diff --git a/lua/rose-pine/theme.lua b/lua/rose-pine/theme.lua
index 3337bb9..029c6f6 100644
--- a/lua/rose-pine/theme.lua
+++ b/lua/rose-pine/theme.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local config = require('rose-pine.config')
+local util = require('rose-pine.util')
 local p = require('rose-pine.palette')
 
 -- TODO: Refactor `maybe` logic
@@ -38,10 +39,11 @@ local theme = {
 	CursorLineNr = { fg = p.text },
 	DarkenedPanel = { bg = p.surface },
 	DarkenedStatusline = { bg = p.surface },
-	DiffAdd = { fg = p.foam },
-	DiffChange = { fg = p.rose },
-	DiffDelete = { fg = p.love },
-	DiffText = { fg = p.text },
+	-- TODO: Allow diff overrides. This is a good reason to refactor our config logic to allow setting both fg and bg
+	DiffAdd = { bg = util.blend(p.foam, p.base, 0.1) },
+	DiffChange = { bg = util.blend(p.rose, p.base, 0.1) },
+	DiffDelete = { bg = util.blend(p.love, p.base, 0.1) },
+	DiffText = { bg = util.blend(p.subtle, p.base, 0.1) },
 	diffAdded = { link = 'DiffAdd' },
 	diffChanged = { link = 'DiffChange' },
 	diffRemoved = { link = 'DiffDelete' },
diff --git a/lua/rose-pine/util.lua b/lua/rose-pine/util.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe60e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rose-pine/util.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+local util = {}
+
+local function get_byte(value, offset)
+	return bit.band(bit.rshift(value, offset), 0xFF)
+end
+
+local function get_color(color)
+	color = vim.api.nvim_get_color_by_name(color)
+
+	if color == -1 then
+		color = vim.opt.background:get() == 'dark' and 000 or 255255255
+	end
+
+	return { get_byte(color, 16), get_byte(color, 8), get_byte(color, 0) }
+end
+
+---@param fg string foreground color
+---@param bg string background color
+---@param alpha number number between 0 and 1. 0 results in bg, 1 results in fg
+function util.blend(fg, bg, alpha)
+	bg = get_color(bg)
+	fg = get_color(fg)
+
+	local blendChannel = function(i)
+		local ret = (alpha * fg[i] + ((1 - alpha) * bg[i]))
+		return math.floor(math.min(math.max(0, ret), 255) + 0.5)
+	end
+
+	return string.format(
+		'#%02X%02X%02X',
+		blendChannel(1),
+		blendChannel(2),
+		blendChannel(3)
+	)
+end
+
+return util