diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25af1fd..794a2a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ The symbols are as follows:
 ## Configuration
 
 1. You can use ``GIT_PROMPT_START`` and ``GIT_PROMPT_END`` to tweak your prompt
-2. If you want to tweak the colors,
-   currently you have to tweak it in the ``gitprompt.sh``
+2. If you want to tweak the colors, currently you have to tweak it in the
+   ``gitprompt.sh``.  See the definitions of ``GIT_PROMPT_xxx1``, which include
+   various colors names.
 3. The current git repo information is obtained by the script `gitstatus.sh` or
-   `gitstatus.py`.  Both scripts do the same thing, but the bash script is a tad
-   bit more quick, and is used by default.
+   `gitstatus.py`.  Both scripts do the same thing, but the bash script is a
+   tad bit more quick, and is used by default.
 4. You can define ``prompt_callback`` function to tweak your prompt dynamicaly
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/gitprompt.sh b/gitprompt.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a87e04c..de6fa98
--- a/gitprompt.sh
+++ b/gitprompt.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function git_prompt_config()
   local White='\[\033[37m\]'
   local Red="\[\033[0;31m\]"
   local Blue="\[\033[0;34m\]"
+  local Cyan="\[\033[0;36m\]"
 
   # Default values for the appearance of the prompt. Configure at will.
   GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="["
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ function git_prompt_config()
   GIT_PROMPT_CONFLICTS="${Red}✖ "
   GIT_PROMPT_CHANGED="${Blue}✚ "
   GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE=" "
-  GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="…"
-  GIT_PROMPT_STASHED="⚑ "
+  GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="${Cyan}…"
+  GIT_PROMPT_STASHED="${BoldBlue}⚑ "
   GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN="${BoldGreen}✔"
 
   # Various variables you might want for your PS1 prompt instead