diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/CodeMirror6.jsx b/packages/react/src/components/CodeMirror6.jsx
index 1dbc1066..eb02004a 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/CodeMirror6.jsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/CodeMirror6.jsx
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ const highlightField = StateField.define({
     try {
       for (let e of tr.effects) {
         if (e.is(setHighlights)) {
+          const { haps } = e.value;
           const marks =
-            e.value
+            haps
               .map((hap) =>
                 (hap.context.locations || []).map(({ start, end }) => {
-                  const color = hap.context.color || '#FFCA28';
+                  const color = hap.context.color || e.value.color || '#FFCA28';
                   let from = tr.newDoc.line(start.line).from + start.column;
                   let to = tr.newDoc.line(end.line).from + end.column;
                   const l = tr.newDoc.length;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/MiniRepl.jsx b/packages/react/src/components/MiniRepl.jsx
index 4649969a..508353e4 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/MiniRepl.jsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/MiniRepl.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Icon } from './Icon';
 import styles from './MiniRepl.module.css';
 import './style.css';
 import { logger } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
+import useEvent from '../hooks/useEvent.mjs';
 
 const getTime = () => getAudioContext().currentTime;
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export function MiniRepl({
   punchcard,
   canvasHeight = 200,
   theme,
+  highlightColor,
 }) {
   drawTime = drawTime || (punchcard ? [0, 4] : undefined);
   const evalOnMount = !!drawTime;
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ export function MiniRepl({
     pattern,
     active: started && !activeCode?.includes('strudel disable-highlighting'),
     getTime: () => scheduler.now(),
+    color: highlightColor,
   });
 
   // set active pattern on ctrl+enter
@@ -148,13 +151,3 @@ export function MiniRepl({
 function useLogger(onTrigger) {
   useEvent(logger.key, onTrigger);
 }
-
-// TODO: dedupe
-function useEvent(name, onTrigger, useCapture = false) {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    document.addEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
-    return () => {
-      document.removeEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
-    };
-  }, [onTrigger]);
-}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useEvent.mjs b/packages/react/src/hooks/useEvent.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f349c6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useEvent.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+function useEvent(name, onTrigger, useCapture = false) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    document.addEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
+    };
+  }, [onTrigger]);
+}
+
+export default useEvent;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useHighlighting.mjs b/packages/react/src/hooks/useHighlighting.mjs
index 1b7a2ced..84262583 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useHighlighting.mjs
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useHighlighting.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { setHighlights } from '../components/CodeMirror6';
 
-function useHighlighting({ view, pattern, active, getTime }) {
+function useHighlighting({ view, pattern, active, getTime, color }) {
   const highlights = useRef([]);
   const lastEnd = useRef(0);
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ function useHighlighting({ view, pattern, active, getTime }) {
             highlights.current = highlights.current.filter((hap) => hap.whole.end > audioTime); // keep only highlights that are still active
             const haps = pattern.queryArc(...span).filter((hap) => hap.hasOnset());
             highlights.current = highlights.current.concat(haps); // add potential new onsets
-            view.dispatch({ effects: setHighlights.of(highlights.current) }); // highlight all still active + new active haps
+            view.dispatch({ effects: setHighlights.of({ haps: highlights.current, color }) }); // highlight all still active + new active haps
           } catch (err) {
-            view.dispatch({ effects: setHighlights.of([]) });
+            view.dispatch({ effects: setHighlights.of({ haps: [] }) });
           }
           frame = requestAnimationFrame(updateHighlights);
         });
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ function useHighlighting({ view, pattern, active, getTime }) {
         };
       } else {
         highlights.current = [];
-        view.dispatch({ effects: setHighlights.of([]) });
+        view.dispatch({ effects: setHighlights.of({ haps: [] }) });
       }
     }
-  }, [pattern, active, view]);
+  }, [pattern, active, view, color]);
 }
 
 export default useHighlighting;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/index.js b/packages/react/src/index.js
index 40b9fa8d..f9eca1cd 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // import 'tailwindcss/tailwind.css';
 
-export { default as CodeMirror, flash } from './components/CodeMirror6';
-export * from './components/MiniRepl';
-export { default as useHighlighting } from './hooks/useHighlighting';
+export { default as CodeMirror, flash } from './components/CodeMirror6'; // !SSR
+export * from './components/MiniRepl'; // !SSR
+export { default as useHighlighting } from './hooks/useHighlighting'; // !SSR
+export { default as useStrudel } from './hooks/useStrudel'; // !SSR
 export { default as usePostMessage } from './hooks/usePostMessage';
-export { default as useStrudel } from './hooks/useStrudel';
 export { default as useKeydown } from './hooks/useKeydown';
+export { default as useEvent } from './hooks/useEvent';
 export { default as strudelTheme } from './themes/strudel-theme';
 export { default as cx } from './cx';
diff --git a/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx b/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx
index 33aa4523..f3e83d99 100644
--- a/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { evalScope, controls } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { initAudioOnFirstClick } from '@strudel.cycles/webaudio';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { prebake } from '../repl/prebake';
-import { themes } from '../repl/themes.mjs';
+import { themes, settings } from '../repl/themes.mjs';
 import './MiniRepl.css';
 
 const theme = localStorage.getItem('strudel-theme') || 'strudelTheme';
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export function MiniRepl({ tune, drawTime, punchcard, canvasHeight = 100 }) {
       .then(([res]) => setRepl(() => res.MiniRepl))
       .catch((err) => console.error(err));
   }, []);
+  // const { settings } = useTheme();
   return Repl ? (
     <div className="mb-4">
       <Repl
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export function MiniRepl({ tune, drawTime, punchcard, canvasHeight = 100 }) {
         punchcard={punchcard}
         canvasHeight={canvasHeight}
         theme={themes[theme]}
+        highlightColor={settings[theme]?.foreground}
       />
     </div>
   ) : (
diff --git a/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx b/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx
index 26104e6f..28939c03 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import XMarkIcon from '@heroicons/react/20/solid/XMarkIcon';
 import { logger } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
-import { cx } from '@strudel.cycles/react';
+import { useEvent, cx } from '@strudel.cycles/react';
+// import { cx } from '@strudel.cycles/react';
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
 import React, { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { useEvent, loadedSamples } from './Repl';
+import { loadedSamples } from './Repl';
 import { Reference } from './Reference';
 import { themes, themeColors } from './themes.mjs';
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ export function Footer({ context }) {
               {Object.entries(themes).map(([k, t]) => (
                 <div
                   key={k}
-                  className={classNames(
+                  className={cx(
                     'border-2 border-transparent cursor-pointer p-4 bg-background bg-opacity-25 rounded-md',
                     theme === k ? '!border-foreground' : '',
                   )}
@@ -225,24 +226,3 @@ function linkify(inputText) {
 
   return replacedText;
 }
-
-function classNames(...classes) {
-  return classes.filter(Boolean).join(' ');
-}
-
-/* export function useTheme() {
-  const [theme, setTheme] = useState(localStorage.getItem('strudel-theme'));
-  useEvent('strudel-theme', (e) => {
-    console.log(e.detail);
-    setTheme(e.detail);
-  });
-  const themeSettings = settings[theme || 'strudelTheme'];
-  return {
-    theme,
-    setTheme,
-    settings: themeSettings,
-    isDark: !themeSettings.light,
-    isLight: !!themeSettings.light,
-  };
-}
- */
diff --git a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
index b49722bc..818adea9 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th
 */
 
 import { cleanupDraw, cleanupUi, controls, evalScope, getDrawContext, logger } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
-import { CodeMirror, cx, flash, useHighlighting, useStrudel } from '@strudel.cycles/react';
+import { CodeMirror, cx, flash, useHighlighting, useStrudel, useKeydown } from '@strudel.cycles/react';
 import {
   getAudioContext,
   getLoadedSamples,
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { prebake } from './prebake.mjs';
 import * as tunes from './tunes.mjs';
 import PlayCircleIcon from '@heroicons/react/20/solid/PlayCircleIcon';
 import { themes } from './themes.mjs';
+import useTheme from '../useTheme';
 
 const initialTheme = localStorage.getItem('strudel-theme') || 'strudelTheme';
 
@@ -171,12 +172,15 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
     ),
   );
 
+  const { settings } = useTheme();
+
   // highlighting
   useHighlighting({
     view,
     pattern,
     active: started && !activeCode?.includes('strudel disable-highlighting'),
     getTime: () => scheduler.now(),
+    color: settings?.foreground,
   });
 
   //
@@ -299,15 +303,3 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
     </ReplContext.Provider>
   );
 }
-
-export function useEvent(name, onTrigger, useCapture = false) {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    document.addEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
-    return () => {
-      document.removeEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
-    };
-  }, [onTrigger]);
-}
-function useKeydown(onTrigger) {
-  useEvent('keydown', onTrigger, true);
-}
diff --git a/website/src/useTheme.jsx b/website/src/useTheme.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51c66cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/useTheme.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { settings } from './repl/themes.mjs';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+function useTheme() {
+  const [theme, setTheme] = useState(localStorage.getItem('strudel-theme'));
+  useEvent('strudel-theme', (e) => setTheme(e.detail));
+  const themeSettings = settings[theme || 'strudelTheme'];
+  return {
+    theme,
+    setTheme,
+    settings: themeSettings,
+    isDark: !themeSettings.light,
+    isLight: !!themeSettings.light,
+  };
+}
+// TODO: dedupe
+function useEvent(name, onTrigger, useCapture = false) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    document.addEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener(name, onTrigger, useCapture);
+    };
+  }, [onTrigger]);
+}
+
+export default useTheme;