diff --git a/dmenurc b/dmenurc
index fc9850a..731fe2d 100755
--- a/dmenurc
+++ b/dmenurc
@@ -7,17 +7,16 @@
 DMENU_FN="xos4Terminus:size=14:weight=bold"
 
 ## background colour for unselected menu-items
-DMENU_NB="#000000"
+DMENU_NB="#0a0303"
 
 ## textcolour for unselected menu-items
-# DMENU_NF="#43ab43" # in case below is too dim in daylight
-DMENU_NF="#237923"
+DMENU_NF="#d6651a"
 
 ## background colour for selected menu-items
-DMENU_SB="#000000"
+DMENU_SB="#0a0303"
 
 ## textcolour for selected menu-items
-DMENU_SF="#55ff55"
+DMENU_SF="#f3950a"
 
 ## command for the terminal application to be used:
 TERMINAL_CMD="terminal -e"