diff --git a/Bird.java b/Bird.java
index 83d72e6..77d2ed9 100644
--- a/Bird.java
+++ b/Bird.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import java.awt.Color;
+
 public class Bird
 {
     private static final int GRAVITY = 20;
@@ -5,7 +7,7 @@ public class Bird
     private final Rectangle _rect;
     private double _speed;
 
-    public Bird(GameScreen game, String color)
+    public Bird(GameScreen game, Color color)
     {
         _rect = new Rectangle(20, 20, 20, 20, color, true);
         game.addDrawable(_rect);
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ public class Bird
         _speed = -JUMP_SPEED;
     }
 
-    public void setColor(String color)
+    public void setColor(Color color)
     {
         _rect.setColor(color);
     }
diff --git a/GameScreen.java b/GameScreen.java
index 38e4620..cf1a167 100644
--- a/GameScreen.java
+++ b/GameScreen.java
@@ -6,16 +6,14 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
 {
     private static class Level
     {
-        public String birdColor, birdColorTransition;
-        public String obstacleColor, obstacleColorTransition;
+        public Color birdColor;
+        public Color obstacleColor;
         public Color backgroundColor;
 
-        public Level(String bird, String birdTrans, String obst, String obstTrans, Color bg)
+        public Level(Color bird, Color obst, Color bg)
         {
             birdColor = bird;
-            birdColorTransition = birdTrans;
             obstacleColor = obst;
-            obstacleColorTransition = obstTrans;
             backgroundColor = bg;
         }
     }
@@ -23,10 +21,10 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
     private final static ArrayList<Level> LEVELS = new ArrayList<Level>();
     static
     {
-        LEVELS.add(new Level("cyan", "cyan", "schwarz", "schwarz", Color.WHITE));
-        LEVELS.add(new Level("weiss", "grau", "weiss", "grau", Color.BLACK));
-        LEVELS.add(new Level("orange", "rot", "orange", "rot", Color.RED));
-        LEVELS.add(new Level("cyan", "orange", "cyan", "orange", Color.BLACK));
+        LEVELS.add(new Level(Color.CYAN, Color.BLACK, Color.WHITE));
+        LEVELS.add(new Level(Color.WHITE, Color.WHITE, Color.BLACK));
+        LEVELS.add(new Level(Color.ORANGE, Color.ORANGE, Color.RED));
+        LEVELS.add(new Level(Color.CYAN, Color.CYAN, Color.BLACK));
     };
     // Time in seconds until new level is reached
     // You might wanna set that to 3 or so to enjoy more rapid color changes
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
     private final List<Drawable> _drawables;
     private final Bird _bird;
     private final World _world;
-    private final LinearColorAnimator _backgroundAnimator;
+    private final LinearColorAnimator _backgroundAnimator, _birdAnimator, _obstacleAnimator;
     private double _totalTime;
     private int _try;
     private int _level;
@@ -44,6 +42,8 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
     {
         _drawables = new ArrayList<Drawable>();
         _backgroundAnimator = new LinearColorAnimator(Color.BLACK, LEVELS.get(0).backgroundColor, 1, this);
+        _birdAnimator = new LinearColorAnimator(LEVELS.get(0).birdColor, LEVELS.get(0).birdColor, 1, this);
+        _obstacleAnimator = new LinearColorAnimator(LEVELS.get(0).obstacleColor, LEVELS.get(0).obstacleColor, 1, this);
         _backgroundAnimator.start();
         _bird = new Bird(this, LEVELS.get(0).birdColor);
         _world = new World(this);
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
         _try = 1;
     }
 
+    private void animateBack(LinearColorAnimator animator, Color target)
+    {
+        if (animator.getCurrentColor().getRGB() != target.getRGB())
+        {
+            animator.setStart(animator.getCurrentColor());
+            animator.setEnd(target);
+            animator.start();
+        }
+    }
+
     /*
      * Elapsed time is expected to be in ms
      */
@@ -60,6 +70,8 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
         _bird.update(elapsed);
         _world.update(elapsed);
         _backgroundAnimator.update(elapsed);
+        _birdAnimator.update(elapsed);
+        _obstacleAnimator.update(elapsed);
         _totalTime += elapsed;
         System.out.print("\r" + _try + " - Time survived: " + (int)(_totalTime * 1e-3) + "s, " +
                 "speed: " + (int)_world.getSpeed() + "px/s");
@@ -69,11 +81,15 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
             ++_level;
             if (_level < LEVELS.size())
             {
-                _world.setObstacleColor(LEVELS.get(_level).obstacleColorTransition);
-                _bird.setColor(LEVELS.get(_level).birdColorTransition);
                 _backgroundAnimator.setStart(LEVELS.get(_level-1).backgroundColor);
                 _backgroundAnimator.setEnd(LEVELS.get(_level).backgroundColor);
                 _backgroundAnimator.start();
+                _birdAnimator.setStart(LEVELS.get(_level-1).birdColor);
+                _birdAnimator.setEnd(LEVELS.get(_level).birdColor);
+                _birdAnimator.start();
+                _obstacleAnimator.setStart(LEVELS.get(_level-1).obstacleColor);
+                _obstacleAnimator.setEnd(LEVELS.get(_level).obstacleColor);
+                _obstacleAnimator.start();
             }
         }
 
@@ -90,28 +106,27 @@ class GameScreen implements LinearColorAnimator.AnimationListener
             _bird.setColor(LEVELS.get(0).birdColor);
 
             // If the background is currently not white, smoothly animate it back
-            if (_backgroundAnimator.getCurrentColor().getRGB() != Color.WHITE.getRGB())
-            {
-                _backgroundAnimator.setStart(_backgroundAnimator.getCurrentColor());
-                _backgroundAnimator.setEnd(LEVELS.get(0).backgroundColor);
-                _backgroundAnimator.start();
-            }
+            animateBack(_backgroundAnimator, LEVELS.get(0).backgroundColor);
+            animateBack(_birdAnimator, LEVELS.get(0).birdColor);
+            animateBack(_obstacleAnimator, LEVELS.get(0).obstacleColor);
         }
     }
 
-    public void onAnimationFinished()
-    {
-        if (_level < LEVELS.size())
-        {
-            _world.setObstacleColor(LEVELS.get(_level).obstacleColor);
-            _bird.setColor(LEVELS.get(_level).birdColor);
-        }
-    }
+    public void onAnimationFinished() {}
 
     public void draw(Turtle turtle, double elapsed)
     {
         Color bg = _backgroundAnimator.getCurrentColor();
         TurtleWelt.globaleWelt.bildschirmEinfaerben(bg.getRed(), bg.getGreen(), bg.getBlue());
+
+        if (!_birdAnimator.hasFinished())
+        {
+            _bird.setColor(_birdAnimator.getCurrentColor());
+        }
+        if (!_obstacleAnimator.hasFinished())
+        {
+            _world.setObstacleColor(_obstacleAnimator.getCurrentColor());
+        }
         for (Drawable d : _drawables)
         {
             d.draw(turtle, elapsed);
diff --git a/IntroScreen.java b/IntroScreen.java
index 04d1998..e0a9ef3 100644
--- a/IntroScreen.java
+++ b/IntroScreen.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import java.awt.Color;
+
 class IntroScreen
 {
     private boolean _introDrawn;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ class IntroScreen
             TurtleWelt.globaleWelt.bildschirmEinfaerben(0, 0, 0);
             _introDrawn = true;
 
-            t.setzeFarbe("gruen");
+            t.setzeFarbe(Color.GREEN);
             // F
             goTo(t, 100, 100);
             t.setzeGeschwindigkeit(1);
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ class IntroScreen
             t.setzeRichtung(-90);
             t.geheVor(50);
 
-            t.setzeFarbe("blau");
+            t.setzeFarbe(Color.BLUE);
             // T
             goTo(t, 50, 210);
             drawT(t);
diff --git a/Manager.java b/Manager.java
index 017f00f..3156c71 100644
--- a/Manager.java
+++ b/Manager.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class Manager implements KeyListener
         // a KeyListener lol
         try
         {
-
             Field frameField = TurtleWelt.class.getDeclaredField("_frame");
 
             frameField.setAccessible(true);
diff --git a/Rectangle.java b/Rectangle.java
index df51fd5..a648699 100644
--- a/Rectangle.java
+++ b/Rectangle.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+import java.awt.Color;
 
 class Rectangle implements Drawable {
     private double _x, _y;
     private double _width, _height;
-    private String _color;
+    private Color _color;
     private boolean _fill;
 
-    public Rectangle(double x, double y, double w, double h, String c, boolean fill)
+    public Rectangle(double x, double y, double w, double h, Color c, boolean fill)
     {
         _x = x;
         _y = y;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class Rectangle implements Drawable {
         _y = y;
     }
 
-    public void setColor(String c)
+    public void setColor(Color c)
     {
         _color = c;
     }
diff --git a/Turtle.java b/Turtle.java
index 160928a..e662d67 100644
--- a/Turtle.java
+++ b/Turtle.java
@@ -174,12 +174,17 @@ class Turtle
      * Moegliche Farben sind "schwarz", "blau", "cyan", "dunkelgrau", "grau", "gruen", "hellgrau", "magenta", "orange", "pink", "rot", "weiss", "gelb".
      * @param neueFarbe die neue Spur-Farbe der Turtle
      */
-    public void setzeFarbe(String neueFarbe)
+    public void setzeFarbe(Color farbe)
     {
-        if ((neueFarbe == null) || ((_farbe = FARBEN.get(neueFarbe.toLowerCase())) == null))
+        if (farbe == null)
         {
             _farbe = Color.BLACK;
         }
+        else
+        {
+            _farbe = farbe;
+        }
+
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/World.java b/World.java
index b5d3f1a..9eaa506 100644
--- a/World.java
+++ b/World.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Random;
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ class World implements Drawable
     private static final int GAP_SIZE = 100;
 
     private final ArrayList<Rectangle> _obstacles;
-    private String _obstacleColor;
+    private Color _obstacleColor;
     private double _speed;
     private final Random _random;
 
@@ -18,18 +19,18 @@ class World implements Drawable
         game.addDrawable(this);
         _random = new Random();
         _obstacles = new ArrayList<Rectangle>();
+        _obstacleColor = Color.BLACK;
         reset();
     }
 
     public void reset()
     {
         _obstacles.clear();
-        _obstacleColor = "schwarz";
         createObstacle(TurtleWelt.WIDTH);
         _speed = START_SPEED;
     }
 
-    public void setObstacleColor(String c)
+    public void setObstacleColor(Color c)
     {
         for (Drawable d : _obstacles)
         {