diff --git a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
index d2faf71..c1a1d5a 100644
--- a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
+++ b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ var shapes = [];
 var amplitude;
 var duration;
 
+// The background colour choices for the environment
+var bgChoices [
+  color("#F6B2FF"),
+  color("#F58F6C"),
+  color("#C3EFDB"),
+  color("#CFE4D9"),
+  color("#ADCA95"),
+  color("#F58F6C"),
+  color("#A5F1F7"),
+  color("#FFC266"),
+  color("#FF66BB"),
+  color("#F6B2FF"),
+];
+var bgColour = bgChoices[floor(random(0, bgChoices.length - 1))];
+
 function record() {
   /**
    * Start recording a sound.
@@ -372,14 +387,37 @@ class GeneratedShape {
     /**
      * Choose a colour for the shape.
      **/
-    // TODO: choose nicer colours
-    // TODO: Can we have gradient colours
-    // TODO: Can we have multiple colours
     let colourChoices = [
-      color("red"),
-      color("blue"),
-      color("green"),
-      color("black")
+      color("#4F6EE8"),
+      color("#626788"),
+      color("#334171"),
+      color("#1529C2"),
+      color("#A17AA3"),
+      color("#606CEB"),
+      color("#8A77D5"),
+      color("#EB4913"),
+      color("#FC6012"),
+      color("#D94C14"),
+      color("#F08A60"),
+      color("#F8988F"),
+      color("#6E4F47"),
+      color("#93E35B"),
+      color("#DE3F16"),
+      color("#D1611F"),
+      color("#C22F0A"),
+      color("#C97814"),
+      color("#EDA714"),
+      color("#D5894A"),
+      color("#448F54"),
+      color("#61C26F"),
+      color("#ACE9B2"),
+      color("#CC25B6"),
+      color("#D695F0"),
+      color("#C5C2F0"),
+      color("#CC3D25"),
+      color("#A3614E"),
+      color("#F0DBA9"),
+      color("#7C4531")
     ];
 
     let index = floor(random(0, colourChoices.length));
@@ -500,7 +538,7 @@ function draw() {
   /**
    * The draw loop which is called x times a second where x is the frameRate.
    **/
-  background("white");
+  background(backgroundColour);
   blendMode(BLEND);
   smooth();
   noStroke();