diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 791fa4e..5223df0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@gh-top-languages/lib",
-  "version": "1.1.3",
-  "description": "Library for github-top-languages — chart generation, SVG output, and parameter parsing",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "description": "Library for gh-top-languages — chart generation, SVG output, and parameter parsing",
   "keywords": [
     "svg",
     "charts",
diff --git a/src/charts/format.ts b/src/charts/format.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 105fbe1..0000000
--- a/src/charts/format.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import type { GapType, Language } from "./types.js";
-
-export function displayPct(pct: number, totalPct: number, gapType: GapType): number {
-  return gapType === "adapt" && totalPct > 0 ? pct * (100 / totalPct) : pct;
-}
-
-export function formatLegendEntry(lang: Language, totalPct: number, gapType: GapType): string {
-  return `${lang.lang} ${displayPct(lang.pct, totalPct, gapType).toFixed(1)}%`;
-}
diff --git a/src/charts/geometry.ts b/src/charts/geometry.ts
index 1ae9fe3..336e299 100644
--- a/src/charts/geometry.ts
+++ b/src/charts/geometry.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { FULL_CIRCLE_ANGLE                       } from "../constants/geometry.js";
 import type { Point, Language, Geometry, GapType } from "./types.js"
+import { resolveColour                           } from "./helpers.js";
 
 export const polarToCartesian = (
   cx:       number,
@@ -83,11 +84,11 @@ export const createDonutSegments = (
     );
 
     currentAngle += angle;
-    const fillColour = colours[i % colours.length];
+    const fill = resolveColour(colours, i);
     const strokeAttr = stroke
       ? ` stroke="#000" stroke-width="0.5" stroke-linejoin="round"`
-      : ` stroke="${fillColour}" stroke-width="0.2"`;
-    return `<path d="${path}" fill="${fillColour}"${strokeAttr} shape-rendering="geometricPrecision"/>`;
+      : ` stroke="${fill}" stroke-width="0.2"`;
+    return `<path d="${path}" fill="${fill}"${strokeAttr} shape-rendering="geometricPrecision"/>`;
   }).join('');
 
   if (gapType === "gap" && totalPct > 0 && totalPct < 100) {
diff --git a/src/charts/helpers.ts b/src/charts/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c6fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/charts/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type { GapType, Language } from "./types.js";
+
+export function displayPct(pct: number, totalPct: number, gapType: GapType): number {
+  return gapType === "adapt" && totalPct > 0 ? pct * (100 / totalPct) : pct;
+}
+
+export function formatLegendEntry(lang: Language, totalPct: number, gapType: GapType): string {
+  return `${lang.lang} ${displayPct(lang.pct, totalPct, gapType).toFixed(1)}%`;
+}
+
+function hexToHsl(hex: string): { s: number; l: number } | null {
+  const match = /^#?([0-9a-f]{6})$/i.exec(hex);
+  if (!match) return null;
+
+  const r = parseInt(match[1]!.slice(0, 2), 16) / 255;
+  const g = parseInt(match[1]!.slice(2, 4), 16) / 255;
+  const b = parseInt(match[1]!.slice(4, 6), 16) / 255;
+
+  const max = Math.max(r, g, b);
+  const min = Math.min(r, g, b);
+  const l   = (max + min) / 2;
+  const d   = max - min;
+  const s   = d === 0 ? 0 : d / (1 - Math.abs(2 * l - 1));
+
+  return { s: s * 100, l: l * 100 };
+}
+
+export function resolveColour(colours: readonly string[], index: number): string {
+  const base = colours[index];
+  if (base) return base;
+
+  const parsed = colours.map(hexToHsl).filter((c): c is { s: number; l: number } => c !== null);
+  const avg = (key: "s" | "l") =>
+    parsed.length > 0 ? parsed.reduce((sum, c) => sum + c[key], 0) / parsed.length : 65;
+
+  const hue = (index * 137.508) % 360;
+  return `hsl(${hue.toFixed(1)}, ${avg("s").toFixed(1)}%, ${avg("l").toFixed(1)}%)`;
+}
diff --git a/src/charts/layout.ts b/src/charts/layout.ts
index 22643bb..956cba4 100644
--- a/src/charts/layout.ts
+++ b/src/charts/layout.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   LEGEND_SHIFT_THRESHOLD
 } from "../constants/styles.js";
 import type { GapType, Geometry, Language } from "./types.js";
-import { formatLegendEntry                } from "./format.js";
+import { formatLegendEntry                } from "./helpers.js";
 
 const measureText = (text: string, fontSize: number): number => [...text]
   .reduce((sum, ch) => sum + (ARIAL_CHAR_WIDTHS[ch] ?? DEFAULT_CHAR_WIDTH), 0) * fontSize / 1000;
diff --git a/src/charts/legend.ts b/src/charts/legend.ts
index 610a77d..426e112 100644
--- a/src/charts/legend.ts
+++ b/src/charts/legend.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { LEGEND_SHIFT_THRESHOLD, LEGEND_STYLES } from "../constants/styles.js";
 import type { Theme, Language, GapType         } from "./types.js";
-import { formatLegendEntry                     } from "./format.js";
+import { formatLegendEntry, resolveColour      } from "./helpers.js";
 
 export function createLegend(
   languages:     Language[],
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function createLegend(
       y = LEGEND_STYLES.START_Y + row * LEGEND_STYLES.ROW_HEIGHT;
     }
 
-    const fill = selectedTheme.colours[i];
+    const fill = resolveColour(selectedTheme.colours, i);
     const strokeAttr = stroke
       ? ` stroke="#000" stroke-width="0.5" stroke-linejoin="round"`
       : ``;