diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 34efb5c..1421188 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 #include "timer.h"
 
 
-#define color_menu      (0xFFFFFFFFU)
-#define color_highlight (0xFFeeee00U)
-#define color_error     (0xFFff4444U)
-
-
 static int get_input(nes_Input_Reader* reader,
                      nes_input* input, int *last) {
     int status = nes_input_update(reader, input);
@@ -121,6 +116,11 @@ static inline int n_visible(void) {
     return ((nes_ppu_render_h - 20) / 11);
 }
 
+static const uint32_t menu_colors[6] = {
+    color_red, color_orange, color_yellow,
+    color_green, color_blue, color_purple,
+};
+
 static void show_menu(const menu_state* menu, int dim, int x,
                       nes_Renderer* rend,
                       const file_list* files) {
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ static void show_menu(const menu_state* menu, int dim, int x,
                   "..." : filename,
                 x, y,
                 (menu->cursor == n) ?
-                    color_highlight : color_menu
+                    color_white : menu_colors[n % 6]
             );
         if (menu->cursor == n) {
             nes_draw_text(rend, ">", x - 10, y,
-                          color_highlight);
+                          color_white);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/menu.h b/src/menu.h
index 41a56bc..f137bf1 100644
--- a/src/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu.h
@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@
 #include "input.h"
 
 
+#define color_white     (0xFFffffffU)
+#define color_black     (0xFF000000U)
+#define color_red       (0xFFff371aU)
+#define color_orange    (0xFFff7b59U)
+#define color_yellow    (0xFFffa233U)
+#define color_green     (0xFF51d96aU)
+#define color_blue      (0xFF6f84ffU)
+#define color_purple    (0xFFd56fffU)
+
+
+#define color_background color_blue
+#define color_menu      color_white
+#define color_highlight color_yellow
+#define color_error     color_red
+
+
 typedef struct {
     int cursor;
     int top;
diff --git a/src/nese.c b/src/nese.c
index 9f13dfd..7f28c81 100644
--- a/src/nese.c
+++ b/src/nese.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int select_rom(menu_state* menu, nes_Renderer* rend,
         if (NULL != cart.filename) {
             char message[1024];
             snprintf(message, sizeof(message) - 1,
-                     "Could not load\n%s", cart.filename);
+                     "Could not load\n%s", cart.filename + 4);
             int button = modal_popup(message, rend, input, sys);
             if (input_Result_Quit == (button >> 8)) {
                 // Program closed inside modal
diff --git a/src/sdl_render.c b/src/sdl_render.c
index d7ed959..bae0318 100644
--- a/src/sdl_render.c
+++ b/src/sdl_render.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "render.h"
 #include "ppu.h"
 #include "mapper.h"
+#include "menu.h"
 #include "sdl_overlay.h"
 
 
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ static int sdl_render_init(nes_Renderer* rend) {
         } else {
             SDL_LockTextureToSurface(data->texture, NULL,
                                      &data->target);
-            SDL_FillRect(data->target, NULL, 0x006677FF);
+            SDL_FillRect(data->target, NULL, color_background);
         }
     }