diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/input/camera/Camera.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/input/camera/Camera.kt
index 6c47c5ab7..7e7e7d821 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/input/camera/Camera.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/input/camera/Camera.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderWindow
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.modding.events.CameraMatrixChangeEvent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.modding.events.FrustumChangeEvent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.modding.events.ScreenResizeEvent
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.SkyRenderer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.VecUtil
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.VecUtil.blockPosition
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.VecUtil.chunkPosition
@@ -232,18 +233,19 @@ class Camera(
         sectionHeight = blockPosition.sectionHeight
         inChunkSectionPosition = blockPosition.inChunkSectionPosition
         // recalculate sky color for current biome
-        renderWindow.setSkyColor(connection.world.getBiome(blockPosition)?.skyColor ?: RenderConstants.DEFAULT_SKY_COLOR)
+        val skyRenderer = renderWindow[SkyRenderer] ?: return
+        skyRenderer.setSkyColor(connection.world.getBiome(blockPosition)?.skyColor ?: RenderConstants.DEFAULT_SKY_COLOR)
 
         frustum.recalculate()
         connection.fireEvent(FrustumChangeEvent(renderWindow, frustum))
 
         connection.world.dimension?.hasSkyLight?.let {
             if (it) {
-                renderWindow.setSkyColor(currentBiome?.skyColor ?: RenderConstants.DEFAULT_SKY_COLOR)
+                skyRenderer.setSkyColor(currentBiome?.skyColor ?: RenderConstants.DEFAULT_SKY_COLOR)
             } else {
-                renderWindow.setSkyColor(RenderConstants.BLACK_COLOR)
+                skyRenderer.setSkyColor(RenderConstants.BLACK_COLOR)
             }
-        } ?: renderWindow.setSkyColor(RenderConstants.DEFAULT_SKY_COLOR)
+        } ?: skyRenderer.setSkyColor(RenderConstants.DEFAULT_SKY_COLOR)
     }
 
     private fun calculateProjectionMatrix(screenDimensions: Vec2): Mat4 {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderWindow.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderWindow.kt
index 913599160..aee21e175 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderWindow.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderWindow.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ package de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.config.StaticConfiguration
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.config.config.game.controls.KeyBindingsNames
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.mappings.ResourceLocation
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.RGBColor
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.RGBColor.Companion.asColor
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.input.key.RenderWindowInputHandler
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.chunk.WorldRenderer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.font.Font
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ class RenderWindow(
         // Make the window visible
         GL.createCapabilities()
 
-        setSkyColor("#fffe7a".asColor())
+        glClearColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f)
 
         Log.log(LogMessageType.RENDERING_LOADING) { "Enabling all open gl features (${stopwatch.labTime()})..." }
         glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST)
@@ -382,14 +380,9 @@ class RenderWindow(
         connection.fireEvent(RenderingStateChangeEvent(connection, previousState, renderingState))
     }
 
-    fun registerRenderer(renderBuilder: RenderBuilder) {
-        val renderer = renderBuilder.build(connection, this)
-        rendererMap[renderBuilder.RESOURCE_LOCATION] = renderer
-    }
-
-    @Deprecated(message = "Will be replaced with SkyRenderer")
-    fun setSkyColor(color: RGBColor) {
-        glClearColor(color.floatRed, color.floatGreen, color.floatBlue, 1.0f)
+    fun registerRenderer(rendererBuilder: RendererBuilder<*>) {
+        val renderer = rendererBuilder.build(connection, this)
+        rendererMap[rendererBuilder.RESOURCE_LOCATION] = renderer
     }
 
     fun sendDebugMessage(message: String) {
@@ -403,4 +396,8 @@ class RenderWindow(
     fun assertOnRenderThread() {
         check(Thread.currentThread() == renderThread) { "Current thread (${Thread.currentThread().name} is not the render thread!" }
     }
+
+    operator fun <T : Renderer> get(renderer: RendererBuilder<T>): T? {
+        return rendererMap[renderer.RESOURCE_LOCATION] as T
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderBuilder.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RendererBuilder.kt
similarity index 92%
rename from src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderBuilder.kt
rename to src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RendererBuilder.kt
index 45f29e5fd..24ab825a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderBuilder.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RendererBuilder.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.mappings.CompanionResourceLocation
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.network.connection.PlayConnection
 
-interface RenderBuilder : CompanionResourceLocation {
+interface RendererBuilder<T : Renderer> : CompanionResourceLocation {
 
-    fun build(connection: PlayConnection, renderWindow: RenderWindow): Renderer
+    fun build(connection: PlayConnection, renderWindow: RenderWindow): T
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/WorldRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/WorldRenderer.kt
index 7a27046a3..c54d24599 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/WorldRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/WorldRenderer.kt
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class WorldRenderer(
         return this + upOrDown.directionVector.y
     }
 
-    companion object : RenderBuilder {
+    companion object : RendererBuilder<WorldRenderer> {
         override val RESOURCE_LOCATION = ResourceLocation("minosoft:world_renderer")
 
         override fun build(connection: PlayConnection, renderWindow: RenderWindow): WorldRenderer {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/hud/HUDRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/hud/HUDRenderer.kt
index 3201986fc..0d3979ffd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/hud/HUDRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/hud/HUDRenderer.kt
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ package de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.hud
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.Minosoft
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.config.config.game.controls.KeyBindingsNames
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.mappings.ResourceLocation
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderBuilder
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderConstants
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderWindow
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.Renderer
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RendererBuilder
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.hud.atlas.HUDAtlasElement
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.hud.elements.other.CrosshairHUDElement
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.hud.nodes.HUDElement
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class HUDRenderer(val connection: PlayConnection, val renderWindow: RenderWindow
         return Vec2i(x, y)
     }
 
-    companion object : RenderBuilder {
+    companion object : RendererBuilder<HUDRenderer> {
         override val RESOURCE_LOCATION = ResourceLocation("minosoft:hud_renderer")
 
         override fun build(connection: PlayConnection, renderWindow: RenderWindow): HUDRenderer {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/shader/Shader.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/shader/Shader.kt
index f3a099940..40531d4e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/shader/Shader.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/shader/Shader.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.Minosoft
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.assets.AssetsManager
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.commands.CommandStringReader
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.mappings.ResourceLocation
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.RGBColor
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.Rendering
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.exceptions.ShaderLoadingException
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.OpenGLUtil
@@ -125,6 +126,10 @@ class Shader(
         }
     }
 
+    fun setRGBColor(uniformName: String, color: RGBColor) {
+        setVec4(uniformName, Vec4(color.floatRed, color.floatGreen, color.floatBlue, color.alpha))
+    }
+
     fun setUniform(uniformName: String, data: Any?) {
         if (data == null) {
             return
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt
index 18094d9ca..fb7464b22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 package de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky
 
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.mappings.ResourceLocation
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.ChatColors
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.RGBColor
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderBuilder
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderConstants
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderWindow
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.Renderer
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RendererBuilder
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.modding.events.CameraMatrixChangeEvent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.shader.Shader
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.textures.Texture
@@ -43,12 +45,11 @@ class SkyRenderer(
         resourceLocation = ResourceLocation(ProtocolDefinition.MINOSOFT_NAMESPACE, "sky/sun"),
     )
     private val skyboxMesh = SkyboxMesh()
-
     private var skySunMesh = SkySunMesh()
-
     private var sunTexture = Texture(SUN_TEXTURE_RESOURCE_LOCATION)
-
     private var recalculateSunNextFrame: Boolean = true
+    private var bottomColor = ChatColors.BLACK
+    private var topColor = RenderConstants.DEFAULT_SKY_COLOR
 
 
     override fun init() {
@@ -110,6 +111,21 @@ class SkyRenderer(
         skySunMesh.draw()
     }
 
+    fun setSkyColor(color: RGBColor) {
+        topColor = color
+        bottomColor = RGBColor(color.red * 8 / 9, color.green * 8 / 9, color.blue * 8 / 9)
+        renderWindow.renderQueue.add {
+            updateSkyColor()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun updateSkyColor() {
+        skyboxShader.use()
+
+        skyboxShader.setRGBColor("bottomColor", bottomColor)
+        skyboxShader.setRGBColor("topColor", topColor)
+    }
+
     private fun drawSkybox() {
         skyboxShader.use()
         skyboxMesh.draw()
@@ -124,7 +140,7 @@ class SkyRenderer(
         glDepthFunc(GL_LESS)
     }
 
-    companion object : RenderBuilder {
+    companion object : RendererBuilder<SkyRenderer> {
         override val RESOURCE_LOCATION = ResourceLocation("minosoft:sky")
 
         private val SUN_TEXTURE_RESOURCE_LOCATION = ResourceLocation("minecraft:textures/environment/sun.png")
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/sky/skybox/sky_skybox.vsh b/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/sky/skybox/sky_skybox.vsh
index e98a87022..d2e986fdf 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/sky/skybox/sky_skybox.vsh
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/sky/skybox/sky_skybox.vsh
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ out vec4 color;
 
 uniform mat4 skyViewProjectionMatrix;
 
+uniform vec4 bottomColor;
+uniform vec4 topColor;
+
 void main() {
     gl_Position = (skyViewProjectionMatrix * vec4(inPosition, 1.0)).xyww;
 
     if (inPosition.y < 0.5f) {
-        color = vec4(0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+        color = bottomColor;
     } else {
-        color = vec4(1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+        color = topColor;
     }
 }