diff --git a/app/item/models.py b/app/item/models.py
index 85939c8..ec9f6fd 100644
--- a/app/item/models.py
+++ b/app/item/models.py
@@ -312,11 +312,12 @@ class Week(models.Model):
         items, _ = Item.public(monday)
         return items.order_by('published')
 
-    @property
-    def background(self):
+    def background(self, now=None):
         if self.use_hue:
             colors = []
             for item in self.items():
+                if now and item.published > now:
+                    continue
                 color = item.get_hue(update=True)
                 if color:
                     if not colors:
diff --git a/app/item/views.py b/app/item/views.py
index f289c87..19743ab 100644
--- a/app/item/views.py
+++ b/app/item/views.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def index(request):
         now = get_now()
     else:
         now = None
+    monday = get_monday(now)
     week, archive = models.Item.public(now)
     if archive and archive.exists():
         context['archive'] = '/_%s/' % get_monday(get_now() - timedelta(days=7))
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ def index(request):
         context["break"] = week
     else:
         context['items'] = week
+        extra = models.Week.objects.filter(monday=monday, is_break=False).first()
+        if extra:
+            context['week_background'] = extra.background(now)
         if now:
             context['now'] = now
             context['previous_week'] = (now - timedelta(days=7)).strftime(TS_FORMAT)
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ def archive(request, year=None, month=None, day=None, week=None):
         if extra:
             context['week_title'] = extra.title
             context['week_byline'] = extra.byline
-            context['week_background'] = extra.background
+            context['week_background'] = extra.background()
     elif week:
         week = int(week)
         year = int(year)
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index 3491995..e3939fd 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 {% block head %}
 <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{ settings.SITENAME }}" href="/atom.xml" />
 <title>{{ settings.SITENAME }}</title>
+{% if week_background %}
+<style>
+body {
+    background: {{ week_background }};
+}
+</style>
+<script>
+    window.useHue = true;
+</script>
+{% endif  %}
 {% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
     <div class="index">