diff --git a/image.c b/image.c
index 94cfc2d..9a9c531 100644
--- a/image.c
+++ b/image.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ void img_render(img_t *img)
 			}
 			imlib_image_put_back_data(data);
 		} else {
-			c = win->fullscreen ? win->black.pixel : win->bg.pixel;
+			c = win->bg.pixel;
 			imlib_context_set_color(c >> 16 & 0xFF, c >> 8 & 0xFF, c & 0xFF, 0xFF);
 			imlib_image_fill_rectangle(0, 0, dw, dh);
 		}
diff --git a/sxiv.h b/sxiv.h
index 140132f..50da31b 100644
--- a/sxiv.h
+++ b/sxiv.h
@@ -408,10 +408,8 @@ struct win {
 	Window xwin;
 	win_env_t env;
 
-	bool light; /* bg is lighter than fg */
 	XftColor bg;
 	XftColor fg;
-	XftColor black;
 
 	int x;
 	int y;
diff --git a/thumbs.c b/thumbs.c
index 7cb9385..36874d6 100644
--- a/thumbs.c
+++ b/thumbs.c
@@ -469,14 +469,14 @@ void tns_mark(tns_t *tns, int n, bool mark)
 	if (n >= 0 && n < *tns->cnt && tns->thumbs[n].im != NULL) {
 		win_t *win = tns->win;
 		thumb_t *t = &tns->thumbs[n];
-		unsigned long col = win->fullscreen ? win->black.pixel : win->bg.pixel;
+		unsigned long col = win->bg.pixel;
 		int x = t->x + t->w, y = t->y + t->h;
 
 		win_draw_rect(win, x - 1, y + 1, 1, tns->bw, true, 1, col);
 		win_draw_rect(win, x + 1, y - 1, tns->bw, 1, true, 1, col);
 
 		if (mark)
-			col = win->fullscreen && win->light ? win->bg.pixel : win->fg.pixel;
+			col = win->fg.pixel;
 
 		win_draw_rect(win, x, y, tns->bw + 2, tns->bw + 2, true, 1, col);
 
@@ -490,14 +490,9 @@ void tns_highlight(tns_t *tns, int n, bool hl)
 	if (n >= 0 && n < *tns->cnt && tns->thumbs[n].im != NULL) {
 		win_t *win = tns->win;
 		thumb_t *t = &tns->thumbs[n];
-		unsigned long col;
+		unsigned long col = hl ? win->fg.pixel : win->bg.pixel;
 		int oxy = (tns->bw + 1) / 2 + 1, owh = tns->bw + 2;
 
-		if (hl)
-			col = win->fullscreen && win->light ? win->bg.pixel : win->fg.pixel;
-		else
-			col = win->fullscreen ? win->black.pixel : win->bg.pixel;
-
 		win_draw_rect(win, t->x - oxy, t->y - oxy, t->w + owh, t->h + owh,
 		              false, tns->bw, col);
 
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index b41d6c1..d336d06 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ const char* win_res(Display *dpy, const char *name, const char *def)
 	}
 }
 
-unsigned int win_luminance(const XftColor *col)
-{
-	return (col->color.red + col->color.green + col->color.blue) / 3;
-}
-
 #define INIT_ATOM_(atom) \
 	atoms[ATOM_##atom] = XInternAtom(e->dpy, #atom, False);
 
@@ -159,8 +154,6 @@ void win_init(win_t *win)
 	fg = win_res(e->dpy, RES_CLASS ".foreground", "black");
 	win_alloc_color(e, bg, &win->bg);
 	win_alloc_color(e, fg, &win->fg);
-	win_alloc_color(e, "black", &win->black);
-	win->light = win_luminance(&win->bg) > win_luminance(&win->fg);
 
 	win->bar.l.size = BAR_L_LEN;
 	win->bar.r.size = BAR_R_LEN;
@@ -300,7 +293,7 @@ void win_open(win_t *win)
 	win->buf.h = e->scrh;
 	win->buf.pm = XCreatePixmap(e->dpy, win->xwin,
 	                            win->buf.w, win->buf.h, e->depth);
-	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, fullscreen ? win->black.pixel : win->bg.pixel);
+	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, win->bg.pixel);
 	XFillRectangle(e->dpy, win->buf.pm, gc, 0, 0, win->buf.w, win->buf.h);
 	XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap(e->dpy, win->xwin, win->buf.pm);
 
@@ -392,7 +385,7 @@ void win_clear(win_t *win)
 		win->buf.pm = XCreatePixmap(e->dpy, win->xwin,
 		                            win->buf.w, win->buf.h, e->depth);
 	}
-	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, win->fullscreen ? win->black.pixel : win->bg.pixel);
+	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, win->bg.pixel);
 	XFillRectangle(e->dpy, win->buf.pm, gc, 0, 0, win->buf.w, win->buf.h);
 }
 
@@ -439,7 +432,6 @@ void win_draw_bar(win_t *win)
 	win_env_t *e;
 	win_bar_t *l, *r;
 	XftDraw *d;
-	const XftColor *bg, *fg;
 
 	if ((l = &win->bar.l)->buf == NULL || (r = &win->bar.r)->buf == NULL)
 		return;
@@ -450,28 +442,23 @@ void win_draw_bar(win_t *win)
 	d = XftDrawCreate(e->dpy, win->buf.pm, DefaultVisual(e->dpy, e->scr),
 	                  DefaultColormap(e->dpy, e->scr));
 
-	if (win->fullscreen && !win->light)
-		bg = &win->bg, fg = &win->fg;
-	else
-		bg = &win->fg, fg = &win->bg;
-
-	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, bg->pixel);
+	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, win->fg.pixel);
 	XFillRectangle(e->dpy, win->buf.pm, gc, 0, win->h, win->w, win->bar.h);
 
-	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, fg->pixel);
-	XSetBackground(e->dpy, gc, bg->pixel);
+	XSetForeground(e->dpy, gc, win->bg.pixel);
+	XSetBackground(e->dpy, gc, win->fg.pixel);
 
 	if ((len = strlen(r->buf)) > 0) {
 		if ((tw = TEXTWIDTH(win, r->buf, len)) > w)
 			return;
 		x = win->w - tw - H_TEXT_PAD;
 		w -= tw;
-		win_draw_text(win, d, fg, x, y, r->buf, len, tw);
+		win_draw_text(win, d, &win->bg, x, y, r->buf, len, tw);
 	}
 	if ((len = strlen(l->buf)) > 0) {
 		x = H_TEXT_PAD;
 		w -= 2 * H_TEXT_PAD; /* gap between left and right parts */
-		win_draw_text(win, d, fg, x, y, l->buf, len, w);
+		win_draw_text(win, d, &win->bg, x, y, l->buf, len, w);
 	}
 	XftDrawDestroy(d);
 }