Ubuntu, Vim, and the solarized color palette

I'd really like to get in on all the colorful goodness of the [solarized colorscheme][1], but I can't seem to get it configured just right. I have the main solarized file in my *.vim/colors* folder, I've set my terminal profile colors to what is listed on the site, and I've added the lines set background=dark let g:solarized_termcolors=16 colorscheme solarized to my *.vimrc* file, but Vim looks greyed out and is using a bright green color as the default. How can I do it? [1]: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized