diff --git a/doc/json_schema.json b/doc/json_schema.json
index a1e66b3f9..6e0968667 100644
--- a/doc/json_schema.json
+++ b/doc/json_schema.json
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
     "$defs": {
         "colors": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Color-Format-Specification",
-            "examples": [
-                "reset_", "bright_", "dim_", "italic_", "underline_", "blink_", "inverse_", "hidden_", "strike_", "light_",
-                "black", "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white", "default"
+            "oneOf": [
+                {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "$comment": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Color-Format-Specification",
+                    "examples": [
+                        "reset_", "bright_", "dim_", "italic_", "underline_", "blink_", "inverse_", "hidden_", "strike_", "light_",
+                        "black", "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white", "default"
+                    ]
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "null",
+                    "$comment": "Disable default color"
+                }
             ]
         },
         "key": {
diff --git a/presets/examples/29.jsonc b/presets/examples/29.jsonc
index 493350a43..25b25a4c2 100644
--- a/presets/examples/29.jsonc
+++ b/presets/examples/29.jsonc
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
         "bar": {
             "border": {
                 "left": "[",
-                "leftElapsed": "[─",
+                "leftElapsed": "[",
                 "right": "]",
-                "rightElapsed": "─]"
+                "rightElapsed": "]"
             },
             "char": {
                 "elapsed": "─",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                 "elapsed": "default",
                 "total": "light_black"
             },
-            "width": 14
+            "width": 16
         },
         "color": {
             "separator": "default",
diff --git a/src/common/percent.c b/src/common/percent.c
index f609b1c19..ea41596d8 100644
--- a/src/common/percent.c
+++ b/src/common/percent.c
@@ -97,40 +97,38 @@ void ffPercentAppendBar(FFstrbuf* buffer, double percent, FFPercentageModuleConf
 
         bool autoColorElapsed = ffStrbufIgnCaseEqualS(&options->barColorElapsed, "auto");
 
+        bool monochrome = (percentType & FF_PERCENTAGE_TYPE_BAR_MONOCHROME_BIT) || !autoColorElapsed;
+        if (!options->pipe && options->barColorElapsed.length > 0 && monochrome)
+        {
+            const char* color = NULL;
+            if (!autoColorElapsed)
+                color = options->barColorElapsed.chars;
+            else if (green <= yellow)
+            {
+                if (percent < green) color = colorGreen;
+                else if (percent < yellow) color = colorYellow;
+                else color = colorRed;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (percent < yellow) color = colorRed;
+                else if (percent < green) color = colorYellow;
+                else color = colorGreen;
+            }
+            ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", color);
+        }
         for (uint8_t i = 0; i < blocksPercent; ++i)
         {
-            if(!options->pipe && options->barColorElapsed.length > 0)
+            if (!options->pipe && options->barColorElapsed.length > 0 && !monochrome)
             {
-                if ((percentType & FF_PERCENTAGE_TYPE_BAR_MONOCHROME_BIT) || !autoColorElapsed)
-                {
-                    const char* color = NULL;
-                    if (!autoColorElapsed)
-                        color = options->barColorElapsed.chars;
-                    else if (green <= yellow)
-                    {
-                        if (percent < green) color = colorGreen;
-                        else if (percent < yellow) color = colorYellow;
-                        else color = colorRed;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        if (percent < yellow) color = colorRed;
-                        else if (percent < green) color = colorYellow;
-                        else color = colorGreen;
-                    }
-                    ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", color);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    uint32_t section1Begin = (uint32_t) ((green <= yellow ? green : yellow) / 100.0 * options->barWidth + 0.5);
-                    uint32_t section2Begin = (uint32_t) ((green > yellow ? green : yellow) / 100.0 * options->barWidth + 0.5);
-                    if (i == section2Begin)
-                        ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", (green > yellow ? colorGreen : colorRed));
-                    else if (i == section1Begin)
-                        ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", colorYellow);
-                    else if (i == 0)
-                        ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", (green <= yellow ? colorGreen : colorRed));
-                }
+                uint32_t section1Begin = (uint32_t) ((green <= yellow ? green : yellow) / 100.0 * options->barWidth + 0.5);
+                uint32_t section2Begin = (uint32_t) ((green > yellow ? green : yellow) / 100.0 * options->barWidth + 0.5);
+                if (i == section2Begin)
+                    ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", (green > yellow ? colorGreen : colorRed));
+                else if (i == section1Begin)
+                    ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", colorYellow);
+                else if (i == 0)
+                    ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", (green <= yellow ? colorGreen : colorRed));
             }
             ffStrbufAppend(buffer, borderAsValue && i == 0
                 ? &options->barBorderLeftElapsed