diff --git a/examples/example-all.yaml.sb b/examples/example-all.yaml.sb
index c121ca14..01a95015 100644
--- a/examples/example-all.yaml.sb
+++ b/examples/example-all.yaml.sb
@@ -13,4 +13,14 @@ authors:
   separators:
     - "and"
     - "et"
-content: [["sorted"]]
\ No newline at end of file
+content: [["sorted"]]
+
+template:
+  patacrep.tex:
+    color:
+      songlink: FF0000
+      hyperlink: 0000FF
+    bgcolor:
+      note: D1E4AE
+      songnumber: AED1E4
+      index: E4AED1 #not enough songs to see it
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/patacrep.tex b/patacrep/data/templates/patacrep.tex
index 8023ed3b..48cb7bd4 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/patacrep.tex
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/patacrep.tex
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ schema:
     picture: //str
     picturecopyright: //str
     footer: //str
+    color:
+      type: //rec
+      required:
+        songlink: //str
+        hyperlink: //str
     bgcolor:
       type: //rec
       required:
@@ -45,6 +50,9 @@ default:
   picture: img/treble_a
   picturecopyright: "Dbolton \\url{http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dbolton}"
   footer: "Generated using Songbook (\\url{http://www.patacrep.com})"
+  color:
+    songlink: 4e9a06
+    hyperlink: 204a87
   bgcolor:
     songnumber: D1E4AE
     note: D1E4AE
@@ -84,8 +92,8 @@ default:
 \renewcommand{\notebgcolor}{NoteBgColor}
 \renewcommand{\idxbgcolor}{IndexBgColor}
 
-\definecolor{tango-green-3}{HTML}{4e9a06}
-\definecolor{tango-blue-3}{HTML}{204a87}
+\definecolor{tango-green-3}{HTML}{(( template_var.color.songlink ))}
+\definecolor{tango-blue-3}{HTML}{(( template_var.color.hyperlink ))}
 \usepackage[
     bookmarks,
     bookmarksopen,