diff --git a/src/css/spectrum/spectrum-overrides.css b/src/css/spectrum/spectrum-overrides.css
index 2b214ded..15de5ceb 100644
--- a/src/css/spectrum/spectrum-overrides.css
+++ b/src/css/spectrum/spectrum-overrides.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   border-radius: 4px;
   background-color: #2B2B2B;
   border: solid 4px #888;
-  padding: 5px;
+  padding: 5px 5px 0 5px;
 }
 
 .sp-container[data-y-position=bottom] {
@@ -95,4 +95,17 @@
 .sp-palette .sp-thumb-el.sp-thumb-active {
   border-color: gold;
   box-shadow: 0 0 0px 1px gold;
+}
+
+.sp-input {
+  border: 1px solid #666;
+  margin: 0;
+  background: #111;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  color: #D3D3D3;
+  font-family: Courier!important;
+}
+
+.sp-input.sp-validation-error {
+  background: #330000;
 }
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diff --git a/src/js/controller/PaletteController.js b/src/js/controller/PaletteController.js
index 786ced1e..2180d485 100644
--- a/src/js/controller/PaletteController.js
+++ b/src/js/controller/PaletteController.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     var spectrumCfg = {
       showPalette: true,
       showButtons: false,
+      showInput: true,
       palette: [
         ['rgba(0,0,0,0)']
       ],