diff --git a/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Admin/DisablePost.php b/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Admin/DisablePost.php
index 3738ad0..a35f07b 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Admin/DisablePost.php
+++ b/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Admin/DisablePost.php
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ class DisablePost
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        add_filter('register_post_type_args', [$this, 'args'], 0, 2);
-        add_filter('register_taxonomy_args', [$this, 'args'], 0, 2);
+        // add_filter('register_post_type_args', [$this, 'args'], 0, 2);
+        // add_filter('register_taxonomy_args', [$this, 'args'], 0, 2);
     }
 
     public function args($args, $type)
diff --git a/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Admin/Theme.php b/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Admin/Theme.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d06739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Admin/Theme.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Admin;
+use ourcodeworld\NameThatColor\ColorInterpreter as NameThatColor;
+use App\Utilities;
+
+class Theme
+{
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        add_action( 'after_setup_theme', [$this, 'DynamicPalette'] );
+        // add_action( 'init' , [$this, 'BackgroundTints']);
+    }
+
+    public function DynamicPalette()
+    {
+        $colour = new Utilities\Colour;
+        $NameThatColour = new NameThatColor;
+
+        $palette = [];
+
+        $colours = $colour->values();
+
+        foreach($colours as $slug => $hex) {
+            $palette[] = [
+                'name' => esc_html__(@$NameThatColour->name($hex)['name'], 'badegg'),
+                'slug' => $slug,
+                'color' => $hex,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        if(!empty($colours)) {
+            add_theme_support('editor-color-palette', $palette);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function BackgroundTints()
+    {
+        register_block_style(
+            'badegg/article',
+            [
+                'name' => 'badegg-colour-tint',
+                'label' => __('Tint', 'badegg'),
+                // 'inline_style' =>'.wp-block-image.is-style-badegg-colour-tint {  }',
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Utilities/RestAPI.php b/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Utilities/RestAPI.php
index 406538c..05144f5 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Utilities/RestAPI.php
+++ b/web/app/themes/badegg/app/Utilities/RestAPI.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 namespace App\Utilities;
+use ourcodeworld\NameThatColor\ColorInterpreter as NameThatColor;
 
 class RestAPI
 {
@@ -13,18 +14,27 @@ class RestAPI
     {
         $restBase = 'badegg/v1';
 
-        register_rest_route($restBase, '/blocks/container-widths', [
+        register_rest_route($restBase, '/blocks/config', [
             'methods' => 'GET',
-            'callback' => [ $this, 'containerWidths'],
+            'callback' => [ $this, 'config'],
             'permission_callback' => function(){
                 return true;
             },
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function config()
+    {
+        return rest_ensure_response([
+            'container' => $this->containerWidths(),
+            'colours' => $this->colours(),
+            'tints' => $this->tints(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function containerWidths()
     {
-        $containerWidths = [
+        return [
             [ 'label' => __('Auto', 'badegg'),          'value' => 0        ],
             [ 'label' => __('Narrow', 'badegg'),        'value' => 'narrow' ],
             [ 'label' => __('Small', 'badegg'),         'value' => 'small'  ],
@@ -32,7 +42,39 @@ class RestAPI
             [ 'label' => __('Large', 'badegg'),         'value' => 'large'  ],
             [ 'label' => __('Edge to edge', 'badegg'),  'value' => 'full'   ],
         ];
-
-        return rest_ensure_response($containerWidths);
     }
+
+    public function colours()
+    {
+        $colour = new Colour;
+        $NameThatColour = new NameThatColor;
+
+        $palette = [];
+
+        $colours = $colour->values();
+
+        foreach($colours as $slug => $hex) {
+            $palette[] = [
+                'name' => esc_html__(@$NameThatColour->name($hex)['name'], 'badegg'),
+                'slug' => $slug,
+                'color' => $hex,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return $palette;
+    }
+
+    public function tints()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['label' => __('Lightest',  'badegg'), 'value' => 'lightest'],
+            ['label' => __('Lighter',   'badegg'), 'value' => 'lighter' ],
+            ['label' => __('Light',     'badegg'), 'value' => 'light'   ],
+            ['label' => __('None',      'badegg'), 'value' => 0         ],
+            ['label' => __('Dark',      'badegg'), 'value' => 'dark'    ],
+            ['label' => __('Darker',    'badegg'), 'value' => 'darker'  ],
+            ['label' => __('Darkest',   'badegg'), 'value' => 'darkest' ],
+        ];
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js b/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js
index bf0e541..2f07a8d 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js
+++ b/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ export function sectionClassNames(attributes, defaultClasses, extraClasses = [])
   if('padding_bottom'in attributes && !attributes.padding_bottom)
     classNames.push('section-zero-bottom');
 
+  if('background_colour' in attributes && attributes.background_colour) {
+    let bg = `bg-${ attributes.background_colour }`;
+
+    if(
+      'background_tint' in attributes &&
+      attributes.background_tint != 0 &&
+      !['white', 'black'].includes(attributes.background_colour)
+    ) {
+      bg += `-${ attributes.background_tint }`;
+    }
+
+    classNames.push(bg);
+  }
 
   // combine arrays
   classNames = classNames.concat(defaultClasses).concat(extraClasses);
diff --git a/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json b/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json
index d61a997..30c1840 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json
+++ b/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "attributes": {
     "container_width": {
       "type": "string",
-      "default": 0
+      "default": ""
     },
     "alignment": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -23,12 +23,24 @@
     "padding_bottom": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": true
+    },
+    "background_colour": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": ""
+    },
+    "background_hex": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": ""
+    },
+    "background_tint": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "0"
     }
   },
   "supports": {
     "html": true,
     "color": {
-      "background": true,
+      "background": false,
       "text": false
     }
   }
diff --git a/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx b/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx
index 8757304..4b9a1d6 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx
+++ b/web/app/themes/badegg/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
   PanelRow,
   SelectControl,
   ToggleControl,
+  ColorIndicator,
+  ColorPalette,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
@@ -35,20 +37,23 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
       alignment,
       padding_top,
       padding_bottom,
+      background_colour,
+      background_hex,
+      background_tint,
     } = attributes;
 
     const [
-      containerWidthOptions, setContainerWidthOptions,
+      configOptions, setConfigOptions,
     ] = useState( [] );
 
     useEffect( () => {
-      apiFetch( { path: '/badegg/v1/blocks/container-widths' } )
+      apiFetch( { path: '/badegg/v1/blocks/config' } )
         .then( ( data ) => {
-          setContainerWidthOptions( data );
+          setConfigOptions( data );
           setIsLoading( false );
         } )
         .catch( () => {
-          setContainerWidthOptions( [] );
+          setConfigOptions( [] );
           setIsLoading( false );
         } );
     }, [] );
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
         'wysiwyg'
       ]).join(' ');
 
-    console.log(blockProps.className);
+    // console.log(attributes);
 
     return (
       <div { ...blockProps }>
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
               <SelectControl
                 label={ __("Container Width", "badegg") }
                 value={ container_width }
-                options={ containerWidthOptions }
+                options={ configOptions.container }
                 onChange={ (value) => setAttributes({ container_width: value }) }
                 __next40pxDefaultSize={ true }
                 __nextHasNoMarginBottom={ true }
@@ -94,6 +99,46 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
                 __nextHasNoMarginBottom
               />
             </PanelBody>
+            <PanelBody title={ __("Background Colour", "badegg") }>
+              <ColorPalette
+                colors={ configOptions.colours }
+                value={ background_hex }
+                disableCustomColors={ true }
+                onChange={ ( value ) => {
+                  let slug, hex, selected = '';
+
+                  if(value) {
+                    selected = configOptions.colours.find(
+                      ( c ) => c.color === value
+                    );
+
+                    hex = value;
+                  }
+
+                  if(selected) {
+                    slug = selected.slug;
+                  }
+
+                  setAttributes( {
+                    background_colour: slug,
+                    background_hex: hex,
+                  });
+
+                } }
+              />
+
+              { 'background_colour' in attributes && attributes.background_colour ? (
+                <SelectControl
+                  label={ __("Tint", "badegg") }
+                  value={ background_tint }
+                  options={ configOptions.tints }
+                  onChange={ (value) => setAttributes({ background_tint: value }) }
+                  __next40pxDefaultSize={ true }
+                  __nextHasNoMarginBottom={ true }
+                />
+              ) : null }
+
+            </PanelBody>
           </Panel>
         </InspectorControls>
         <div className={ containerClassNames(attributes).join(' ') }>