diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index fcfd34f..6648bfd 100755
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ if !exists("vimrc_autocmds_loaded")
     au BufLeave,FocusLost,InsertEnter   * set nornu
 endif
 set updatetime=1000 " Default is 4s, but reduce it to make things more real time, like git gutter
-highlight Search ctermbg=5
-highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=4
 
 filetype plugin indent on    " required
 syntax on
@@ -215,6 +213,7 @@ let g:ale_lint_on_text_changed = 'never'
 let g:ale_lint_on_enter = 0
 let g:ale_c_parse_makefile = 1
 let g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave = 1
+let g:ale_set_loclist = 1
 
 " fugitive.vim looks for tags in .git
 " set tags +=~/tags " Recursively move upwards in tree, searching in subfolders for tags file
@@ -238,10 +237,22 @@ set statusline+=%#MoreMsg#
 set statusline+=\ "
 
 " Colors
+" Useful for testing:
+" :runtime syntax/colortest.vim
+" :runtime syntax/hitest.vim
 highlight SignColumn      ctermbg=NONE
-highlight GitGutterAdd    ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=2
-highlight GitGutterChange ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=3
-highlight GitGutterDelete ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=1
+highlight GitGutterAdd    ctermbg=NONE      ctermfg=DarkGreen
+highlight GitGutterChange ctermbg=NONE      ctermfg=Yellow
+highlight GitGutterDelete ctermbg=NONE      ctermfg=DarkRed
+highlight GitGutterDelete ctermbg=NONE      ctermfg=DarkRed
+highlight Search          ctermbg=Brown     ctermfg=LightRed
+highlight ColorColumn     ctermbg=DarkBlue
+highlight Visual          ctermbg=LightBlue
+highlight ALEInfo         ctermbg=DarkBlue  ctermfg=White
+highlight ALEWarning      ctermbg=DarkBlue  ctermfg=Black
+highlight ALEError        ctermbg=DarkRed   ctermfg=Black
+highlight SpellCap        ctermbg=DarkBlue  ctermfg=Black
+highlight SpellBad        ctermbg=DarkRed   ctermfg=Black
 
 " flake8
 let g:flake8_show_in_gutter=1