diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 63155ac..e494ca6 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
-static char *font = "xos4 terminus:style=semibold:size=12:antialias=false";
+static char *font = "xos4 terminus:style=semibold:size=8:antialias=false";
 static int borderpx = 2;
 
 /*
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ char *termname = "st-256color";
  *
  *	stty tabs
  */
-unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
+unsigned int tabspaces = 4;
 
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
   [4] = "#53cc00", /* blue    */
   [5] = "#237923", /* magenta */
   [6] = "#669566", /* cyan    */
-  [7] = "#717171", /* white   */
+  [7] = "#d8ffd8", /* white   */
 
   /* 8 bright colors */
   [8]  = "#545454", /* black   */
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
   [12] = "#73ff55", /* blue    */
   [13] = "#43ab43", /* magenta */
   [14] = "#85af85", /* cyan    */
-  [15] = "#d8ffd8", /* white   */
+  [15] = "#bbbbbb", /* white   */
 	[255] = 0,
 
 
   /* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-  [256] = "#1a1a1a", /* background */
+  [256] = "#3f3f3f", /* background */
   [257] = "#6a6a6a", /* foreground */
 };