diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 4e443c2..4503ee4 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ colorscheme, e.g.:
 To switch the background from dark to light or vice versa, just set `background`
 accordingly.
 
+**Note:** the old names (`solarized8_dark*.vim` and `solarized8_light*.vim`) are
+still availabled, but **they are deprecated** and will be removed in a future
+release. Please, use one of the names above.
+
 If you use Vim packages, there is no need to `packadd solarized8`. Keep your
 `runtimepath` clean!
 
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_dark.vim b/colors/solarized8_dark.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a00223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_dark.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=dark
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8.vim"
+unlet s:dir
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_dark_flat.vim b/colors/solarized8_dark_flat.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dd77b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_dark_flat.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=dark
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8_flat.vim"
+unlet s:dir
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_dark_high.vim b/colors/solarized8_dark_high.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..925f6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_dark_high.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=dark
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8_high.vim"
+unlet s:dir
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_dark_low.vim b/colors/solarized8_dark_low.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e42d986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_dark_low.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=dark
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8_low.vim"
+unlet s:dir
+
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light.vim b/colors/solarized8_light.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae48f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=light
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8.vim"
+unlet s:dir
+
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light_flat.vim b/colors/solarized8_light_flat.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2f7c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light_flat.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=light
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8_flat.vim"
+unlet s:dir
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light_high.vim b/colors/solarized8_light_high.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bcca19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light_high.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=light
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8_high.vim"
+unlet s:dir
+
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light_low.vim b/colors/solarized8_light_low.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7d500a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light_low.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let s:dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h').(!exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\')
+set background=light
+execute "source" s:dir."solarized8_low.vim"
+unlet s:dir