diff --git a/aastatus_to_webhook.py b/aastatus_to_webhook.py
index 83ce9ba..79506c5 100644
--- a/aastatus_to_webhook.py
+++ b/aastatus_to_webhook.py
@@ -17,17 +17,11 @@ FEED_URL = "https://aastatus.net/atom.cgi"
 WEBHOOK_URL = "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/XXXXXXX"  # Discord webhook URL
 STATE_FILE = Path("/tmp/aaisp_atom_state.json")
 
-# Severity colors
-COLOR_MINOR = 16763904
-COLOR_MSO = 16711680
-COLOR_PEW = 65535
-COLOR_DEFAULT = 3092790
-
-# Status colors
-COLOR_STATUS_OPEN = 0x3498DB     # blue
-COLOR_STATUS_CLOSED = 0x2ECC71   # green
-COLOR_STATUS_UNKNOWN = 0x95A5A6  # grey
-
+# Event colors
+COLOR_MINOR_OPEN = 0xFFFF00   # yellow
+COLOR_MAJOR_OPEN = 0xFF0000   # red
+COLOR_CLOSED = 0x2ECC71       # green
+COLOR_UNKNOWN = 0x95A5A6      # grey
 
 ### STATE MANAGEMENT ###
 
@@ -65,7 +59,6 @@ def get_first_valid_entry(feed_xml):
         atom_ns = "{http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom}"
 
         for entry in root.findall(f"{atom_ns}entry"):
-
             id_elem = entry.find(f"{atom_ns}id")
             if id_elem is None:
                 continue
@@ -142,19 +135,14 @@ def html_to_markdown(html_content):
 
 ### COLOR LOGIC ###
 
-def get_embed_color(severity):
-    return {
-        "Minor": COLOR_MINOR,
-        "MSO": COLOR_MSO,
-        "PEW": COLOR_PEW
-    }.get(severity, COLOR_DEFAULT)
-
-
-def get_status_color(status):
-    return {
-        "Open": COLOR_STATUS_OPEN,
-        "Closed": COLOR_STATUS_CLOSED
-    }.get(status, COLOR_STATUS_UNKNOWN)
+def get_event_color(status, severity):
+    if status == "Closed":
+        return COLOR_CLOSED
+    if status == "Open" and severity == "Minor":
+        return COLOR_MINOR_OPEN
+    if status == "Open" and severity in ("Major", "MSO", "PEW"):
+        return COLOR_MAJOR_OPEN
+    return COLOR_UNKNOWN
 
 
 ### DISCORD FORMAT ###
@@ -167,10 +155,7 @@ def build_discord_payload(entry, change_type="New entry"):
     except Exception:
         updated_ts = entry["updated"]
 
-    # PRIORITY: Status color > Severity color
-    color = get_status_color(entry["status"])
-    if color == COLOR_STATUS_UNKNOWN:
-        color = get_embed_color(entry["severity"])
+    color = get_event_color(entry["status"], entry["severity"])
 
     embed = {
         "title": f"{entry['title']} ({change_type})",
@@ -224,21 +209,17 @@ def main():
     if prev is None:
         must_post = True
         change_type = "New Incident Detected"
-
     else:
         # Compare important fields
         if entry["status"] != prev.get("status"):
             must_post = True
             change_type = f"Status changed: {prev.get('status')} → {entry['status']}"
-
         elif entry["severity"] != prev.get("severity"):
             must_post = True
             change_type = f"Severity changed: {prev.get('severity')} → {entry['severity']}"
-
         elif entry["updated"] != prev.get("updated"):
             must_post = True
             change_type = "Feed updated"
-
         elif entry["content"] != prev.get("content"):
             must_post = True
             change_type = "Content updated"
@@ -260,4 +241,3 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
-