diff --git a/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java b/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java
index 096d19f..b90132c 100644
--- a/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java
+++ b/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.gitpitch.services.VideoService;
 import com.gitpitch.services.GISTService;
 import com.gitpitch.services.CodeService;
 import com.gitpitch.services.ShortcutsService;
+import com.gitpitch.services.SlideService;
 import com.gitpitch.git.GRSManager;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 import com.google.inject.assistedinject.Assisted;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
     private final GISTService  gistService;
     private final CodeService  codeService;
     private final ShortcutsService shortcutsService;
+    private final SlideService slideService;
     private final GRSManager grsManager;
     private final MarkdownRenderer mrndr;
     private final String markdown;
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
                          GISTService  gistService,
                          CodeService  codeService,
                          ShortcutsService  shortcutsService,
+                         SlideService  slideService,
                          GRSManager grsManager,
                          @Nullable @Assisted MarkdownRenderer mrndr) {
 
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
         this.gistService  = gistService;
         this.codeService  = codeService;
         this.shortcutsService = shortcutsService;
+        this.slideService = slideService;
         this.grsManager = grsManager;
         this.mrndr = mrndr;
 
@@ -185,6 +189,8 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
                 return gistService.build(md, dp, pp, yOpts, this);
             } else if(codeDelimFound(dp)) {
                 return codeService.build(md, dp, pp, yOpts, this);
+            } else if(colorDelimFound(dp)) {
+                return slideService.buildColorBackground(md, dp, pp, yOpts, this);
             }
 
             if (yOpts != null && yOpts.hasImageBg()) {
@@ -415,6 +421,10 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
         return dp.get(DELIM_QUERY_CODE) != null;
     }
 
+    private boolean colorDelimFound(DelimParams dp) {
+        return dp.get(DELIM_QUERY_COLOR) != null;
+    }
+
     private String delimiter(String md) {
         return (md.startsWith(hSlideDelim)) ? horizDelim() : vertDelim();
     }
@@ -652,6 +662,8 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
             "\" data-background-size=\"";
     public static final String MD_IMAGE_COLOR =
             "\" data-background-color=\"";
+    public static final String MD_BG_COLOR =
+            "<!-- .slide: data-background=\"";
     public static final String MD_CLOSER = "\" -->";
     public static final String MD_SPACER = "\n";
     public static final String DATA_IMAGE_ATTR = "data-background-image=";
diff --git a/app/com/gitpitch/services/SlideService.java b/app/com/gitpitch/services/SlideService.java
index d7ea905..15dfb11 100644
--- a/app/com/gitpitch/services/SlideService.java
+++ b/app/com/gitpitch/services/SlideService.java
@@ -48,39 +48,75 @@ public class SlideService {
         this.imageService = imageService;
     }
 
-   /*
-    * Build basic slide structure including:
-    *
-    * 1. Clean delimiter and
-    * 2. Optionally slide bg-image based on YAMLOptions.hasImageBg.
-    */
-   public String build(String md,
-                       DelimParams dp,
-                       PitchParams pp,
-                       YAMLOptions yOpts,
-                       MarkdownModel mdm) {
+    /*
+     * Build basic slide structure including:
+     *
+     * 1. Clean delimiter and
+     * 2. Optionally slide bg-image based on YAMLOptions.hasImageBg.
+     * 3. Or slide color delimiter.
+     */
+     public String build(String md,
+                         DelimParams dp,
+                         PitchParams pp,
+                         YAMLOptions yOpts,
+                         MarkdownModel mdm) {
 
-    StringBuffer structure = new StringBuffer(mdm.extractDelim(md));
-    try {
+        StringBuffer structure = new StringBuffer(mdm.extractDelim(md));
 
-        String slideType = mdm.isHorizontal(md) ?
-               mdm.horizDelim() : mdm.vertDelim();
+        try {
 
-        structure = new StringBuffer(mdm.extractDelim(md))
-                       .append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER);
+            structure = new StringBuffer(mdm.extractDelim(md))
+                            .append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER);
 
-        String yamlBg = null;
-        if (yOpts != null && yOpts.hasImageBg()) {
-           yamlBg = imageService.buildBackground(pp, yOpts);
+            if (yOpts != null && yOpts.hasImageBg()) {
+                String yamlBg = imageService.buildBackground(pp, yOpts);
+                structure.append(yamlBg).append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER);
+            } else {
+                String cbg = buildColorMarkdown(dp);
+                if(cbg != null) {
+                    structure.append(cbg).append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER);
+                }
+            }
+
+        } catch(Exception ex) {
+            log.warn("build: ex={}", ex);
         }
 
-        if (yamlBg != null) {
-           structure.append(yamlBg).append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER);
-        }
-    } catch(Exception ex) {
-     log.warn("build: ex={}", ex);
+        log.debug("build: returning structure={}", structure.toString());
+
+        return structure.toString();
+    }
+
+    public String buildColorBackground(String md,
+                                       DelimParams dp,
+                                       PitchParams pp,
+                                       YAMLOptions yOpts,
+                                       MarkdownModel mdm) {
+
+        StringBuffer structure = new StringBuffer(mdm.extractDelim(md));
+
+        try {
+
+            structure = new StringBuffer(mdm.extractDelim(md))
+                            .append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER);
+
+            String bg = buildColorMarkdown(dp);
+            if(bg != null) {
+                structure.append(bg).append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER);
+            }
+
+        } catch(Exception ex) {
+            log.warn("buildColorDelim: ex={}", ex);
+        }
+
+        log.debug("buildColorDelim: returning structure={}", structure.toString());
+        return structure.toString();
+    }
+
+    private String buildColorMarkdown(DelimParams dp) {
+        String bgColor = dp.get(MarkdownModel.DELIM_QUERY_COLOR, null);
+        String bg = MarkdownModel.MD_BG_COLOR + bgColor + MarkdownModel.MD_CLOSER;
+        return bgColor != null ? bg : null;
     }
-    return structure.toString();
-   }
 
 }