diff --git a/colors/dark/palette b/colors/dark/palette
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62fb661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/dark/palette
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#070736364242
+#DCDC32322F2F
+#858599990000
+#B5B589890000
+#26268B8BD2D2
+#D3D336368282
+#2A2AA1A19898
+#EEEEE8E8D5D5
+#00002B2B3636
+#CBCB4B4B1616
+#58586E6E7575
+#65657B7B8383
+#838394949696
+#6C6C7171C4C4
+#9393A1A1A1A1
+#FDFDF6F6E3E3
diff --git a/colors/dark/palette_dconf b/colors/dark/palette_dconf
deleted file mode 100644
index be014a2..0000000
--- a/colors/dark/palette_dconf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-'#070736364242', '#DCDC32322F2F', '#858599990000', '#B5B589890000', '#26268B8BD2D2', '#D3D336368282', '#2A2AA1A19898', '#EEEEE8E8D5D5', '#00002B2B3636', '#CBCB4B4B1616', '#58586E6E7575', '#65657B7B8383', '#838394949696', '#6C6C7171C4C4', '#9393A1A1A1A1', '#FDFDF6F6E3E3'
diff --git a/colors/dark/palette_gconf b/colors/dark/palette_gconf
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e2e6e1..0000000
--- a/colors/dark/palette_gconf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#070736364242:#DCDC32322F2F:#858599990000:#B5B589890000:#26268B8BD2D2:#D3D336368282:#2A2AA1A19898:#EEEEE8E8D5D5:#00002B2B3636:#CBCB4B4B1616:#58586E6E7575:#65657B7B8383:#838394949696:#6C6C7171C4C4:#9393A1A1A1A1:#FDFDF6F6E3E3
diff --git a/colors/dark_alternative/palette b/colors/dark_alternative/palette
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59ba696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/dark_alternative/palette
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#00002B2B3636
+#CBCB4B4B1616
+#58586E6E7575
+#65657B7B8383
+#838394949696
+#6C6C7171C4C4
+#9393A1A1A1A1
+#FDFDF6F6E3E3
+#070736364242
+#DCDC32322F2F
+#858599990000
+#B5B589890000
+#26268B8BD2D2
+#D3D336368282
+#2A2AA1A19898
+#EEEEE8E8D5D5
diff --git a/colors/dark_alternative/palette_dconf b/colors/dark_alternative/palette_dconf
deleted file mode 100644
index cfdfce7..0000000
--- a/colors/dark_alternative/palette_dconf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-'#00002B2B3636', '#CBCB4B4B1616', '#58586E6E7575', '#65657B7B8383', '#838394949696', '#6C6C7171C4C4', '#9393A1A1A1A1', '#FDFDF6F6E3E3', '#070736364242', '#DCDC32322F2F', '#858599990000', '#B5B589890000', '#26268B8BD2D2', '#D3D336368282', '#2A2AA1A19898', '#EEEEE8E8D5D5'
-
diff --git a/colors/dark_alternative/palette_gconf b/colors/dark_alternative/palette_gconf
deleted file mode 100644
index fdf979f..0000000
--- a/colors/dark_alternative/palette_gconf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#00002B2B3636:#CBCB4B4B1616:#58586E6E7575:#65657B7B8383:#838394949696:#6C6C7171C4C4:#9393A1A1A1A1:#FDFDF6F6E3E3:#070736364242:#DCDC32322F2F:#858599990000:#B5B589890000:#26268B8BD2D2:#D3D336368282:#2A2AA1A19898:#EEEEE8E8D5D5
diff --git a/colors/light/palette b/colors/light/palette
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62fb661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/light/palette
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#070736364242
+#DCDC32322F2F
+#858599990000
+#B5B589890000
+#26268B8BD2D2
+#D3D336368282
+#2A2AA1A19898
+#EEEEE8E8D5D5
+#00002B2B3636
+#CBCB4B4B1616
+#58586E6E7575
+#65657B7B8383
+#838394949696
+#6C6C7171C4C4
+#9393A1A1A1A1
+#FDFDF6F6E3E3
diff --git a/colors/light/palette_dconf b/colors/light/palette_dconf
deleted file mode 100644
index be014a2..0000000
--- a/colors/light/palette_dconf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-'#070736364242', '#DCDC32322F2F', '#858599990000', '#B5B589890000', '#26268B8BD2D2', '#D3D336368282', '#2A2AA1A19898', '#EEEEE8E8D5D5', '#00002B2B3636', '#CBCB4B4B1616', '#58586E6E7575', '#65657B7B8383', '#838394949696', '#6C6C7171C4C4', '#9393A1A1A1A1', '#FDFDF6F6E3E3'
diff --git a/colors/light/palette_gconf b/colors/light/palette_gconf
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e2e6e1..0000000
--- a/colors/light/palette_gconf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#070736364242:#DCDC32322F2F:#858599990000:#B5B589890000:#26268B8BD2D2:#D3D336368282:#2A2AA1A19898:#EEEEE8E8D5D5:#00002B2B3636:#CBCB4B4B1616:#58586E6E7575:#65657B7B8383:#838394949696:#6C6C7171C4C4:#9393A1A1A1A1:#FDFDF6F6E3E3
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ca7a8c1..e03fe3f 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ set_profile_colors() {
     then local profile_path=$dconfdir/$profile
 
     # set color palette
-    dconf write $profile_path/palette "[$(cat $scheme_dir/palette_dconf)]"
+    dconf write $profile_path/palette "$(to_dconf < $scheme_dir/palette)"
 
     # set foreground, background and highlight color
     dconf write $profile_path/bold-color "'$(cat $bd_color_file)'"
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ set_profile_colors() {
     local profile_path=$gconfdir/$profile
 
     # set color palette
-    gconftool-2 -s -t string $profile_path/palette $(cat \
-        $scheme_dir/palette_gconf)
+    gconftool-2 -s -t string $profile_path/palette "$(to_gconf < $scheme_dir/palette)"
 
     # set foreground, background and highlight color
     gconftool-2 -s -t string $profile_path/bold_color $(cat $bd_color_file)
diff --git a/src/tools.sh b/src/tools.sh
index b829b61..1b506c9 100644
--- a/src/tools.sh
+++ b/src/tools.sh
@@ -23,3 +23,10 @@ in_array() {
   return 1
 }
 
+to_gconf() {
+    tr '\n' \: | sed 's#:$#\n#'
+}
+
+to_dconf() {
+    tr '\n' '~' | sed -e "s#~\$#']\n#" -e "s#~#', '#g" -e "s#^#['#"
+}