diff --git a/python-backend/main.py b/python-backend/main.py
index 77f476d..f47e5b9 100755
--- a/python-backend/main.py
+++ b/python-backend/main.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import os
 from hass_client import HomeAssistantClient
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 import warnings
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, NamedTuple
 from mqtt_json import start_mqtt
 
 yaml = YAML(typ='safe')
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ yaml = YAML(typ='safe')
 OFF_COLOR = ColorRGBW(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
 
+class FigureColors(NamedTuple):
+    primary: ColorRGBW
+    secondary: ColorRGBW
+    bg: ColorRGBW
+    accent: ColorRGBW
+
+
 def parse_color(color_str: str):
     if isinstance(color_str, ColorRGBW):
         return color_str
@@ -32,6 +39,8 @@ def parse_color(color_str: str):
     elif color_str.startswith("w"):
         color_str = color_str.lstrip("w")
         return ColorRGBW(0, 0, 0, int(color_str, 16) / 255)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unrecognized color format: {color_str!r}")
 
 
 def load_config(config_path):
@@ -39,7 +48,7 @@ def load_config(config_path):
     with open(os.path.join(config_path, "config.yml")) as cfg_file:
         cfg = yaml.load(cfg_file)
     for figure_name, figure_cfg in cfg["figures"].items():
-        figure_cfg["colors"] = [parse_color(c) for c in figure_cfg["colors"]]
+        figure_cfg["colors"] = FigureColors(*(parse_color(c) for c in figure_cfg["colors"]))
         if 'media_files' not in figure_cfg:
             figure_cfg['media_files'] = sorted(glob(os.path.join(config_path, figure_name)))
     return cfg
@@ -131,9 +140,8 @@ class Controller:
             self.mmstate.active_figure = None
         elif tagid in self._rfid_to_figure_name:
             newly_placed_figure = self._rfid_to_figure_name[tagid]
-            primary_color, secondary_color, *rest = self.cfg["figures"][newly_placed_figure][
-                "colors"]
-            self._start_animation(primary_color, secondary_color)
+            colors = self.cfg["figures"][newly_placed_figure]["colors"]
+            self._start_animation(colors.primary, colors.secondary)
             self.mmstate.button_leds(self.cfg["general"].get("button_leds_brightness", 0.5))
 
             if newly_placed_figure in self.cfg['figures']:
@@ -143,8 +151,7 @@ class Controller:
                 else:
                     print("Restarting playlist")
                     self.audio_player.set_playlist(
-                        self.audio_player.create_playlist(
-                            self.cfg['figures'][newly_placed_figure]['media_files']))
+                        self.audio_player.create_playlist(self.cfg['figures'][newly_placed_figure]['media_files']))
                     self.audio_player.play_from_start()
 
             self.mmstate.active_figure = newly_placed_figure
@@ -156,8 +163,7 @@ class Controller:
         if isinstance(message, RfidTokenRead):
             self.handle_rfid_event(message.id)
         elif isinstance(message, RotaryEncoderEvent):
-            volume_increment = self.cfg["general"].get("volume_increment", 2) * abs(
-                message.increment)
+            volume_increment = self.cfg["general"].get("volume_increment", 2) * abs(message.increment)
             if message.direction == 2:
                 self.audio_player.change_volume(volume_increment)
             elif message.direction == 1:
@@ -173,9 +179,9 @@ class Controller:
         elif isinstance(message, TouchButtonPress):
             figure = self.mmstate.active_figure
             if figure and self.audio_player.is_playing():
-                primary_color, secondary_color, bg, accent = self.cfg["figures"][figure]["colors"]
+                figure_colors = self.cfg["figures"][figure]["colors"]
                 self.protocol.mouse_led_effect(
-                    EffectStaticConfig(accent, *mouse_leds_index_ranges[message.touch_button]))
+                    EffectStaticConfig(figure_colors.accent, *mouse_leds_index_ranges[message.touch_button]))
 
                 colors = {
                     TouchButton.RIGHT_FOOT: {
@@ -204,14 +210,14 @@ class Controller:
             eff_static = EffectStaticConfig(ColorRGBW(0, 0, 0, 0),
                                             *mouse_leds_index_ranges[message.touch_button])
             if figure and self.audio_player.is_playing():
-                primary_color, secondary_color, bg, accent = self.cfg["figures"][figure]["colors"]
-                eff_static.color = primary_color
+                colors = self.cfg["figures"][figure]["colors"]
+                eff_static.color = colors.primary
             self.protocol.mouse_led_effect(eff_static)
 
             if figure and self.audio_player.is_playing():
-                primary_color, secondary_color, bg, accent = self.cfg["figures"][figure]["colors"]
-                eff_change.color1 = primary_color
-                eff_change.color2 = secondary_color
+                colors = self.cfg["figures"][figure]["colors"]
+                eff_change.color1 = colors.primary
+                eff_change.color2 = colors.secondary
                 eff_change.start_with_existing = True
                 self.protocol.mouse_led_effect(eff_change)
 
diff --git a/python-backend/mqtt_json.py b/python-backend/mqtt_json.py
index 2f8c5fb..4e1d43a 100644
--- a/python-backend/mqtt_json.py
+++ b/python-backend/mqtt_json.py
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ class ShelveLightMqtt:
             #    'model': "SK6812 LED strip",
             #},
             'effect': True,
-            'effect_list': ['static', 'circular', 'wipeup', 'twocolor', 'twocolorrandom', 
-                            "side_0.2", "side_0.5", "side_0.2_inc4", "side_0.2_inc8", "side_0.5_inc4", 
+            'effect_list': ['static', 'circular', 'wipeup', 'twocolor', 'twocolorrandom',
+                            "side_0.2", "side_0.5", "side_0.2_inc4", "side_0.2_inc8", "side_0.5_inc4",
                             "top_0.2", "top_0.5", "top_0.2_inc4", "top_0.5_inc4"],
             'supported_color_modes': ['rgbw'],
         }
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class ShelveLightMqtt:
 
     async def _notify_mqtt_state(self, state):
         state_payload = json.dumps(self._state)
-        print("OUT  ", state_payload)
         await self._mqtt_client.publish(self._discovery_spec['state_topic'], state_payload.encode())