diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 877afab..6a1699f 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -84,41 +84,35 @@ static 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",
-};

+  /* 8 normal colors */
+  [0] = "#282828", /* hard contrast: #1d2021 / soft contrast: #32302f */
+  [1] = "#cc241d", /* red     */
+  [2] = "#98971a", /* green   */
+  [3] = "#d79921", /* yellow  */
+  [4] = "#458588", /* blue    */
+  [5] = "#b16286", /* magenta */
+  [6] = "#689d6a", /* cyan    */
+  [7] = "#a89984", /* white   */
+
+  /* 8 bright colors */
+  [8]  = "#928374", /* black   */
+  [9]  = "#fb4934", /* red     */
+  [10] = "#b8bb26", /* green   */
+  [11] = "#fabd2f", /* yellow  */
+  [12] = "#83a598", /* blue    */
+  [13] = "#d3869b", /* magenta */
+  [14] = "#8ec07c", /* cyan    */
+  [15] = "#ebdbb2", /* white   */
+};

 /*
  * Default colors (colorname index)
- * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
+ * foreground, background, cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultfg = 7;
-unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
-static unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
+unsigned int defaultfg = 15;
+unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
+static unsigned int defaultcs = 15;
 static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;

 /*
