diff --git a/color-theme-solarized.el b/color-theme-solarized.el
index ea79968..bdbbc16 100644
--- a/color-theme-solarized.el
+++ b/color-theme-solarized.el
@@ -35,4 +35,17 @@ Ported to Emacs by Greg Pfeil, http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized."
                "Solarized"
                ,solarized-description))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun color-theme-solarized-dark ()
+  "Color theme by Ethan Schoonover, created 2011-03-24.
+Ported to Emacs by Greg Pfeil, http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized."
+  (declare (obsolete color-theme-solarized "2013-05-01"))
+  (color-theme-solarized))
+;;;###autoload
+(defun color-theme-solarized-light ()
+  "Color theme by Ethan Schoonover, created 2011-03-24.
+Ported to Emacs by Greg Pfeil, http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized."
+  (declare (obsolete color-theme-solarized "2013-05-01"))
+  (color-theme-solarized))
+
 (provide 'color-theme-solarized)
diff --git a/solarized-dark-theme.el b/solarized-dark-theme.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7b9cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solarized-dark-theme.el
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+(require 'solarized-definitions
+         (locate-file "solarized-definitions.el" custom-theme-load-path
+                      '("c" "")))
+
+(create-solarized-theme solarized-dark
+                        (concat "This theme is obsolete since 2013-05-01;
+use `solarized' instead.
+
+"
+                                solarized-description)
+                        (solarized-color-definitions))
diff --git a/solarized-definitions.el b/solarized-definitions.el
index f52545a..bf01736 100644
--- a/solarized-definitions.el
+++ b/solarized-definitions.el
@@ -554,4 +554,11 @@ the \"Gen RGB\" column in solarized-definitions.el to improve them further."
   (add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path
                (file-name-as-directory (file-name-directory load-file-name))))
 
+(defmacro create-solarized-theme (name description color-definitions)
+  `(progn
+     (deftheme ,name ,description)
+     (apply 'custom-theme-set-faces
+            ',name ,color-definitions)
+     (provide-theme ',name)))
+
 (provide 'solarized-definitions)
diff --git a/solarized-light-theme.el b/solarized-light-theme.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5abdbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solarized-light-theme.el
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+(require 'solarized-definitions
+         (locate-file "solarized-definitions.el" custom-theme-load-path
+                      '("c" "")))
+
+(create-solarized-theme solarized-light
+                        (concat "This theme is obsolete since 2013-05-01;
+use `solarized' instead.
+
+"
+                                solarized-description)
+                        (solarized-color-definitions))
diff --git a/solarized-theme.el b/solarized-theme.el
index b1a2a93..729011e 100644
--- a/solarized-theme.el
+++ b/solarized-theme.el
@@ -2,12 +2,5 @@
          (locate-file "solarized-definitions.el" custom-theme-load-path
                       '("c" "")))
 
-(defmacro create-solarized-theme ()
-  (let ((theme-name 'solarized))
-    `(progn
-       (deftheme ,theme-name ,solarized-description)
-       (apply 'custom-theme-set-faces
-              ',theme-name ',(solarized-color-definitions))
-       (provide-theme ',theme-name))))
-
-(create-solarized-theme)
+(create-solarized-theme solarized
+                        solarized-description (solarized-color-definitions))