diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 91ab8ca..c41a0dd 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -96,32 +96,32 @@ 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",
+	"#2d2424",
+	"#cf2241",
+	"#f07942",
+	"#e39c45",
+	"#949f6b",
+	"#716c97",
+	"#ae3f8a",
+	"#9c8181",
 
 	/* 8 bright colors */
-	"gray50",
-	"red",
-	"green",
-	"yellow",
-	"#5c5cff",
-	"magenta",
-	"cyan",
-	"white",
+	"#2d2424",
+	"#e3556f",
+	"#f49d75",
+	"#edbf86",
+	"#b0b893",
+	"#9894b3",
+	"#ca6bac,
+	"#ffe9c7",
 
 	[255] = 0,
 
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-	"#cccccc",
-	"#555555",
-	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
-	"black", /* default background colour */
+	"#ffe9c7",
+	"#ffe9c7",
+	"#ffe9c7", /* default foreground colour */
+	"#ca6bac", /* default background colour */
 };