diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2cd740a..0d4fac3 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -95,33 +95,33 @@ unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
-	/* 8 normal colors */
-	"black",
-	"red3",
-	"green3",
-	"yellow3",
-	"blue2",
-	"magenta3",
-	"cyan3",
-	"gray90",
-
-	/* 8 bright colors */
-	"gray50",
-	"red",
-	"green",
-	"yellow",
-	"#5c5cff",
-	"magenta",
-	"cyan",
-	"white",
-
-	[255] = 0,
-
-	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-	"#cccccc",
-	"#555555",
-	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
-	"black", /* default background colour */
+        /* 8 normal colors */
+        "#2e3436",
+        "#a40000",
+        "#4e9a06",
+        "#c4a000",
+        "#3465a4",
+        "#75507b",
+        "#34a0a4",
+        "#babdb9",
+
+        /* 8 bright colors */
+        "#555753",
+        "#ef2929",
+        "#8ae234",
+        "#fce94f",
+        "#729fcf",
+        "#ad7fa8",
+        "#72d9cf",
+        "#eeeeec",
+
+        [255] = 0,
+
+        /* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
+        "#cccccc",
+        "#555555",
+        "#e4e4ef", /* default foreground colour */
+        "#181818", /* default background colour */
 };