diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 579ee87..7d1d6c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ override func viewDidLoad() {
     segmentedControl.underlineSelected = true
         
     segmentedControl.addTarget(self, action: #selector(TableViewController.segmentSelected(sender:)), for: .valueChanged)
+
+    // change some colors 
+    segmentedControl.segmentContentColor = UIColor.white
+    segmentedControl.selectedSegmentContentColor = UIColor.yellow
+    segmentedControl.backgroundColor = UIColor.black
 }
     
 func segmentSelected(sender:ScrollableSegmentedControl) {
@@ -55,6 +60,19 @@ func segmentSelected(sender:ScrollableSegmentedControl) {
 }
 ```
 
+Using appearance proxy to change some colors
+
+```swift
+func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
+    let segmentedControlAppearance = ScrollableSegmentedControl.appearance()
+    segmentedControlAppearance.segmentContentColor = UIColor.white
+    segmentedControlAppearance.selectedSegmentContentColor = UIColor.yellow
+    segmentedControlAppearance.backgroundColor = UIColor.black
+
+    return true
+}
+```
+
 See the Demo project for example on how to use it.