diff --git a/code/datums/greyscale/greyscale_configs.dm b/code/datums/greyscale/greyscale_configs.dm
index 020ff921921..5250c37dac3 100644
--- a/code/datums/greyscale/greyscale_configs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/greyscale/greyscale_configs.dm
@@ -24,3 +24,19 @@
 /datum/greyscale_config/wirecutters
 	icon_file = 'icons/obj/tools.dmi'
 	json_config = 'code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/wirecutters.json'
+
+/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver
+	icon_file = 'icons/obj/tools.dmi'
+	json_config = 'code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver.json'
+
+/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver_inhand_left
+	icon_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/tools_lefthand.dmi'
+	json_config = 'code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver_worn.json'
+
+/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver_inhand_right
+	icon_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/tools_righthand.dmi'
+	json_config = 'code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver_worn.json'
+
+/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver_belt
+	icon_file = 'icons/obj/clothing/belt_overlays.dmi'
+	json_config = 'code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver_worn.json'
diff --git a/code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver.json b/code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79ea5d833e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"": [
+		{
+			"type": "icon_state",
+			"icon_state": "screwdriver",
+			"blend_mode": "overlay",
+			"color_ids": [ 1 ]
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "icon_state",
+			"icon_state": "screwdriver_screwybits",
+			"blend_mode": "overlay"
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver_worn.json b/code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver_worn.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed750b3231d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/greyscale/json_configs/screwdriver_worn.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"": [
+		{
+			"type": "icon_state",
+			"icon_state": "screwdriver",
+			"blend_mode": "overlay",
+			"color_ids": [ 1 ]
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "icon_state",
+			"icon_state": "screwdriver_head",
+			"blend_mode": "overlay"
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/tools/screwdriver.dm b/code/game/objects/items/tools/screwdriver.dm
index a20645a9778..683a5436999 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/tools/screwdriver.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/tools/screwdriver.dm
@@ -25,54 +25,42 @@
 	drop_sound = 'sound/items/handling/screwdriver_drop.ogg'
 	pickup_sound =  'sound/items/handling/screwdriver_pickup.ogg'
 	sharpness = SHARP_POINTY
-	var/random_color = TRUE //if the screwdriver uses random coloring
+	/// If the item should be assigned a random color
+	var/random_color = TRUE
+	/// List of possible random colors
 	var/static/list/screwdriver_colors = list(
-		"blue" = rgb(24, 97, 213),
-		"red" = rgb(255, 0, 0),
-		"pink" = rgb(213, 24, 141),
-		"brown" = rgb(160, 82, 18),
-		"green" = rgb(14, 127, 27),
-		"cyan" = rgb(24, 162, 213),
-		"yellow" = rgb(255, 165, 0)
+		"blue" = "#1861d5",
+		"red" = "#ff0000",
+		"pink" = "#d5188d",
+		"brown" = "#a05212",
+		"green" = "#0e7f1b",
+		"cyan" = "#18a2d5",
+		"yellow" = "#ffa500"
 	)
+	/// Colored belt appearance for adding it as a belt overlay
+	var/mutable_appearance/colored_belt_appearance
 
 /obj/item/screwdriver/suicide_act(mob/user)
 	user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] is stabbing [src] into [user.p_their()] [pick("temple", "heart")]! It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide!</span>")
 	return(BRUTELOSS)
 
 /obj/item/screwdriver/Initialize()
+	if(random_color)
+		set_greyscale_config(/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver)
+		var/our_color = pick(screwdriver_colors)
+		set_greyscale_colors(list(screwdriver_colors[our_color]))
+		inhand_icon_state = null
+		lefthand_file = SSgreyscale.GetColoredIconByType(/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver_inhand_left, greyscale_colors)
+		righthand_file = SSgreyscale.GetColoredIconByType(/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver_inhand_right, greyscale_colors)
+		colored_belt_appearance = mutable_appearance(SSgreyscale.GetColoredIconByType(/datum/greyscale_config/screwdriver_belt, greyscale_colors))
 	. = ..()
 	AddElement(/datum/element/eyestab)
-	if(random_color) //random colors!
-		icon_state = "screwdriver"
-		var/our_color = pick(screwdriver_colors)
-		add_atom_colour(screwdriver_colors[our_color], FIXED_COLOUR_PRIORITY)
-		update_appearance()
 	if(prob(75))
 		pixel_y = rand(0, 16)
 
-/obj/item/screwdriver/update_overlays()
-	. = ..()
-	if(!random_color) //icon override
-		return
-	var/mutable_appearance/base_overlay = mutable_appearance(icon, "screwdriver_screwybits")
-	base_overlay.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR
-	. += base_overlay
-
-/obj/item/screwdriver/worn_overlays(isinhands = FALSE, icon_file)
-	. = list()
-	if(isinhands && random_color)
-		var/mutable_appearance/M = mutable_appearance(icon_file, "screwdriver_head")
-		M.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR
-		. += M
-
 /obj/item/screwdriver/get_belt_overlay()
 	if(random_color)
-		var/mutable_appearance/body = mutable_appearance('icons/obj/clothing/belt_overlays.dmi', "screwdriver")
-		var/mutable_appearance/head = mutable_appearance('icons/obj/clothing/belt_overlays.dmi', "screwdriver_head")
-		body.color = color
-		head.add_overlay(body)
-		return head
+		return colored_belt_appearance
 	else
 		return mutable_appearance('icons/obj/clothing/belt_overlays.dmi', icon_state)