diff --git a/moss.yaml b/moss.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91818be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moss.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+system: "base16"
+name: "Moss"
+author: "You"
+variant: "dark"
+palette:
+  base00: "262818" # darkest – main background
+  base01: "282810"
+  base02: "2B2B15"
+  base03: "474727"
+  base04: "4A4A2E"
+  base05: "4E4E35" # default foreground
+  base06: "68674F" # bright fg (selection, etc.)
+  base07: "C4C4A5" # lightest
+  base08: "727259" # red slot – dusky olive
+  base09: "606047" # orange slot – deeper olive
+  base0A: "C4C4A5" # yellow slot – light moss
+  base0B: "68674F" # green slot – mid moss
+  base0C: "474727" # cyan slot – dark moss
+  base0D: "4A4A2E" # blue slot – earthy
+  base0E: "727259" # violet slot – reuse olive
+  base0F: "2B2B15" # brown slot – extra
diff --git a/nvf-configuration.nix b/nvf-configuration.nix
index c503984..bb41447 100644
--- a/nvf-configuration.nix
+++ b/nvf-configuration.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, ...}:
-
 {
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
   config.vim = {
     viAlias = true;
     vimAlias = true;
@@ -108,14 +110,34 @@
     statusline = {
       lualine = {
         enable = true;
-        theme = "catppuccin";
       };
     };
 
     theme = {
       enable = true;
-      name = "catppuccin";
-      style = "mocha";
+      name = "moss";
+      style = "dark";
+
+      base16-colors = {
+        base00 = "#262818"; # darkest – main background
+        base01 = "#282810";
+        base02 = "#2B2B15";
+        base03 = "#474727";
+        base04 = "#4A4A2E";
+        base05 = "#4E4E35"; # default foreground
+        base06 = "#68674F"; # bright fg / selection
+        base07 = "#C4C4A5"; # lightest
+
+        base08 = "#727259"; # red slot – dusky olive
+        base09 = "#606047"; # orange slot – deeper olive
+        base0A = "#C4C4A5"; # yellow slot – light moss
+        base0B = "#68674F"; # green slot – mid moss
+        base0C = "#474727"; # cyan slot – dark moss
+        base0D = "#4A4A2E"; # blue slot – earthy
+        base0E = "#727259"; # violet slot – reuse olive
+        base0F = "#2B2B15"; # brown slot – extra
+      };
+
       transparent = false;
     };