diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72547bb..a60b45c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Like `go test` but with colors.
 
 ## Installation
 
-```
+```bash
 $ go get -u github.com/rakyll/gotest
 ```
 
@@ -16,16 +16,61 @@ Accepts all the arguments and flags `go test` works with.
 
 Example:
 
-```
+```bash
 $ gotest -v github.com/rakyll/hey
 ```
+
 ![go test output](https://i.imgur.com/udjWuZx.gif)
 
-gotest comes with many colors! Configure the color of the output by setting the following env variable:
+The default output colors for `gotest` are:
 
+- `hired` for failed test cases
+- `green` for passing test cases
+- `yellow` for skipped test cases
+
+`gotest` comes with many colors. All available colors are:
+
+- `black`
+- `hiblack`
+- `red`
+- `hired`
+- `green`
+- `higreen`
+- `yellow`
+- `hiyellow`
+- `blue`
+- `hiblue`
+- `magenta`
+- `himagenta`
+- `cyan`
+- `hicyan`
+- `white`
+- `hiwhite`
+
+For a graphical presentation of the colors please see the documentation for the Go package [fatih/color](https://pkg.go.dev/mod/github.com/fatih/color).
+
+You can configure the color of the output by setting the environment variable `GOTEST_PALETTE`:
+
+```bash
+$ GOTEST_PALETTE="magenta,white,hiyellow" gotest -v github.com/rakyll/hey
 ```
-$ GOTEST_PALETTE="magenta,white"
-```
 
-The output will have magenta for failed cases, white for success.
-Available colors: black, hiblack, red, hired, green, higreen, yellow, hiyellow, blue, hiblue, magenta, himagenta, cyan, hicyan, white, hiwhite.
+The output will have `magenta` for failed test cases, `white` for passing test cases, and `hiyellow` for skipped test cases.
+
+The order of the colors for are:
+
+1 failed test cases
+1 passing test cases
+1 skipped test cases
+
+If you only want to overwrite the colors for indicating passing or skipped test cases, you can leave the spot empty.
+
+This example demonstrates:
+
+- `hired` for failed test cases, using the default
+- `white` for passing test cases, overwriting the default
+- `hiyellow` for skipped test cases, overwriting the default
+
+```bash
+$ GOTEST_PALETTE=",white,hiyellow" gotest -v github.com/rakyll/hey
+```
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 18a5bef..985f2fb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -149,16 +149,18 @@ func setPalette() {
 	if v == "" {
 		return
 	}
+
 	vals := strings.Split(v, ",")
-	if len(vals) != 2 {
-		return
-	}
-	if c, ok := colors[vals[0]]; ok {
-		fail = c
-	}
-	if c, ok := colors[vals[1]]; ok {
-		pass = c
+	states := []color.Attribute{fail, pass, skip}
+	for i := range vals {
+		if c, ok := colors[vals[i]]; ok {
+			states[i] = color.Attribute(c)
+		}
 	}
+
+	fail = states[0]
+	pass = states[1]
+	skip = states[2]
 }
 
 var colors = map[string]color.Attribute{