diff --git a/assets/default/dotfiles/bash_profile b/assets/default/dotfiles/bash_profile
index f8cf26b..0f2f6c5 100644
--- a/assets/default/dotfiles/bash_profile
+++ b/assets/default/dotfiles/bash_profile
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${PWD/#$HOME/~}\007"'
 export CLICOLOR=1
 export LSCOLORS=ExFxCxDxBxegedabagacad
 
+# Vim colors
+[ -z "$VIM_COLOR" ] && export VIM_COLOR='wombat256mod'
+
 # Set file as having been loaded to avoid looping
 #IS_BASH_PROFILE_LOADED=true
 
diff --git a/assets/default/fish/init/paths.fish b/assets/default/fish/init/paths.fish
index db6efc6..98ac7f8 100644
--- a/assets/default/fish/init/paths.fish
+++ b/assets/default/fish/init/paths.fish
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ set -gx ANT_OPTS "-Xmx2048m -Xms512m"
 # FZF
 set -gx FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND 'ag -g ""'
 set -gx FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND "$FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND \$dir"
+
+# Vim Colors so that they can be set by env
+set -q VIM_COLOR; or set -gx VIM_COLOR wombat256mod