diff --git a/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs b/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs
index 235f0c5..7194c60 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class LightlessConfig : ILightlessConfiguration
     public bool UseFocusTarget { get; set; } = false;
     public bool overrideFriendColor { get; set; } = false;
     public bool overridePartyColor { get; set; } = false;
+    public bool useColoredUIDs { get; set; } = true;
     public bool BroadcastEnabled { get; set; } = false;
     public DateTime BroadcastTtl { get; set; } = DateTime.MinValue;
     public bool SyncshellFinderEnabled { get; set; } = false;
diff --git a/LightlessSync/UI/Handlers/IdDisplayHandler.cs b/LightlessSync/UI/Handlers/IdDisplayHandler.cs
index 048efe9..1e3fee2 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/UI/Handlers/IdDisplayHandler.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/UI/Handlers/IdDisplayHandler.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using LightlessSync.API.Dto.Group;
 using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Pairs;
 using LightlessSync.Services.Mediator;
 using LightlessSync.Services.ServerConfiguration;
 using LightlessSync.Utils;
+using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace LightlessSync.UI.Handlers;
@@ -114,14 +116,74 @@ public class IdDisplayHandler
                 }
             }
 
-            var seString = (textColor != null || glowColor != null)
+            var useVanityColors = _lightlessConfigService.Current.useColoredUIDs && (textColor != null || glowColor != null);
+            var seString = useVanityColors
                 ? SeStringUtils.BuildFormattedPlayerName(playerText, textColor, glowColor)
                 : SeStringUtils.BuildPlain(playerText);
 
+            var rowStart = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+            var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+            bool useHighlight = false;
+            float highlightPadX = 0f;
+            float highlightPadY = 0f;
+
+            if (useVanityColors && textColor is Vector4 contrastColor)
+            {
+                var brightness = (0.299f * contrastColor.X) + (0.587f * contrastColor.Y) + (0.114f * contrastColor.Z);
+                if (brightness < 0.35f)
+                {
+                    var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
+                    useHighlight = true;
+                    highlightPadX = MathF.Max(style.FramePadding.X * 0.6f, 2f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
+                    highlightPadY = MathF.Max(style.FramePadding.Y * 0.55f, 1.25f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
+                    drawList.ChannelsSplit(2);
+                    drawList.ChannelsSetCurrent(1);
+                }
+            }
+
+            Vector2 itemMin;
+            Vector2 itemMax;
+            Vector2 textSize;
             using (ImRaii.PushFont(font, textIsUid))
             {
-                var pos = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
-                SeStringUtils.RenderSeStringWithHitbox(seString, pos, font);
+                SeStringUtils.RenderSeStringWithHitbox(seString, rowStart, font);
+                itemMin = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
+                itemMax = ImGui.GetItemRectMax();
+                textSize = itemMax - itemMin;
+            }
+
+            if (useHighlight)
+            {
+                var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
+                var frameHeight = ImGui.GetFrameHeight();
+                var rowTop = rowStart.Y - style.FramePadding.Y;
+                var rowBottom = rowTop + frameHeight;
+
+                var highlightMin = new Vector2(itemMin.X - highlightPadX, rowTop - highlightPadY);
+                var highlightMax = new Vector2(itemMax.X + highlightPadX, rowBottom + highlightPadY);
+
+                var windowPos = ImGui.GetWindowPos();
+                var contentMin = windowPos + ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin();
+                var contentMax = windowPos + ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMax();
+                highlightMin.X = MathF.Max(highlightMin.X, contentMin.X);
+                highlightMax.X = MathF.Min(highlightMax.X, contentMax.X);
+                highlightMin.Y = MathF.Max(highlightMin.Y, contentMin.Y);
+                highlightMax.Y = MathF.Min(highlightMax.Y, contentMax.Y);
+
+                var highlightColor = style.Colors[(int)ImGuiCol.TableRowBgAlt];
+                highlightColor.X = 0.25f;
+                highlightColor.Y = 0.25f;
+                highlightColor.Z = 0.25f;
+                highlightColor.W = 1f;
+
+                float rounding = style.FrameRounding > 0f ? style.FrameRounding : 5f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
+                drawList.ChannelsSetCurrent(0);
+                drawList.AddRectFilled(highlightMin, highlightMax, ImGui.GetColorU32(highlightColor), rounding);
+
+                var borderColor = style.Colors[(int)ImGuiCol.Border];
+                borderColor.W *= 0.25f;
+                drawList.AddRect(highlightMin, highlightMax, ImGui.GetColorU32(borderColor), rounding);
+                drawList.ChannelsMerge();
             }
 
             if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
diff --git a/LightlessSync/UI/SettingsUi.cs b/LightlessSync/UI/SettingsUi.cs
index 95bb2af..2047fa0 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/UI/SettingsUi.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/UI/SettingsUi.cs
@@ -1109,12 +1109,23 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
             _uiShared.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurpleDefault"), 1.5f);
 
-            if (ImGui.Checkbox("Use the complete redesign of the UI for Lightless client.", ref useLightlessRedesign))
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted("UI Theme");
+
+            if (ImGui.Checkbox("Use the redesign of the UI for Lightless client", ref useLightlessRedesign))
             {
                 _configService.Current.UseLightlessRedesign = useLightlessRedesign;
                 _configService.Save();
             }
 
+            var usePairColoredUIDs = _configService.Current.useColoredUIDs;
+
+            if (ImGui.Checkbox("Toggle the colored UID's in pair list", ref usePairColoredUIDs))
+            {
+                _configService.Current.useColoredUIDs = usePairColoredUIDs;
+                _configService.Save();
+            }
+            _uiShared.DrawHelpText("This changes the vanity colored UID's in pair list.");
+
             _uiShared.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"), 1.5f);
             ImGui.TreePop();
         }