diff --git a/apps.json b/apps.json
index 11b1ea146..23b570203 100644
--- a/apps.json
+++ b/apps.json
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@
   { "id": "barclock",
     "name": "Bar Clock",
     "icon": "clock-bar.png",
-    "version":"0.07",
+    "version":"0.08",
     "description": "A simple digital clock showing seconds as a bar",
     "tags": "clock",
     "type":"clock",
diff --git a/apps/barclock/ChangeLog b/apps/barclock/ChangeLog
index 9589a1902..314ef89f2 100644
--- a/apps/barclock/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/barclock/ChangeLog
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 0.05: Clock does not start if app Languages is not installed
 0.06: Improve accuracy
 0.07: Update to use Bangle.setUI instead of setWatch
+0.08: Use theme colors
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/barclock/clock-bar.js b/apps/barclock/clock-bar.js
index 5069faa39..396c2984a 100644
--- a/apps/barclock/clock-bar.js
+++ b/apps/barclock/clock-bar.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ const screen = {
 // hardcoded "settings"
 const settings = {
   time: {
-    color: -1,
     font: '6x8',
     size: (is12Hour && locale.hasMeridian) ? 6 : 8,
     middle: screen.middle,
@@ -40,14 +39,12 @@ const settings = {
     },
   },
   date: {
-    color: -1,
     font: 'Vector',
     size: 20,
     middle: screen.height - 20, // at bottom of screen
     center: screen.center,
   },
   bar: {
-    color: -1,
     top: 155, // just below time
     thickness: 6, // matches 24h time "pixel" size
   },
@@ -82,13 +79,11 @@ const dateText = function (date) {
 
 const drawDateTime = function (date) {
   const t = settings.time
-  g.setColor(t.color)
   g.setFont(t.font, t.size)
   g.setFontAlign(0, 0) // centered
   g.drawString(timeText(date), t.center, t.middle, true)
   if (is12Hour && locale.hasMeridian) {
     const a = settings.time.ampm
-    g.setColor(a.color)
     g.setFont(a.font, a.size)
     g.setFontAlign(1, -1) // right top
     // at right edge of screen, aligned with time bottom
@@ -98,7 +93,6 @@ const drawDateTime = function (date) {
   }
 
   const d = settings.date
-  g.setColor(d.color)
   g.setFont(d.font, d.size)
   g.setFontAlign(0, 0) // centered
   g.drawString(dateText(date), d.center, d.middle, true)
@@ -113,14 +107,12 @@ const drawBar = function (date) {
   }
   const fraction = seconds / SECONDS_PER_MINUTE,
     width = fraction * screen.width
-  g.setColor(b.color)
-  g.fillRect(0, b.top, width, b.top + b.thickness)
+  g.setColor(g.theme.fg2).fillRect(0, b.top, width, b.top + b.thickness)
 }
 
 const clearScreen = function () {
-  g.setColor(0)
   const timeTop = settings.time.middle - (settings.time.size * 4)
-  g.fillRect(0, timeTop, screen.width, screen.height)
+  g.clearRect(0, timeTop, screen.width, screen.height)
 }
 
 let lastSeconds, tTick
diff --git a/apps/barclock/screenshot.png b/apps/barclock/screenshot.png
index d37ee9cae..9c2b7a50f 100644
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diff --git a/apps/barclock/screenshot_pm.png b/apps/barclock/screenshot_pm.png
index a2a3f63fb..983f17aaa 100644
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