diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 272d565..a6ea453 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <X11/XF86keysym.h>
 
 /* appearance */
-static const unsigned int borderpx  = 1;        /* border pixel of windows */
+static const unsigned int borderpx  = 2;        /* border pixel of windows */
 static const Gap default_gap        = {.isgap = 1, .realgap = 5, .gappx = 5};
 static const unsigned int snap      = 5;       /* snap pixel */
 static const int swallowfloating    = 0;        /* 1 means swallow floating windows by default */
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ static const char col_gray3[]       = "#bbbbbb";
 static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
 static const char col_cyan[]        = "#005577";
 /* custom colors */
-static const char col_orange[]      = "#fe8019";
+static const char col_red[]         = "#fb4934";
 static const char col_ggrey[]       = "#121212";
-static const char col_ggrey2[]      = "#282828";
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 /* --------------- */
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
-	[SchemeNorm] = { col_ggrey2,col_ggrey, col_ggrey },
-	[SchemeSel]  = { col_ggrey2,col_orange,col_orange  },
+	[SchemeNorm] = { col_red,   col_ggrey, col_ggrey },
+	[SchemeSel]  = { col_ggrey, col_red,   col_red   },
 };
 
 /* tagging */