diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa3dd21..fc85b63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ slightly earthy tone.
         - [g:srcery\_bg\_passthrough](#gsrcery_bg_passthrough)
         - [g:srcery\_guisp\_fallback](#gsrcery_guisp_fallback)
         - [g:srcery\_italic\_types](#gsrcery_italic_types)
+        - [g:srcery\_bg](#gsrcery_bg)
         - [g:srcery\_hard\_black\_terminal\_bg](#gsrcery_hard_black_terminal_bg)
 - [Screenshots](#screenshots)
 - [Plugin support](#plugin-support)
@@ -297,6 +298,13 @@ Italicize types if italic is enabled.
 
 Default: 0
 
+#### g:srcery\_bg
+
+Background color, specified as an RGB value.
+Note that this will only work with 'set termguicolors' in your config, and that it is mutually exclusive with 'g:srcery_hard_black_terminal_bg'.
+
+Default: 'g:srcery_black'
+
 #### g:srcery\_hard\_black\_terminal\_bg
 
 If enabled, will set the terminal background in vim to hard black.
diff --git a/after/syntax/html.vim b/after/syntax/html.vim
index 521b123..99af331 100644
--- a/after/syntax/html.vim
+++ b/after/syntax/html.vim
@@ -26,22 +26,12 @@ call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlLink', s:bright_white, s:none, s:underline)
 
 hi! link htmlSpecialChar SrceryYellow
 
-if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBold', s:bright_white, s:none, s:bold)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldUnderline', s:bright_white, s:none, s:bold . s:underline)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldItalic', s:bright_white, s:none, s:bold . s:italic)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldUnderlineItalic', s:bright_white, s:none, s:bold . s:underline . s:italic)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlUnderline', s:bright_white, s:none, s:underline)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlUnderlineItalic', s:bright_white, s:none, s:underline . s:italic)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlItalic', s:bright_white, s:none, s:italic)
-else
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBold', s:bright_white, s:black, s:bold)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldUnderline', s:bright_white, s:black, s:bold . s:underline)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldItalic', s:bright_white, s:black, s:bold . s:italic)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldUnderlineItalic', s:bright_white, s:black, s:bold . s:underline . s:italic)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlUnderline', s:bright_white, s:black, s:underline)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlUnderlineItalic', s:bright_white, s:black, s:underline . s:italic)
-  call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlItalic', s:bright_white, s:black, s:italic)
-endif
+call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBold', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:bold)
+call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldUnderline', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:bold . s:underline)
+call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldItalic', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:bold . s:italic)
+call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlBoldUnderlineItalic', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:bold . s:underline . s:italic)
+call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlUnderline', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:underline)
+call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlUnderlineItalic', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:underline . s:italic)
+call srcery#helper#Highlight('htmlItalic', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:italic)
 
 " }}}
diff --git a/autoload/srcery.vim b/autoload/srcery.vim
index 5a67525..8d83588 100644
--- a/autoload/srcery.vim
+++ b/autoload/srcery.vim
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ if !exists('g:srcery_italic')
   endif
 endif
 
-if !exists('g:srcery_bg_passthrough')
-  let g:srcery_bg_passthrough=0
-endif
-
 if !exists('g:srcery_undercurl')
   let g:srcery_undercurl=1
 endif
@@ -152,6 +148,18 @@ if !exists('g:srcery_italic_types')
   let g:srcery_italic_types=0
 endif
 
+if !exists('g:srcery_bg')
+  "Sets the default color for both guisp and cterm backgrounds.
+  let g:srcery_bg=[g:srcery_black, 0]
+elseif (index(g:srcery_bg, 'DEFAULT') >= 0) || (index(g:srcery_bg, 'NONE') >= 0 && has('gui_running'))
+  "Defaults should be set if the user specifies it, or if the background is set as 'NONE' whilst the gui is running.
+  for i in [0, 1]
+    if g:srcery_bg[i] ==# 'DEFAULT' || (g:srcery_bg[i] ==# 'NONE' && has('gui_running'))
+      let g:srcery_bg[i] = (i==1 ? 0 : g:srcery_black)
+    endif
+  endfor
+endif
+
 if !exists('g:srcery_hard_black_terminal_bg')
   let g:srcery_hard_black_terminal_bg=1
 endif
diff --git a/colors/srcery.vim b/colors/srcery.vim
index 810f220..4f70b79 100644
--- a/colors/srcery.vim
+++ b/colors/srcery.vim
@@ -171,11 +171,7 @@ call s:HL('SrceryXgray6', s:xgray6)
 
 " Normal text
 "
-if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-  call s:HL('Normal', s:bright_white, s:none)
- else
-  call s:HL('Normal', s:bright_white, s:black)
-endif
+call s:HL('Normal', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg)
 
 if v:version >= 700
   " Screen line that the cursor is
@@ -206,11 +202,7 @@ if v:version >= 703
   call s:HL('Conceal', s:blue, s:none)
 
   " Line number of CursorLine
-  if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-    call s:HL('CursorLineNr', s:yellow, s:none)
-  else
-    call s:HL('CursorLineNr', s:yellow, s:black)
-  endif
+  call s:HL('CursorLineNr', s:yellow, g:srcery_bg)
 
 endif
 
@@ -237,19 +229,11 @@ call s:HL('Underlined', s:blue, s:none, s:underline)
 
 call s:HL('StatusLine',   s:bright_white, s:xgray2)
 
-if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-  call s:HL('StatusLineNC', s:bright_black, s:none, s:underline)
-
-  " The column separating vertically split windows
-  call s:HL('VertSplit', s:bright_white, s:none)
-
-  " Current match in wildmenu completion
-  call s:HL('WildMenu', s:blue, s:none, s:bold)
-else
-  call s:HL('StatusLineNC', s:bright_black, s:black, s:underline)
-  call s:HL('VertSplit', s:bright_white, s:black)
-  call s:HL('WildMenu', s:blue, s:black, s:bold)
-endif
+call s:HL('StatusLineNC', s:bright_black, g:srcery_bg, s:underline)
+" The column separating vertically split windows
+call s:HL('VertSplit', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg)
+" Current match in wildmenu completion
+call s:HL('WildMenu', s:blue, g:srcery_bg, s:bold)
 
 " Directory names, special names in listing
 hi! link Directory SrceryGreenBold
@@ -274,19 +258,13 @@ hi! link WarningMsg SrceryRedBold
 " Line number for :number and :# commands
 call s:HL('LineNr', s:bright_black)
 
-if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-  " Column where signs are displayed
-  " TODO Possibly need to fix  SignColumn
-  call s:HL('SignColumn', s:none, s:none)
-  " Line used for closed folds
-  call s:HL('Folded', s:bright_black, s:none, s:italic)
-  " Column where folds are displayed
-  call s:HL('FoldColumn', s:bright_black, s:none)
-else
-  call s:HL('SignColumn', s:none, s:black)
-  call s:HL('Folded', s:bright_black, s:black, s:italic)
-  call s:HL('FoldColumn', s:bright_black, s:black)
-endif
+" Column where signs are displayed
+" TODO Possibly need to fix  SignColumn
+call s:HL('SignColumn', s:none, g:srcery_bg)
+" Line used for closed folds
+call s:HL('Folded', s:bright_black, g:srcery_bg, s:italic)
+" Column where folds are displayed
+call s:HL('FoldColumn', s:bright_black, g:srcery_bg)
 
 " }}}
 " Cursor: {{{
@@ -307,11 +285,7 @@ hi! link Special SrceryOrange
 
 call s:HL('Comment', s:bright_black, s:none, s:italic)
 
-if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-  call s:HL('Todo', s:bright_white, s:none, s:bold . s:italic)
-else
-  call s:HL('Todo', s:bright_white, s:black, s:bold . s:italic)
-endif
+call s:HL('Todo', s:bright_white, g:srcery_bg, s:bold . s:italic)
 
 call s:HL('Error', s:bright_white, s:red, s:bold)
 
@@ -388,31 +362,19 @@ if v:version >= 700
   " Popup menu: selected item
   call s:HL('PmenuSel', s:bright_white, s:blue, s:bold)
 
-  if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-    " Popup menu: scrollbar
-    call s:HL('PmenuSbar', s:none, s:none)
-    " Popup menu: scrollbar thumb
-    call s:HL('PmenuThumb', s:none, s:none)
-  else
-    call s:HL('PmenuSbar', s:none, s:black)
-    call s:HL('PmenuThumb', s:none, s:orange)
-  endif
+  " Popup menu: scrollbar
+  call s:HL('PmenuSbar', s:none, g:srcery_bg)
+  " Popup menu: scrollbar thumb
+  call s:HL('PmenuThumb', s:none, s:orange)
 endif
 
 " }}}
 " Diffs: {{{
 
-if g:srcery_bg_passthrough == 1 && !has('gui_running')
-  call s:HL('DiffDelete', s:red, s:none)
-  call s:HL('DiffAdd',    s:green, s:none)
-  call s:HL('DiffChange', s:cyan, s:none)
-  call s:HL('DiffText',   s:yellow, s:none)
-else
-  call s:HL('DiffDelete', s:red, s:black)
-  call s:HL('DiffAdd',    s:green, s:black)
-  call s:HL('DiffChange', s:cyan, s:black)
-  call s:HL('DiffText',   s:yellow, s:black)
-endif
+call s:HL('DiffDelete', s:red, g:srcery_bg)
+call s:HL('DiffAdd',    s:green, g:srcery_bg)
+call s:HL('DiffChange', s:cyan, g:srcery_bg)
+call s:HL('DiffText',   s:yellow, g:srcery_bg)
 
 " }}}
 " Spelling: {{{
@@ -436,7 +398,6 @@ if g:srcery_hard_black_terminal_bg == 1 && has('terminal')
   " Therefore not useful with transparent background option
   call s:HL('Terminal', s:bright_white, s:hard_black)
 endif
-
 " }}}
 " Neovim LSP: {{{
 
diff --git a/doc/srcery.txt b/doc/srcery.txt
index 661267d..53480b8 100644
--- a/doc/srcery.txt
+++ b/doc/srcery.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Options					|srcery-options|
 	g:srcery_bg_passthrough 	|srcery-option-bg-passthrough|
 	g:srcery_guisp_fallback 	|srcery-option-guisp-fallback|
 	g:srcery_italic_types 		|srcery-option-italic-types|
+	g:srcery_bg			|srcery-option-bg|
 	g:srcery_hard_black_terminal_bg |srcery-option-hard-black-terminal-bg|
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -242,6 +243,13 @@ g:srcery_italic_types
 
 	Default: 0
 
+							 	     *srcery-bg*
+g:srcery_bg
+	Background color, specified as an RGB value.
+	Note that this will only work with `set termguicolors` in your config, and that it is mutually exclusive with `g:srcery_hard_black_terminal_bg`.
+
+	Default: `g:srcery_black`
+
 					  *srcery-option-hard-black-terminal-bg*
 g:srcery_hard_black_terminal_bg