diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 803e567..7dd598e 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -153,31 +153,27 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
     [255] = 0,
 
     /* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-    "#c0caf5", /* 256 -> default cursor colour */
-    "#1a1b26", /* 257 -> default inverted cursor colour */
-    "#c0caf5", /* 258 -> default   foreground colour */
-    "#1a1b26", /* 259 -> default   background colour */
-    "#c0caf5", /* 260 -> default selection foreground colour */
-    "#33467C", /* 261 -> default selection background colour */
+    "#1a1b26", /* 256 -> darker black */
+    "#283457", /* 257 -> selection background colour */
 };
 
 /*
  * Default colors (colorname index)
  * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultfg = 258;
-unsigned int defaultbg = 259;
-unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
-unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
-unsigned int selectionfg = 260;
-unsigned int selectionbg = 261;
+unsigned int defaultfg = 15;
+unsigned int defaultbg = 256;
+unsigned int defaultcs = 15;
+unsigned int defaultrcs = 256;
+unsigned int selectionfg = 15;
+unsigned int selectionbg = 257;
 /* If 0 use selectionfg as foreground in order to have a uniform
  * foreground-color */
 /* Else if 1 keep original foreground-color of each cell => more colors :) */
 static int ignoreselfg = 1;
 /* Foreground and background color of search results */
-unsigned int highlightfg = 3;
-unsigned int highlightbg = 0;
+unsigned int highlightfg = 256;
+unsigned int highlightbg = 3;
 
 /*
  * https://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h4-Functions-using-CSI-_-ordered-by-the-final-character-lparen-s-rparen:CSI-Ps-SP-q.1D81