diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cd1e47..f401256 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,13 +131,6 @@ Available features:
 * `LP_ERR` last error code
 * `LP_MARK` prompt mark
 
-Some indicators are not colored by default (mainly those that are _static_), to
-put colors on theme you should not forget to add themed colors variable around
-them:
-
-    LP_PS1="${LP_ERR}" # no color
-    LP_PS1="${LP_COLOR_ERR}${LP_ERR}${NO_COL}" # colored
-
 For example, if you just want to have a liquidprompt displaying the user and the
 host, with a normal full path in blue and only the git support:
 
@@ -205,8 +198,6 @@ Set to a null string "" if you do not want color.
 Liquid prompt is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License
 version 3.
 
-* Cannot easily change the colors of features having different state colors
-(like the colormap of the load or the colors of the branch name).
 * detached sessions only looks for `screen`, a `tmux` support would be nice…
 * Does not display the number of commits to be pushed in Mercurial repositories.
 * Browsing into very large subversion repositories may dramatically slow down
diff --git a/liquid.ps1 b/liquid.ps1
index 0950ba5..04672e9 100644
--- a/liquid.ps1
+++ b/liquid.ps1
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 # LP_ERR last error code
 # LP_MARK prompt mark
 
+# Remember that most features come with their corresponding colors,
+# see the README.
+
 # add jobs, load and battery
 LP_PS1="${LP_BATT}${LP_LOAD}${LP_JOBS}"
 # add user, host and permissions colon
@@ -27,15 +30,15 @@ LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}[${LP_USER}${LP_HOST}${LP_PERM}"
 if [[ "$EUID" -ne "0" ]]
 then
     # path in foreground color
-    LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}${LP_COLOR_PATH}${LP_PWD}${NO_COL}]${LP_COLOR_PROXY}${LP_PROXY}${NO_COL}"
+    LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}${LP_PWD}]${LP_PROXY}"
     # add VCS infos
     LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}${LP_GIT}${LP_HG}${LP_SVN}"
 else
     # path in yellow
-    LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}${LP_COLOR_PATH_ROOT}${LP_PWD}${NO_COL}]${LP_COLOR_PROXY}${LP_PROXY}${NO_COL}"
+    LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}${LP_PWD}]${LP_PROXY}"
     # do not add VCS infos
 fi
 # add return code and prompt mark
-LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}${LP_COLOR_ERR}${LP_ERR}${NO_COL}${LP_MARK}"
+LP_PS1="${LP_PS1}${LP_ERR}${LP_MARK}"
 
 # vim: set et sts=4 sw=4 tw=120 ft=sh:
diff --git a/liquidprompt b/liquidprompt
index e01da34..a96037a 100755
--- a/liquidprompt
+++ b/liquidprompt
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ LP_PROXY_MARK=${LP_PROXY_MARK:-"↥"}
 LP_GIT_MARK=${LP_GIT_MARK:-"±"}
 LP_MERCURIAL_MARK=${LP_MERCURIAL_MARK:-"☿"}
 LP_SUBVERSION_MARK=${LP_SUBVERSION_MARK:-"‡"}
+
 LP_ENABLE_GIT=${LP_ENABLE_GIT:-1}
 LP_ENABLE_SVN=${LP_ENABLE_SVN:-1}
 LP_ENABLE_HG=${LP_ENABLE_HG:-1}
@@ -909,7 +910,7 @@ _lp_sb()
 _lp_set_bash_prompt()
 {
     # as this get the last returned code, it should be called first
-    LP_ERR=$(_lp_sl "$(_lp_return_value $?)")
+    LP_ERR="${LP_COLOR_ERR}$(_lp_sl $(_lp_return_value $?))${NO_COL}"
 
     # execute the old prompt
     $LP_OLD_PROMPT_COMMAND
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ _lp_set_bash_prompt()
     # LP_HOST is a global set at load time
     LP_PERM=$(_lp_permissions_color)
      LP_PWD=$(_lp_shorten_path "$PWD" $LP_PATH_LENGTH)
-    LP_PROXY=$(_lp_proxy)
+    LP_PROXY="${LP_COLOR_PROXY}$(_lp_proxy)${NO_COL}"
 
     # right of main prompt: space at left
      LP_GIT=$(_lp_sl "$(_lp_git_branch_color)")
@@ -934,6 +935,13 @@ _lp_set_bash_prompt()
     # end of the prompt line: double spaces
     LP_MARK=$(_lp_sb "$(_lp_smart_mark)")
 
+    # Different path color if root
+    if [[ "$EUID" -ne "0" ]] ; then
+        LP_PWD="${LP_COLOR_PATH}${LP_PWD}${NO_COL}"
+    else
+        LP_PWD="${LP_COLOR_PATH_ROOT}${LP_PWD}${NO_COL}"
+    fi
+
     if [[ -z $LP_PS1 ]] ; then
         # add jobs, load and battery
         PS1="${LP_BATT}${LP_LOAD}${LP_JOBS}"
@@ -944,16 +952,16 @@ _lp_set_bash_prompt()
         if [[ "$EUID" -ne "0" ]]
         then
             # path in foreground color
-            PS1="${PS1}${LP_COLOR_PATH}${LP_PWD}${NO_COL}]${LP_COLOR_PROXY}${LP_PROXY}${NO_COL}"
+            PS1="${PS1}${LP_PWD}]${LP_PROXY}"
             # add VCS infos
             PS1="${PS1}${LP_GIT}${LP_HG}${LP_SVN}"
         else
             # path in yellow
-            PS1="${PS1}${LP_COLOR_PATH_ROOT}${LP_PWD}${NO_COL}]${LP_COLOR_PROXY}${LP_PROXY}${NO_COL}"
+            PS1="${PS1}${LP_PWD}]${LP_PROXY}"
             # do not add VCS infos
         fi
         # add return code and prompt mark
-        PS1="${PS1}${LP_COLOR_ERR}${LP_ERR}${NO_COL}${LP_MARK}"
+        PS1="${PS1}${LP_ERR}${LP_MARK}"
 
         # Glue the bash prompt always go to the first column.
         # Avoid glitches after interrupting a command with Ctrl-C