diff --git a/pywal/colors.py b/pywal/colors.py
index 0fed29e..2127847 100644
--- a/pywal/colors.py
+++ b/pywal/colors.py
@@ -93,10 +93,16 @@ def create_palette(img, colors, light):
         colors["colors"]["color8"] = util.darken_color(raw_colors[0], 0.5)
         colors["colors"]["color15"] = raw_colors[15]
 
+        colors["special"]["light"] = colors["special"]["background"]
+        colors["special"]["dark"] = colors["special"]["foreground"]
+
     else:
         for i, color in enumerate(raw_colors):
             colors["colors"]["color%s" % i] = color
 
+        colors["special"]["light"] = colors["special"]["foreground"]
+        colors["special"]["dark"] = colors["special"]["background"]
+
     return colors
 
 
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources b/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources
index 1410f5a..5d87403 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ URxvt*borderColor:  {background.alpha}
 *.color66: {color0}
 *color66:  {color0}
 
+! Static light/dark colors.
+light: {light}
+dark: {dark}
+
 ! Xclock colors.
 XClock*foreground: {foreground}
 XClock*background: {background}
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.css b/pywal/templates/colors.css
index f348e63..b8c3957 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.css
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.css
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@
     --color13: {color13};
     --color14: {color14};
     --color15: {color15};
+
+    /* Static */
+    --dark: {dark};
+    --light: {light};
 }}
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.json b/pywal/templates/colors.json
index 537a534..fc9b853 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.json
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
     "special": {{
         "background": "{background}",
         "foreground": "{foreground}",
-        "cursor": "{cursor}"
+        "cursor": "{cursor}",
+        "dark": "{dark}",
+        "light": "{light}"
     }},
     "colors": {{
         "color0": "{color0}",
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.scss b/pywal/templates/colors.scss
index 001be1f..e5c4de9 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.scss
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.scss
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ $color12: {color12};
 $color13: {color13};
 $color14: {color14};
 $color15: {color15};
+
+// Static
+$dark: {dark};
+$light: {light};
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.sh b/pywal/templates/colors.sh
index ba852b7..e99c83e 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.sh
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ color13='{color13}'
 color14='{color14}'
 color15='{color15}'
 
+# Static
+light='{light}'
+dark='{dark}'
+
 # FZF colors
 export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="
     $FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.yml b/pywal/templates/colors.yml
index c3d6e47..781f1f6 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.yml
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ special:
     background: "{background}"
     foreground: "{foreground}"
     cursor: "{cursor}"
+    dark: "{dark}"
+    light: "{light}"
 
 colors:
     color0: "{color0}"