diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 4719bd7..9e791fb 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -111,35 +111,36 @@ float alpha = 0.8;
 float alphaOffset = 0.0;
 float alphaUnfocus;
 
+
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
+	/* 8 normal colors */
+	"black",
+	"red3",
+	"green3",
+	"yellow3",
+	"blue2",
+	"magenta3",
+	"cyan3",
+	"gray90",
 
-        /* 8 normal colors */
-        "#000000", /* black   */
-        "#cd0000", /* red     */
-        "#00cd00", /* green   */
-        "#cdcd00", /* yellow  */
-        "#0000cd", /* blue    */
-        "#cd00cd", /* magenta */
-        "#00cdcd", /* cyan    */
-        "#e5e5e5", /* white   */
-
-        /* 8 bright colors */
-        "#4d4d4d", /* black   */
-        "#ff0000", /* red     */
-        "#00ff00", /* green   */
-        "#ffff00", /* yellow  */
-        "#0000ff", /* blue    */
-        "#ff00ff", /* magenta */
-        "#00ffff", /* cyan    */
-        "#aabac8", /* white   */
+	/* 8 bright colors */
+	"gray50",
+	"red",
+	"green",
+	"yellow",
+	"#5c5cff",
+	"magenta",
+	"cyan",
+	"white",
 
 	[255] = 0,
+
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-	"#ffffff", /* 256 -> cursor */
-	"#ffffff", /* 257 -> rev cursor*/
-	"#000000", /* 258 -> bg */
-	"#e5e5e5", /* 259 -> fg */
+	"#cccccc",
+	"#555555",
+	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
+	"black", /* default background colour */
 };
 
 
@@ -147,12 +148,11 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
  * Default colors (colorname index)
  * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultfg = 257;
-unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
+unsigned int defaultfg = 258;
+unsigned int defaultbg = 259;
 unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
-unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
+static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
 unsigned int background = 0;
-
 /*
  * Default shape of cursor
  * 2: Block ("█")