diff --git a/src/styles/_config.sass b/src/styles/_config.sass
index 859a1820..4d52e05f 100644
--- a/src/styles/_config.sass
+++ b/src/styles/_config.sass
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ $color-background-nav: hsl(hue($color-background), 20%, 25%)
 $color-background-nav-light: hsl(hue($color-background), 20%, 35%)
 $color-background-nav-dark: hsl(hue($color-background), 20%, 15%)
 
+$color-background-active: #dff5f6  // background colour for active items.
+
 $font-body: 'Roboto'
 $font-headings: 'Lato'
 $font-size: 14px
@@ -37,23 +39,42 @@ $color-info: #68B3C8 !default
 $color-success: #27AE60 !default
 $color-danger: #EB5E28 !default
 
-$color-open_projects: #7eb66f
-$color-training: #71c5d3
-
 /* Borrowed from dillo.space :) */
 $color_upvote: #ff8b60
 $color_downvote: #74a4ff
 
 /* Label Status */
-$color-status-todo: lightgray
-$color-status-on_hold: #fff2cc
-$color-status-in_progress: #fff2cc
-$color-status-review: #e4f5f9
-$color-status-final: #e7f5d3
+$color-status-invalid: #999
+$color-status-invalid-light: lighten($color-status-invalid, 10%)
+$color-status-invalid-dark: darken($color-status-invalid, 10%)
+$color-status-todo: #ff8080
+$color-status-todo-light: hsl(hue($color-status-todo), 100%, 85%)
+$color-status-todo-dark: hsl(hue($color-status-todo), 100%, 65%)
+$color-status-on_hold: #cb9e15
+$color-status-on_hold-light: hsl(hue($color-status-on_hold), 50%, 70%)
+$color-status-on_hold-dark: hsl(hue($color-status-on_hold), 60%, 40%)
+$color-status-in_progress: #ffbe00
+$color-status-in_progress-light: hsl(hue($color-status-in_progress), 100%, 55%)
+$color-status-in_progress-dark: hsl(hue($color-status-in_progress), 100%, 45%)
+$color-status-review: #00ceff
+$color-status-review-light: hsl(hue($color-status-review), 100%, 75%)
+$color-status-review-dark: hsl(hue($color-status-review), 100%, 40%)
+$color-status-approved: #00cc9f
+$color-status-approved-light: hsl(hue($color-status-approved), 100%, 70%)
+$color-status-approved-dark: hsl(hue($color-status-approved), 100%, 35%)
+$color-status-cbb: #acbf92
+$color-status-cbb-light: hsl(hue($color-status-cbb), 40%, 75%)
+$color-status-cbb-dark: hsl(hue($color-status-cbb), 15%, 50%)
+$color-status-final: #b0ea10
+$color-status-final-light: hsl(hue($color-status-final), 100%, 70%)
+$color-status-final-dark: hsl(hue($color-status-final), 100%, 30%)
 
 $color-status-active: #E6F3FD
 $color-status-updated: #e7f5d3
 
+$color-open_projects: #7eb66f
+$color-training: #71c5d3
+
 /* Mobile Stuff */
 $screen-xs: 480px !default
 $screen-xs-min: $screen-xs
@@ -71,6 +92,7 @@ $screen-xs-max: $screen-sm-min - 1
 $screen-sm-max: $screen-md-min - 1
 $screen-md-max: $screen-lg-min - 1
 
+
 $sidebar-width: 50px
 
 /* Project specifics */