diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index c91e5bd..6b3b9c9 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
 /* bg opacity */
-float alpha = 0.9;
+float alpha = 0.8;
 #if ALPHA_GRADIENT_PATCH
 float grad_alpha = 0.54; //alpha value that'll change
 float stat_alpha = 0.46; //constant alpha value that'll get added to grad_alpha
@@ -183,28 +183,28 @@ char *xdndescchar = " !\"#$&'()*;<>?[\\]^`{|}~";
 
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static char *colorname[] = {
-  "#000000",
-  "#ff3333",
-  "#86b200",
-  "#f19618",
-  "#41a6d9",
-  "#f07078",
-  "#4cbe99",
-  "#ffffff",
-  "#323232",
-  "#ff6565",
-  "#b8e532",
-  "#ffc849",
-  "#73d7ff",
-  "#ffa3aa",
-  "#7ff0cb",
-  "#ffffff",
+  "#011627", /* hard contrast: #1d2021 / soft contrast: #32302f */
+  "#d3423e",
+  "#2aa298",
+  "#daaa01",
+  "#4876d6",
+  "#403f53",
+  "#08916a",
+  "#7a8181",
+  "#7a8181",
+  "#f76e6e",
+  "#49d0c5",
+  "#dac26b",
+  "#5ca7e4",
+  "#697098",
+  "#00c990",
+  "#989fb1",
   [255] = 0,
   /* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
   "#403f53", /* 256 -> cursor */
-  "#f0ede4", /* 257 -> rev cursor*/
-  "#fafafa", /* 258 -> bg */
-  "#5b6673", /* 259 -> fg */
+  "#f2f2f2", /* 257 -> rev cursor*/
+  "#ffffff", /* 258 -> bg */
+  "#403f53", /* 259 -> fg */
 };
 
 #if DARKMAN_PATCH