diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 63e9f8b..5f5ba81 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
   "vscode-erb-beautify.keepBlankLines": 1,
   "inlineFold.regex": "(class=|className=|class:\\s*)(({(`|))|(['\"`]))(.*?)(\\2|(\\4)})", // inline AlpineJs `class: `
   
-  // REQUIRED FOR PLAIN 256-color ANSI SUPPORT
-  "terminal.integrated.drawBoldTextInBrightColors": true,
+  // -----------------256-color ANSI SUPPORT ----------------
   "terminal.integrated.minimumContrastRatio": 1,
+  // "terminal.integrated.drawBoldTextInBrightColors": true,
   "workbench.colorCustomizations" : {
-    "terminal.foreground" : "#EEEEEE",
     "terminal.background" : "#000000"
+    // "terminal.foreground" : "#EEEEEE",
   },
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/scores_controller.rb b/app/controllers/scores_controller.rb
index 66b9b72..bf6c99a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/scores_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/scores_controller.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ class ScoresController < ApplicationController
     logger.info(BG_BLACK + shades)
     logger.info(BG_GRAY + shades)
     logger.info(BG_WHITE + shades)
-    logger.info(BG_BLACK + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}, isnt'it?")
-    logger.info(BG_GRAY + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}, isnt'it?")
+    logger.info(BG_BLACK + TEXT_GRAY_200 + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}#{TEXT_GRAY_200}, isnt'it?")
+    logger.info(BG_BLACK + TEXT_GRAY_200 + "this is #{TEXT_WHITE}a message in bold#{CLEAR}#{TEXT_GRAY_200}, isnt'it?")
+    logger.info(BG_BLACK + TEXT_GRAY_200 + "this is #{BOLD}#{TEXT_WHITE}a message in bold#{CLEAR}#{TEXT_GRAY_200}, isnt'it?")
+    logger.info(BG_GRAY + TEXT_GRAY_200 + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}#{TEXT_GRAY_200}, isnt'it?")
     logger.info(BG_WHITE + TEXT_GRAY_800 + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}, isnt'it?")
     logger.info(BG_WHITE + TEXT_GRAY_600 + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}, isnt'it?")
     logger.info(BG_WHITE + TEXT_GRAY_400 + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}, isnt'it?")
@@ -30,27 +32,13 @@ class ScoresController < ApplicationController
     logger.info(BG_WHITE + TEXT_GRAY_200 + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}, isnt'it?")
     logger.info(BG_WHITE + TEXT_GRAY_100 + "this is #{BOLD}a message in bold#{CLEAR}, isnt'it?")
 
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100  \x1b[38;5;7m7.0\x1b[38;5;15m15.0\x1b[38;5;232m232	\x1b[38;5;233m233	\x1b[38;5;234m234	\x1b[38;5;235m235	\x1b[38;5;236m236	\x1b[38;5;237m237	\x1b[38;5;238m	\x1b[38;5;239m	\x1b[38;5;240m	\x1b[38;5;241m	\x1b[38;5;242m	\x1b[38;5;243m
-    # \x1b[38;5;244m	\x1b[38;5;245m245	\x1b[38;5;246m	\x1b[38;5;247m	\x1b[38;5;248m248	\x1b[38;5;249m	\x1b[38;5;250m	\x1b[38;5;251m	\x1b[38;5;252m	\x1b[38;5;253m253	\x1b[38;5;254m	\x1b[38;5;255m255"
-
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{BG_BLACK}#{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100  \x1b[38;5;7m7.0 \x1b[38;5;15m15.0 \x1b[38;5;232m232	\x1b[38;5;233m233	\x1b[38;5;234m234	\x1b[38;5;235m235	\x1b[38;5;236m236	\x1b[38;5;237m237	\x1b[38;5;238m	\x1b[38;5;239m239	\x1b[38;5;240m	\x1b[38;5;241m	\x1b[38;5;242m242	\x1b[38;5;243m
-    # \x1b[38;5;244m	\x1b[38;5;245m245	\x1b[38;5;246m246	\x1b[38;5;247m	\x1b[38;5;248m248	\x1b[38;5;249m249	\x1b[38;5;250m	\x1b[38;5;251m	\x1b[38;5;252m252	\x1b[38;5;253m253	\x1b[38;5;254m	\x1b[38;5;255m255 "
-
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{BG_WHITE}#{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100  \x1b[38;5;7m7.0\x1b[38;5;15m15.0\x1b[38;5;232m232	\x1b[38;5;233m233	\x1b[38;5;234m234	\x1b[38;5;235m235	\x1b[38;5;236m236	\x1b[38;5;237m237	\x1b[38;5;238m	\x1b[38;5;239m	\x1b[38;5;240m	\x1b[38;5;241m	\x1b[38;5;242m	\x1b[38;5;243m
-    # \x1b[38;5;244m	\x1b[38;5;245m245	\x1b[38;5;246m	\x1b[38;5;247m	\x1b[38;5;248m248	\x1b[38;5;249m	\x1b[38;5;250m	\x1b[38;5;251m	\x1b[38;5;252m	\x1b[38;5;253m253	\x1b[38;5;254m	\x1b[38;5;255m255"
-
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{BG_BLACK}#{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100"
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{BG_WHITE}#{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100"
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{BOLD}#{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100"
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{BOLD}#{UNDERLINE}#{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100"
-    # logger.info "these are gray shades : #{UNDERLINE}#{TEXT_GRAY_800}800#{TEXT_GRAY_600}600#{TEXT_GRAY_400}400#{TEXT_GRAY_200}200#{TEXT_GRAY_100}100"
-
     # logger.info({ one: 1, two: 2 })
     # logger.info 'this is an information', { four: 4, five: 5 }
-    # logger.debug BigDecimal('0.0003')
+    logger.debug BigDecimal('0.0003')
     # logger.warn 'scores are', @scores
-    # logger.warn "this is a warning\n yop\n  cool"
-    # logger.error 'this is an error message'
+    logger.warn "this is a #{BOLD}warning#{CLEAR}#{BG_YELLOW}#{TEXT_BLACK}\n yop\n  cool"
+    logger.warn "this is a warning\n yop\n  cool"
+    logger.error 'this is an error message'
     # logger.error "error message line #1\nerror message line #2\nerror message line #3\n\n"
     # logger.info 'end of normal message'
     # logger.debug @scores
diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
index 37abdd6..956d3e8 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ require 'json'
 class AnsiFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
   include AnsiColors
 
-  ANSI_DEBUG = CLEAR + TEXT_CYAN
-  ANSI_INFO = CLEAR + TEXT_WHITE
+  ANSI_DEBUG = BG_BLACK + TEXT_GRAY_500
+  ANSI_INFO = BG_BLACK + TEXT_GRAY_200
   ANSI_WARN = BG_YELLOW + TEXT_BLACK
   ANSI_ERROR = BG_RED + TEXT_BLACK
   ANSI_FATAL = DARK_BG_RED + TEXT_BLACK