diff --git a/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b419e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# ashen theme
+
+evaluate-commands %sh{
+
+    cursorline="rgb:191919"
+    text="rgb:b4b4b4"
+    red_flame="rgb:C53030"
+    red_glowing="rgb:DF6464"
+    red_ember="rgb:B14242"
+    orange_glow="rgb:D87C4A"
+    orange_blaze="rgb:C4693D"
+    orange_muted="rgb:6D3B22"
+    orange_smolder="rgb:E49A44"
+    orange_golden="rgb:E5A72A"
+    golden_muted="rgb:6D4D0D"
+    brown="rgb:89492a"
+    brown_dark="rgb:322119"
+    blue="rgb:4A8B8B"
+    background="rgb:121212"
+    g_1="rgb:e5e5e5"
+    g_2="rgb:d5d5d5"
+    g_3="rgb:b4b4b4"
+    g_4="rgb:a7a7a7"
+    g_5="rgb:949494"
+    g_6="rgb:737373"
+    g_7="rgb:535353"
+    g_8="rgb:323232"
+    g_9="rgb:212121"
+    g_10="rgb:1d1d1d"
+    g_11="rgb:191919"
+    g_12="rgb:151515"
+
+    echo "
+        # Code highlighting
+        face global value         ${blue}
+        face global type          ${blue}
+        face global variable      ${g_3}
+        face global module        ${orange_glow}+b
+        face global function      ${g_3}+b
+        face global string        ${red_glowing}
+        face global keyword       ${red_ember}
+        face global operator      ${orange_glow}
+        face global attribute     ${g_4}
+        face global comment       ${g_6}+i
+        face global documentation comment
+        # TODO: change
+        face global meta          ${aqua}
+        face global builtin       ${fg}+b
+
+        # Markdown highlighting
+        face global title     ${green}+b
+        face global header    ${orange}
+        face global mono      ${fg4}
+        face global block     ${aqua}
+        face global link      ${blue}+u
+        face global bullet    ${yellow}
+        face global list      ${fg}
+
+        face global Default            ${fg},${bg}
+        face global PrimarySelection   ${fg_alpha},${blue}+g
+        face global SecondarySelection ${bg_alpha},${blue}+g
+        face global PrimaryCursor      ${bg},${fg}+fg
+        face global SecondaryCursor    ${bg},${bg4}+fg
+        face global PrimaryCursorEol   ${bg},${fg4}+fg
+        face global SecondaryCursorEol ${bg},${bg2}+fg
+        face global LineNumbers        ${bg4}
+        face global LineNumberCursor   ${yellow},${bg1}
+        face global LineNumbersWrapped ${bg1}
+        face global MenuForeground     ${bg2},${blue}
+        face global MenuBackground     ${fg},${bg2}
+        face global MenuInfo           ${bg}
+        face global Information        ${bg},${fg}
+        face global Error              ${bg},${red}
+        face global DiagnosticError    ${red}
+        face global DiagnosticWarning  ${yellow}
+        face global StatusLine         ${fg},${bg}
+        face global StatusLineMode     ${yellow}+b
+        face global StatusLineInfo     ${purple}
+        face global StatusLineValue    ${red}
+        face global StatusCursor       ${bg},${fg}
+        face global Prompt             ${yellow}
+        face global MatchingChar       ${fg},${bg3}+b
+        face global BufferPadding      ${bg2},${bg}
+        face global Whitespace         ${bg2}+f
+    "
+}
diff --git a/.config/kak/kakrc b/.config/kak/kakrc
index b32f894f..aa790335 100644
--- a/.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ bundle fzf.kak https://github.com/andreyorst/fzf.kak %{
   set-option global fzf_grep_command "rg"
   require-module fzf-file
   set-option global fzf_file_command "fd . --no-ignore-vcs"
+  map -docstring "fzf mode" global user f ": fzf-mode<ret>"
 }
 
 # disable clippy
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ define-command  trampoline -docstring "open a tutorial" %{
   }
 }
 
-set-option global tabstop 2
+set-option global tabstop 4
 
-set-option global indentwidth 2
+set-option global indentwidth 4
 
 set-option global scrolloff 3,3