diff --git a/data/elementary/colors/default.src b/data/elementary/colors/default.src
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a42d718c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/elementary/colors/default.src
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+group "Elm_Palette" struct {
+  value "version" int: 1000;
+  group "colors" list {
+group "Elm_Palette_Color" struct { value "name" string: "/bg";
+value "r" uchar:  64; value "g" uchar:  64; value "b" uchar:  64; value "a" uchar: 255; }
+group "Elm_Palette_Color" struct { value "name" string: "/fg";
+value "r" uchar: 160; value "g" uchar: 160; value "b" uchar: 160; value "a" uchar: 255; }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/data/elementary/colors/meson.build b/data/elementary/colors/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7eee177ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/elementary/colors/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+custom_target('colors_default.ecl',
+              input: 'default.src',
+              output: 'default.pal',
+              command: [eet_bin, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'palette', '@INPUT@', '1'],
+              install: true,
+              install_dir: join_paths(dir_data, 'elementary', 'colors'),
+              )
diff --git a/data/elementary/meson.build b/data/elementary/meson.build
index ed7d1e4204..d6eb7a3420 100644
--- a/data/elementary/meson.build
+++ b/data/elementary/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 subdir('config')
 subdir('desktop')
 subdir('themes')
+subdir('colors')
 subdir('objects')
 subdir('edje_externals')