diff --git a/base/templates/base/root.html b/base/templates/base/root.html
index 0066226..1834a28 100644
--- a/base/templates/base/root.html
+++ b/base/templates/base/root.html
@@ -8,7 +8,19 @@
             my name is {{ hostname|capfirst }} and I am your server right now.
         </p>
         <p>
-            By the way, my clock says {{ time|time:'TIME_FORMAT'|default:'nothing' }}.
+            Did I say now?<br />
+            My clock says {{ time|time:'TIME_FORMAT'|default:'nothing' }},
+            {% if time %}
+            and we are talking about the {{ time|time:'e' }} timezone.
+            {% else %}
+            and this is no good.
+            {% endif %}
+        </p>
+        <p>
+            {% with color_hex=color_hex|default:'47825b' %}
+            By the way, this is my favorite color:
+            <span class="badge" style="background-color: #{{ color_hex }};">&nbsp; #{{ color_hex }} &nbsp;</span>
+            {% endwith %}
         </p>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/base/views.py b/base/views.py
index e388ad2..3b0c7a3 100644
--- a/base/views.py
+++ b/base/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import re
 import socket
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.views import generic
@@ -11,6 +12,12 @@ class RootView(generic.TemplateView):
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         if 'hostname' not in kwargs:
             kwargs['hostname'] = socket.gethostname()
+        if 'color_hex' not in kwargs:
+            buf = kwargs['hostname']
+            buf = re.sub('[-.]', '', buf)
+            buf = buf[:6].lower()
+            if re.match('[0-9a-f]{6}', buf):
+                kwargs['color_hex'] = buf
         if 'time' not in kwargs:
             kwargs['time'] = timezone.now()
         return super(RootView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)