diff --git a/doc/json_schema.json b/doc/json_schema.json
index 5e580d434..b4c82c33e 100644
--- a/doc/json_schema.json
+++ b/doc/json_schema.json
@@ -1027,6 +1027,20 @@
                             "description": "If both borderLeftElapsed and borderRightElapsed are set, the border will be used as parts of bar content",
                             "default": ""
                         },
+                        "colorElapsed": {
+                            "description": "Color to use in the elapsed part of percentage bars",
+                            "$ref": "#/$defs/colors"
+                        },
+                        "colorTotal": {
+                            "description": "Color to use in the total part of percentage bars",
+                            "$ref": "#/$defs/colors",
+                            "default": "light_white"
+                        },
+                        "colorBorder": {
+                            "description": "Color to use in the borders of percentage bars",
+                            "$ref": "#/$defs/colors",
+                            "default": "light_white"
+                        },
                         "width": {
                             "type": "integer",
                             "description": "Set the width of the bar, in number of characters",
diff --git a/src/common/percent.c b/src/common/percent.c
index 947925174..1d164db47 100644
--- a/src/common/percent.c
+++ b/src/common/percent.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void ffPercentAppendBar(FFstrbuf* buffer, double percent, FFPercentageModuleConf
     if(!borderAsValue && options->barBorderLeft.length)
     {
         if(!options->pipe)
-            ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, "\e[" FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_WHITE "m");
+            ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", options->barColorBorder.chars);
         ffStrbufAppend(buffer, &options->barBorderLeft);
     }
 
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ void ffPercentAppendBar(FFstrbuf* buffer, double percent, FFPercentageModuleConf
             ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, "\e[" FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_BLACK "m");
 
         for (uint32_t i = 0; i < options->barWidth; ++i)
+        {
             ffStrbufAppend(buffer, borderAsValue && i == 0
                 ? &options->barBorderLeft
                 : borderAsValue && i == options->barWidth - 1
                     ? &options->barBorderRight
                     : &options->barCharTotal);
+        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ void ffPercentAppendBar(FFstrbuf* buffer, double percent, FFPercentageModuleConf
         const char* colorRed = options->percentColorRed.chars;
 
         FFPercentageTypeFlags percentType = config.type == 0 ? options->percentType : config.type;
-        bool monochrome = !!(percentType & FF_PERCENTAGE_TYPE_BAR_MONOCHROME_BIT);
+        bool monochrome = !!(percentType & FF_PERCENTAGE_TYPE_BAR_MONOCHROME_BIT) || options->barColorElapsed.length;
 
         for (uint32_t i = 0; i < blocksPercent; ++i)
         {
@@ -100,7 +102,9 @@ void ffPercentAppendBar(FFstrbuf* buffer, double percent, FFPercentageModuleConf
                 if (monochrome)
                 {
                     const char* color = NULL;
-                    if (green <= yellow)
+                    if (options->barColorElapsed.length)
+                        color = options->barColorElapsed.chars;
+                    else if (green <= yellow)
                     {
                         if (percent < green) color = colorGreen;
                         else if (percent < yellow) color = colorYellow;
@@ -136,20 +140,22 @@ void ffPercentAppendBar(FFstrbuf* buffer, double percent, FFPercentageModuleConf
         if (blocksPercent < options->barWidth)
         {
             if(!options->pipe)
-                ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, "\e[" FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_WHITE "m");
+                ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", options->barColorTotal.chars);
             for (uint32_t i = blocksPercent; i < options->barWidth; ++i)
+            {
                 ffStrbufAppend(buffer, borderAsValue && i == 0
                     ? &options->barBorderLeft
                     : borderAsValue && i == options->barWidth - 1
                         ? &options->barBorderRight
                         : &options->barCharTotal);
+            }
         }
     }
 
     if(!borderAsValue && options->barBorderRight.length)
     {
         if(!options->pipe)
-            ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, "\e[" FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_WHITE "m");
+            ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", options->barColorBorder.chars);
         ffStrbufAppend(buffer, &options->barBorderRight);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/data/help.json b/src/data/help.json
index c36ab4a96..7a5ba4ec1 100644
--- a/src/data/help.json
+++ b/src/data/help.json
@@ -715,6 +715,31 @@
                 "default": ""
             }
         },
+        {
+            "long": "bar-color-elapsed",
+            "desc": "Set the color to use in the elapsed part of percentage bars",
+            "remark": "By default, auto selected by percent-color-{green,yellow,red}",
+            "arg": {
+                "type": "color",
+                "default": "<auto>"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "long": "bar-color-total",
+            "desc": "Set the color to use in the total part of percentage bars",
+            "arg": {
+                "type": "color",
+                "default": "light_white"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "long": "bar-color-border",
+            "desc": "Set the color to use in the borders of percentage bars",
+            "arg": {
+                "type": "color",
+                "default": "light_white"
+            }
+        },
         {
             "long": "bar-width",
             "desc": "Set the width of percentage bars in characters",
diff --git a/src/options/display.c b/src/options/display.c
index 767ec825e..99adbf61c 100644
--- a/src/options/display.c
+++ b/src/options/display.c
@@ -289,6 +289,15 @@ const char* ffOptionsParseDisplayJsonConfig(FFOptionsDisplay* options, yyjson_va
                 if (borderRightElapsed)
                     ffStrbufSetS(&options->barBorderRightElapsed, yyjson_get_str(borderRightElapsed));
 
+                yyjson_val* colorElapsed = yyjson_obj_get(val, "colorElapsed");
+                if (colorElapsed) ffOptionParseColor(yyjson_get_str(colorElapsed), &options->barColorElapsed);
+
+                yyjson_val* colorTotal = yyjson_obj_get(val, "colorTotal");
+                if (colorTotal) ffOptionParseColor(yyjson_get_str(colorTotal), &options->barColorTotal);
+
+                yyjson_val* colorBorder = yyjson_obj_get(val, "colorBorder");
+                if (colorBorder) ffOptionParseColor(yyjson_get_str(colorBorder), &options->barColorBorder);
+
                 yyjson_val* width = yyjson_obj_get(val, "width");
                 if (width)
                     options->barWidth = (uint8_t) yyjson_get_uint(width);
@@ -635,6 +644,12 @@ bool ffOptionsParseDisplayCommandLine(FFOptionsDisplay* options, const char* key
             ffOptionParseString(key, value, &options->barBorderLeftElapsed);
         else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(subkey, "border-right-elapsed"))
             ffOptionParseString(key, value, &options->barBorderRightElapsed);
+        else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(subkey, "color-elapsed"))
+            ffOptionParseColor(value, &options->barColorElapsed);
+        else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(subkey, "color-total"))
+            ffOptionParseColor(value, &options->barColorTotal);
+        else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(subkey, "color-border"))
+            ffOptionParseColor(value, &options->barColorBorder);
         else
             return false;
     }
@@ -705,7 +720,11 @@ void ffOptionsInitDisplay(FFOptionsDisplay* options)
     ffStrbufInitStatic(&options->barBorderRight, " ]");
     ffStrbufInit(&options->barBorderLeftElapsed);
     ffStrbufInit(&options->barBorderRightElapsed);
+    ffStrbufInit(&options->barColorElapsed);
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&options->barColorTotal, instance.state.terminalLightTheme ? FF_COLOR_FG_WHITE : FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_WHITE);
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&options->barColorBorder, instance.state.terminalLightTheme ? FF_COLOR_FG_WHITE : FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_WHITE);
     options->barWidth = 10;
+
     options->durationAbbreviation = false;
     options->durationSpaceBeforeUnit = FF_SPACE_BEFORE_UNIT_DEFAULT;
     options->percentType = 9;
diff --git a/src/options/display.h b/src/options/display.h
index 90d4da316..c1255f468 100644
--- a/src/options/display.h
+++ b/src/options/display.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ typedef struct FFOptionsDisplay
     FFstrbuf barBorderRight;
     FFstrbuf barBorderLeftElapsed;
     FFstrbuf barBorderRightElapsed;
+    FFstrbuf barColorElapsed;
+    FFstrbuf barColorTotal;
+    FFstrbuf barColorBorder;
     uint8_t barWidth;
     FFPercentageTypeFlags percentType;
     uint8_t percentNdigits;