diff --git a/home/accounts/email.nix b/home/accounts/email.nix
index 702aa8c8..80c061f1 100644
--- a/home/accounts/email.nix
+++ b/home/accounts/email.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-
-{
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
   home.packages = with pkgs; [ davmail ];
-  programs = {
-    neomutt.enable = true;
-    mu.enable = true;
-    msmtp.enable = true;
-    mbsync = {
-      enable = true;
-      groups.inboxes = {
-        proton = [ "INBOX" ];
-        icloud = [ "INBOX" ];
-        outlook = [ "INBOX" ];
-      };
-    };
-  };
   accounts.email = {
     maildirBasePath = "Mail";
     accounts = let realName = "Evie Litherland-Smith";
@@ -132,6 +117,59 @@
       };
     };
   };
+  programs = {
+    mu.enable = true;
+    msmtp.enable = true;
+    mbsync = {
+      enable = true;
+      groups.inboxes = {
+        proton = [ "INBOX" ];
+        icloud = [ "INBOX" ];
+        outlook = [ "INBOX" ];
+      };
+    };
+    neomutt = {
+      enable = true;
+      checkStatsInterval = 60;
+      sidebar.enable = true;
+      extraConfig = ''
+        color normal		  default default         # Text is "Text"
+        color index		    color2 default ~N       # New Messages are Green
+        color index		    color1 default ~F       # Flagged messages are Red
+        color index		    color13 default ~T      # Tagged Messages are Red
+        color index		    color1 default ~D       # Messages to delete are Red
+        color attachment	color5 default          # Attachments are Pink
+        color signature	  color8 default          # Signatures are Surface 2
+        color search		  color4 default          # Highlighted results are Blue
+
+        color indicator		default color8          # currently highlighted message Surface 2=Background Text=Foreground
+        color error		    color1 default          # error messages are Red
+        color status		  color15 default         # status line "Subtext 0"
+        color tree        color15 default         # thread tree arrows Subtext 0
+        color tilde       color15 default         # blank line padding Subtext 0
+
+        color hdrdefault  color13 default         # default headers Pink
+        color header		  color13 default "^From:"
+        color header	 	  color13 default "^Subject:"
+
+        color quoted		  color15 default         # Subtext 0
+        color quoted1		  color7 default          # Subtext 1
+        color quoted2		  color8 default          # Surface 2
+        color quoted3		  color0 default          # Surface 1
+        color quoted4		  color0 default
+        color quoted5		  color0 default
+
+        color body		color2 default		[\-\.+_a-zA-Z0-9]+@[\-\.a-zA-Z0-9]+               # email addresses Green
+        color body	  color2 default		(https?|ftp)://[\-\.,/%~_:?&=\#a-zA-Z0-9]+        # URLs Green
+        color body		color4 default		(^|[[:space:]])\\*[^[:space:]]+\\*([[:space:]]|$) # *bold* text Blue
+        color body		color4 default		(^|[[:space:]])_[^[:space:]]+_([[:space:]]|$)     # _underlined_ text Blue
+        color body		color4 default		(^|[[:space:]])/[^[:space:]]+/([[:space:]]|$)     # /italic/ text Blue
+
+        color sidebar_flagged   color1 default    # Mailboxes with flagged mails are Red
+        color sidebar_new       color10 default   # Mailboxes with new mail are Green
+      '';
+    };
+  };
   services.mbsync = {
     enable = true;
     frequency = "*:0/5";