diff --git a/autoload/airline/themes/nord.vim b/autoload/airline/themes/nord.vim
index af620b97..35d3b632 100755
--- a/autoload/airline/themes/nord.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/themes/nord.vim
@@ -8,61 +8,34 @@
 let s:nord_vim_version="0.8.0"
 let g:airline#themes#nord#palette = {}
 
-let s:nord0_gui = "#2E3440"
-let s:nord1_gui = "#3B4252"
-let s:nord2_gui = "#434C5E"
-let s:nord3_gui = "#4C566A"
-let s:nord4_gui = "#D8DEE9"
-let s:nord5_gui = "#E5E9F0"
-let s:nord6_gui = "#ECEFF4"
-let s:nord7_gui = "#8FBCBB"
-let s:nord8_gui = "#88C0D0"
-let s:nord9_gui = "#81A1C1"
-let s:nord10_gui = "#5E81AC"
-let s:nord11_gui = "#BF616A"
-let s:nord12_gui = "#D08770"
-let s:nord13_gui = "#EBCB8B"
-let s:nord14_gui = "#A3BE8C"
-let s:nord15_gui = "#B48EAD"
-
-let s:nord0_term = "NONE"
-let s:nord1_term = "0"
-let s:nord2_term = "NONE"
-let s:nord4_term = "NONE"
-let s:nord11_term = "1"
-let s:nord14_term = "2"
-let s:nord13_term = "3"
-let s:nord9_term = "4"
-let s:nord15_term = "5"
-let s:nord8_term = "6"
-let s:nord5_term = "7"
-let s:nord3_term = "8"
-let s:nord12_term = "11"
-let s:nord10_term = "12"
-let s:nord7_term = "14"
-let s:nord6_term = "15"
-
-let s:NMain = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord8_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord8_term]
-let s:NRight = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord9_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord9_term]
-let s:NMiddle = [s:nord4_gui, s:nord3_gui, s:nord4_term, s:nord3_term]
-let g:airline#themes#nord#palette.normal = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:NMain, s:NRight, s:NMiddle)
-
-let s:IMain = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord14_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord6_term]
-let s:IRight = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord9_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord9_term]
-let s:IMiddle = [s:nord4_gui, s:nord3_gui, s:nord4_term, s:nord3_term]
-let g:airline#themes#nord#palette.insert = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:IMain, s:IRight, s:IMiddle)
-
-let s:RMain = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord14_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord14_term]
-let s:RRight = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord9_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord9_term]
-let s:RMiddle = [s:nord4_gui, s:nord3_gui, s:nord4_term, s:nord3_term]
-let g:airline#themes#nord#palette.replace = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:RMain, s:RRight, s:RMiddle)
-
-let s:VMain = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord7_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord7_term]
-let s:VRight = [s:nord1_gui, s:nord9_gui, s:nord1_term, s:nord9_term]
-let s:VMiddle = [s:nord4_gui, s:nord3_gui, s:nord4_term, s:nord3_term]
-let g:airline#themes#nord#palette.visual = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:VMain, s:VRight, s:VMiddle)
-
-let s:IAMain = [s:nord4_gui, s:nord3_gui, s:nord4_term, s:nord3_term]
-let s:IARight = [s:nord4_gui, s:nord3_gui, s:nord4_term, s:nord3_term]
-let s:IAMiddle = [s:nord4_gui, s:nord1_gui, s:nord4_term, s:nord1_term]
-let g:airline#themes#nord#palette.inactive = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:IAMain, s:IARight, s:IAMiddle)
+let s:nord_gui = [
+	\ '#2E3440', '#3B4252', '#434C5E', '#4C566A', '#D8DEE9', '#E5E9F0',
+	\ '#ECEFF4', '#8FBCBB', '#88C0D0', '#81A1C1', '#5E81AC', '#BF616A',
+	\ '#D08770', '#EBCB8B',  '#A3BE8C', '#B48EAD'
+\ ]
+
+let s:nord_term = [
+	\ 'NONE', '0', 'NONE', '8', 'NONE', '7', '15', '14', '6', '4', '12', '1',
+	\ '11', '3', '2', '5'
+\ ]
+
+let s:defaults = {
+	\ 'normal':   [1,  8, 1, 9, 4, 3],
+	\ 'insert':   [1,  6, 1, 9, 4, 3],
+	\ 'replace':  [1, 14, 1, 9, 4, 3],
+	\ 'visual':   [1,  7, 1, 9, 4, 3],
+	\ 'inactive': [4,  3, 4, 3, 4, 1]
+	\ }
+
+for s:mode in keys(s:defaults)
+	let s:mainFg =   get(g:, 'nord_airline_'.s:mode.'_main_fg',   s:defaults[s:mode][0])
+	let s:mainBg =   get(g:, 'nord_airline_'.s:mode.'_main_bg',   s:defaults[s:mode][1])
+	let s:rightFg =  get(g:, 'nord_airline_'.s:mode.'_right_fg',  s:defaults[s:mode][2])
+	let s:rightBg =  get(g:, 'nord_airline_'.s:mode.'_right_bg',  s:defaults[s:mode][3])
+	let s:middleFg = get(g:, 'nord_airline_'.s:mode.'_middle_fg', s:defaults[s:mode][4])
+	let s:middleBg = get(g:, 'nord_airline_'.s:mode.'_middle_bg', s:defaults[s:mode][5])
+	let s:main   = [ s:nord_gui[s:mainFg]   , s:nord_gui[s:mainBg]   , s:nord_term[s:mainFg]   , s:nord_term[s:mainBg]   ]
+	let s:right  = [ s:nord_gui[s:rightFg]  , s:nord_gui[s:rightBg]  , s:nord_term[s:rightFg]  , s:nord_term[s:rightBg]  ]
+	let s:middle = [ s:nord_gui[s:middleFg] , s:nord_gui[s:middleBg] , s:nord_term[s:middleFg] , s:nord_term[s:middleBg] ]
+	let g:airline#themes#nord#palette[s:mode] = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:main, s:right, s:middle)
+endfor