diff --git a/database-update.sql b/database-update.sql
index a054e6967..fdbd9fcdf 100644
--- a/database-update.sql
+++ b/database-update.sql
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ ALTER TABLE  `mac_accounting` CHANGE  `peer_mac`  `mac` VARCHAR( 32 ) CHARACTER
 ALTER TABLE `mac_accounting`  DROP `peer_ip`,  DROP `peer_desc`,  DROP `peer_asn`;
 UPDATE sensors SET sensor_class='frequency' WHERE sensor_class='freq';
 ALTER TABLE  `cef_switching` ADD  `cef_switching_id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY FIRST;
+ALTER TABLE  `mempools` ADD  `mempool_perc` INT NOT NULL AFTER  `device_id`;
diff --git a/html/includes/functions.inc.php b/html/includes/functions.inc.php
index 75ad5e3a0..ad4df7734 100644
--- a/html/includes/functions.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/functions.inc.php
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 <?php
 
+function get_percentage_colours($percentage)
+{
+
+  if ($percentage > '90') { $background['left']='c4323f'; $background['right']='C96A73'; }
+  elseif ($percentage > '75') { $background['left']='bf5d5b'; $background['right']='d39392'; }
+  elseif ($percentage > '50') { $background['left']='bf875b'; $background['right']='d3ae92'; }
+  elseif ($percentage > '25') { $background['left']='5b93bf'; $background['right']='92b7d3'; }
+  else { $background['left']='9abf5b'; $background['right']='bbd392'; }
+
+  return($background);
+
+}
+
 function generate_device_link($device, $text=0, $linksuffix="", $start=0, $end=0)
 {
   global $twoday, $day, $now, $config;
@@ -388,4 +401,4 @@ function getlocations()
   return $locations;
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/includes/graphs/mempool/usage.inc.php b/html/includes/graphs/mempool/usage.inc.php
index 2ccc3f178..ba8e01333 100644
--- a/html/includes/graphs/mempool/usage.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/graphs/mempool/usage.inc.php
@@ -8,21 +8,23 @@ $iter = "1";
 
 $rrd_options .= " COMMENT:'                                Used\\n'";
 
-if ($iter=="1") { $colour="CC0000"; } elseif ($iter=="2") { $colour="008C00"; } elseif ($iter=="3") { $colour="4096EE"; }
-elseif ($iter=="4") { $colour="73880A"; } elseif ($iter=="5") { $colour="D01F3C"; } elseif ($iter=="6") { $colour="36393D"; }
-elseif ($iter=="7") { $colour="FF0084"; unset($iter); }
+$colour="CC0000";
+$colour_area="ffaaaa";
 
 $descr = substr(str_pad(short_hrDeviceDescr($mempool['mempool_descr']), 24),0,24);
 $descr = str_replace(":", "\:", $descr);
 
-$rrd_options .= " DEF:mempoolfree=$rrd_filename:free:AVERAGE ";
-$rrd_options .= " DEF:mempoolused=$rrd_filename:used:AVERAGE ";
-$rrd_options .= " CDEF:mempooltotal=mempoolused,mempoolfree,+ ";
-$rrd_options .= " CDEF:mempoolperc=mempoolused,mempoolused,mempoolfree,+,/,100,* ";
-$rrd_options .= " LINE1:mempoolperc#" . $colour . ":'" . $descr . "' ";
-$rrd_options .= " GPRINT:mempoolused:LAST:%6.2lf%sB";
-#$rrd_options .= " GPRINT:mempooltotal:LAST:%6.2lf%sB";
-$rrd_options .= " GPRINT:mempoolperc:LAST:%3.0lf%%\\\\n";
-#$rrd_options .= " GPRINT:mempoolperc:MAX:%3.0lf";
+$perc  = round($mempool['mempool_perc'], 0);
+$background = get_percentage_colours($perc);
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+$rrd_options .= " DEF:$mempool[mempool_id]used=$rrd_filename:used:AVERAGE";
+$rrd_options .= " DEF:$mempool[mempool_id]free=$rrd_filename:free:AVERAGE";
+$rrd_options .= " CDEF:$mempool[mempool_id]size=$mempool[mempool_id]used,$mempool[mempool_id]free,+";
+$rrd_options .= " CDEF:$mempool[mempool_id]perc=$mempool[mempool_id]used,$mempool[mempool_id]size,/,100,*";
+$rrd_options .= " AREA:$mempool[mempool_id]perc#" . $background['right'] . ":";
+$rrd_options .= " LINE1.25:$mempool[mempool_id]perc#" . $background['left'] . ":'$descr'";
+$rrd_options .= " GPRINT:$mempool[mempool_id]size:LAST:%6.2lf%sB";
+$rrd_options .= " GPRINT:$mempool[mempool_id]free:LAST:%6.2lf%sB";
+$rrd_options .= " GPRINT:$mempool[mempool_id]perc:LAST:%5.2lf%%\\\\n";
+
+?>
diff --git a/html/includes/graphs/storage/usage.inc.php b/html/includes/graphs/storage/usage.inc.php
index 712c0cd36..feba9d11c 100644
--- a/html/includes/graphs/storage/usage.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/graphs/storage/usage.inc.php
@@ -13,21 +13,24 @@ $rrd_options .= " COMMENT:'                    Size      Free   % Used\\n'";
 
 $hostname = gethostbyid($storage['device_id']);
 
-if ($iter=="1") { $colour="CC0000"; } elseif ($iter=="2") { $colour="008C00"; } elseif ($iter=="3") { $colour="4096EE"; }
-elseif ($iter=="4") { $colour="73880A"; } elseif ($iter=="5") { $colour="D01F3C"; } elseif ($iter=="6") { $colour="36393D"; }
-elseif ($iter=="7") { $colour="FF0084"; $iter = "0"; }
+$colour="CC0000"; 
+$colour_area="ffaaaa";
 
 $descr = substr(str_pad($storage[storage_descr], 12),0,12);
 $descr = str_replace(":","\:",$descr);
 
+$percentage  = round($storage['storage_perc'], 0);
+
+$background = get_percentage_colours($percentage);
+
 $rrd_options .= " DEF:$storage[storage_id]used=$rrd_filename:used:AVERAGE";
 $rrd_options .= " DEF:$storage[storage_id]free=$rrd_filename:free:AVERAGE";
 $rrd_options .= " CDEF:$storage[storage_id]size=$storage[storage_id]used,$storage[storage_id]free,+";
 $rrd_options .= " CDEF:$storage[storage_id]perc=$storage[storage_id]used,$storage[storage_id]size,/,100,*";
-$rrd_options .= " LINE1.25:$storage[storage_id]perc#" . $colour . ":'$descr'";
+$rrd_options .= " AREA:$storage[storage_id]perc#" . $background['right'] . ":";
+$rrd_options .= " LINE1.25:$storage[storage_id]perc#" . $background['left'] . ":'$descr'";
 $rrd_options .= " GPRINT:$storage[storage_id]size:LAST:%6.2lf%sB";
 $rrd_options .= " GPRINT:$storage[storage_id]free:LAST:%6.2lf%sB";
 $rrd_options .= " GPRINT:$storage[storage_id]perc:LAST:%5.2lf%%\\\\n";
-$iter++;
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/bill.inc.php b/html/pages/bill.inc.php
index 36fc203e2..a1ed17b5d 100644
--- a/html/pages/bill.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/bill.inc.php
@@ -127,12 +127,9 @@ if (bill_permitted($bill_id))
     <br />Transferred ".formatStorage($total_data * 1024 * 1024)." of ".formatStorage($bill_data['bill_gb'] * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)." (".$percent."%)
     <br />Average rate " . formatRates($rate_average * 1000));
 
-    if ($percent > 100) { $perc = "100"; } else { $perc = $percent; }
-    if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73';
-    } elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392';
-    } elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92';
-    } elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3';
-    } else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+    $background = get_percentage_colours($percent);
+    $right_background = $background['right'];
+    $left_background  = $background['left'];
 
     echo("<p>".print_percentage_bar (350, 20, $perc, NULL, "ffffff", $left_background, $percent . "%", "ffffff", $right_background)."</p>");
 
diff --git a/html/pages/bills.inc.php b/html/pages/bills.inc.php
index 01afa3ca3..9adaf2ec7 100644
--- a/html/pages/bills.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/bills.inc.php
@@ -153,12 +153,9 @@ if ($_GET['opta'] == "add")
          $percent = round(($rate_data['total_data'] / ($bill['bill_gb'] * 1024)) * 100,2);
       }
 
-      if ($percent > 100) { $perc = "100"; } else { $perc = $percent; }
-      if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-      elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-      elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-      elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-      else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+      $background = get_percentage_colours($percent);
+      $right_background = $background['right'];
+      $left_background  = $background['left'];
 
       if (!is_integer($i/2)) { $row_colour = $list_colour_a; } else { $row_colour = $list_colour_b; }
       echo("
@@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ if ($_GET['opta'] == "add")
 	     <td>$type</td>
              <td>$allowed</td>
              <td>$used</td>
-             <td width=370>".print_percentage_bar (350, 20, $perc, NULL, "ffffff", $left_background, $percent . "%", "ffffff", $right_background)."</td>
+             <td width=370>".print_percentage_bar (350, 20, $perc, NULL, "ffffff", $background['left'], $percent . "%", "ffffff", $background['right'])."</td>
              <td width=60><a href='bill/".$bill['bill_id']."/edit/'><img src='images/16/wrench.png' align=absmiddle alt='Edit'> Edit</a></td>
            </tr>
          ");
@@ -181,4 +178,4 @@ if ($_GET['opta'] == "add")
 
 echo("</td></tr></table>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/device/health/diskio.inc.php b/html/pages/device/health/diskio.inc.php
index e558de469..2c7b838f1 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/health/diskio.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/health/diskio.inc.php
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ while ($drive = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
   $fs_popup .= "</div><img src=\'graph.php?id=" . $drive['diskio_id'] . "&amp;type=diskio_ops&amp;from=$month&amp;to=$now&amp;width=400&amp;height=125\'>";
   $fs_popup .= "', RIGHT, FGCOLOR, '#e5e5e5');\" onmouseout=\"return nd();\"";
 
-  if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-  else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
-
   echo("<tr bgcolor='$row_colour'><th><a href='$fs_url' $fs_popup>" . $drive['diskio_descr'] . "</a></td></tr>");
 
   $types = array("diskio_bits", "diskio_ops");
@@ -51,4 +45,4 @@ while ($drive = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
 
 echo("</table>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/device/health/mempool.inc.php b/html/pages/device/health/mempool.inc.php
index f54a1f6f2..8e9554881 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/health/mempool.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/health/mempool.inc.php
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ while ($mempool = mysql_fetch_assoc($mempools))
 
   $perc = round($mempool['mempool_used'] / $mempool['mempool_total'] * 100);
 
-  if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-  else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+  $background = get_percentage_colours($percent);
+  $right_background = $background['right'];
+  $left_background  = $background['left'];
 
   echo("<tr bgcolor=$row_colour><td class=tablehead><a href='".$mempool_url."' $mempool_popup>" . $text_descr . "</a></td>
            <td width=90><a href='".$mempool_url."'  $mempool_popup><img src='$mini_url'></a></td>
@@ -56,4 +54,4 @@ while ($mempool = mysql_fetch_assoc($mempools))
 echo("</table>");
 echo("</div>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/device/health/processor.inc.php b/html/pages/device/health/processor.inc.php
index 4cd23b163..a0995caf1 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/health/processor.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/health/processor.inc.php
@@ -21,19 +21,15 @@ while ($proc = mysql_fetch_assoc($procs))
   $proc_popup .= "</div><img src=\'graph.php?id=" . $proc['processor_id'] . "&amp;type=".$graph_type."&amp;from=$month&amp;to=$now&amp;width=400&amp;height=125\'>";
   $proc_popup .= "', RIGHT".$config['overlib_defaults'].");\" onmouseout=\"return nd();\"";
 
-  $perc = round($proc['processor_usage']);
+  $percent = round($proc['processor_usage']);
 
-  if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73';
-  } elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392';
-  } elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92';
-  } elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3';
-  } else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+  $background = get_percentage_colours($percent);
 
   echo("<tr bgcolor=$row_colour>
          <td class=tablehead><a href='".$proc_url."' $proc_popup>" . $text_descr . "</a></td>
          <td width=90><a href='".$proc_url."'  $proc_popup><img src='$mini_url'></a></td>
          <td width=200><a href='".$proc_url."' $proc_popup>
-         ".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, $perc."%", "ffffff", $left_background, (100 - $perc)."%" , "ffffff", $right_background)."
+         ".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $percent, $percent."%", "ffffff", $background['left'], (100 - $percent)."%" , "ffffff", $background['right'])."
           </a></td>
        </tr>");
 
@@ -48,4 +44,4 @@ while ($proc = mysql_fetch_assoc($procs))
 echo("</table>");
 echo("</div>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/device/health/storage.inc.php b/html/pages/device/health/storage.inc.php
index b2838c449..96d10bc00 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/health/storage.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/health/storage.inc.php
@@ -34,14 +34,10 @@ while ($drive = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
   $fs_popup .= "</div><img src=\'graph.php?id=" . $drive['storage_id'] . "&amp;type=".$graph_type."&amp;from=$month&amp;to=$now&amp;width=400&amp;height=125\'>";
   $fs_popup .= "', RIGHT, FGCOLOR, '#e5e5e5');\" onmouseout=\"return nd();\"";
 
-  if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-  else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+  $background = get_percentage_colours($percent);
 
   echo("<tr bgcolor='$row_colour'><th><a href='$fs_url' $fs_popup>" . $drive['storage_descr'] . "</a></td><td>
-          <a href='$fs_url' $fs_popup>".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $left_background, $perc . "%", "ffffff", $right_background)."</a>
+          <a href='$fs_url' $fs_popup>".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $background['left'], $perc . "%", "ffffff", $background['right'])."</a>
           </td><td>" . $free . "</td><td></td></tr>");
 
   $graph_array['id'] = $drive['storage_id'];
@@ -58,4 +54,4 @@ while ($drive = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
 
 echo("</table>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/device/overview/mempools.inc.php b/html/pages/device/overview/mempools.inc.php
index 01b2a16d7..525e1082e 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/overview/mempools.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/overview/mempools.inc.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if (mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT count(*) from mempools WHERE device_id = '"
   while ($mempool = mysql_fetch_assoc($mempools))
   {
     if (is_integer($mempool_rows/2)) { $row_colour = $list_colour_a; } else { $row_colour = $list_colour_b; }
-    $perc = round($mempool['mempool_used'] / ($mempool['mempool_total']) * 100,2);
+    $perc = round($mempool['mempool_perc'],0);
 
     $text_descr = rewrite_entity_descr($mempool['mempool_descr']);
 
@@ -30,16 +30,12 @@ if (mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT count(*) from mempools WHERE device_id = '"
     $used = formatStorage($mempool['mempool_used']);
     $free = formatStorage($mempool['mempool_free']);
 
-    if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-    else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+    $background = get_percentage_colours($perc);
 
     echo("<tr bgcolor=$row_colour><td class=tablehead><a href='".$mempool_url."' $mempool_popup>" . $text_descr . "</a></td>
            <td width=90><a href='".$mempool_url."'  $mempool_popup><img src='$mini_url'></a></td>
            <td width=200><a href='".$mempool_url."' $mempool_popup>
-           ".print_percentage_bar (200, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $left_background, $perc . "%", "ffffff", $right_background)."
+           ".print_percentage_bar (200, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $background['left'], $perc . "%", "ffffff", $background['right'])."
            </a></td>
          </tr>");
 
diff --git a/html/pages/device/overview/processors.inc.php b/html/pages/device/overview/processors.inc.php
index e3a99790e..11da81628 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/overview/processors.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/overview/processors.inc.php
@@ -30,18 +30,14 @@ if (mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT count(*) from processors WHERE device_id =
     # disable short hrDeviceDescr. need to make this prettier.
     #$text_descr = short_hrDeviceDescr($proc['processor_descr']);
 
-    $perc = $proc['processor_usage'];
+    $percent = $proc['processor_usage'];
 
-    if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-    else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+    $background = get_percentage_colours($percent);
 
     echo("<tr bgcolor=$row_colour><td class=tablehead><a href='".$proc_url."' $proc_popup>" . $text_descr . "</a></td>
            <td width=90><a href='".$proc_url."'  $proc_popup><img src='$mini_url'></a></td>
            <td width=200><a href='".$proc_url."' $proc_popup>
-           ".print_percentage_bar (200, 20, $perc, NULL, "ffffff", $left_background, $perc . "%", "ffffff", $right_background)."
+           ".print_percentage_bar (200, 20, $percent, NULL, "ffffff", $background['left'], $percent . "%", "ffffff", $background['right'])."
            </a></td>
          </tr>");
     $processor_rows++;
diff --git a/html/pages/device/overview/storage.inc.php b/html/pages/device/overview/storage.inc.php
index 4159d183f..827520588 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/overview/storage.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/overview/storage.inc.php
@@ -54,15 +54,11 @@ if (mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT count(storage_id) from storage WHERE device
 
     $mini_graph = $config['base_url'] . "/graph.php?id=".$drive['storage_id']."&amp;type=".$graph_type."&amp;from=".$day."&amp;to=".$now."&amp;width=80&amp;height=20&amp;bg=f4f4f4";
 
-    if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-    else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+    $background = get_percentage_colours($perc);
 
     echo("<tr bgcolor=$row_colour><td class=tablehead><a href='".$fs_url."' $fs_popup>" . $drive['storage_descr'] . "</a></td>
             <td width=90><a href='".$fs_url."' $fs_popup><img src='$mini_graph' /></a></td>
-            <td width=200><a href='".$fs_url."' $fs_popup>".print_percentage_bar (200, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $left_background, $perc . "%", "ffffff", $right_background)."</a></td>
+            <td width=200><a href='".$fs_url."' $fs_popup>".print_percentage_bar (200, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $background['left'], $perc . "%", "ffffff", $background['right'])."</a></td>
           </tr>");
     $drive_rows++;
   }
@@ -73,4 +69,4 @@ if (mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT count(storage_id) from storage WHERE device
 
 unset ($drive_rows);
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/health/mempool.inc.php b/html/pages/health/mempool.inc.php
index 5fdf58a74..505463308 100644
--- a/html/pages/health/mempool.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/health/mempool.inc.php
@@ -34,22 +34,16 @@ while ($mempool = mysql_fetch_assoc($mempools))
     $used = formatStorage($mempool['mempool_used']);
     $free = formatStorage($mempool['mempool_free']);
 
-    $perc = round($mempool['mempool_used'] / $mempool['mempool_total'] * 100);
-
-    if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-    else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+    $background = get_percentage_colours($mempool['mempool_perc']);
 
     echo("<tr bgcolor=$row_colour>
            <td>".generate_device_link($mempool)."</td>
            <td class=tablehead><a href='".$mempool_url."' $mempool_popup>" . $text_descr . "</a></td>
            <td width=90><a href='".$mempool_url."'  $mempool_popup><img src='$mini_url'></a></td>
            <td width=200><a href='".$mempool_url."' $mempool_popup>
-           ".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $left_background, $free , "ffffff", $right_background)."
+           ".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $mempool['mempool_perc'], "$used / $total", "ffffff", $background['left'], $free , "ffffff", $background['right'])."
             </a></td>
-            <td width=50>".$perc."%</td>
+            <td width=50>".$mempool['mempool_perc']."%</td>
          </tr>");
 
     if ($_GET['optb'] == "graphs")
@@ -86,4 +80,4 @@ while ($mempool = mysql_fetch_assoc($mempools))
 echo("</table>");
 echo("</div>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/health/processor.inc.php b/html/pages/health/processor.inc.php
index 3a64b1a66..134cddf03 100644
--- a/html/pages/health/processor.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/health/processor.inc.php
@@ -39,18 +39,14 @@ while ($proc = mysql_fetch_assoc($procs))
 
     $perc = round($proc['processor_usage']);
 
-    if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-    else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+    $background = get_percentage_colours($perc);
 
     echo("    <tr bgcolor=\"$row_colour\">
                <td>".generate_device_link($proc)."</td>
                <td class=\"tablehead\"><a href='".$proc_url."' $proc_popup>" . $text_descr . "</a></td>
                <td width=\"90\"><a href=\"".$proc_url."\"  $proc_popup><img src=\"$mini_url\" /></a></td>
                <td width=\"200\"><a href=\"".$proc_url."\" $proc_popup>
-           ".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, $perc."%", "ffffff", $left_background, (100 - $perc)."%" , "ffffff", $right_background));
+           ".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, $perc."%", "ffffff", $background['left'], (100 - $perc)."%" , "ffffff", $background['right']));
     echo('</a></td>
              </tr>');
 
@@ -90,4 +86,4 @@ while ($proc = mysql_fetch_assoc($procs))
 echo("</table>");
 echo("</div>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/health/storage.inc.php b/html/pages/health/storage.inc.php
index b8f4c29ae..7fabefe66 100644
--- a/html/pages/health/storage.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/health/storage.inc.php
@@ -61,16 +61,12 @@ while ($drive = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
 
     $mini_graph = $config['base_url'] . "/graph.php?id=".$drive['storage_id']."&amp;type=".$graph_type."&amp;from=".$day."&amp;to=".$now."&amp;width=80&amp;height=20&amp;bg=f4f4f4";
 
-    if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-    elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-    else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+    $background = get_percentage_colours($perc);
 
     echo("<tr bgcolor='$row_colour'><td>" . generate_device_link($drive) . "</td><td class=tablehead>" . $drive['storage_descr'] . "</td>
          <td><img src='$mini_graph'></td>
          <td>
-          <a href='#' $store_popup>".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $left_background, $free, "ffffff", $right_background)."</a>
+          <a href='#' $store_popup>".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $background['left'], $free, "ffffff", $background['right'])."</a>
           </td><td>$perc"."%</td></tr>");
 
     if ($_GET['optb'] == "graphs")
diff --git a/html/pages/storage.inc.php b/html/pages/storage.inc.php
index 5fd63350f..46325ff13 100644
--- a/html/pages/storage.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/storage.inc.php
@@ -65,16 +65,12 @@ while ($drive = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
 
   $mini_graph = $config['base_url'] . "/graph.php?id=".$drive['storage_id']."&amp;type=storage&amp;from=".$day."&amp;to=".$now."&amp;width=80&amp;height=20&amp;bg=f4f4f4";
 
-  if ($perc > '90') { $left_background='c4323f'; $right_background='C96A73'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '75') { $left_background='bf5d5b'; $right_background='d39392'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '50') { $left_background='bf875b'; $right_background='d3ae92'; }
-  elseif ($perc > '25') { $left_background='5b93bf'; $right_background='92b7d3'; }
-  else { $left_background='9abf5b'; $right_background='bbd392'; }
+  $background = get_percentage_colours($perc);
 
   echo("<tr bgcolor='$row_colour'><td>" . generate_device_link($drive) . "</td><td class=tablehead>" . $drive['storage_descr'] . "</td>
        <td><img src='$mini_graph'></td>
        <td>
-        <a href='#' $store_popup>".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $left_background, formatStorage($free), "ffffff", $right_background)."</a>
+        <a href='#' $store_popup>".print_percentage_bar (400, 20, $perc, "$used / $total", "ffffff", $background['left'], formatStorage($free), "ffffff", $background['right'])."</a>
         </td><td>$perc"."%</td></tr>");
 
   $row++;
@@ -82,4 +78,4 @@ while ($drive = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
 
 echo("</table></div>");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/includes/polling/mempools.inc.php b/includes/polling/mempools.inc.php
index dcc894d05..9acb25108 100755
--- a/includes/polling/mempools.inc.php
+++ b/includes/polling/mempools.inc.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ while ($mempool = mysql_fetch_assoc($mempool_data))
   rrdtool_update($mempoolrrd,"N:".$mempool['used'].":".$mempool['free']);
 
   $update_query  = "UPDATE `mempools` SET `mempool_used` = '".$mempool['used']."'";
+  $update_query .= ", `mempool_perc` = '".$percent."'";
   $update_query .= ", `mempool_free` = '".$mempool['free']."'";
   $update_query .= ", `mempool_total` = '".$mempool['total']."'";
   $update_query .= ", `mempool_largestfree` = '".$mempool['largestfree']."'";
@@ -63,4 +64,4 @@ while ($mempool = mysql_fetch_assoc($mempool_data))
 
 unset($mempool_cache);
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>