diff --git a/lua/lualine/component.lua b/lua/lualine/component.lua
index 47c236c..a7877c1 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/component.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/component.lua
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ local Component = {
       self.status = highlight.component_format_highlight(
                         self.options.color_highlight) .. self.status
     elseif self.options.color_highlight_link then
-      self.status = '%#' .. self.options.color_highlight_link ..'#'.. self.status
+      self.status = '%#' .. self.options.color_highlight_link .. '#' ..
+                        self.status
     end
     self.status = self.status .. default_highlight
   end,
@@ -117,12 +118,14 @@ local Component = {
   -- variable to store component output for manupulation
   status = '',
   -- Actual function the updates a component . Must be overwritten with component functionality
+  -- luacheck: push no unused args
   update_status = function(self) end,
+  -- luacheck: pop
 
   -- Driver code of the class
   draw = function(self, default_highlight)
     self.status = ''
-    if self.options.condition ~= nil and self.options.condition() ~= true then 
+    if self.options.condition ~= nil and self.options.condition() ~= true then
       return self.status
     end
     local status = self:update_status()
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua b/lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua
index 9b6e467..29686f5 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ Diagnostics.new = function(self, options, child)
   -- apply colors
   if not new_diagnostics.options.color_error then
     new_diagnostics.options.color_error =
-        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffDelete', 'guifg') or
+        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffDelete', 'fg') or
             Diagnostics.default_colors.error
   end
   if not new_diagnostics.options.color_warn then
     new_diagnostics.options.color_warn =
-        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffText', 'guifg') or
+        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffText', 'fg') or
             Diagnostics.default_colors.warn
   end
   if not new_diagnostics.options.color_info then
     new_diagnostics.options.color_info =
-        utils.extract_highlight_colors('Normal', 'guifg') or
+        utils.extract_highlight_colors('Normal', 'fg') or
             Diagnostics.default_colors.info
   end
 
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/diff.lua b/lua/lualine/components/diff.lua
index 1bbf21c..f503e77 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/diff.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/diff.lua
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ Diff.new = function(self, options, child)
   -- apply colors
   if not new_instence.options.color_added then
     new_instence.options.color_added = utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffAdd',
-                                                                      'guifg') or
+                                                                      'fg') or
                                            Diff.default_colors.added
   end
   if not new_instence.options.color_modified then
     new_instence.options.color_modified =
-        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffChange', 'guifg') or
+        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffChange', 'fg') or
             Diff.default_colors.modified
   end
   if not new_instence.options.color_removed then
     new_instence.options.color_removed =
-        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffDelete', 'guifg') or
+        utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffDelete', 'fg') or
             Diff.default_colors.removed
   end
 
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/special/eval_func_component.lua b/lua/lualine/components/special/eval_func_component.lua
index 0cae2c4..9110591 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/special/eval_func_component.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/special/eval_func_component.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ EvalFuncComponent.update_status = function(self)
 end
 
 EvalFuncComponent.eval_lua = function(code)
-  return tostring(loadstring('return '..code)())
+  return tostring(loadstring('return ' .. code)())
 end
 
 EvalFuncComponent.vim_function = function(name)
diff --git a/lua/lualine/highlight.lua b/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
index 9ae4982..1145ae9 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ function M.highlight(name, foreground, background, gui, reload)
   if foreground and foreground ~= 'none' then
     table.insert(command, 'guifg=' .. foreground)
     if cterm_colors then
-      table.insert(command, 'ctermfg=' .. utils_colors.get_cterm_color(foreground))
+      table.insert(command,
+                   'ctermfg=' .. utils_colors.get_cterm_color(foreground))
     end
   end
   if background and background ~= 'none' then
     table.insert(command, 'guibg=' .. background)
     if cterm_colors then
-      table.insert(command, 'ctermbg=' .. utils_colors.get_cterm_color(background))
+      table.insert(command,
+                   'ctermbg=' .. utils_colors.get_cterm_color(background))
     end
   end
   if gui then
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ function M.format_highlight(is_focused, highlight_group)
                           section_highlight_map[highlight_group:match(
                               'lualine_(.)')]
   end
-  local highlight_name = highlight_group
+  local highlight_name
   if not is_focused then
     highlight_name = highlight_group .. [[_inactive]]
   else
@@ -199,8 +201,8 @@ function M.get_transitional_highlights(left_section_data, right_section_data,
     -- Create the highlight_group if needed
     -- Get colors from highlights
     -- using string.format to convert decimal to hexadecimal
-    local fg = utils.extract_highlight_colors(left_highlight_name, 'guibg')
-    local bg = utils.extract_highlight_colors(right_highlight_name, 'guibg')
+    local fg = utils.extract_highlight_colors(left_highlight_name, 'bg')
+    local bg = utils.extract_highlight_colors(right_highlight_name, 'bg')
     if not fg then fg = 'none' end
     if not bg then bg = 'none' end
     -- swap the bg and fg when reverse is true. As in that case highlight will
diff --git a/lua/lualine/init.lua b/lua/lualine/init.lua
index d60df74..94dd1e1 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/init.lua
@@ -251,14 +251,14 @@ end
 
 local function set_tabline()
   if next(config.tabline) ~= nil then
-    vim.o.tabline = "%!v:lua.require'lualine'.tabline()"
+    vim.o.tabline = '%!v:lua.require\'lualine\'.tabline()'
     vim.o.showtabline = 2
   end
 end
 
 local function set_statusline()
   if next(config.sections) ~= nil or next(config.inactive_sections) ~= nil then
-    vim.o.statusline = "%!v:lua.require'lualine'.statusline()"
+    vim.o.statusline = '%!v:lua.require\'lualine\'.statusline()'
     vim.api.nvim_exec([[
     autocmd lualine WinLeave,BufLeave * lua vim.wo.statusline=require'lualine'.statusline()
     autocmd lualine WinEnter,BufEnter * set statusline<
@@ -277,8 +277,4 @@ local function setup(user_config)
   set_tabline()
 end
 
-return {
-  setup = setup,
-  statusline = status_dispatch,
-  tabline = tabline,
-}
+return {setup = setup, statusline = status_dispatch, tabline = tabline}
diff --git a/lua/lualine/themes/auto.lua b/lua/lualine/themes/auto.lua
index 0d361ec..8b7b56b 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/themes/auto.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/themes/auto.lua
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ local function getHi(scope, syntaxlist)
     if vim.fn.hlexists(highlight_name) ~= 0 then
       local color = utils.extract_highlight_colors(highlight_name)
       if color.reverse then
-        if scope == 'guibg' then
-          scope = 'guifg'
+        if scope == 'bg' then
+          scope = 'fg'
         else
-          scope = 'guibg'
+          scope = 'bg'
         end
       end
       if color[scope] then return color[scope] end
@@ -104,20 +104,20 @@ end
 
 -- Get the colors to create theme
 local colors = {
-  normal = getHi('guibg', {'PmenuSel', 'PmenuThumb', 'TabLineSel'}),
-  insert = getHi('guifg', {'String', 'MoreMsg'}),
-  replace = getHi('guifg', {'Number', 'Type'}),
-  visual = getHi('guifg', {'Special', 'Boolean', 'Constant'}),
-  command = getHi('guifg', {'Identifier'}),
-  back1 = getHi('guibg', {'Normal', 'StatusLineNC'}),
-  fore = getHi('guifg', {'Normal', 'StatusLine'}),
-  back2 = getHi('guibg', {'StatusLine'})
+  normal = getHi('bg', {'PmenuSel', 'PmenuThumb', 'TabLineSel'}),
+  insert = getHi('fg', {'String', 'MoreMsg'}),
+  replace = getHi('fg', {'Number', 'Type'}),
+  visual = getHi('fg', {'Special', 'Boolean', 'Constant'}),
+  command = getHi('fg', {'Identifier'}),
+  back1 = getHi('bg', {'Normal', 'StatusLineNC'}),
+  fore = getHi('fg', {'Normal', 'StatusLine'}),
+  back2 = getHi('bg', {'StatusLine'})
 }
 
 -- Change brightness of colors
 -- darken incase of light theme lighten incase of dark theme
 
-if get_color_brightness(utils.extract_highlight_colors('Normal', 'guibg')) > 0.5 then
+if get_color_brightness(utils.extract_highlight_colors('Normal', 'bg')) > 0.5 then
   brightness_modifier_parameter = -brightness_modifier_parameter
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/lualine/utils/utils.lua b/lua/lualine/utils/utils.lua
index d07de8b..49bf2d4 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/utils/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/utils/utils.lua
@@ -2,26 +2,19 @@
 -- MIT license, see LICENSE for more details.
 local M = {}
 
--- Note for now only works for termguicolors scope can be background or foreground
+-- Note for now only works for termguicolors scope can be bg or fg or any other
+-- attr parameter like bold/italic/reverse
 function M.extract_highlight_colors(color_group, scope)
   if vim.fn.hlexists(color_group) == 0 then return nil end
-  local gui_colors = vim.api.nvim_get_hl_by_name(color_group, true)
-  local cterm_colors = vim.api.nvim_get_hl_by_name(color_group, false)
-  local color = {
-    ctermfg = cterm_colors.foreground,
-    ctermbg = cterm_colors.background
-  }
-  if gui_colors.background then
-    color.guibg = string.format('#%06x', gui_colors.background)
-    gui_colors.background = nil
+  local color = vim.api.nvim_get_hl_by_name(color_group, true)
+  if color.background ~= nil then
+    color.bg = string.format('#%06x', color.background)
+    color.background = nil
   end
-  if gui_colors.foreground then
-    color.guifg = string.format('#%06x', gui_colors.foreground)
-    gui_colors.foreground = nil
+  if color.foreground ~= nil then
+    color.fg = string.format('#%06x', color.foreground)
+    color.foreground = nil
   end
-  cterm_colors.background = nil
-  cterm_colors.foreground = nil
-  color = vim.tbl_extend('keep', color, gui_colors, cterm_colors)
   if scope then return color[scope] end
   return color
 end