diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/navigation_menu.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/navigation_menu.xml
index 51360c675..f605fcbf7 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/navigation_menu.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/navigation_menu.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 			<View
 				style="@style/Divider"
 				android:layout_width="match_parent"
-				android:layout_height="@dimen/nav_seperator_height"
+				android:layout_height="@dimen/nav_separator_height"
 				android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/margin_large"/>
 
 			<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatButton
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 			<View
 				style="@style/Divider"
 				android:layout_width="match_parent"
-				android:layout_height="@dimen/margin_seperator"
+				android:layout_height="@dimen/margin_separator"
 				android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/margin_large"/>
 
 			<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatButton
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 			<View
 				style="@style/Divider"
 				android:layout_width="match_parent"
-				android:layout_height="@dimen/margin_seperator"
+				android:layout_height="@dimen/margin_separator"
 				android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/margin_large"/>
 
 			<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatButton
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 			<View
 				style="@style/Divider"
 				android:layout_width="match_parent"
-				android:layout_height="@dimen/margin_seperator"
+				android:layout_height="@dimen/margin_separator"
 				android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/margin_large"/>
 
 			<FrameLayout
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/color.xml b/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
index 52bb1feb1..bcb8d2b0a 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
@@ -1,34 +1,38 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+	<color name="briar_blue">#2D3E50</color>
+	<color name="briar_blue_dark">#0F1720</color>
+	<color name="briar_gold">#FCCF1C</color>
+	<color name="briar_green_light">#95D220</color>
+	<color name="briar_green_dark">#87C214</color>
+	<color name="briar_red">#C1392B</color>
+
 	<color name="window_background">#EEEEEE</color>
 	<color name="action_bar_text">#FFFFFF</color>
-	<color name="action_bar_background">#2D3E50</color>
+	<color name="action_bar_background">@color/briar_blue</color>
 	<color name="button_bar_background">#FFFFFF</color>
 	<color name="dashboard_background">#FFFFFF</color>
 	<color name="private_message_date">#AAAAAA</color>
 	<color name="unread_background">#FFFFFF</color>
 	<color name="horizontal_border">#CCCCCC</color>
-	<color name="forums_available_background">#FCCF1C</color>
+	<color name="forums_available_background">@color/briar_gold</color>
 	<color name="no_private_messages">#AAAAAA</color>
 	<color name="no_posts">#AAAAAA</color>
-	<color name="settings_title_text">#2D3E50</color>
-	<color name="settings_title_underline">#2D3E50</color>
 
-	<color name="briar_primary">#2D3E50</color>
-	<color name="briar_primary_dark">#0f1720</color>
-	<color name="briar_accent">#2D3E50</color>
-	<color name="briar_accent_dark">#0f1720</color>
+	<color name="briar_primary">@color/briar_blue</color>
+	<color name="briar_primary_dark">@color/briar_blue_dark</color>
 
-	<color name="briar_text_link">#75ab0d</color>
-	<color name="briar_green_light">#95d220</color>
-	<color name="briar_green_dark">#75ab0d</color>
-	<color name="briar_text_primary">#808080</color>
+	<color name="briar_accent">@color/briar_blue</color>
+	<color name="briar_accent_dark">@color/briar_blue_dark</color>
+
+	<color name="briar_text_link">@color/briar_green_dark</color>
+	<color name="briar_text_primary">@color/briar_primary</color>
 	<color name="briar_text_primary_inverse">#ffffff</color>
 
 	<!-- this is needed as preference_category_material layout uses this color as the text color -->
 	<color name="preference_fallback_accent_color">@color/briar_accent</color>
 	<color name="default_background">#ffffff</color>
-	<color name="default_seperator">#000000</color>
-	<color name="default_seperator_inverted">#ffffff</color>
+	<color name="default_separator">#000000</color>
+	<color name="default_separator_inverted">#ffffff</color>
 	<color name="menu_background">#FFFFFF</color>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml b/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
index e38fa64d2..41af17d52 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<dimen name="margin_activity_horizontal">16dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="margin_activity_vertical">16dp</dimen>
 
-	<dimen name="margin_seperator">1dp</dimen>
+	<dimen name="margin_separator">1dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="margin_tiny">2dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="margin_small">4dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="margin_medium">8dp</dimen>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<dimen name="text_size_large">20sp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="text_size_xlarge">34sp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="nav_drawer_width">300dp</dimen>
-	<dimen name="nav_seperator_height">1dp</dimen>
+	<dimen name="nav_separator_height">1dp</dimen>
 
 	<dimen name="listitem_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="listitem_text_left_margin">72dp</dimen>