--- drw.c
+++ drw.c
@@ -184,21 +187,20 @@ drw_fontset_free(Fnt *font)
 }
 
 void
-drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname)
+drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname, unsigned int alpha)
 {
 	if (!drw || !dest || !clrname)
 		return;
-
-	if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, DefaultVisual(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
-	                       DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
+  if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, drw->visual, drw->cmap,
 	                       clrname, dest))
 		die("error, cannot allocate color '%s'", clrname);
+  dest->pixel = (dest->pixel & 0x00ffffffU) | (alpha << 24);
 }
 
 /* Wrapper to create color schemes. The caller has to call free(3) on the
  * returned color scheme when done using it. */
 Clr *
-drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], size_t clrcount)
+drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], unsigned int clralphas[], size_t clrcount)
 {
 	size_t i;
 	Clr *ret;
@@ -266,9 +268,8 @@ drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lp
 	} else {
 		XSetForeground(drw->dpy, drw->gc, drw->scheme[invert ? ColFg : ColBg].pixel);
 		XFillRectangle(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, drw->gc, x, y, w, h);
-		d = XftDrawCreate(drw->dpy, drw->drawable,
-		                  DefaultVisual(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
-		                  DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen));
+    d = XftDrawCreate(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, drw->visual, drw->cmap);
+
 		x += lpad;
 		w -= lpad;
 	}