diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index cf5fbada..4255ebcb 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ column-name={{.Style (index (.From | names) 0) "name"}}
 # column-subject={{.Style (.ThreadPrefix) "style-name"}}{{.Subject}}
 column-subject={{.Style (printf "%s%s" .ThreadPrefix .Subject) "subject"}}
 column-date={{.Style (.DateAutoFormat .Date.Local) "date"}}
-column-labels = ({{.Style (.Labels | join " ") "labels"}})
+# column-labels = ({{.Style (.Labels | join " ") "labels"}})
+column-labels = ({{.StyleMap .Labels (exclude .Folder) (exclude `^spam$`) (case `^inbox$` "red") (case `^Archive/.*` "green") (default "labels") | join " "}})
 
 #
 # String separator inserted between columns. When the column width specifier is