diff --git a/settings.tex b/settings.tex
index 8834050..fa92411 100644
--- a/settings.tex
+++ b/settings.tex
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@
 \setkomafont{disposition}{\normalfont\bfseries} % use serif font for headings
 \linespread{1.05} % adjust line spread for mathpazo font
 
+% Define TUM corporate design colors
+% Taken from http://portal.mytum.de/corporatedesign/index_print/vorlagen/index_farben
+\definecolor{TUMBlue}{HTML}{0065BD}
+\definecolor{TUMSecondaryBlue}{HTML}{005293}
+\definecolor{TUMSecondaryBlue2}{HTML}{003359}
+\definecolor{TUMBlack}{HTML}{000000}
+\definecolor{TUMWhite}{HTML}{FFFFFF}
+\definecolor{TUMDarkGray}{HTML}{333333}
+\definecolor{TUMGray}{HTML}{808080}
+\definecolor{TUMLightGray}{HTML}{CCCCC6}
+\definecolor{TUMAccentGray}{HTML}{DAD7CB}
+\definecolor{TUMAccentOrange}{HTML}{E37222}
+\definecolor{TUMAccentGreen}{HTML}{A2AD00}
+\definecolor{TUMAccentLightBlue}{HTML}{98C6EA}
+\definecolor{TUMAccentBlue}{HTML}{64A0C8}
+
 % Settings for pgfplots
 \pgfplotsset{compat=1.9} % TODO: adjust to your installed version
 \pgfplotsset{