diff --git a/src/c/main.c b/src/c/main.c
index f204f04..5238dc0 100644
--- a/src/c/main.c
+++ b/src/c/main.c
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #include "settings.h"
 #include <pebble.h>
 
-// TODO fix fg and mg color not applying to mini variants; implement configurable color for fill bars
-
 // window statics
 static Window *s_main_window;
 static Layer *s_window_layer;
@@ -26,10 +24,12 @@ static const uint16_t s_fuel_guage_x_pos = PBL_DISPLAY_WIDTH - 23;
 // settings statics
 static ClaySettings settings;
 static GColor s_applied_digits_mg = GColorDarkGray;
+static GColor s_applied_digits_mg_mini = GColorDarkGray;
 static GColor s_applied_e_f = GColorWhite;
 static GColor s_applied_c_h = GColorWhite;
 static GColor s_applied_hour = GColorWhite;
 static GColor s_applied_minute = GColorWhite;
+static GColor s_applied_minute_mini = GColorWhite;
 
 // bitmap statics
 static GBitmap *s_hour_bitmaps[10];
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ static void peek_did_change(void *context) {
 }
 
 static void apply_settings() {
+	bool force_update_minutes = false;
+
 	// LED&BG
 	if (settings.UseCustomLED) {
 		light_set_color(settings.ColorLED); // no-op on unsupported platforms
@@ -340,14 +342,14 @@ static void apply_settings() {
 			}
 		}
 		//// set bitmap color and mark layers dirty
-		if (s_digit_mg_super8 && settings.ColorMGTime.argb != s_applied_digits_mg.argb) {
-			replace_gbitmap_color(s_applied_digits_mg, settings.ColorMGTime, s_digit_mg_super8, NULL);
+		if (s_digit_mg_super8 && settings.ColorMGDigits.argb != s_applied_digits_mg.argb) {
+			replace_gbitmap_color(s_applied_digits_mg, settings.ColorMGDigits, s_digit_mg_super8, NULL);
 			for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
 				if (s_digit_mg_layers[i]) {
 					layer_mark_dirty(bitmap_layer_get_layer(s_digit_mg_layers[i]));
 				}
 			}
-			s_applied_digits_mg = settings.ColorMGTime;
+			s_applied_digits_mg = settings.ColorMGDigits;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (s_digit_mg_super8) {
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ static void apply_settings() {
 				}
 				s_applied_minute = settings.ColorMinutes;
 			}
-			update_minute_1(); // immediately reference the new minute digits, as we would otherwise be using the stale pointers to the hours digits
+			force_update_minutes = true;
 		}
 	} else {
 		// if hours and minutes must be the same color...
@@ -458,17 +460,37 @@ static void apply_settings() {
 			s_minute_bitmaps_mini[7] = gbitmap_create_with_resource(RESOURCE_ID_7_M);
 			s_minute_bitmaps_mini[8] = gbitmap_create_with_resource(RESOURCE_ID_8_M);
 			s_minute_bitmaps_mini[9] = gbitmap_create_with_resource(RESOURCE_ID_9_M);
+			s_applied_minute_mini = GColorWhite;
 		}
-		if (!s_digit_mg_super8_mini) {
-			if (settings.ShowTimeMG) {
+		//// set bitmap color
+		if (s_applied_minute_mini.argb != settings.ColorMinutes.argb) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+				replace_gbitmap_color(s_applied_minute_mini, settings.ColorMinutes, s_minute_bitmaps_mini[i], NULL);
+			}
+			s_applied_minute_mini = settings.ColorMinutes;
+		}
+		force_update_minutes = true;
+
+		// mg handling
+		if (settings.ShowTimeMG) {
+			if (!s_digit_mg_super8_mini) {
 				s_digit_mg_super8_mini = gbitmap_create_with_resource(RESOURCE_ID_SUPER8_M);
+				s_applied_digits_mg_mini = GColorDarkGray;
 			}
-		} else {
-			if (!settings.ShowTimeMG) {
-				gbitmap_destroy(s_digit_mg_super8_mini);
-				s_digit_mg_super8_mini = NULL;
+			if (settings.ColorMGDigits.argb != s_applied_digits_mg_mini.argb) {
+				replace_gbitmap_color(s_applied_digits_mg_mini, settings.ColorMGDigits, s_digit_mg_super8_mini, NULL);
+				for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+					if (s_digit_mg_layers[i]) {
+						layer_mark_dirty(bitmap_layer_get_layer(s_digit_mg_layers[i]));
+					}
+				}
+				s_applied_digits_mg_mini = settings.ColorMGDigits;
 			}
+		} else if (s_digit_mg_super8_mini) {
+			gbitmap_destroy(s_digit_mg_super8_mini);
+			s_digit_mg_super8_mini = NULL;
 		}
+
 		peek_will_change(layer_get_unobstructed_bounds(s_window_layer), NULL);
 		peek_change(0, NULL);
 		peek_did_change(NULL);
@@ -494,6 +516,10 @@ static void apply_settings() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (force_update_minutes) {
+		update_minute_1();
+	}
+
 	if (s_first_settings_application) {
 		s_first_settings_application = false;
 	}
@@ -643,7 +669,7 @@ static void inbox_received_handler(DictionaryIterator *iter, void *context) {
 		settings.ColorBarsHot = GColorFromHEX(color_bar_hot_tuple->value->int32);
 	}
 	if (color_time_mg_tuple) {
-		settings.ColorMGTime = GColorFromHEX(color_time_mg_tuple->value->int32);
+		settings.ColorMGDigits = GColorFromHEX(color_time_mg_tuple->value->int32);
 	}
 	if (color_letters_tuple) {
 		settings.ColorLetters = GColorFromHEX(color_letters_tuple->value->int32);
@@ -678,7 +704,7 @@ static void init() {
 		settings.ColorBarsFill = GColorWhite;
 		settings.ColorBarsCool = GColorDukeBlue;
 		settings.ColorBarsHot = GColorRed;
-		settings.ColorMGTime = GColorDarkGray;
+		settings.ColorMGDigits = GColorDarkGray;
 		settings.ColorLetters = GColorWhite;
 		settings.ColorHours = GColorWhite;
 		settings.ColorMinutes = GColorWhite;
diff --git a/src/c/settings.h b/src/c/settings.h
index 00ee6f2..3b43dfb 100644
--- a/src/c/settings.h
+++ b/src/c/settings.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ typedef struct ClaySettings {
   GColor ColorBarsFill;
   GColor ColorBarsCool;
   GColor ColorBarsHot;
-  GColor ColorMGTime;
+  GColor ColorMGDigits;
   GColor ColorLetters;
   GColor ColorHours;
   GColor ColorMinutes;