diff --git a/nixvim.nix b/nixvim.nix
index c7b98f8a..c7ed4ec2 100644
--- a/nixvim.nix
+++ b/nixvim.nix
@@ -116,18 +116,18 @@ in
       };
 
       configure = mkOption {
-        type = types.attrs;
+        type = types.attrsOf types.anything;
         default = { };
       };
 
       options = mkOption {
-        type = types.attrs;
+        type = types.attrsOf types.anything;
         default = { };
         description = "The configuration options, e.g. line numbers";
       };
 
       globals = mkOption {
-        type = types.attrs;
+        type = types.attrsOf types.anything;
         default = { };
         description = "Global variables";
       };
diff --git a/plugins/colorschemes/base16.nix b/plugins/colorschemes/base16.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7da1f516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/colorschemes/base16.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ pkgs, config, lib, ... }:
+with lib;
+let
+  cfg = config.programs.nixvim.colorschemes.base16;
+  colors = types.enum [ "bg" "red" "green" "yellow" "blue" "purple" "aqua" "gray" "fg" "bg0_h" "bg0" "bg1" "bg2" "bg3" "bg4" "gray" "orange" "bg0_s" "fg0" "fg1" "fg2" "fg3" "fg4" ];
+in {
+  options = {
+    programs.nixvim.colorschemes.base16 = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "Enable base16";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    programs.nixvim = {
+      colorscheme = "base16-default-dark";
+      extraPlugins = [ pkgs.vimPlugins.base16-vim ];
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/default.nix b/plugins/default.nix
index 72fe0349..a9751f91 100644
--- a/plugins/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./colorschemes/gruvbox.nix
+    ./colorschemes/base16.nix
 
     ./statuslines/lightline.nix
     ./statuslines/airline.nix