diff --git a/scripts/config.sh b/scripts/config.sh
index 9b23fd7..c138987 100755
--- a/scripts/config.sh
+++ b/scripts/config.sh
@@ -65,3 +65,8 @@ DEFAULT_FINGER_COMPACT_HINTS=1
 FINGERS_COMPACT_HINTS=$(tmux show-option -gqv @fingers-compact-hints)
 FINGERS_COMPACT_HINTS=${FINGERS_COMPACT_HINTS:-$DEFAULT_FINGER_COMPACT_HINTS}
 export FINGERS_COMPACT_HINTS
+
+export FINGERS_HINT_FORMAT=$(echo -e "\033[30;1;43m%s\033[0m")
+export FINGERS_HIGHLIGHT_FORMAT=$(echo -e "\033[1;33m%s\033[0m")
+export FINGERS_HINT_FORMAT_SECONDARY=$(echo -e "\033[1;33m[%s]\033[0m")
+export FINGERS_HIGHLIGHT_FORMAT_SECONDARY=$(echo -e "\033[1;33m%s\033[0m ")
diff --git a/scripts/hinter.awk b/scripts/hinter.awk
index 9112220..06541bc 100644
--- a/scripts/hinter.awk
+++ b/scripts/hinter.awk
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ BEGIN {
   finger_patterns = ENVIRON["FINGER_PATTERNS"];
 
   if (COMPACT_HINTS) {
-    hint_format = "\033[30;1;43m%s\033[0m"
-    highlight_format = "\033[1;33m%s\033[0m"
+    hint_format = ENVIRON["FINGERS_HINT_FORMAT"]
+    highlight_format = ENVIRON["FINGERS_HIGHLIGHT_FORMAT"]
     compound_format = hint_format highlight_format
   } else {
-    hint_format = "\033[1;33m[%s]\033[0m"
-    highlight_format = "\033[1;33m%s\033[0m "
+    hint_format = ENVIRON["FINGERS_HINT_FORMAT_SECONDARY"]
+    highlight_format = ENVIRON["FINGERS_HIGHLIGHT_FORMAT_SECONDARY"]
     compound_format = highlight_format hint_format
   }