diff --git a/smokestack/src/main.rs b/smokestack/src/main.rs
index 0ada751..01eb818 100644
--- a/smokestack/src/main.rs
+++ b/smokestack/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
         RwLock,
     },
 };
-use ansi_term::Colour::*;
+use ansi_term::Colour::{self, *};
 use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use tokio::{
     io::AsyncWriteExt,
@@ -54,6 +54,31 @@ fn html_to_text(html: &str) -> String {
     result
 }
 
+fn language_colour(language: &str) -> Colour {
+    let x = language.bytes().fold(0, |x, b| x ^ b);
+    let b = language.as_bytes();
+    let y = if b.len() >= 1 {
+        (b[0] & 0x1F) << 2
+    } else {
+        127
+    };
+    let z = if b.len() >= 2 {
+        (b[1] & 0x1F) << 2
+    } else {
+        127
+    };
+
+    match x % 6 {
+        0 => RGB(127 + y, 0, 0),
+        1 => RGB(0, 127 + z, 0),
+        2 => RGB(0, 0, 127 + y),
+        3 => RGB(127 + y, 127 + z, 0),
+        4 => RGB(127 + y, 0, 127 + z),
+        5 => RGB(0, 127 + y, 127 + z),
+        6..=u8::MAX => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
 fn format_message(post: Post) -> Option<String> {
     let language = &post.language?;
     let time = &post.created_at;
@@ -63,7 +88,7 @@ fn format_message(post: Post) -> Option<String> {
     let text = html_to_text(&post.content);
     Some(format!(
         "[{}] {} {} <@{}@{}>\r\n{}\r\n\r\n",
-        Black.on(Red).paint(language),
+        Black.on(language_colour(language)).paint(language),
         Red.paint(time),
         Yellow.bold().paint(display_name),
         Yellow.underline().paint(username),