diff --git a/ping-package.go b/ping-package.go
index d856220..00db4cd 100644
--- a/ping-package.go
+++ b/ping-package.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ var (
 	PacketLossWarnLimit = flag.Int("pwarn", 10, "package-loss warning limit")
 	PacketLossCritLimit = flag.Int("pcrit", 25, "package-loss critical limit")
 	Host                = flag.String("host", "google.com", "host to ping")
+	WarnColor           = flag.String("warnc", "ffbf00", "hex color for warning ping (without #)")
+	CritColor           = flag.String("critc", "ff5050", "hex color for critical ping (without #)")
 )
 
 type PingStats struct {
@@ -37,8 +39,6 @@ type PingStats struct {
 
 //goland:noinspection ALL
 const (
-	CritColor  = "ff5050"
-	WarnColor  = "ffbf00"
 	ResetColor = "%{F-}"
 )
 
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ type WaybarOut struct {
 	Text  string `json:"text"`
 }
 
-func formatLine(stats *PingStats) {
+func formatLinePolybar(stats *PingStats) {
 	if stats.PacketLoss >= 100.0 {
-		// fontawesome/forkawesome doesn't have the fitting icon...
-		// so this is the utf-8 icon/emoji
-		fmt.Printf("%%{F#%s}🚫\n", CritColor)
+		// fontawesome/forkawesome don't have a fitting icon, so we use 🚫 from UTF-8 symbols/emoji
+		fmt.Printf("%%{F#%s}🚫\n", *CritColor)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -60,16 +59,16 @@ func formatLine(stats *PingStats) {
 
 	switch {
 	case int(stats.AvgRtt.Milliseconds()) >= *PingWarningLimit:
-		rttColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", WarnColor)
+		rttColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", *WarnColor)
 	case int(stats.AvgRtt.Milliseconds()) >= *PingCritLimit:
-		rttColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", CritColor)
+		rttColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", *CritColor)
 	}
 
 	switch {
 	case int(math.Round(stats.PacketLoss)) >= *PacketLossWarnLimit:
-		packetColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", WarnColor)
+		packetColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", *WarnColor)
 	case int(math.Round(stats.PacketLoss)) >= *PacketLossCritLimit:
-		packetColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", CritColor)
+		packetColor = fmt.Sprintf("%%{F#%s}", *CritColor)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("%s\uE4E2 %d \uE43C %dms %s\uF1B2 %d%%\n", rttColor, stats.AvgRtt.Milliseconds(), stats.StdDev.Milliseconds(), packetColor, int(math.Round(stats.PacketLoss)))
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ func main() {
 		} else if *Waybar {
 			formatLineWaybar(pStats)
 		} else {
-			formatLine(pStats)
+			formatLinePolybar(pStats)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ func main() {
 				} else if *Waybar {
 					formatLineWaybar(pStats)
 				} else {
-					formatLine(pStats)
+					formatLinePolybar(pStats)
 				}
 			}
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)