diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2cd740a..992514a 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -96,32 +96,25 @@ 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",
+[0] = "#1e2127", 				/* black */
+[1] = "#e06c75",				/* red */
+[2] = "#98c379",				/* green */
+[3] = "#d19a66",				/* yellow */
+[4] = "#61afef",				/* blue */
+[5] = "#c678dd",				/* magenta */
+[6] = "#56b6c2",				/* cyan */
+[7] = "#abb2bf",				/* 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 */
-	"#cccccc",
-	"#555555",
-	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
-	"black", /* default background colour */
+[8] = "#5c6370",				/* black */
+[9] = "#e06c75",				/* red */
+[10] = "#98c379",				/* green */
+[11] = "#d19a66",				/* yellow */
+[12] = "#61afef",				/* blue */
+[13] = "#c678dd",				/* magenta */
+[14] = "#56b6c2",				/* cyan */
+[15] = "#ffffff",				/* white */
+
 };
 
 
@@ -129,10 +122,10 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
  * Default colors (colorname index)
  * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultfg = 258;
-unsigned int defaultbg = 259;
-unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
-static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
+unsigned int defaultfg = 7;
+unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
+unsigned int defaultcs = 8;
+static unsigned int defaultrcs = 15;
 
 /*
  * Default shape of cursor