diff --git a/themes/blinks.zsh-theme b/themes/blinks.zsh-theme
index 3db7012f..ddb32f7c 100644
--- a/themes/blinks.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/blinks.zsh-theme
@@ -8,13 +8,23 @@ function _prompt_char() {
   fi
 }
 
+# This theme works with both the "dark" and "light" variants of the
+# Solarized color schema.  Set the SOLARIZED_THEME variable to one of
+# these two values to choose.  If you don't specify, we'll assume you're
+# using the "dark" variant.
+
+case ${SOLARIZED_THEME:-dark} in
+    light) bkg=white;;
+    *)     bkg=black;;
+esac
+
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX=" [%{%B%F{blue}%}"
-ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{%f%k%b%K{black}%B%F{green}%}]"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{%f%k%b%K{${bkg}}%B%F{green}%}]"
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY=" %{%F{red}%}*%{%f%k%b%}"
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN=""
 
 PROMPT='%{%f%k%b%}
-%{%K{black}%B%F{green}%}%n%{%B%F{blue}%}@%{%B%F{cyan}%}%m%{%B%F{green}%} %{%b%F{yellow}%K{black}%}%~%{%B%F{green}%}$(git_prompt_info)%E%{%f%k%b%}
-%{%K{black}%}$(_prompt_char)%{%K{black}%} %#%{%f%k%b%} '
+%{%K{${bkg}}%B%F{green}%}%n%{%B%F{blue}%}@%{%B%F{cyan}%}%m%{%B%F{green}%} %{%b%F{yellow}%K{${bkg}}%}%~%{%B%F{green}%}$(git_prompt_info)%E%{%f%k%b%}
+%{%K{${bkg}}%}$(_prompt_char)%{%K{${bkg}}%} %#%{%f%k%b%} '
 
 RPROMPT='!%{%B%F{cyan}%}%!%{%f%k%b%}'