diff --git a/home/vimrc b/home/vimrc
index 106ee8c..06768f5 100644
--- a/home/vimrc
+++ b/home/vimrc
@@ -48,18 +48,23 @@ set tabstop=4
 set softtabstop=4
 
 " enable truecolor support
-"let &t_8f = "\<Esc>[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
-"let &t_8b = "\<Esc>[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
-"set termguicolors
-"
+let &t_8f = "\<Esc>[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+let &t_8b = "\<Esc>[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+set termguicolors
+
 "let base16colorspace=256
 
-"colorscheme base16-tomorrow-night
+colorscheme base16-tomorrow-night
 "colorscheme Tomorrow-Night
 "colorscheme base16-default-dark
 
 set background=dark
 
+# use default terminal background to retain transparency
+highlight Normal guibg=NONE
+highlight NonText guibg=NONE
+highlight SignColumn guibg=NONE
+
 " Use the same symbols as TextMate for tabstops and EOLs
 set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬