diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 88dd1fd1..a1cbb89b 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
             .hash = "thespian-0.0.1-owFOjlgiBgC8w4XqkCOegxz5vMy6kNErcssWQWf2QHeE",
         },
         .themes = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-themes/releases/download/master-750400d02ea8cacaabc869cd4d34dcebf04a53c8/flow-themes.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "N-V-__8AAEWxJQAyUV_rvRIWHB8EhIBxpQXqCB68SpilIjEt",
+            .url = "https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-themes/releases/download/master-32b5be45c4c001902fc8ff226d2e790e462148ed/flow-themes.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "N-V-__8AAP_iKgB6QFdA6p7L0Yvz2GpIbDtM80oD5lebig9_",
         },
         .fuzzig = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/fjebaker/fuzzig/archive/4251fe4230d38e721514394a485db62ee1667ff3.tar.gz",
diff --git a/src/color.zig b/src/color.zig
index 47be2ecc..c97c300e 100644
--- a/src/color.zig
+++ b/src/color.zig
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ pub const RGBf = struct {
     const GAMMA = 2.4;
 };
 
+pub fn u24_to_u8s(v: u24) [3]u8 {
+    return .{ @truncate(v >> 16), @truncate(v >> 8), @truncate(v) };
+}
+
 pub fn max_contrast(v: u24, a: u24, b: u24) u24 {
     return RGB.max_contrast(RGB.from_u24(v), RGB.from_u24(a), RGB.from_u24(b)).to_u24();
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
index fe9da1eb..9204b655 100644
--- a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
+++ b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const tui = @import("tui.zig");
 const input = @import("input");
 const keybind = @import("keybind");
 pub const Mode = keybind.Mode;
-const RGB = @import("color").RGB;
+const color = @import("color");
+const RGB = color.RGB;
 
 pub const name = @typeName(Self);
 
@@ -371,14 +372,8 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
 
     // Update the terminal's fg/bg color cache from the current theme so that
     // OSC 10/11 colour queries return accurate values.
-    if (theme.editor.fg) |fg| {
-        const c = fg.color;
-        self.vt.vt.fg_color = .{ @truncate(c >> 16), @truncate(c >> 8), @truncate(c) };
-    }
-    if (theme.editor.bg) |bg| {
-        const c = bg.color;
-        self.vt.vt.bg_color = .{ @truncate(c >> 16), @truncate(c >> 8), @truncate(c) };
-    }
+    if (theme.editor.fg) |fg| self.vt.vt.fg_color = color.u24_to_u8s(fg.color);
+    if (theme.editor.bg) |bg| self.vt.vt.bg_color = color.u24_to_u8s(bg.color);
 
     // Blit the terminal's front screen into our vaxis.Window.
     const software_cursor = !tui.has_native_cursor();
@@ -388,6 +383,24 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
         std.log.err("terminal_view: draw failed: {}", .{e});
     };
 
+    // Resolve ANSI colour indices 0–15 to theme RGB values
+    {
+        const palette = theme.ansi_palette;
+        const win = self.plane.window;
+        const scr = win.screen;
+        const y_off: usize = @intCast(win.y_off);
+        const x_off: usize = @intCast(win.x_off);
+        for (0..win.height) |row| {
+            const row_base = (y_off + row) * scr.width + x_off;
+            if (row_base >= scr.buf.len) break;
+            const row_end = @min(row_base + win.width, scr.buf.len);
+            for (scr.buf[row_base..row_end]) |*cell| {
+                resolve_color(&cell.style.fg, palette);
+                resolve_color(&cell.style.bg, palette);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!software_cursor and self.focused and tui.terminal_has_focus()) {
         const scr = &tui.rdr().vx.screen;
         if (scr.cursor_vis)
@@ -397,6 +410,15 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
     return false;
 }
 
+fn resolve_color(c: *vaxis.Cell.Color, palette: [16][3]u8) void {
+    switch (c.*) {
+        .index => |idx| if (idx < 16) {
+            c.* = .{ .rgb = palette[idx] };
+        },
+        else => {},
+    }
+}
+
 fn handle_child_exit(self: *Self, code: u8) void {
     switch (self.vt.on_exit) {
         .hold => self.show_exit_message(code),