diff --git a/api/config.lua b/api/config.lua
index 89582435..b246ec66 100644
--- a/api/config.lua
+++ b/api/config.lua
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ function pfUI:LoadConfig()
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "border",      "panels",           "-1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "border",      "chat",             "-1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "border",      "bags",             "-1")
-  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "seccolor",         "1,.2,.2,1")
-  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "mincolor",         ".2,1,1,1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "lowcolor",         "1,.2,.2,1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "normalcolor",      "1,1,1,1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "minutecolor",      ".2,1,1,1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "hourcolor",        ".2,.5,1,1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "daycolor",         ".2,.2,1,1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",          "threshold",        "2")
diff --git a/modules/cooldown.lua b/modules/cooldown.lua
index 55091185..1f2db715 100644
--- a/modules/cooldown.lua
+++ b/modules/cooldown.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 pfUI:RegisterModule("cooldown", function ()
+
+  -- cache values
+  local lowcolor    = {strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.lowcolor)}
+  local normalcolor = {strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.normalcolor)}
+  local minutecolor = {strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.minutecolor)}
+  local hourcolor   = {strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.hourcolor)}
+  local daycolor    = {strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.daycolor)}
+
   local function pfCreateCoolDown(cooldown, start, duration)
     cooldown.cd = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfCooldownFrame", cooldown:GetParent())
     cooldown.cd:SetAllPoints(cooldown:GetParent())
@@ -28,25 +36,25 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("cooldown", function ()
 
       local remaining = this.duration - (GetTime() - this.start)
       if remaining >= 0 then
-        local r, g, b, a = 1, 1, 1, 1
+        local r, g, b, a = unpack(normalcolor)
         local unit = ""
         if remaining <= 3 then
-          r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.seccolor)
+          r,g,b,a = unpack(lowcolor)
         end
         if remaining > 99 then
           remaining = remaining / 60
           unit = "m"
-          r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.mincolor)
+          r,g,b,a = unpack(minutecolor)
         end
         if remaining > 99 then
           remaining = remaining / 60
           unit = "h"
-          r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.hourcolor)
+          r,g,b,a = unpack(hourcolor)
         end
         if remaining > 99 then
           remaining = remaining / 24
           unit = "d"
-          r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", C.appearance.cd.daycolor)
+          r,g,b,a = unpack(daycolor)
         end
         this.text:SetText(round(remaining) .. unit)
         this.text:SetTextColor(r,g,b,a)
diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 3031ccd0..ac74a3cf 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -855,8 +855,9 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Bags Border Size", C.appearance.border, "bags")
 
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown", nil, nil, "header")
-  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Color (3 Sec)", C.appearance.cd, "seccolor", "color")
-  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Color (Minutes)", C.appearance.cd, "mincolor", "color")
+  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Color (Less than 3 Sec)", C.appearance.cd, "lowcolor", "color")
+  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Color (Seconds)", C.appearance.cd, "normalcolor", "color")
+  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Color (Minutes)", C.appearance.cd, "minutecolor", "color")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Color (Hours)", C.appearance.cd, "hourcolor", "color")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Color (Days)", C.appearance.cd, "daycolor", "color")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown Text Threshold", C.appearance.cd, "threshold")