diff --git a/app/config/config.cpp b/app/config/config.cpp
index 6870ad296..a5d031c47 100644
--- a/app/config/config.cpp
+++ b/app/config/config.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ void Config::SetDefaults()
   config_map_["DropWithoutSequenceBehavior"] = TimelineWidget::kDWSAsk;
   config_map_["Loop"] = false;
 
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor0"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.25, 0.25, 0.65));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor1"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.6, 0.6, 0.85));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor2"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.75, 0.75, 0.45));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor3"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.25, 0.5, 0.25));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor4"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.25, 0.65, 0.25));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor5"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.35, 0.35, 0.35));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor6"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.45, 0.45, 0.45));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor7"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.7, 0.3, 0.7));
+  config_map_["NodeCatColor8"] = QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.85, 0.65, 0.4));
+
   config_map_["AudioOutput"] = QString();
   config_map_["AudioInput"] = QString();
 
diff --git a/app/render/color.cpp b/app/render/color.cpp
index 14f7e62e1..1a520b175 100644
--- a/app/render/color.cpp
+++ b/app/render/color.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ QColor Color::toQColor() const
   return c;
 }
 
+float Color::GetRoughLuminance() const
+{
+  return (2*red()+blue()+3*green())/6.0f;
+}
+
 const Color &Color::operator+=(const Color &rhs)
 {
   for (int i=0;i<kRGBAChannels;i++) {
diff --git a/app/render/color.h b/app/render/color.h
index f5143b0f2..385a26932 100644
--- a/app/render/color.h
+++ b/app/render/color.h
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ public:
 
   QColor toQColor() const;
 
+  // Suuuuper rough luminance value mostly used for UI (determining whether to overlay with black
+  // or white text)
+  float GetRoughLuminance() const;
+
   // Assignment math operators
   const Color& operator+=(const Color& rhs);
   const Color& operator-=(const Color& rhs);
diff --git a/app/widget/colorwheel/colorswatchwidget.cpp b/app/widget/colorwheel/colorswatchwidget.cpp
index eca418525..f243e46e2 100644
--- a/app/widget/colorwheel/colorswatchwidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/colorwheel/colorswatchwidget.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ void ColorSwatchWidget::SelectedColorChangedEvent(const Color &, bool)
 
 Qt::GlobalColor ColorSwatchWidget::GetUISelectorColor() const
 {
-  float rough_color_luma = (GetSelectedColor().red()+GetSelectedColor().red()+GetSelectedColor().blue()+GetSelectedColor().green()+GetSelectedColor().green()+GetSelectedColor().green())/6;
-
-  if (rough_color_luma > 0.66) {
+  if (GetSelectedColor().GetRoughLuminance() > 0.66) {
     return Qt::black;
   } else {
     return Qt::white;
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp
index 45eafa7e2..763b10281 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "common/flipmodifiers.h"
 #include "common/qtutils.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
 #include "core.h"
 #include "nodeview.h"
 #include "nodeviewscene.h"
@@ -260,8 +261,11 @@ void NodeViewItem::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *opti
   // Draw the titlebar
   if (!hide_titlebar_ && node_) {
 
+    Color node_color = Config::Current()[QStringLiteral("NodeCatColor%1")
+        .arg(node_->Category().first())].value<Color>();
+
     painter->setPen(Qt::black);
-    painter->setBrush(css_proxy_.TitleBarColor());
+    painter->setBrush(node_color.toQColor());
 
     painter->drawRect(title_bar_rect_);
 
@@ -293,6 +297,12 @@ void NodeViewItem::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *opti
       }
     }
 
+    if (node_color.GetRoughLuminance() > 0.66) {
+      painter->setPen(Qt::black);
+    } else {
+      painter->setPen(Qt::white);
+    }
+
     // Draw the text in a rect (the rect is sized around text already in the constructor)
     painter->drawText(title_bar_rect_,
                       Qt::AlignCenter,
@@ -307,7 +317,7 @@ void NodeViewItem::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *opti
   if (option->state & QStyle::State_Selected) {
     border_pen.setColor(app_pal.color(QPalette::Highlight));
   } else {
-    border_pen.setColor(css_proxy_.BorderColor());
+    border_pen.setColor(Qt::black);
   }
 
   painter->setPen(border_pen);
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h
index 0a02b7e3e..226929872 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h
@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@ private:
    */
   QList<NodeInput*> node_inputs_;
 
-  /**
-   * @brief A QWidget that can receive CSS properties that NodeViewItem can use
-   *
-   * \see NodeViewItemWidget
-   */
-  NodeViewItemWidget css_proxy_;
-
   /**
    * @brief Rectangle of the Node's title bar (equal to rect() when collapsed)
    */