;
+  textColor_ = textColor;
+  dialogueColor_ = dialogueColor;
+  statusDrawn_ = false;
+  footerDrawn_ = false;
+  displayedProgressPercent_ = 255;
+}
+
 void Board::drawWord(const String& word, uint16_t wpm, uint8_t styleFlags,
                      uint8_t wordColorFlag) {
   if (display_ == nullptr) return;
@@ -272,7 +284,7 @@ void Board::drawWord(const String& word, uint16_t wpm, uint8_t styleFlags,
     renderedSize -= config::kFontSizeStep;
     setReaderFont(fontStyle_, renderedSize, styleFlags);
   }
-  display_->setTextColor(wordColorFlag == 1 ? palette::kOtherGrey : TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(wordColorFlag == 1 ? dialogueColor_ : textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(MC_DATUM);
 
   const int16_t centerX = display_->width() / 2;
@@ -310,7 +322,7 @@ void Board::drawChapterTitle(const String& chapter, uint16_t wpm) {
 
 void Board::drawTheEnd(uint16_t wpm) { drawWord("The End", wpm); }
 
-void Board::drawMenu(uint8_t selectedOption, bool colorsEnabled) {
+void Board::drawMenu(uint8_t selectedOption) {
   if (display_ == nullptr) return;
 
   if (landscape_) {
@@ -323,7 +335,7 @@ void Board::drawMenu(uint8_t selectedOption, bool colorsEnabled) {
   displayedProgressPercent_ = 255;
   previousWordBounds_.valid = false;
   setUiFont(fontStyle_);
-  display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(TC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("MENU", display_->width() / 2, 18);
 
@@ -331,21 +343,22 @@ void Board::drawMenu(uint8_t selectedOption, bool colorsEnabled) {
   constexpr int16_t kFirstRowY = 54;
   constexpr int16_t kRowSpacing = 56;
   const char* labels[] = {"Back", "Book selection", "Chapter selection",
-                          "Brightness", "Font",
-                          colorsEnabled ? "Colors: On" : "Colors: Off"};
+                          "Brightness", "Font", "Colors"};
   display_->setTextDatum(ML_DATUM);
   for (uint8_t index = 0; index < 6; ++index) {
     const int16_t y = kFirstRowY + index * kRowSpacing;
     if (index == selectedOption) {
-      display_->fillRoundRect(10, y, display_->width() - 20, kRowHeight, 5, TFT_WHITE);
+      display_->fillRoundRect(10, y, display_->width() - 20, kRowHeight, 5,
+                              textColor_);
       display_->setTextColor(TFT_BLACK);
     } else {
-      display_->drawRoundRect(10, y, display_->width() - 20, kRowHeight, 5, TFT_WHITE);
-      display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+      display_->drawRoundRect(10, y, display_->width() - 20, kRowHeight, 5,
+                              textColor_);
+      display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
     }
     display_->drawString(labels[index], 24, y + kRowHeight / 2);
   }
-  display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(BC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("PREV/NEXT choose", display_->width() / 2,
                        display_->height() - 36);
@@ -353,6 +366,85 @@ void Board::drawMenu(uint8_t selectedOption, bool colorsEnabled) {
                        display_->height() - 8);
 }
 
+void Board::drawColorsMenu(uint8_t selectedOption, uint8_t textColor,
+                           uint8_t dialogueColor) {
+  if (display_ == nullptr) return;
+  if (landscape_) {
+    display_->setRotation(0);
+    landscape_ = false;
+  }
+  display_->fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);
+  statusDrawn_ = false;
+  footerDrawn_ = false;
+  previousWordBounds_.valid = false;
+  setUiFont(fontStyle_);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
+  display_->setTextDatum(TC_DATUM);
+  display_->drawString("COLORS", display_->width() / 2, 18);
+
+  const char* labels[] = {"Text", "Dialogue", "Back"};
+  const uint8_t choices[] = {textColor, dialogueColor, 0};
+  constexpr int16_t kRowHeight = 48;
+  constexpr int16_t kFirstRowY = 64;
+  constexpr int16_t kRowSpacing = 58;
+  display_->setTextDatum(ML_DATUM);
+  for (uint8_t index = 0; index < 3; ++index) {
+    const int16_t y = kFirstRowY + index * kRowSpacing;
+    if (index == selectedOption) {
+      display_->fillRoundRect(10, y, display_->width() - 20, kRowHeight, 5,
+                              textColor_);
+      display_->setTextColor(TFT_BLACK);
+    } else {
+      display_->drawRoundRect(10, y, display_->width() - 20, kRowHeight, 5,
+                              textColor_);
+      display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
+    }
+    const String label = index < 2
+                             ? String(labels[index]) + ": " +
+                                   palette::nameForChoice(choices[index])
+                             : String(labels[index]);
+    display_->drawString(label, 24, y + kRowHeight / 2);
+  }
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
+  display_->setTextDatum(BC_DATUM);
+  display_->drawString("PREV/NEXT choose", display_->width() / 2,
+                       display_->height() - 36);
+  display_->drawString("BOOT select", display_->width() / 2,
+                       display_->height() - 8);
+}
+
+void Board::drawColorPicker(bool dialogueSetting, uint8_t selectedColor,
+                            uint16_t textColor, uint16_t dialogueColor) {
+  if (display_ == nullptr) return;
+  setLandscape();
+  display_->fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);
+  statusDrawn_ = false;
+  footerDrawn_ = false;
+  previousWordBounds_.valid = false;
+  setUiFont(fontStyle_);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
+  display_->setTextDatum(TC_DATUM);
+  display_->drawString(dialogueSetting ? "DIALOGUE COLOR" : "TEXT COLOR",
+                       display_->width() / 2, 12);
+  display_->setTextColor(palette::colorForChoice(selectedColor));
+  display_->drawString(palette::nameForChoice(selectedColor),
+                       display_->width() / 2, 54);
+
+  setReaderFont(fontStyle_, fontSize_, dialogueSetting ? kItalicStyle : 0);
+  display_->setTextDatum(MC_DATUM);
+  display_->setTextColor(dialogueSetting ? dialogueColor : textColor);
+  display_->drawString(dialogueSetting ? "dialogue" : "text",
+                       display_->width() / 2, 118);
+
+  setUiFont(fontStyle_);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
+  display_->setTextDatum(BC_DATUM);
+  display_->drawString("PREV/NEXT color", display_->width() / 2,
+                       display_->height() - 36);
+  display_->drawString("BOOT save", display_->width() / 2,
+                       display_->height() - 8);
+}
+
 void Board::drawPicker(const String& title, const String& value) {
   if (display_ == nullptr) return;
   setLandscape();
@@ -361,7 +453,7 @@ void Board::drawPicker(const String& title, const String& value) {
   statusDrawn_ = false;
   previousWordBounds_.valid = false;
   setUiFont(fontStyle_);
-  display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(TC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString(title, display_->width() / 2, 16);
 
@@ -375,6 +467,7 @@ void Board::drawPicker(const String& title, const String& value) {
                        display_->width() / 2, display_->height() / 2 - 8);
 
   setUiFont(fontStyle_);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(BC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("PREV/NEXT choose", display_->width() / 2,
                        display_->height() - 36);
@@ -390,18 +483,21 @@ void Board::drawFontStylePicker(uint8_t style, uint8_t size) {
   statusDrawn_ = false;
   previousWordBounds_.valid = false;
   setUiFont(style);
-  display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(TC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("FONT STYLE", display_->width() / 2, 16);
 
   const char* names[] = {"Sans-serif", "Serif", "Monospace"};
   setReaderFont(style, size);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(MC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("Sample", display_->width() / 2, display_->height() / 2 - 8);
 
   setUiFont(style);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(TC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString(names[constrain(style, 0, 2)], display_->width() / 2, 48);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(BC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("PREV/NEXT choose", display_->width() / 2,
                        display_->height() - 36);
@@ -417,16 +513,18 @@ void Board::drawFontSizePicker(uint8_t style, uint8_t size) {
   statusDrawn_ = false;
   previousWordBounds_.valid = false;
   setUiFont(style);
-  display_->setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(TC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("FONT SIZE", display_->width() / 2, 16);
 
   setReaderFont(style, size);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(MC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("size", display_->width() / 2,
                        display_->height() / 2 - 8);
 
   setUiFont(style);
+  display_->setTextColor(textColor_);
   display_->setTextDatum(BC_DATUM);
   display_->drawString("PREV/NEXT choose", display_->width() / 2,
                        display_->height() - 36);
diff --git a/firmware/src/Settings.cpp b/firmware/src/Settings.cpp
index 95b8ff7..7acd2e7 100644
--- a/firmware/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/firmware/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ SavedState Settings::load() const {
   state.brightness = preferences.getUChar("brightness", 5);
   state.fontStyle = preferences.getUChar("font_style", 0);
   state.fontSize = preferences.getUChar("font_size", 20);
-  state.colorsEnabled = preferences.getBool("colors", true);
+  state.textColor = preferences.getUChar("text_color", 0);
+  state.dialogueColor = preferences.getUChar("dialogue_color", 1);
   preferences.end();
   return state;
 }
@@ -46,9 +47,13 @@ void Settings::save(const SavedState& state) const {
   if (!preferences.isKey("font_size") || preferences.getUChar("font_size") != state.fontSize) {
     preferences.putUChar("font_size", state.fontSize);
   }
-  if (!preferences.isKey("colors") ||
-      preferences.getBool("colors") != state.colorsEnabled) {
-    preferences.putBool("colors", state.colorsEnabled);
+  if (!preferences.isKey("text_color") ||
+      preferences.getUChar("text_color") != state.textColor) {
+    preferences.putUChar("text_color", state.textColor);
+  }
+  if (!preferences.isKey("dialogue_color") ||
+      preferences.getUChar("dialogue_color") != state.dialogueColor) {
+    preferences.putUChar("dialogue_color", state.dialogueColor);
   }
   preferences.end();
 }
diff --git a/firmware/src/main.cpp b/firmware/src/main.cpp
index bce621b..dbbe2c1 100644
--- a/firmware/src/main.cpp
+++ b/firmware/src/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Board.h"
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "Library.h"
+#include "Palette.h"
 #include "Reader.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ enum class Screen {
   kBrightnessPicker,
   kFontStylePicker,
   kFontSizePicker,
+  kColorsMenu,
+  kTextColorPicker,
+  kDialogueColorPicker,
 };
 
 enum class ReaderView {
@@ -49,7 +53,9 @@ String pendingChapterPath;
 uint8_t pendingBrightness = config::kNormalBrightness;
 uint8_t pendingFontStyle = config::kDefaultFontStyle;
 uint8_t pendingFontSize = config::kDefaultFontSize;
+uint8_t pendingColor = 0;
 uint8_t menuSelection = 0;
+uint8_t colorsMenuSelection = 0;
 
 struct Button {
   explicit Button(uint8_t buttonPin) : pin(buttonPin) {}
@@ -97,14 +103,18 @@ void setReadingContext(uint8_t progressPercent) {
 
 void showCurrentWord() {
   setReadingContext(reader.progressPercent());
+  board.setReadingColors(palette::colorForChoice(state.textColor),
+                         palette::colorForChoice(state.dialogueColor));
   board.drawWord(reader.currentWord(), state.wpm, reader.currentStyleFlags(),
-                 state.colorsEnabled ? reader.currentColorFlag() : 0);
+                 reader.currentColorFlag());
 }
 
 void wakeDisplay();
 void configureTouchLandscape();
 
 void showReaderScreen() {
+  board.setReadingColors(palette::colorForChoice(state.textColor),
+                         palette::colorForChoice(state.dialogueColor));
   switch (readerView) {
     case ReaderView::kChapterTitle:
       setReadingContext(0);
@@ -161,6 +171,19 @@ void drawPicker() {
     case Screen::kFontSizePicker:
       board.drawFontSizePicker(pendingFontStyle, pendingFontSize);
       break;
+    case Screen::kColorsMenu:
+      board.drawColorsMenu(colorsMenuSelection, state.textColor, state.dialogueColor);
+      break;
+    case Screen::kTextColorPicker:
+    case Screen::kDialogueColorPicker:
+      board.drawColorPicker(screen == Screen::kDialogueColorPicker, pendingColor,
+                            palette::colorForChoice(
+                                screen == Screen::kTextColorPicker ? pendingColor
+                                                                  : state.textColor),
+                            palette::colorForChoice(
+                                screen == Screen::kDialogueColorPicker ? pendingColor
+                                                                       : state.dialogueColor));
+      break;
     default:
       break;
   }
@@ -173,7 +196,22 @@ void openMenu() {
   menuSelection = 0;
   screen = Screen::kMenu;
   wakeDisplay();
-  board.drawMenu(menuSelection, state.colorsEnabled);
+  board.drawMenu(menuSelection);
+}
+
+void openColorsMenu() {
+  colorsMenuSelection = 0;
+  screen = Screen::kColorsMenu;
+  configureTouchLandscape();
+  drawPicker();
+}
+
+void openColorPicker(Screen picker) {
+  screen = picker;
+  pendingColor = picker == Screen::kTextColorPicker ? state.textColor
+                                                    : state.dialogueColor;
+  configureTouchLandscape();
+  drawPicker();
 }
 
 void openPicker(Screen picker) {
@@ -210,6 +248,11 @@ void changePicker(int direction) {
           static_cast<int>(pendingFontSize) + direction * config::kFontSizeStep,
           config::kMinimumFontSize, config::kMaximumFontSize);
       break;
+    case Screen::kTextColorPicker:
+    case Screen::kDialogueColorPicker:
+      pendingColor = (pendingColor + palette::kChoiceCount + direction) %
+                     palette::kChoiceCount;
+      break;
     default:
       return;
   }
@@ -217,6 +260,22 @@ void changePicker(int direction) {
 }
 
 void applyPicker() {
+  if (screen == Screen::kTextColorPicker) {
+    state.textColor = pendingColor;
+    persistState();
+    screen = Screen::kColorsMenu;
+    colorsMenuSelection = 1;
+    drawPicker();
+    return;
+  }
+  if (screen == Screen::kDialogueColorPicker) {
+    state.dialogueColor = pendingColor;
+    persistState();
+    screen = Screen::kColorsMenu;
+    colorsMenuSelection = 2;
+    drawPicker();
+    return;
+  }
   if (screen == Screen::kFontStylePicker) {
     screen = Screen::kFontSizePicker;
     drawPicker();
@@ -333,14 +392,20 @@ void confirmMenuSelection() {
       case 2: openPicker(Screen::kChapterPicker); break;
       case 3: openPicker(Screen::kBrightnessPicker); break;
       case 4: openPicker(Screen::kFontStylePicker); break;
-      case 5:
-        state.colorsEnabled = !state.colorsEnabled;
-        persistState();
-        board.drawMenu(menuSelection, state.colorsEnabled);
-        break;
+      case 5: openColorsMenu(); break;
     }
     return;
   }
+  if (screen == Screen::kColorsMenu) {
+    if (colorsMenuSelection == 2) {
+      screen = Screen::kMenu;
+      board.drawMenu(menuSelection);
+      return;
+    }
+    openColorPicker(colorsMenuSelection == 0 ? Screen::kTextColorPicker
+                                              : Screen::kDialogueColorPicker);
+    return;
+  }
   applyPicker();
 }
 
@@ -397,7 +462,12 @@ void handleInput() {
     wakeDisplay();
     if (screen == Screen::kMenu) {
       menuSelection = (menuSelection + 5) % 6;
-      board.drawMenu(menuSelection, state.colorsEnabled);
+      board.drawMenu(menuSelection);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (screen == Screen::kColorsMenu) {
+      colorsMenuSelection = (colorsMenuSelection + 2) % 3;
+      drawPicker();
       return;
     }
     if (screen != Screen::kReader) {
@@ -417,7 +487,12 @@ void handleInput() {
     wakeDisplay();
     if (screen == Screen::kMenu) {
       menuSelection = (menuSelection + 1) % 6;
-      board.drawMenu(menuSelection, state.colorsEnabled);
+      board.drawMenu(menuSelection);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (screen == Screen::kColorsMenu) {
+      colorsMenuSelection = (colorsMenuSelection + 1) % 3;
+      drawPicker();
       return;
     }
     if (screen != Screen::kReader) {