diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 79e7361..5c0a645 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ static const char *fonts[] = {
 };
 static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the left of input field */
 static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
-	/*     fg         bg       */
-	[SchemeNorm] = { "#dddddd", "#222222" },
-	[SchemeSel] = { "#ffffff", "#ff0000" },
-	[SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#bc3d2f" },
-	[SchemeCaret] = { "#fe5e5e", "#222222" },
-	[SchemeBorder] = { "#dc0000", NULL },
+	/*                     fg         bg       */
+	[SchemeNorm] =      { "#dddddd", "#111111" },
+	[SchemeSel] =       { "#ffffff", "#ff0000" },
+	[SchemeOut] =       { "#000000", "#bc3d2f" },
+	[SchemeCaret] =     { "#fe5e5e", "#222222" },
+	[SchemeBorder] =    { "#dc0000", NULL },
 };
 
 /* -l and -g options; controls number of lines and columns in grid if > 0 */
 static unsigned int lines      = 9;
-static unsigned int columns    = 4;
+static unsigned int columns    = 2;
 
 static const unsigned int alphas[SchemeLast][2] = {
 	[SchemeNorm] = { OPAQUE, alpha },
diff --git a/dmenu_run.sh b/dmenu_run.sh
index 4f49a00..951ed02 100755
--- a/dmenu_run.sh
+++ b/dmenu_run.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-sed 's/|/'$'\t''/' "$FILE" | dmenu | {
+sed 's/|/'$'\t''/' "$FILE" | dmenu "$@" | {
     IFS=$'\t' read -r col1 col2
     [ -z "$col2" ] && exit 0
     eval "$col2" 2>/dev/null || :