diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENToken.h b/VENTokenField/VENToken.h
index 21768cb..a6608bd 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENToken.h
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENToken.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 @property (assign, nonatomic) BOOL highlighted;
 @property (copy, nonatomic) void (^didTapTokenBlock) (void);
-@property (strong, nonatomic) UIColor *colorScheme;
+@property (strong, nonatomic) UIColor *colorScheme DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE;
 
 - (void)setTitleText:(NSString *)text;
 
diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENToken.m b/VENTokenField/VENToken.m
index 4435a83..102b733 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENToken.m
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENToken.m
@@ -43,15 +43,14 @@ - (void)setUpInit
 {
     self.backgroundView.layer.cornerRadius = 5;
     self.tapGestureRecognizer = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didTapToken:)];
-    self.colorScheme = [UIColor blueColor];
-    self.titleLabel.textColor = self.colorScheme;
+    self.titleLabel.textColor = self.tintColor;
     [self addGestureRecognizer:self.tapGestureRecognizer];
 }
 
 - (void)setTitleText:(NSString *)text
 {
     self.titleLabel.text = text;
-    self.titleLabel.textColor = self.colorScheme;
+    self.titleLabel.textColor = self.tintColor;
     [self.titleLabel sizeToFit];
     self.frame = CGRectMake(CGRectGetMinX(self.frame), CGRectGetMinY(self.frame), CGRectGetMaxX(self.titleLabel.frame) + 3, CGRectGetHeight(self.frame));
     [self.titleLabel sizeToFit];
@@ -60,19 +59,27 @@ - (void)setTitleText:(NSString *)text
 - (void)setHighlighted:(BOOL)highlighted
 {
     _highlighted = highlighted;
-    UIColor *textColor = highlighted ? [UIColor whiteColor] : self.colorScheme;
-    UIColor *backgroundColor = highlighted ? self.colorScheme : [UIColor clearColor];
+    UIColor *textColor = highlighted ? [UIColor whiteColor] : self.tintColor;
+    UIColor *backgroundColor = highlighted ? self.tintColor : [UIColor clearColor];
     self.titleLabel.textColor = textColor;
     self.backgroundView.backgroundColor = backgroundColor;
 }
 
-- (void)setColorScheme:(UIColor *)colorScheme
+- (void)tintColorDidChange
 {
-    _colorScheme = colorScheme;
-    self.titleLabel.textColor = self.colorScheme;
+    self.titleLabel.textColor = self.tintColor;
     [self setHighlighted:_highlighted];
 }
 
+// proxy color scheme out to tint color to avoid a major release.
+- (UIColor *)colorScheme {
+    return self.tintColor;
+}
+
+- (void)setColorScheme:(UIColor *)colorScheme
+{
+    self.tintColor = colorScheme;
+}
 
 #pragma mark - Private
 
diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h
index 5d5557e..0da7f41 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 @property (copy, nonatomic) NSString *placeholderText;
 
-- (void)setColorScheme:(UIColor *)color;
+- (void)setColorScheme:(UIColor *)color DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m
index dc3cba4..952bc9f 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ @interface VENTokenField () <VENBackspaceTextFieldDelegate>
 @property (strong, nonatomic) UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGestureRecognizer;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) VENBackspaceTextField *invisibleTextField;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) VENBackspaceTextField *inputTextField;
-@property (strong, nonatomic) UIColor *colorScheme;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) UILabel *collapsedLabel;
 
 @end
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ - (void)setUpInit
     self.horizontalInset = VENTokenFieldDefaultHorizontalInset;
     self.tokenPadding = VENTokenFieldDefaultTokenPadding;
     self.minInputWidth = VENTokenFieldDefaultMinInputWidth;
-    self.colorScheme = [UIColor blueColor];
     self.toLabelTextColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:112/255.0f green:124/255.0f blue:124/255.0f alpha:1.0f];
     self.inputTextFieldTextColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:38/255.0f green:39/255.0f blue:41/255.0f alpha:1.0f];
 
@@ -161,14 +159,15 @@ - (void)setToLabelTextColor:(UIColor *)toLabelTextColor
     self.toLabel.textColor = _toLabelTextColor;
 }
 
+- (void)tintColorDidChange
+{
+    self.collapsedLabel.textColor = self.tintColor;
+    self.inputTextField.tintColor = self.tintColor;
+}
+
 - (void)setColorScheme:(UIColor *)color
 {
-    _colorScheme = color;
-    self.collapsedLabel.textColor = color;
-    self.inputTextField.tintColor = color;
-    for (VENToken *token in self.tokens) {
-        [token setColorScheme:color];
-    }
+    self.tintColor = color;
 }
 
 - (NSString *)inputText
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ - (void)layoutInputTextFieldWithCurrentX:(CGFloat *)currentX currentY:(CGFloat *
     VENBackspaceTextField *inputTextField = self.inputTextField;
     inputTextField.text = @"";
     inputTextField.frame = CGRectMake(*currentX, *currentY + 1, inputTextFieldWidth, [self heightForToken] - 1);
-    inputTextField.tintColor = self.colorScheme;
+    inputTextField.tintColor = self.tintColor;
     [self.scrollView addSubview:inputTextField];
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ - (void)layoutCollapsedLabelWithCurrentX:(CGFloat *)currentX
     UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(*currentX, CGRectGetMinY(self.toLabel.frame), self.width - *currentX - self.horizontalInset, self.toLabel.height)];
     label.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"HelveticaNeue" size:15.5];
     label.text = [self collapsedText];
-    label.textColor = self.colorScheme;
+    label.textColor = self.tintColor;
     label.minimumScaleFactor = 5./label.font.pointSize;
     label.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = YES;
     [self addSubview:label];
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ - (void)layoutTokensWithCurrentX:(CGFloat *)currentX currentY:(CGFloat *)current
     for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < [self numberOfTokens]; i++) {
         NSString *title = [self titleForTokenAtIndex:i];
         VENToken *token = [[VENToken alloc] init];
-        token.colorScheme = self.colorScheme;
+        token.tintColor = self.tintColor;
 
         __weak VENToken *weakToken = token;
         token.didTapTokenBlock = ^{
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ - (VENBackspaceTextField *)inputTextField
         _inputTextField.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"HelveticaNeue" size:15.5];
         _inputTextField.accessibilityLabel = NSLocalizedString(@"To", nil);
         _inputTextField.autocorrectionType = UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo;
-        _inputTextField.tintColor = self.colorScheme;
+        _inputTextField.tintColor = self.tintColor;
         _inputTextField.delegate = self;
         _inputTextField.placeholder = self.placeholderText;
         [_inputTextField addTarget:self action:@selector(inputTextFieldDidChange:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventEditingChanged];
diff --git a/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m b/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m
index b50205d..6933575 100644
--- a/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m
+++ b/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ - (void)viewDidLoad
     self.tokenField.delegate = self;
     self.tokenField.dataSource = self;
     self.tokenField.placeholderText = NSLocalizedString(@"Enter names here", nil);
-    [self.tokenField setColorScheme:[UIColor colorWithRed:61/255.0f green:149/255.0f blue:206/255.0f alpha:1.0f]];
+    [self.tokenField setTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:61/255.0f green:149/255.0f blue:206/255.0f alpha:1.0f]];
     [self.tokenField becomeFirstResponder];
 }